slide

Significat (Anglès)

Verb

1. (ergative) To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface.
2. (intransitive) To move on a low-friction surface.
3. (intransitive) To drop down and skid into a base.
4. (intransitive) To lose one’s balance on a slippery surface.
5. (transitive) To pass or put imperceptibly; to slip.
6. (transitive) To subtly direct a facial expression at (someone).
7. (intransitive, obsolete) To pass inadvertently.
8. (intransitive) To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance.
9. (intransitive) To decrease in amount or value.
10. To smoothly pass from one note to another by bending the pitch upwards or downwards.
11. (regional) To ride down snowy hills upon a toboggan or similar object for recreation.
12. (intransitive, slang) To go; to move from one place or to another.
13. To kick so that the ball slides along the ground with little or no turning.

Noun

1. An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
2. A surface of ice, snow, butter, etc. on which someone can slide for amusement or as a practical joke.
3. The falling of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones down the slope of a hill or mountain; avalanche.
4. An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, especially one constructed on a mountainside for conveying logs by sliding them down.
5. A mechanism, or portion of one, consisting of a part which slides on or against a guide.
6. The act of sliding; smooth, even passage or progress.
7. A lever that can be moved in two directions.
8. Synonym of slider (“movable part of a zip fastener that opens or closes the row of teeth”).
9. A valve that works by sliding, such as in a trombone.
10. A transparent plate bearing an image to be projected to a screen.
11. (broadly) A page of a computer presentation package such as PowerPoint.
12. A flat, usually rectangular piece of glass or similar material on which a prepared sample may be viewed through a microscope Generally referred to as a microscope slide.
13. The act of dropping down and skidding into a base
14. A hand-held device made of smooth, hard material, used in the practice of slide guitar.
15. (Irish, traditional) A lively dance from County Kerry, in 12/8 time.
16. A small dislocation in beds of rock along a line of fissure.
17. A grace consisting of two or more small notes moving by conjoint degrees, and leading to a principal note either above or below.
18. A sound which, by a gradual change in the position of the vocal organs, passes imperceptibly into another sound.
19. A clasp or brooch for a belt, etc.
20. (Australia, informal) Removable rank insignia worn on epaulettes of army uniform.
21. A pocket in one's pants (trousers).
22. A sandal that is backless and open-toed.
23. A voluntary stutter used as a technique to control stuttering in one's speech.
24. (slang, vulgar) A promiscuous woman, slut.

Conceptes

relliscar

diapositiva

lliscar

tobogan

lliscament

fer lliscar

lliscada

portaobjectes

fer relliscar

foto

patinar

llenegar

rossolar

esmunyir-se

empènyer arossegant

Sinònims

slip

glide

skid

slither

skate

transparency

be slippery

move

swerve

sliding board

coast

chute

steal

slip off

float

skim

shove

roll

glissade

sliding

playground slide

slide down

fall

landslide

push

shift

creep

let something slip

crawl

start moving

valve

lantern slide

slue

slope

start

swoop

microscope slide

drag along

sliding seat

frame

slew

slideway

slippery

run

rink

push along

shuffle

mudslide

picture

image

Traduccions

glisser

scivolare

gleiten

resbalar

diapositiva

rutschen

Rutsche

diapositive

deslizar

deslizarse

diapositiva

escorregar

glijden

γλιστρώ

scivolo

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/slaɪd/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: sliden

Heretat de anglès antic: slīdan

Cognat amb alt alemany antic: slītan

Cognat amb alemany: schlittern

Cognat amb Middle Low German: slīden

Cognat amb neerlandès mitjà: slīden

Cognat amb neerlandès: slijderen

In summary

From Middle English sliden, from Old English slīdan (“to slide”), from Proto-West Germanic *slīdan, from Proto-Germanic *slīdaną (“to slide, glide”), from Proto-Indo-European *sléydʰ-e-ti, from *sleydʰ- (“slippery”). Cognate with Old High German slītan (“to slide”) (whence German schlittern), Middle Low German slīden (“to slide”), Middle Dutch slīden (“to slide”) (whence Dutch slijderen, frequentative of now obsolete slijden), Vedic Sanskrit स्रेधति (srédhati, “to err, blunder”).