glide

(Inglés)

Verb

1. (intransitive) To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.
2. (intransitive) To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft. Also relates to gliding birds and flying fish.
3. (transitive) To cause to glide.
4. To pass with a glide, as the voice.

Noun

1. The act of gliding.
2. A transitional sound, especially a semivowel.
3. An attack or preparatory movement made by sliding down the opponent’s blade, keeping it in constant contact.
4. A bird, the glede or kite.
5. A kind of cap affixed to the base of the legs of furniture to prevent it from damaging the floor while being moved.
6. The joining of two sounds without a break.
7. A smooth and sliding step in dancing the waltz.

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˈɡlaɪd/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: gliden

Herdado de Old English: glīdan

Relativo a frisón occidental: glide

Relativo a baixo alemán: glieden

Relativo a neerlandés: glijden

Relativo a alemán: gleiten

Relativo a noruegués nynorsk: gli

Relativo a dinamarqués: glide

Relativo a sueco: glida

Relativo a finés: liitää

In summary

From Middle English gliden, from Old English glīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *glīdan, from Proto-Germanic *glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleydʰ-.
Cognate with West Frisian glide, glydzje, Low German glieden, Dutch glijden, German gleiten, Norwegian Nynorsk gli, Danish glide, Swedish glida, Finnish liitää.

Sinónimos

slide

slip

soar

float

semivowel

sail

coast

gliding

drift

fly

✈️

skim

creep

slither

skate

sweep

sailplaning

bob

slide down

trickle

soaring

let something slip

glissade

hover

move

pass

plane

run

sailing

scud

skid

skitter

slip down

sneak

sway

volplane

move slowly

move gently

ice skate

⛸️

gliding flight

breeze

slip off

flying

slue

slip along

flow

drag up

stroll

strut

submarine

swagger

Frases

This creates an aerofoil enabling them to glide or more .