slittare

Meaning

1. (intransitive, rare) to sled, to glide downwards (on a snowy slope, by gravity)
2. (intransitive) to slide, to slip, to skid (of motor vehicles)
3. (intransitive) to slip (of wheels, pulleys, the clutch, etc.)
4. (intransitive) to fall in value, to slide [auxiliary essere or avere] (of a currency, stock, etc.)
5. (intransitive) to be postponed or put off [with di or a ‘by (some time)’]
6. (intransitive) to stray from the party line; to deviate from political orthodoxy; to deviate; to diverge [with a or verso or su ‘towards a particular political position’]

Concepts

slide

slip

skid

glide

go down

luge

skim

come down

toboggan

descend

fall

Synonyms

sbandare

sdrucciolare

scivolare

discendere

ribassare

scendere

abbassarsi

girare a vuoto

muoversi

pattinare

sgusciare

non stare fermo

scivolare lentamente

cadere

andare in slittino

calare

diminuire

Translations

déraper

glisser

patinar

deslizarse

patinar

derrapar

aller en traîneau

rutschen

dévier

patinar

derrapar

bajar

تساقط

تدنى

هبط

Hyphenated as

slit‧tà‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/zlitˈta.re/

Etymology

Uncertain; possibly ultimately from Germanic: compare Old High German slītan (“to slide”) (< Proto-Indo-European *sleydʰ- (“to be slippery, slide”)). Compare also Spanish, Galician, and Portuguese deslizar. By surface analysis, slitta + -are. Cognate with Piedmontese slité.