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slip

One entry found.

Main Entry: ¹slip

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): slipped, slipping

Language: English

intransitive verb

1 steal : ir sigilosamente <to slip away : escabullirse> <to slip out the door : escaparse por la puerta>
2 slide : resbalarse, deslizarse
3 lapse : caer <to slip into error : equivocarse>
4 to let slip : dejar escapar
5 to slip into put on : ponerse

transitive verb

1 put : meter, poner
2 pass : pasar <she slipped me a note : me pasó una nota>
3 to slip one's mind : olvidársele a uno

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