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slip

 
 
/slɪp/ verb (present participle slipping, past tense and past participle slipped)

Translation

FALL [I] to slide by accident and fall or almost fall
kaymak, kayıp düşmek
She slipped on the ice and broke her ankle.1601
OUT OF POSITION [I] to slide out of the correct position
(kazara elinden) kaymak, kayıp yerinden çıkmak
The photo had slipped from the frame.1592
slip away/out/through, etc to go somewhere quietly or quickly
usulca ve sessizce gidivermek; süzülüvermek; çaktırmadan gitmek
I'll slip out of the room if I get bored.160516221613
slip sth into/through, etc to put something somewhere quickly or secretly
gizlice ve çaktırmadan koymak; çabucak gizlemek
She slipped the letter into an envelope and sealed it.1636
GIVE SECRETLY [+ two objects] informal to give something to someone secretly
gizlice vermek, tutuşturuvermek
I slipped her a five pound note.794
GET LESS/WORSE [I] to get less or worse in level or quality
düşmek, düşüş göstermek, kötüleşmek, azalmak
His school grades have slipped recently.1977
let sth slip to forget that something is a secret and tell someone about it
ağzından kaçırmak
→ See also slip your mind1151
slip into sth phrasal verb
to quickly put on a piece of clothing
giyivermek, üstüne geçirivermek
813
slip sth off phrasal verb
to quickly take off a piece of clothing
çıkarıvermek, üstünden çıkarıp etıvermek
Slip your shirt off and I'll listen to your heart.815
slip sth on phrasal verb
to quickly put on a piece of clothing
giyivermek, üstüne geçirivermek
I'll just slip my shoes on.813
slip out phrasal verb
If a remark slips out, you say it without intending to.
söyleyivermek, ağzından çıkıvermek, ağzından kaçmak, dili sürçmek
I didn't mean to tell anyone you were getting married - it just slipped out.1902
slip out of sth phrasal verb
to quickly take off a piece of clothing
çıkarıvermek, üstünden çıkarıp atıvermek
815
slip up phrasal verb
to make a mistake
yanılmak, hata yapmak
1902
(Definition of slip verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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