3 noun COMP in presentationsleamhnán masc1 c m u4 noun OPT, SCI for microscopesleamhnán masc1 c m u5 noun (also hair slide) for hairfáisceán masc1 c m ufáisceán gruaige c m ugreamán gruaige c m u6 noun deteriorationthe slide started in the second halfthosaigh an meathlú sa dara leath, thosaigh siad ag ligean uisce isteach sa dara leathhe had a slide in the pollsthit an tacaíocht a bhí aige sna pobalbhreitheannathey're on a downward slidetá siad ag meathlú, tá an tóin ag titim astu, tá siad ag dul in olcaseconomic slidecúlú eacnamaíochta, lag trá eacnamaíochta7 noun FIN in prices, profits, etctitim fem2 c m u8 noun of person, vehicle, etcsleamhnú masc c m usciorradh masc c m uthe cars went into a slidethosaigh na carranna ag sleamhnú, thosaigh na carranna ag sciorradh9 noun of rock, mud, etcsciorradh masc c m usciorradh talún c m umaidhm thalún10 noun CLOTH shoecuarán masc1 c m u11 noun MUS between notessleamhnán masc1 c m u12 noun MUS type of tunesleamhnán masc1 c m u13 noun DANC dance-stepcéim shleamhnaithe14 noun runner, groovesleamhnán masc1 c m uritheán masc1
verb
15 verb over surface
INTRANSITIVEsleamhnaigh verb c m uthe door slid closedshleamhnaigh an doras agus dhún séshe slid across the pathshleamhnaigh sí trasna an chosáinthey were slipping and sliding on the icebhí siad ag sciorradh agus ag sleamhnú ar an oighear
TRANSITIVEsleamhnaigh verb c m ushe slid the door acrossshleamhnaigh sí an doras trasnashe slid a knife between the frame and the windowshleamhnaigh sí scian idir an fráma agus an fhuinneog
16 verb move quietly
INTRANSITIVEsleamhnaigh verb c m uhe slid into the chairshleamhnaigh sé isteach sa chathaoirthey slid around the cornershleamhnaigh siad timpeall an chúinne, d'éalaigh siad timpeall an chúinnewe quietly slid awayshleamhnaíomar linn go ciúin, d'éalaíomar linn go ciúin
TRANSITIVEsleamhnaigh verb c m uI slid the key into the lockshleamhnaigh mé an eochair sa ghlas
17 verb FIN fall INTRANSITIVEtit verb c m uprices are still slidingtá praghsanna fós ag titimit slid forty pointsthit sé daichead pointe18 verb into bad situation INTRANSITIVEthe results started to slidethosaigh na torthaí ag meath, thosaigh na torthaí ag dul in olcaswe were sliding into civil warbhí cogadh cathartha ag bagairt orainnthe country slid into recessionbhuail lag trá eacnamaíochta an tír, tharla cúlú eacnamaíochta sa tírthe're sliding back into their old waystá siad ag filleadh ar a gcuid sean-nósanna
phrases
to let sth slide
(also
to let things slide
)1 day-to-day issuesligean le rudrud a scaoileadh tharatdo mhaidí a ligean le sruthshe let things slidelig sí a maidí le sruth, lig sí cúrsaí chun raice2 informal remark, behaviour, etcligean le rudrud a scaoileadh tharatneamhaird a dhéanamh de rudneamhshuim a dhéanamh de rudI was tired so I let his comment slidebhí mé tuirseach agus scaoil mé tharam a chuid cainte