slip
verb
1 verb slide, lose balance INTRANSITIVEsleamhnaigh verb sciorr verb I slipped d'imigh mo chos uaimhe slipped on the ice sciorr sé in aghaidh a chinn ar an leac oighir, d'imigh na cosa uaidh ar an leac oighirthe car was slipping on the wet surface bhí an carr ag sleamhnú ar an dromchla fliuch 2 verb drop, fall INTRANSITIVEsleamhnaigh verb sciorr verb his glasses slipped off his nose shleamhnaigh na spéaclaí dá shrónthe plate slipped out of my hand sciorr an pláta as mo lámhit slipped through my fingers d'imigh sé idir mo mhéaraTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb go quickly, quietly INTRANSITIVEéalaigh leatsleamhnaigh leatimigh leat she slipped off to the shop d'imigh sí léi go dtí an siopa 4 verb move smoothly INTRANSITIVEéalaigh verb sleamhnaigh verb the sun slipped behind the hills shleamhnaigh an ghrian léi ar chúl na gcnoc 5 verb place (sth) quickly TRANSITIVEsleamhnaigh verb she slipped a jumper into her bag shleamhnaigh sí geansaí isteach ina mála, sháigh sí geansaí isteach ina málahe slipped the ball past him shleamhnaigh sé an liathróid thairis 6 verb give secretly TRANSITIVEsleamhnaigh verb she slipped him a few euro shleamhnaigh sí cúpla euro chuige, thug sí cúpla euro dó i ngan fhios 7 verb take off clothes
TRANSITIVEI slipped my coat on chaith mé orm mo chótahe slipped his shoes off chaith sé de a bhróga
INTRANSITIVEhe slipped into a shirt chuir sé léine airshe slipped out of her jacket bhain sí di a seaicéad
8 verb deteriorate INTRANSITIVEtit siar sleamhnaigh verb ísligh verb he slipped to fourth place thit sé siar go dtí an ceathrú háitthe standard is slipping tá an caighdeán ag dul in olcasthe children were slipping behind in class bhí na leanaí ag titim ar gcúl sa rangthey've slipped 8 points tá siad tite 8 bpointe, tá siad 8 bpointe thíosthey slipped into poverty bhuail an bhochtaineacht iadthe country slipped into a recession bhuail lag trá eacnamaíochta an tír 9 verb CRAFT in knitting TRANSITIVElúb fholamh a dhéanamhlúb chaoch a dhéanamhnoun
10 noun small piece of paperduillín masc4 voting slip duillín vótála 11 noun small mistakemeancóg fem2 botún masc1 dearmad masc1 earráid fem2 we thought it was a slip of the tongue on his part shíleamar gur sciorr na focail air, mheasamar gur imigh an focal air 12 noun fall on slippery surfacesciorradh masc sleamhnú masc titim fem2 13 noun slight declineísliú masc titim fem2 there's been a slip in standard tá an caighdeán i ndiaidh titim, níl an caighdeán chomh maith agus a bhíodh 14 noun CLOTH petticoatcóta beag léine fem4 slip fem2 15 noun NAUT slipwaysleamhnán masc1 slip fem2 fánán masc1 16 noun GEOL movement of earthsciorradh masc 17 noun small landslidesciorradh masc sciorradh talún 18 noun clay mixturebrat críche 19 noun (also the slips) SPOR position, playersciorrthaí mplat first slip ag sciorrthaí a haon