Slip - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

verb

Leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to escape from custody or avoid arrest.

Примеры использования:

The barman absconded with a week's takings

verb

Run away, often taking something or somebody along

verb

To go away suddenly and secretly in order to escape from somewhere

Примеры использования:

Abscond from she absconded from boarding school and hitchhiked to the city., two prisoners absconde…

verb

Relapse into bad ways or error.

Примеры использования:

There are many things that can cause slimmers to backslide

verb

To go back to doing something bad when you have been doing something good, especially to stop working hard or to fail to do something that you had agreed to do

Примеры использования:

My diet was going well, but i've been backsliding a little recently.

noun

A short official note, typically recording a sum owed.

Примеры использования:

Write out a chit for whatever you take from the drinks cupboard

noun

An impudent or arrogant young woman.

Примеры использования:

She is a mere chit of a girl

verb

Cause (a potato) to sprout by placing it in a cool light place.

Примеры использования:

I moved to canada a few years ago and i was surprised when i mentioned chitting to people, they had…

noun

A voucher entitling the holder to a discount off a particular product.

Примеры использования:

The current rates are $5 per day, $28 per week and a reduced fee if the customer uses available dis…

verb

(of a consumer) collect and use coupons or vouchers offering discounts on goods or services.

Примеры использования:

She couponed and budgeted to feed her family of six

noun

A piece of paper that you can use to buy a product or service at a reduced price or to get it free, or to get information

Примеры использования:

Send in this coupon with your name and address for a free travel brochure., you can collect points …

verb

Move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed.

Примеры использования:

He crept downstairs, hardly making any noise

noun

A detestable person.

Примеры использования:

I thought he was a nasty little creep

verb

Move slowly

noun

The action of cutting something.

Примеры использования:

The cutting of the cake

adjective

Capable of cutting something.

Примеры использования:

The cutting blades of the hedge trimmer

verb

Make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object.

Примеры использования:

He cut his toe on a sharp stone

verb

Leave a place suddenly or secretly.

Примеры использования:

Now he has decamped to hollywood

verb

To leave suddenly and unexpectedly, usually without telling anyone

Примеры использования:

He decamped from the hotel with someone else's luggage.

verb

(of organic matter) rot or decompose through the action of bacteria and fungi.

Примеры использования:

The body had begun to decay

noun

The state or process of rotting or decomposition.

Примеры использования:

Hardwood is more resistant to decay than softwood

noun

Damage, or a state that becomes gradually worse

Примеры использования:

The dentist says i have a lot of tooth decay., there’s still too much crime, poverty, and decay in …

verb

(typically of something regarded as good) become smaller, fewer, or less; decrease.

Примеры использования:

The birth rate continued to decline

noun

A gradual and continuous loss of strength, numbers, quality, or value.

Примеры использования:

A serious decline in bird numbers

verb

To go down in amount or quality; lessen or weaken

Примеры использования:

His interest in the project declined after his wife died., her health declined quickly., [ t ] she …

adjective

Having lost the physical, mental, or moral qualities considered normal and desirable; showing evidence of decline.

Примеры использования:

A degenerate form of a higher civilization

noun

An immoral or corrupt person.

Примеры использования:

Get out of my house, you degenerate!

verb

Decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally.

Примеры использования:

The quality of life had degenerated

verb

Become progressively worse.

Примеры использования:

Relations between the countries had deteriorated sharply

verb

To become worse

Примеры использования:

She went into the hospital when her condition began to deteriorate., a deterioration in relations b…

verb

To become worse

Примеры использования:

If the economy continues to deteriorate, it will affect the firm's future performance., sales will …

prefix

Twice; two-; double.

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Dichromatic

prefix

Variant spelling of dis- shortened before l, m, n, r, s (followed by a consonant), and v ; also often shortened before g, and sometimes before j.

prefix

Variant spelling of dia- shortened before a vowel (as in dielectric ).

verb

Let or make (something) fall vertically.

Примеры использования:

The fire was caused by someone dropping a lighted cigarette

noun

A small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface.

Примеры использования:

The first drops of rain splashed on the ground

verb

Let fall to the ground

noun

The outside limit of an object, area, or surface.

Примеры использования:

A willow tree at the water's edge

verb

Provide with a border or edge.

Примеры использования:

The pool is edged with paving

verb

A line determining the limits of an area

verb

Break free from confinement or control.

Примеры использования:

Two burglars have just escaped from prison

noun

An act of breaking free from confinement or control.

Примеры использования:

The gang had made their escape

verb

Run away from confinement

verb

Move from a higher to a lower level, typically rapidly and without control.

Примеры использования:

Five inches of snow fell through the night

noun

An act of falling or collapsing.

Примеры использования:

His mother had a fall as she alighted from a train

verb

Descend freely under the influence of gravity

phrasal verb

Come off

phrasal verb

To become less in number, amount, or quality

Примеры использования:

Production fell off last month.

phrasal verb

To get lower in amount or level

Примеры использования:

Orders have definitely fallen off in the past quarter., a fall-off in sth the company blamed the fa…

verb

Move with a smooth, quiet continuous motion.

Примеры использования:

A few gondolas glided past

noun

A gliding movement.

Примеры использования:

The cuckoo makes its approach in a hawklike glide

verb

To move easily without stopping and without effort or noise

Примеры использования:

She came gliding gracefully into the ballroom in a long, flowing gown., i love my new pen - it just…

idiom

Infml to become worse or be spoiled because of lack of care or effort

Примеры использования:

Our old neighborhood has gone to pot.

idiom

Become ruined

To become much worse in quality or character

Примеры использования:

After joe retired, the business went to the dogs.

phrase

Deteriorate shockingly.

Примеры использования:

The country is going to the dogs

noun

A shoot or twig inserted into a slit on the trunk or stem of a living plant, from which it receives sap.

Примеры использования:

From those few grafts, other grafts were made from the top cuttings of the trees, but the seeds hav…

verb

Insert (a shoot or twig) as a graft.

Примеры использования:

It was common to graft different varieties on to a single tree trunk

verb

Make money by shady or dishonest means.

Примеры использования:

The only friends i had were people i would graft with or put money together for drugs with.

idiom

To fail

Примеры использования:

His career hit the skids after his illness.

noun

A clumsy or badly judged step.

Примеры использования:

For a mountain goat one misstep could be fatal

noun

An act of placing your foot somewhere in an awkward way

Примеры использования:

A misstep can mean a nasty and possibly fatal fall., his opponents are watching very carefully for …

noun

A brief record of points or ideas written down as an aid to memory.

Примеры использования:

I'll make a note in my diary

verb

Notice or pay particular attention to (something).

Примеры использования:

He noted his mother's unusual gaiety

noun

A side shoot or branch on a plant.

Примеры использования:

Pistia stratiotes l. is a free-floating aquatic angiosperm that can reproduce rapidly by vegetative…

noun

A thick piece of soft material, typically used to protect or shape something, or to absorb liquid.

Примеры использования:

A pad of cotton wool

verb

Fill or cover (something) with soft material in order to protect it or its contents, make it more comfortable, or give it a particular shape.

Примеры использования:

The boxing gloves are padded with impact-resistant foam rubber

noun

The soft dull sound of steady steps.

Примеры использования:

He heard the pad of feet

noun

Material manufactured in thin sheets from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances, used for writing, drawing, or printing on, or as wrapping material.

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A sheet of paper

verb

Apply wallpaper to (a wall or room).

Примеры использования:

The walls were papered in a regency stripe

noun

A thin, flat material made from crushed wood or cloth used esp. for writing and printing on and in packaging

Примеры использования:

[ u ] a piece/sheet of paper, [ u ] a paper bag/towel, [ u ] paper cups/napkins/plates, let's put s…

noun

A woman's light, loose undergarment hanging from the shoulders or the waist, worn under a skirt or dress.

Примеры использования:

At the bottom of the trunk she found a set of white undergarments including lacy petticoats and a f…

verb

Act in a cautious or non-committal way.

Примеры использования:

I realized i could no longer pussyfoot around

verb

To be careful about expressing an opinion or taking action, esp. because you might hurt someone’s feelings

Примеры использования:

Quit pussyfooting around and tell me what you really think.

verb

Return to a former or less developed state.

Примеры использования:

They would not regress to pre-technological tribalism

noun

The action of returning to a former or less developed state.

Примеры использования:

The regress is a return to puritan values

verb

To return to a previous and less advanced or worse state

Примеры использования:

Our team improved in the second half, while our opponents regressed., learning a language requires …

noun

A person that runs, especially in a specified way.

Примеры использования:

Mary was a fast runner

noun

A long, narrow blade designed to slide over ice easily, fixed to the bottom of skates (= a type of boot) or snow vehicles

noun

A young shoot or twig of a plant, especially one cut for grafting or rooting.

Примеры использования:

Rose wilt was long thought to be a suspected viral disease caused by grafting scions onto imported …

noun

A large rectangular piece of cotton or other fabric, used on a bed to cover the mattress and as a layer beneath blankets when these are used.

Примеры использования:

Sleeping blankets and covers, sheets and quilts have been made - with the children's assistance.

verb

Cover with or wrap in a sheet of cloth.

Примеры использования:

Lorry drivers don't sheet their loads

verb

Make a sail more or less taut.

Примеры использования:

Notice also how he is sheeting in the sail

verb

Kill or wound (a person or animal) with a bullet or arrow.

Примеры использования:

He was shot in the leg during an armed robbery

noun

A young branch or sucker springing from the main stock of a tree or other plant.

Примеры использования:

He nipped off the new shoots that grew where the leaves joined the stems

exclamation

Variant spelling of chute1.

verb

Walk in a furtive, unobtrusive, or timid manner, especially sideways or obliquely.

Примеры использования:

I sidled up to her

noun

An act or instance of sidling somewhere.

Примеры использования:

A sidle into the hallway

verb

(of a vehicle) slide, typically sideways or obliquely, on slippery ground or as a result of stopping or turning too quickly.

Примеры использования:

Her car skidded and hit the grass verge

noun

An act of skidding or sliding.

Примеры использования:

The volvo went into a skid

verb

A plank used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects

verb

Move smoothly along a surface while maintaining continuous contact with it.

Примеры использования:

She slid down the bank into the water

noun

A structure with a smooth sloping surface for children to slide down.

Примеры использования:

Anna played on the slide

verb

Move smoothly along a surface

verb

Move smoothly and quietly with gliding steps, in a stealthy or sensuous manner.

Примеры использования:

The fox came slinking through the bracken

noun

A slinking movement or walk.

Примеры использования:

She moved with a sensuous slink

verb

To walk or leave quietly, esp. because you do not want to be noticed or are ashamed of something

Примеры использования:

I was so embarrassed that i tried to slink away.

verb

Move smoothly over a surface with a twisting or oscillating motion.

Примеры использования:

I spied a baby adder slithering away

noun

A slithering movement.

Примеры использования:

A snake-like slither across the grass

verb

To move by twisting or sliding

Примеры использования:

A long snake slithered toward them.

noun

A surface of which one end or side is at a higher level than another; a rising or falling surface.

Примеры использования:

He slithered helplessly down the slope

verb

(of a surface or line) be inclined from a horizontal or vertical line; slant up or down.

Примеры использования:

The garden sloped down to a stream

verb

Move or go in a furtive or stealthy way.

Примеры использования:

I sneaked out by the back exit

noun

(especially in children's use) someone who informs an adult or person in authority of a companion's misdeeds; a telltale.

Примеры использования:

Ethel was the form sneak and goody-goody

adjective

Short for sneaker.

noun

A small stem bearing leaves or flowers, taken from a plant.

Примеры использования:

A sprig of holly

verb

Decorate (pottery) with small, separately moulded designs.

noun

A small tapering tack with no head, used chiefly to hold glass in a window frame until the putty dries.

verb

(of a plant) put out shoots.

Примеры использования:

The weeds begin to sprout

noun

A shoot of a plant.

Примеры использования:

The flower pots are full of green sprouts

verb

To begin to grow, or to produce new growth

Примеры использования:

[ i ] our new seedlings have begun to sprout., a bean sprout

verb

Take (another person's property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it.

Примеры использования:

Thieves stole her bicycle

noun

A bargain.

Примеры использования:

At £59.95 it's an absolute steal

verb

Take without the owner's consent

verb

Trip or momentarily lose one's balance; almost fall.

Примеры использования:

Her foot caught in the rug and she stumbled

noun

An act of stumbling.

Примеры использования:

He broke a bone in his foot in a stumble down an alpine pass

verb

Miss a step and fall or nearly fall

verb

Walk quietly and carefully with one's heels raised and one's weight on the balls of the feet.

Примеры использования:

Liz tiptoed out of the room

verb

To walk with your heels raised off the ground

Примеры использования:

She tiptoed out of the room so she wouldn’t wake him., he had to stand on his tiptoes to reach the …

verb

Catch one's foot on something and stumble or fall.

Примеры использования:

He tripped over his cat

noun

A journey or excursion, especially for pleasure.

Примеры использования:

Sammy's gone on a school trip

noun

A flock or group of goats, sheep, or other animals.

Примеры использования:

She exchanged her cows for a trip of goats

verb

Fall suddenly, clumsily, or headlong.

Примеры использования:

She pitched forward, tumbling down the remaining stairs

noun

A sudden or headlong fall.

Примеры использования:

I took a tumble in the nettles

verb

Fall down, as if collapsing

noun

A skirt worn under another; a petticoat.

Примеры использования:

It was made of ivory silk with a cotton underskirt and a laced overskirt embroidered with delicate …

noun

A small printed piece of paper that entitles the holder to a discount, or that may be exchanged for goods or services.

Примеры использования:

Junior season-ticket holders must exchange their vouchers for a ticket.

noun

A piece of paper that is a record of money paid or one that can be used to pay for particular goods or services

Примеры использования:

Just present your travel voucher to the airline ticket agent, and she will give you the tickets.

noun

A printed piece of paper used to pay for particular goods or services, or to pay less than the usual price

Примеры использования:

Anyone spending $25 or more will get a $5 voucher to spend., the company will pay most of the settl…

verb

Make or become worse.

Примеры использования:

Her condition worsened on the flight

verb

To become worse or to make something become worse

Примеры использования:

As the company's financial problems worsened, several directors resigned., the continued supply of …