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Pronunciation / Transliteration: rootch
"Er hat auf dem nassen Boden gerutscht."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small piece of paper, often used for a specific purpose.
"She wrote her name on a slip of paper and handed it to him."
- 1
To slide unintentionally, often resulting in a fall.
"He slipped on the wet floor and fell."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'slippen', of Germanic origin, sharing roots with Middle Low German 'slippen' and Old English 'slīpan' (to creep or glide). Over centuries, the meaning evolved from a smooth gliding movement to losing footing or sliding unintentionally.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Slip" is said worldwide
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Glissement
Transliteration: glees-mahn
"Il a fait un glissement sur le sol mouillé."
Rutsch
Transliteration: rootch
"Er hat auf dem nassen Boden gerutscht."
Scivolo
Transliteration: chee-voh-loh
"È scivolato sul pavimento bagnato."
Resbalón
Transliteration: res-ba-lon
"Se resbaló en el suelo mojado."
Escorregão
Transliteration: es-ko-re-gão
"Ele escorregou no chão molhado."
फिसलन
Transliteration: phisalan
"वह गीली ज़मीन पर फिसल गया।"
滑动
Transliteration: huá dòng
"他在湿滑的地板上滑倒了。"
미끄러짐
Transliteration: mi-geu-reo-jim
"그는 젖은 바닥에서 미끄러졌다."
滑り
Transliteration: suberi
"彼は濡れた床で滑った。"
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