Sentence examples of "slip" in English

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She walked slowly for fear she should slip. Elle marchait lentement de peur qu'elle ne glisse.
Tom talked too much and let the secret slip. Tome parla trop et laissa échapper le secret.
A slip of the tongue often brings about unexpected results. Les lapsus donnent souvent des résultats inattendus.
Don't let the chance slip! Ne laisse pas passer la chance.
She walked slowly so she wouldn't slip. Elle marcha lentement de telle sorte qu'elle ne glissât pas.
And then she let slip a not-so-subtle innuendo about my drinking habits. Et puis elle a laissé échapper une allusion pas très subtile au sujet de mon penchant pour la boisson.
A slip of the tongue is sometimes fatal to a politician. Un lapsus est parfois fatal pour les politiciens.
She let slip that she had found out about her brother's embarrassing little secret. Elle a laissé échappé qu'elle avait découvert le petit secret embarrassant de son frère.
A Freudian slip is when you mean one thing, but you say your mother. Un lapsus révélateur, c'est quand on veut dire une chose et qu'on en dit une outre.
He slipped on the ice. Il a glissé sur la glace.
Her name slipped my mind. Son nom m'a échappé.
It's human to make slips and mistakes in translation. C'est humain de faire des gaffes et des erreurs en traduction.
Tom slipped out of the classroom. Tom s'est glissé hors de la classe.
He slipped on a banana peel. Il a glissé sure une pelure de banane.
She slipped her arm into his. Elle glissa son bras dans le sien.
He slipped while crossing the street. Il a glissé en traversant la rue.
She slipped in crossing the road. Elle glissa en traversant la route.
My glasses keep slipping down my nose. Mes lunettes glissent constamment au bout de mon nez.
I slipped and fell on the icy sidewalk. J'ai glissé et suis tombé sur le trottoir verglacé.
Have you ever slipped on a banana peel? As-tu déjà glissé sur une pelure de banane ?
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