slide

slide
slide
A n
1 (chute) (in playground, factory) toboggan m ; (for logs) glissoir m ; (on ice) glissoire f ; escape/water slide toboggan d'évacuation/aquatique ;
2 Phot diapositive f ; holiday slides diapositives de vacances ; lecture with slides conférence avec projections ;
3 (microscope plate) lame f porte-objet ;
4 GB (hair clip) barrette f ;
5 Mus (slur) coulé m ;
6 Mus (trombone) coulisse f ;
7 fig (decline) baisse f (in de).
B vtr (prét, pp slid) (move) faire glisser [bolt, component] ; to slide sth forward faire glisser quelque chose vers l'avant ; they slid the boat into the water ils ont fait glisser le bateau dans l'eau ; to slide a letter into an envelope/under the door glisser une lettre dans une enveloppe/sous la porte ; to slide a key into one's pocket glisser une clé dans sa poche ; to slide a sword out of its scabbard sortir une épée de son fourreau.
C vi (prét, pp slid)
1 (also slide about GB, slide around) (slip) [car, person] glisser, partir en glissade (into dans ; on sur) ; to slide off glisser de [roof, table, deck] ; sortir de [road] ;
2 (move) to slide down dévaler [slope] ; glisser le long de [bannister] ; to slide in and out [drawer, component] coulisser ; to slide up and down [window] coulisser de bas en haut ; to slide out of/into [person] se glisser hors de/dans [seat, room] ;
3 (decline) [prices, shares] baisser ; the economy is sliding into recession l'économie est sur la pente de la récession ; to let sth slide laisser qch aller à la dérive ; after his wife's death he let things slide après la mort de sa femme il a tout laissé aller à la dérive.
Phrasal verbs
■ slide away [person] s'éclipser ○ .
■ slide back :
▶ slide [sth] back, slide back [sth] reculer [car seat] ; tirer [bolt] ; refermer [hatch, sunroof].
■ slide out [drawer, component] coulisser.

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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