Meanings (ES + gloss)
deslizadero • resbaladero • resbaladilla • tobogán
An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
The long, red slide was great fun for the kids.
deslizamiento
The act of sliding; smooth, even passage or progress.
Conceptually, this cognitive slide from social to biological was facilitated by the rhetoric of eugenics, which acknowledged few distinctions between the two.
a slide on the ice
diapositiva
A transparent plate bearing an image to be projected to a screen.
Please hire a vendor to put these boxfuls of slides under a scanner and convert them all to digital images.
diapo • diapositiva
A page of a computer presentation package such as PowerPoint.
I still need to prepare some slides for my presentation tomorrow.
portaobjeto • portaobjetos
A flat, usually rectangular piece of glass or similar material on which a prepared sample may be viewed through a microscope Generally referred to as a microscope slide.
slide
A hand-held device made of smooth, hard material, used in the practice of slide guitar.
corrimiento • corrimiento de tierra
A lively dance from County Kerry, in 12/8 time.
Phrases
Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
deleznarse • deslizar • resbalar
To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface.
He slid the boat across the grass.
The safe slid slowly.
resbalar
To lose one’s balance on a slippery surface.
He slid while going around the corner.
mandarse • pasarse
To pass or put imperceptibly; to slip.
Schoolchildren sometimes slide each other notes during class.
to alter the meaning of a question by sliding in a word