deslizar

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Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown; possibly of Germanic origin, from Frankish *slīdan; compare English slide. Cognate with Galician and Spanish deslizar.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: des‧li‧zar

Verb

deslizar (first-person singular present deslizo, first-person singular preterite deslizei, past participle deslizado)

  1. to slip; to slide
  2. (computing) to swipe (to interact with a touch screen)

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From an onomatopoeic base *liz-. Or, possibly influenced by or of Germanic origin, from Frankish *slīdan; compare English slide. Cognate with Portuguese deslizar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /desliˈθaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /desliˈsaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧li‧zar

Verb

deslizar (first-person singular present deslizo, first-person singular preterite deslicé, past participle deslizado)

  1. to slide
    Synonyms: patinar, resbalar
  2. to slip (to give discreetly)
    Deslízale el dinero al guarda. Me lo dará.
    Slip the money to guard. He'll give it to me.
  3. to swipe (e.g. on a screen or with a card)
  4. (reflexive) to glide
  5. (reflexive) to slip, to slither (to move stealthily or discreetly, to move with ease)

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References

  1. ^ deslizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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