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Swedish
Verb
slinta (present slinter, preterite slant, supine sluntit, imperative slint)
- to slip so as to (nearly) have an accident or other undesirable outcome
Jag slant med sågen och sågade nästan av mig fingret- I slipped with the saw and nearly sawed my finger off
- (figurative, in "slinta med tungan") to have a slip of the tongue
Jag menade inte det jag sa. Jag slant med tungan.- I didn't mean what I said. I had a slip of the tongue.
- to lose one's footing; to slip
- Synonym: halka
Hon slant på isfläcken- She slipped on the ice patch
Conjugation
Conjugation of slinta (class 3 strong)
See also
- slinka (“slip as quick and silent movement to somewhere”)
References