glide

to move smoothly and quietly, without jumping or making sudden movements

deslizarse, deslizar, glisar

• glide across/along/across something

Collocations glide along the ice · glide through the air

• She glided gracefully across the stage.

  Ella deslizó grácilmente sobre el escenario.

to fly smoothly and quietly, especially when an aircraft moves slowly through the air without moving its wings or using power

deslizarse por el aire, deslizar (avión)

• glide over/through something

Collocations glide through the clouds · glide over the water

• The plane glided smoothly down to land.

  El avión deslizó suavemente para aterrizar.

to move the cursor on a computer screen by pressing and holding down one of the mouse buttons while moving the mouse

arrastrar, deslizar (ratón)

• glide over/through something

Collocations glide the cursor across the screen · glide the mouse pointer through a menu

• He glided the mouse pointer over to the file he wanted.

  Él deslizó el puntero del ratón hacia el archivo que quería.

to move smoothly and quickly on ice or roller skates, without jumping or making sudden movements

deslizarse (patines), glisar (hockey)

• glide across/along something

Collocations glide along the ice · glide over the rink

• The skater glided gracefully around the rink.

  El patinador deslizó grácilmente alrededor de la pista.

to move smoothly and quickly down a slope or slide, without jumping or making sudden movements

deslizarse (por una pendiente), glisar (por un tobogán)

• glide down something

Collocations glide down the hill · glide down a slide

• The children glided down the snowy slope.

  Los niños deslizaron por la pendiente nevada.

to move smoothly from one note to another in music, especially when playing a wind instrument or singing

glisar (música), deslizar (nota)

• glide from one note to another

Collocations glide from a high note to a low note · glide between the notes

• She glided smoothly from one note to the next.

  Ella deslizó suavemente de una nota a la siguiente.

to move smoothly and quickly through video footage, without stopping or pausing

deslizar (vídeo), glisar (cinta)

• glide over/through something

Collocations glide through the footage · glide over the frames

• The video editor glided smoothly through the footage.

  El editor de videos deslizó suavemente a través del material.

to move or progress in a smooth and effortless way, often used figuratively to describe the movement of time or events

deslizarse (figurado), glisar (metáfora)

• glide by

Collocations time glides by · events glide by

• Time seemed to glide by as we talked.

  El tiempo parecía deslizarse mientras hablábamos.