slide

to move smoothly and quickly over a surface, or to make something do this

deslizar(se)

• slide down/up/along/across
• slide sth into/out of

Collocations slide a key into the lock · slide off the bed

• She slid her hand across the table.

  Ella deslizó la mano sobre la mesa.

to move quickly and quietly, or to make someone do this

deslizar(se), deslizarse rápidamente

• slide into/out of
• slide sth under/into

Collocations slide into bed · slide a note under the door

• He slid quietly out of the room.

  Él se deslizó silenciosamente fuera de la habitación.

a smooth flat piece of plastic or metal that you write on and put into a computer projector to show an image

diapositiva, lámina

Collocations PowerPoint slide · show slides

• The presentation included several colorful slides.

  La presentación incluía varias diapositivas coloridas.

a long smooth piece of wood or metal that children slide down for fun

resbaladiza, tobogán

Collocations playground slide · slide down the slide

• The children were having fun on the slides.

  Los niños se divertían en los toboganes.

a slope or hill that you can slide down for fun, especially on snow or ice

resbaladiza, pendiente

Collocations snow slide · slide down the hill

• They built a snow slide in their backyard.

  Construyeron una pendiente de nieve en su patio trasero.

a smooth change from one note to another in music

glissando, deslizamiento musical

Collocations piano slide · violin slide

• The violinist performed a beautiful slide.

  El violinista realizó un hermoso glissando.

a movement of rock or soil down the side of a hill or cliff, especially after heavy rain

deslizamiento de tierras, aluvión

Collocations landslide · mud slide

• The landslide destroyed several homes.

  El deslizamiento de tierras destruyó varias casas.

a position in baseball where the player stands near second base and catches balls to prevent runners from reaching that base

interbase, intermedio

Collocations slide fielder · play the slide

• The second baseman is also known as the slide.

  El intermedio también se conoce como el interbase.