Polyglot Dictionary

schlittern

/ˈʃlɪtɐn/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
schlittert
past
schlitterte
perfect
ist geschlittert

Meaning

  1. to slide, to skid

    • Das Auto schlitterte über die vereiste Straße.

      The car skidded across the icy road.

    • Die Kinder schlitterten über das gefrorene Wasser. Manche fielen dabei hin.

      The children slid across the frozen water. Some fell over as they did.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

skid

skid is the English word for the same thing — both mean "to slide, to skid."

French

glisser

glisser is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to slide, to slip."

Practice

1 What does schlittern mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Auto ___ über die vereiste Straße.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches schlittern?

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