Polyglot Dictionary

se glisser

/sə gli.se/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
se glisse
past
s'est glissé
perfect
glissé

Meaning

  1. to slip, to sneak in

    • Il se glisse discrètement dans la salle.

      He slips discreetly into the room.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

se faufiler

"se faufiler" and "se glisser" are close synonyms for "to sneak"; "se glisser" also separately means "to slip."

Similar in other languages

German

vorbeischleichen

Close — to slip, to sneak in relates to sneaking past.

German

schleichen

Close — to slip, to sneak in relates to sneaking, creeping.

English

sneak

sneak is the English word for the same thing — both mean "to sneak in, to slip in."

Practice

1 What does se glisser mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il se ___ discrètement dans la salle.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches se glisser?

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