What does escorregar in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word escorregar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use escorregar in Portuguese.

The word escorregar in Portuguese means slide, slip, skid, glide, escorregar, escorregar, correr, deslizar, escorregar, escorregar, escorregar, deslizar por, escorregar, escorregar, escorregar, escorregar, escorregar, derrapar, escorregar, escorregar, deslizar, escorregar, escorregar, escorregar, escorregar no tobogã. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word escorregar

slide, slip, skid, glide

verbo transitivo (deslizar, resvalar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

escorregar

intransitive verb (slide: out of, from)

O copo escorregou da mão dele.
The glass slipped out of Ian's hand.

escorregar, correr, deslizar

intransitive verb (scuttle, scurry)

I think i just saw a mouse skitter off into the shadows over there!

escorregar

(slide on [sth] and fall) (escorregar em algo e cair)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)

escorregar

phrasal verb, intransitive (slide and fall)

James estava descendo a escada quando escorregou e caiu.
James was coming down the stairs when he slipped up and fell.

escorregar

phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable (slide in)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Richard slotted the book back into its place on the shelf.

deslizar por

phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable (slide across or over)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)

escorregar

intransitive verb (fall) (cair)

Eu escorreguei no gelo e me machuquei.
I slipped on the ice and hurt myself.

escorregar

(fall after sliding on)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Ela escorregou na calçada coberta de gelo e quebrou o quadril.
She slipped on the icy pavement and broke her hip.

escorregar

intransitive verb (slip)

Ele escorregou na calçada cheia de neve e se machucou.
He slid on the icy sidewalk and hurt himself.

escorregar

intransitive verb (slide foot) (derrapar)

Ele escorregou no chão molhado, mas não caiu.
Jeremy slipped on the wet ground, but didn't fall.

escorregar

intransitive verb (slide)

Tim tentou escorregar no gelo graciosamente.
Tim tried to glide over the ice gracefully.

derrapar, escorregar

intransitive verb (not grip)

Havia chovido quando voltamos ao carro e, quando tentamos ir embora, os pneus só ficavam derrapando na lama.
It had rained by the time we got back to the car and, when we tried to drive away, the tyres just kept slipping on the mud.

escorregar

(slip down from)

O lençol escorregou lentamente da cama.
The blanket fell off the bed slowly.

deslizar, escorregar

(slide off)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
How can my favourite vase have slipped off the mantelpiece?

escorregar

intransitive verb (figurative (make a mistake) (figurado, errar)

Ele fez um bom trabalho, mas escorregou em alguns casos.
He did a good job, but slipped in a couple of cases.

escorregar

intransitive verb (Scot (slip, slide)

(verto intransitivo: Verbos que não exigem complemento. Ex. "existir", "dormir", etc.)

escorregar no tobogã

intransitive verb (slide on a sledge, sled)

All afternoon the kids ran up the hill and tobogganed back down again.

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