すべ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. rutschen; schlittern; gleiten; eislaufen
2. wegrutschen; ausrutschen; ausgleiten
3. sich versprechen; sich verschreiben
4. durch eine Prüfung fallen; bei einer Prüfung scheitern
5. wegrutschen
6. abdanken
7. floppen; nicht ankommen (mit einem Witz)
Kanji used
slippery
Pitch accent
Top 3500
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
jmdm. ist die Zunge ausgerutscht; jmdm. ist etwas herausgerutscht
Examples (17 in total)
Do you ski?
I can't ski that well.
The floor is slippery, so be careful.
The children were sliding on the ice.
The road was slippery.
You will be able to ski well next year.
I slipped and fell on the icy sidewalk.
Be careful not to slip on the ice.
The floor is wet and slippery.
Jim slipped on the icy road and got hurt.
The road has frozen and it's now slippery.
Roger slipped on the ice and hurt his leg.
I slipped on the ice and hurt my head.
The plate slipped from her hand and crashed to the floor.
Sir, please be careful. It's slippery here.
Everyone in the room burst out laughing when they saw Tom slip on the banana peel.
I slipped and hurt myself while I was clearing the road of snow this morning.