glisser, verb = to slide, slip, glide
Examples of usage
le beateau glissait sur les eaux = the boat glided over the water
ils glissèrent le long de la pente dans le ravin = they slid down the slope into the gully
le voleur leur a glissé entre les mains = the thief slipped through their fingers
Related words
glissade = slide, slip, skid
glissant = slippery
glissoire = (ice/snow) slide
I haven’t an particularly reason for slipping this word in today – I just like the sound of it.
The equivalent words in Irish are also interesting: sleamhnaigh (to slide, slip, slither), sleamhain (slippery, smooth, sleek), as are the Welsh words: llithro (to glide, slide, slip, skid, slither) and llithrig (slippery)
