slippa

slippa

1. indefinite genitive plural of slippur

From Old Swedish slippa, from Old Norse sleppa.

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slippa (present slipper, preterite slapp, supine sluppit, imperative slipp)

1. to not have to do, to get away (with not doing)

   Vi slapp städa köket innan vi åkte

   We did not have to clean the kitchen before we left (they did not force us to clean the kitchen before we left, we got away without cleaning the kitchen before we left)

2. to not have to experience (something unpleasant), to not have to deal with

   Jag hoppas vi slipper regn imorgon

   I hope we won't get rain tomorrow (I hope we won't have to deal with rain tomorrow)

3. (slang) to be unable

   Med en T-Ford slipper man åka fortare än 70 km/h

   With a Model T Ford, you can't go faster than 70 km/h

4. (often with a particle, especially igenom, ut, or ur) to slip (move quickly/imperceptibly, or in a gliding manner, sometimes figuratively)

   Lejonet hade sluppit ur sin bur

   The lion had slipped out of its cage

   Brottslingarna slapp igenom polisens nät

   The criminals slipped through the police net

   Det bara slapp ur mig

   It just slipped out of me

   Glaset slapp ur hans hand

   The glass slipped from his hand

• undslippa
• uppsluppen

• slipp då

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• slippa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• slippa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)