sleip

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. som har en fuktig overflate det er vanskelig å få feste på;
   glatt (2)slippery, hålslippery having a damp surface that is hard to get a grip on;
   slippery – compare glatt (2)slippery and hålslippery
   • bakken var sleip etter regnet the ground was slippery after the rain
2. slimeteslimy slimyslimete
   • fisken var sleip og glapp ut av hendene the fish was slimy and slipped out of my hands
3. som er slu og utspekulert;
   lur (IV, 1)sly, utkrøpenwily who is cunning and calculating;
   slylur (IV, 1), wilyutkrøpen
   • han var en sleip fyr en ikke kunne stole på he was a slippery character who could not be trusted
   brukt som adverb: used as an adverb:

   • det var sleipt gjort that was a sly thing to do