Definition
to put slippers on someone or to cover with slippers.
Etymology
From be- (prefix) + slipper (from slip, because slippers are easy to slip on). The verb form means to dress someone in slippers.
Kelly Says
Slipper comes from 'slip' because the shoe slips easily on and off your foot—it's a practical name that tells you what the object does, and this kind of descriptive naming is common in English footwear.
Translations
CACatalà
lliscar
yee-SKAHR
CSČeština
klouzat
KLOO-zhat
DEDeutsch
ausrutschen
OW-soo-REH-chen
ESEspañol
deslizar
deh-SLEE-thar
FISuomi
liukua
LOO-koo-ah
FRFrançais
glisser
glee-SAY
HUMagyar
csúszik
CHOO-see-k
IDBahasa Indonesia
tergelincir
tehr-geh-LEEN-cheer
ITItaliano
scivolare
schee-voh-LAH-reh
MSBahasa Melayu
tergelincir
tehr-geh-LEEN-cheer
NLNederlands
uitglijden
OW-tkh-lee-den
PLPolski
poślizgnąć się
poh-SHEE-zh-nyahntch seh
PTPortuguês
escorregar
eh-skoh-REH-gah
RORomână
aluneca
ah-LOO-neh-kah
SWKiswahili
kutegemea
koo-teh-geh-MEH-ah
TLTL
sumadsad
soo-MAH-dsad
TRTürkçe
kaymaklamak
kah-yahk-MAH-lahk
VITiếng Việt
trượt
TROO-oot