French Dictionary

French-English translation of glisser

1 glisser Verb, intransitive

(a) to slide, to slip, in vehicle skid; (of surface) to be slippery

Present: je glisse, tu glisses, il/elle glisse, nous glissons, vous glissez, ils/elles glissent
Imperfect: je glissais, tu glissais, il/elle glissait, nous glissions, vous glissiez, ils/elles glissaient
Future: je glisserai, tu glisseras, il/elle glissera, nous glisserons, vous glisserez, ils/elles glisseront
Perfect: j' ai glissé, tu as glissé, il/elle a glissé, nous avons glissé, vous avez glissé, ils/elles ont glissé
Present subjunctive: je glisse, tu glisses, il/elle glisse, nous glissions, vous glissiez, ils/elles glissent

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2 glisser Verb, transitive

(a) to slip; to swipe a credit card

3 se glisser Verb, pronominal

(a) to slip, (more fig) creep (dans, into, devant, in front of)

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French-English translation of glisser