滑すべる

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

slide; glide; skate; ski

General smooth movement across a surface, including sports like skating and skiing.

• 子こ供どもたちが氷こおりの上うえを滑すべっている。

  The children are sliding on the ice.

• 冬ふゆはよくスキー場じょうで滑すべる。

  In winter I often ski at the ski resort.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

slip; skid

Losing traction or footing, often accidentally. Used for vehicles, people, or objects.

• 雨あめの日ひは車くるまが滑すべりやすい。

  Cars slip easily on rainy days.

• 階かい段だんで足あしが滑すべって転ころんだ。

  My foot slipped on the stairs and I fell.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

be slippery

Describes a surface or object that is slick and easy to slip on.

• この床ゆかはワックスが効きいていて滑すべる。

  This floor is slippery because of the wax.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb, intransitive verb

fail (exam); lose (position); be demoted

Metaphorical extension: failing a test or losing a job/rank. Often used with 試験 or 役職.

• 彼かれは大だい学がく入にゅう試しに滑すべってしまった。

  He failed the university entrance exam.

• 不ふ祥しょう事じで部ぶ長ちょうの座ざを滑すべった。

  He lost his position as department head due to a scandal.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

bomb (a joke); fall flat

Colloquial; used when a joke or performance fails to get a laugh. Often written in katakana as スベる.

• 彼かれのギャグはいつもスベっている。

  His jokes always bomb.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

slide (Go move)

Go terminology: a move that slides along the side of a group. Usually written in katakana as スベる.

See also: 滑り

• この局きょく面めんでは二に間けんにスベるのが定じょう石せきだ。

  In this position, sliding to the two-space extension is the standard pattern.