sklouznout

From s- +‎ klouznout. s- (prefix meaning “off, down”), klouznout (“to slip once”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈsklou̯znou̯t]

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sklouznout pf (imperfective klouzat)

1. to slide (to move with low friction)

   Kniha sklouzla z police. ― The book slipped off the shelf.

2. to skid, slip (accidentally)

   Na ledu jsem sklouzl a spadl. ― I slipped on the ice and fell.

3. (figurative) to slide into something (problems, situation) — k čemu, do čeho

   Firma sklouzla do finančních potíží. ― The company slid into financial trouble.

4. (figurative) to lapse into something worse

   Po několika týdnech sklouzl zpět ke svým starým návykům. ― After a few weeks he lapsed back into his old habits.

5. (figurative) of a conversation: to veer toward something

   Rozhovor sklouzl k politice. ― The conversation veered toward politics.

• “sklouznout”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026