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shke't· vi 1 to slip; skid; slip and fall 2 to slide; skate; ski 3 to slide by quickly; slide past; slip away 4 to slide down 5 [Fig] to make a slip; slip up/out • <> shket·3pl burgjitë [Colloq] "<>'s screws slip" <> loses <>'s good sense • <> shket·3sg goja <>'s tongue slips • <> shket·3sg gjuha <>'s tongue slips • <> shket·3sg këmba "<>'s foot slips" <> slips and falls; <> makes a mistake and loses <>'s high position • <> shket·3pl këmbët "<>'s feet slip" <> slips and falls; <> makes a mistake and loses <>'s high position • <> shket· nga duart/dora to slip out of <>'s hands; escape from <>'s control; <> loses control of {} • <> shket·3sg pena "<>'s pen glides along" <> writes easily, words pour out of <>'s pen easily • shket· si ngjalë to be slippery as an eel • <> shket·3pl trutë "<>'s brains slip" [Colloq] <> becomes dotty, <> slips a cog • <> shket·3pl themelet "<>'s foundations slip" <> loses <>'s basic support: the bottom slips out from under <> shke'zë nf large chip/sliver * shkëbi'th· vt to wipe out, destroy