Grammatical class

Adjective

glissant

slippery (which tends to cause slipping)

Details

Syllables

glis-sant

Phonetics

gli.sɑ̃

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

3901

Freq. (movies)

21894

Freq. (news)

10996

Sentences

C'est trop glissant.

It's too slippery.

A1

Le sol est glissant.

The floor is slippery.

A1

Le trottoir est glissant.

The sidewalk is slippery.

A1

Le sol est très glissant.

The floor is very slippery.

A1

Le trottoir est encore un peu glissant.

The sidewalk is still a bit slippery.

A2

L'huile rendit le plancher glissant et causa sa chute soudaine.

The oil made the floor slippery and caused his sudden fall.

A2

Le serpent glissant s'échappa de ses mains.

The slippery snake slithered right out of his hand.

B1

Le chemin, détrempé par la pluie, était extrêmement glissant.

The path, sodden with rain, was extremely slippery.

B2