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desliz

slip

noun des-LEES Rare
Mind & Emotions Attitudes

Also means

blunder

Usage Note

Desliz describes a minor lapse or indiscretion — a slip of the tongue, a social blunder, or a minor moral failing. Note the final z: its plural is deslices (the -z changes to -c before -es). It is rarely used for physical sliding; the physical sense is covered by resbalón.

Examples

"Fue un pequeño desliz sin importancia."

Natural Translation

It was a small slip of no importance.

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