Vocab Info

N3 う-verb (す), Transitive verb

滑(ず)らすto shift, to slide (e.g. something away from something else), to move (e.g. something out of the way), to put off, to delay, to postpone, to stagger (e.g. working hours)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. う-verb (す), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to shift, to move, to slide

      2. 2.

        to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.), to bring forward, to put back, to put off, to delay, to postpone, to stagger (e.g. working hours)

    All Forms

    ずらす

    Details

      • ず

      • ら

      • す

    • Frequency

      Anime Top 39,500

    Examples

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    • 本当(ほんとう)は敵兵(てきへい)の心臓(しんぞう)を撃(う)ち抜(ぬ)こうと思(おも)っていましたが、良心(りょうしん)が邪魔(じゃま)をして、結局(けっきょく)腕(うで)に狙(ねら)いを滑(ず)らして撃(う)ちました。

      Honestly, I was intending to shoot and pierce the heart of the enemy soldier, but in the end, my conscience got in the way and I shifted my aim toward their arm and shot.

      • N3
    • 黒板(こくばん)の文字(もじ)を見(み)るために机(つくえ)を前(まえ)に滑(ず)らす。

      To slide one's desk forward in order to see the writing on the blackboard.

      • N3
    • アイドルが帽子(ぼうし)を横(よこ)に滑(ず)らしてかぶっています。

      The idol is wearing a hat shifted to the side.

      • N3
    • 煮(に)こぼれないようにコンロの火(ひ)を弱(よわ)めて蓋(ふた)を滑(ず)らしました。

      So that it didn't boil over, I lowered the flame on the stove and shifted the lid.

      • N3
    • 少(すこ)し視点(してん)をずらして問題(もんだい)を考(かんが)えると、直(す)ぐに問題(もんだい)の解決案(かいけつあん)が浮(う)かんできた。

      By shifting my point of view a little bit and thinking about the problem, a solution to the issue immediately came up.

      • N2
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