glénoïde, adj., (anat.) glenoid.
glénoïdien, -ne (-in, -è-n), adj., (anat.) glenoid.
glette, n.f., (metal.) litharge; dross.
glissade, n.f., sliding, slide; slipping; slip; (dancing) glissade. Faire une —; to have a slide; to make a slip.
glissant, -e, adj., slippery; (fig.) ticklish, delicate, tender. Il fait —; it is slippery walking. Pas —; dangerous step, ticklish affair. Terrain —; slippery, tender ground.
glissé, n.m., (dancing) glisse; slide.
glissement (glis-mān), n.m., slipping; sliding; gliding.
glisser, v.n., to slip, to slip over; to slide; to glance over; to slur over; to make little or no impression; to glance; to pass (over). L’échelle glissa; the ladder slipped. — sur la glace; to slide. Cela m’a glissé des mains; that slipped through my fingers. Glissons là-dessus; let us pass over that.
glisser, v.a., to slip, to slip in; to slide, to slide in; to insinuate, to introduce. Il glissa sa main dans ma poche; he slipped his hand into my pocket.
se glisser, v.r., to slip, to slide, to creep in, to steal in; to insinuate one’s self.