different between falls vs slips

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f??lz/
• (Canada, cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /f?lz/
• Rhymes: -??lz

Noun

falls (plural falls)

1. A waterfall.

   Niagara Falls

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

falls

1. plural of fall

Verb

falls

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fall

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fals/

Conjunction

falls

1. (conditional, somewhat formal) if, in the event that

2. (chiefly colloquial) in case, in order to be prepared if

Usage notes

• Falls is synonymous to the more common wenn (“if”), but has the advantage of being unambiguously conditional, while wenn can also be used temporally (meaning "when, whenever").
• Colloquially, falls is used somewhat differently than in standard German proper. It does occur in sense 1, but infrequently. In return, it is often heard in sense 2 where formal usage would require für den Fall, dass.

Synonyms

• (sense 1) wenn
• (sense 2) für den Fall, dass

Related terms

• Fall

Further reading

• “falls” in Duden online

Icelandic

Noun

falls n

1. indefinite genitive singular of fall

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German falls (17th c.).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fals/, [f?l(t)s]
• Rhymes: -?ls

Conjunction

falls

1. if (in the case that)

Swedish

Etymology

• Homophone: fals

Noun

falls

1. indefinite genitive singular of fall
2. indefinite genitive plural of fall

See also

• fals

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sl?ps/

Verb

slips

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of slip

Noun

slips

1. plural of slip

Noun

slips pl (plural only)

1. (cricket) the area of the field covered by fielders in the slip positions; the slip fielders collectively

Anagrams

• lisps

Danish

Noun

slips n (singular definite slipset, plural indefinite slips)

1. necktie

Declension

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

slips

1. plural of slip

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sl??ps/
• Rhymes: -??ps

Noun

slips n (genitive singular slips, plural slips)

1. necktie

Declension

French

Noun

slips m

1. plural of slip

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

slips n (definite singular slipset, indefinite plural slips, definite plural slipsa or slipsene)

1. a tie or necktie (type of formal male neckwear)

References

• “slips” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

slips n (definite singular slipset, indefinite plural slips, definite plural slipsa)

1. a tie or necktie (as above)

References

• “slips” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

slips c

1. necktie; a type of neckwear

Declension

Related terms

• slipsknut
• slipsnål