English-Czech translations for slip of the tongue

• přeřeknutí
  Ano, prosím promiňte, bylo to přeřeknutí. Yes, please excuse me, it was a slip of the tongue.
  Promiňte, já nevím, jestli je pan Coûteaux ještě přítomen, snad šlo o pouhé přeřeknutí. I am sorry, I do not know whether Mr Coûteaux is still here, perhaps it was a slip of the tongue.

Definition of slip of the tongue

• A mistake in speech

Examples

• It was an unfortunate slip of the tongue, and he did not intend it that way.

Related words

• slip off the hooks
• slip of the pen
• make a slip of the pen
• a slip of the pen