English-Swedish translations for slip of the tongue

• felsägning en
  Men det är inte fråga om någon felsägning.This is not, however, a slip of the tongue.
  Herr Leinen! Ni har absolut rätt: det var en felsägning.Mr Leinen, you are absolutely right: it was a slip of the tongue.
  Ursäkta, jag vet inte om Paul Marie Coûteaux fortfarande är här - kanske var det en felsägning.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