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Meanings of slippers in English

Russian
тапка
Portuguese
pantufa
Spanish
pantufla
Catalan
plantofa
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Light footwear made for indoor wear, generally without means of fastening.

        тапка
        Usage of slippers in English
        1
        Stockings and slippers to match in a box in the bottom drawer.
        The Window-Gazer
        2
        His master died before reaching home; they need slippers for the corpse.
        The death of ivan ilyich: and, master and man
        3
        She appeared in a dressing gown and with her feet in slippers.
        The Unclassed
        4
        Mrs Glick was wearing a burgundy-colored quilted house coat and knitted slippers.
        Salem’s Lot
        5
        And pink slippers-andit traveled miles to find some one to-loveit.
        The Gay Cockade
        6
        Her green slippers were the most beautiful things he had ever seen.
        Brave New World
        7
        Embroidered slippers without heels caused a curious shuffling gait in the newcomer.
        The Girl Aviators on Golden Wings
        8
        Then he went out in his slippers to post the little package.
        The Prussian Officer
        9
        If you hadn't mentioned the slippers, I wouldn't have thought of them.
        Think of a number
        10
        It's nearly impossible to be fully engaged if you're wearing bunny slippers.
        Reuters
        11
        The track across the Green struck hard and cold under her slippers.
        Mary Olivier: a Life
        12
        Mario, for one, has no intention of donning his slippers just yet.
        The Guardian
        13
        In the house he wore slippers, which seemed always old and down-at-heel.
        Hawthorne and His Circle
        14
        Warm bedroom slippers and a scarf for the head completes the outfit.
        The Mother and Her Child
        15
        Stage-door Johnnies with more money than sense, flowers, champagne out of slippers.
        Tell me, pretty maiden
        16
        Her feet were encased in white slippers, with straps across the instep.
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        Portuguese
        pantufa
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        United Kingdom
        Common
        Australia
        Common
        United States of America
        Common
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