noun🔗SharePatinesA light boot, fitted with a blade, used for ice skating."She put on her skates and glided onto the ice. "Se puso los patines y se deslizó sobre el hielo.sportwearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePatinesA boot having small wheels or casters attached to its sole; used for roller skating"My sister loves to wear her skates to the park on weekends. "A mi hermana le encanta usar sus patines en el parque los fines de semana.sportwearvehicleentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePatinesA runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice."She put on her skates and glided onto the ice. "Se puso los patines y se deslizó sobre el hielo.sportutensilwearvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAndar en patinetaThe act of skateboarding""The new park downtown is great for skates because it has smooth ramps." "El nuevo parque del centro es genial para andar en patineta porque tiene rampas lisas.sportentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePatinajeThe act of roller skating or ice skating"The boys had a skate every morning when the lake was frozen."Los chicos patinaban cada mañana cuando el lago estaba congelado.sportentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePatinarTo move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates."The children skates at the ice rink every Saturday afternoon. "Los niños patinan en la pista de hielo todos los sábados por la tarde.sportentertainmentactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAndar en patinetaTo skateboard"My brother skates at the park every weekend. "Mi hermano anda en patineta en el parque cada fin de semana.sportactionentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePatinarTo use the skating technique."The hockey players skates quickly across the ice. "Los jugadores de hockey patinan rápidamente sobre el hielo.sportactionentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEscabullirse, librarseTo get away with something; to be acquitted of a crime for which one is manifestly guilty."Despite strong evidence, the politician's lawyers were so skilled that he skated on the corruption charges. "A pesar de las fuertes pruebas, los abogados del político fueron tan hábiles que se libró de los cargos de corrupción.lawguiltpoliceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRayasA fish of the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea (rays) which inhabit most seas. Skates generally have small heads with protruding muzzles, and wide fins attached to a flat body."The fisherman carefully sorted through his catch, separating the cod from the skates. "El pescador clasificó cuidadosamente su captura, separando el bacalao de las rayas.fishanimalbiologyoceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCaballo viejoA worn-out horse."After years of pulling the farmer's plow, old Dobbin became skates, barely able to walk to the pasture. "Después de años de tirar del arado del granjero, el viejo Dobbin se convirtió en un caballo viejo, apenas capaz de caminar hasta el pasto.animalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCanalla, persona despreciableA mean or contemptible person.""Everyone avoids talking to him because he's such a skates; he always tries to cheat people out of their money." "Todos evitan hablar con él porque es un canalla; siempre intenta estafar a la gente.personcharactermoralattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
