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/skeɪts/

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noun

Patin à glace

A light boot, fitted with a blade, used for ice skating.

Examples :

"She put on her skates and glided onto the ice. "

Elle a mis ses patins à glace et a glissé sur la glace.

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noun

Patins à roulettes

A boot having small wheels or casters attached to its sole; used for roller skating

Examples :

"My sister loves to wear her skates to the park on weekends. "

Ma sœur adore porter ses patins à roulettes au parc le week-end.

sport wear vehicle entertainment

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noun

Patins à glace

A 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.

Examples :

"She put on her skates and glided onto the ice. "

Elle a mis ses patins à glace et a glissé sur la glace.

sport utensil wear vehicle

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noun

Faire du skateboard

The act of skateboarding

Examples :

""The new park downtown is great for skates because it has smooth ramps." "

Le nouveau parc du centre-ville est idéal pour faire du skateboard car il possède des rampes lisses.

sport entertainment

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noun

Le patinage, faire du patin à roulettes

The act of roller skating or ice skating

Examples :

"The boys had a skate every morning when the lake was frozen."

Les garçons faisaient du patin tous les matins quand le lac était gelé.

sport entertainment

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verb

Patiner

To move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.

Examples :

"The children skates at the ice rink every Saturday afternoon. "

Les enfants patinent à la patinoire tous les samedis après-midi.

sport entertainment action

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verb

Faire du skateboard

Examples :

"My brother skates at the park every weekend. "

Mon frère fait du skateboard au parc tous les week-ends.

sport action entertainment

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verb

Patiner

To use the skating technique.

Examples :

"The hockey players skates quickly across the ice. "

Les joueurs de hockey patinent rapidement sur la glace.

sport action entertainment

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verb

S'en tirer, échapper à la punition

To get away with something; to be acquitted of a crime for which one is manifestly guilty.

Examples :

"Despite strong evidence, the politician's lawyers were so skilled that he skated on the corruption charges. "

Malgré des preuves accablantes, les avocats du politicien étaient si habiles qu'il s'en est tiré avec les accusations de corruption.

law guilt police action

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noun

Raies

A 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.

Examples :

"The fisherman carefully sorted through his catch, separating the cod from the skates. "

Le pêcheur tria soigneusement sa pêche, séparant la morue des raies.

fish animal biology ocean

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noun

Rosse, canasson

A worn-out horse.

Examples :

"After years of pulling the farmer's plow, old Dobbin became skates, barely able to walk to the pasture. "

Après des années à tirer la charrue du fermier, le vieux Dobbin est devenu une rosse, capable à peine de se rendre au pâturage.

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Canaille, fripouille

A mean or contemptible person.

Examples :

""Everyone avoids talking to him because he's such a skates; he always tries to cheat people out of their money." "

Tout le monde évite de lui parler parce que c'est une canaille ; il essaie toujours d'escroquer les gens.

person character moral attitude