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skid(
skihd
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (slip)
a. el patinazo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He went into a skid on the field.Se pegó un patinazo en la cancha.
b. la patinada (F) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The car's skid scared me.Me asusté con la patinada del carro.
c. el derrape (M) (vehicle)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The skid of the truck could be heard from where we were.Desde donde estábamos escuchamos el derrape del camión.
2. (runner)
a. el patín (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
They had to move the henhouse, so they put it on skids and dragged it with a pickup.Tuvieron que mover el gallinero, así que lo pusieron sobre patines y lo arrastraron con una camioneta.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
4. (slide)
a. patinar
The car hit some ice and skidded into the railing.El coche pilló un poco de hielo y patinó contra la barandilla.
b. deslizarse
My bed skidded across the floor in the earthquake.En el terremoto, mi cama se deslizó por el piso.
c. resbalarse
The cat skidded on the freshly waxed floor.El gato se resbaló en el piso recién encerado.
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