skate [skeɪt]
skate(
skeyt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (boot for skating)
a. el patín
(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).
I need to replace the wheels on my skates.Tengo que cambiar las ruedas de mis patines.
The hockey player laced up his skates.El jugador de hockey se ató los patines.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
3. (to go skating)
skate
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el patín
(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).
2. (fam fig)
a.
to get one's skates onponerse las pilas, aligerar
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
3. (general)
a. patinar
4. (fig)
a.
to skate round somethingevitar algo
skate
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (general)
a. skateboard
Le regalamos a Alejandro un skate eléctrico para su cumpleaños.We got Alejandro an electric skateboard for his birthday.
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andar en skate | to skateboard |
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