skate
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el patín
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patinar
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skate(
skeyt
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
noun
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).
(M)
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.
2. (animal)
a. la raya
(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).
(F)
You can catch skates when the sun sets.Puedes pescar rayas al atardecer.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
3. (to go skating)
a. patinar
I love to skate along the promenade.Me encanta patinar por el paseo marítimo.
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skate
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun
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).
(M)
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.).
intransitive verb
3. (general)
a. patinar
4. (fig)
a.
to skate round somethingevitar algo
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skate [skeɪt]
noun
patín (m)
get your skates on! ¡date prisa!
intransitive verb
patinar
it went skating across the floor se deslizó velozmente sobre el suelo
skate [skeɪt]
noun
(fish) raya (f)
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skate
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skateboard
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skate
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
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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