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skate around

/skeɪt əˈraʊnd/

Translations

skate aroundverb

skated around

Past Simple

skated around

Past Participle

skating around

Gerund

/skeɪt əˈraʊnd/

tourner autour deSens figuré : éviter d’aborder un sujet directement.

He tends to skate around the issue instead of addressing it head-on.

Il a tendance à tourner autour du sujet au lieu de l’aborder de front.

patiner autour deSens littéral : se déplacer en patins autour d’un lieu.

She loves to skate around the rink on weekends.

Elle aime patiner autour de la patinoire le week-end.

Synonyms

skate aroundverb

To avoid dealing with or discussing a subject directly.

He tends to skate around the issue instead of addressing it head-on.

To move or glide smoothly over a surface, typically on skates.

She loves to skate around the rink on weekends.