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skidding

/ˈskɪdɪŋ/

Translations

skiddingnoun

dérapageSe dit surtout d’un véhicule ou d’un objet qui glisse latéralement sur une surface.

The skidding of the car on the icy road caused a minor accident.

Le dérapage de la voiture sur la route verglacée a causé un léger accident.

Synonyms

skiddinggerund / present participle

/ˈskɪdɪŋ/

dérapantSe dit d’un véhicule ou d’un objet qui glisse de façon incontrôlée.

The skidding car narrowly missed the guardrail.

La voiture dérapante a failli heurter la glissière de sécurité.

Synonyms

skidverb

skidding

Gerund

skidded

Past Simple

skidded

Past Participle

skidding

Gerund

/skɪd/

déraper

The car began to skid on the icy road.

La voiture a commencé à déraper sur la route glacée.

Additional translations

traînerPour des charges lourdes, notamment des grumes.

Synonyms

skidgerund / present participle

skidding

Used attributively to modify a noun that is in the act of skidding.

dérapant

The skidding car veered across the icy lane.

La voiture dérapante a dévié sur la voie verglacée.

Synonyms

slipping sideways

Definitions

skiddingnoun

The act of sliding or slipping, especially sideways, on a slippery or loose surface.

The skidding of the car on the icy road caused a minor accident.

skiddinggerund / present participle

Sliding uncontrollably or sideways on a surface.

The skidding car narrowly missed the guardrail.

skidverb

To slide, typically sideways or obliquely, on a slippery surface.

The car began to skid on the icy road.

To lose traction and slide uncontrollably.

The cyclist skidded when he hit the patch of gravel.

To drag or haul (logs or other heavy objects) over the ground, usually with the aid of skids or a skid road.

The lumberjacks skidded the logs down to the river for transport.

skidgerund / present participle

Slipping or sliding sideways; currently skidding.

The skidding car veered across the icy lane.