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skipverb
skipped
Past Simple
skipped
Past Participle
skipping
Gerund
UK
/skɪp/
US
/skɪp/
faire ricocherEn parlant d’une pierre plate lancée sur l’eau ou une autre surface.
He picked up a flat stone and skipped it across the calm lake.
Il a ramassé une pierre plate et l’a fait ricocher sur le lac calme.
omettreNe pas inclure une étape, une partie ou un élément.
She decided to skip the introduction and go straight to the main points of her presentation.
Elle a décidé d’omettre l’introduction et d’aller directement aux points principaux de sa présentation.
sauter à la cordeFaire l’exercice avec une corde à sauter.
They spent the afternoon skipping rope in the backyard.
Ils ont passé l’après-midi à sauter à la corde dans le jardin.
sauterSe déplacer par petits bonds ou d’un pas léger.
The children skipped happily down the street.
Les enfants sautaient joyeusement dans la rue.
ignorerPasser volontairement sur une question, une tâche ou un élément.
He skipped the difficult questions on the test and answered the ones he knew first.
Il a ignoré les questions difficiles du test et a répondu d’abord à celles qu’il connaissait.
Additional translations
sécherFamilier, pour ne pas assister à un cours, une réunion, etc.
Synonyms
neglect
bypass
pass
leave out
omit
duck
evade
shirk
Antonyms
participate
join
attend
skipnoun
skips
pl
UK
/skɪp/
US
/skɪp/
sautPetit saut léger ou bond.
The child had a joyful skip in her step as she headed to the playground.
L’enfant avait un saut joyeux dans sa démarche en se dirigeant vers l’aire de jeux.
saut à la cordeUn saut dans l’exercice de corde à sauter ou l’exercice lui-même.
She finished her workout with one hundred skips.
Elle a terminé son entraînement par cent sauts à la corde.
capitaineCapitaine ou chef d’équipe, notamment au curling.
The skip called for a strategic shot to win the curling match.
Le capitaine a demandé un tir stratégique pour gagner le match de curling.
omissionLe fait d’omettre ou de laisser de côté quelque chose.
There was a skip in the sequence of numbers, which caused confusion.
Il y avait une omission dans la suite des nombres, ce qui a semé la confusion.
benneGrande benne ouverte destinée aux déchets.
They hired a skip to dispose of the construction debris from the renovation.
Ils ont loué une benne pour évacuer les gravats de la rénovation.
Additional translations
bondVariante possible pour un déplacement léger et bondissant.
Synonyms
bound
leap
hurdle
spring
jump
skipadjective
Used attributively before nouns, especially referring to waste containers (British English).
skipadjective
Used attributively before a noun to denote relation to a waste container (skip) or to the activity of skipping.
de benneSe dit d’un service ou d’un objet lié aux bennes à déchets.
The contractor arranged skip hire services for the site.
L’entrepreneur a organisé un service de location de benne pour le chantier.
Additional translations
de sautRare; relatif à l’action de sauter.

Definitions

skipverb
To move along lightly, stepping from one foot to the other with a hop or bounce.
The children skipped happily down the street.
To omit or leave out something, such as a step in a process or a part of a sequence.
She decided to skip the introduction and go straight to the main points of her presentation.
To pass over or ignore something, such as a question or a task.
He skipped the difficult questions on the test and answered the ones he knew first.
To fail to attend or participate in something, such as a class or meeting.
He skipped the meeting because he had a prior engagement.
To cause something, especially a flat stone, to move with a series of quick hops across a surface such as water.
He picked up a flat stone and skipped it across the calm lake.
To jump over a rope that is swung so that it passes under one’s feet and over one’s head.
They spent the afternoon skipping rope in the backyard.
skipnoun
A light, bouncing step or movement.
The child had a joyful skip in her step as she headed to the playground.
A large open-topped container for waste, designed to be loaded onto a special lorry.
They hired a skip to dispose of the construction debris from the renovation.
An act of omitting or leaving out something.
There was a skip in the sequence of numbers, which caused confusion.
A captain or leader of a team, especially in curling.
The skip called for a strategic shot to win the curling match.
A single jump over a rope during the exercise of rope skipping, or the exercise itself.
She finished her workout with one hundred skips.
skipadjective
Relating to or intended for skips (large waste containers); used before a noun.
The contractor arranged skip hire services for the site.
skipadjective
Relating to a large waste container known as a skip, or to the activity of skipping.
The construction company offers skip hire services.
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