patinar — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
patinar is used for these senses in English:
- ice-skate (intransitive, transitive) to skate on ice, wearing ice skates.
- patine To coat an object with a patina, either from natural oxidation or simulated aging.
- skate To move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
- skid (intransitive) To slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard, the wheels sliding with limited spinning.
skate — full definition
- verb To glide over ice or a hard surface wearing skates.
- verb To avoid serious consequences for something you clearly did wrong.
- noun A flat-bodied fish related to rays, found on the seabed in most oceans.
skid — full definition
- noun An uncontrolled sliding movement, as when a vehicle's wheels lose grip.
- verb To slide sideways or out of control, typically due to loss of traction.