läski in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for läski in the English»French Dictionary

I.skid [Brit skɪd, Am skɪd] N

1. skid (of car etc):

skid

dérapage m

to go or get into a skid

déraper

to correct a skid

redresser or contrôler un dérapage

front-wheel skid

dérapage des roues avant

2. skid (of prices):

skid fig

dérapage m

3. skid (plank to help move sth):

skid

traîneau m

4. skid (on wheel):

skid

patin m d'enrayage

skid

sabot m d'enrayage

II.skid <pres part skidding; pret, pp skidded> [Brit skɪd, Am skɪd] VB intr

1. skid car, person, animal:

skid

déraper (on sur)

to skid all over the road car:

déraper en travers de la route

to skid into a wall/off the road

déraper et aller se cogner contre un mur/et sortir de la route

to skid across the floor person, object:

glisser sur le sol

to skid to a halt vehicle:

s'arrêter dans un dérapage

2. skid fig prices:

skid

déraper

III.skid [Brit skɪd, Am skɪd]

to be on or hit Am the skids

être sur le déclin

to put the skids under sb/sth (pressurize)

obliger qn à faire vite

to put the skids under sb/sth (wreck, undermine)

faire échouer qn/qc

I.skip [Brit skɪp, Am skɪp] N

1. skip (jump):

skip

petit bond m

he gave a little skip

il a fait un petit bond

2. skip Brit (rubbish container):

skip

benne f

II.skip <pres part skipping; pret, pp skipped> [Brit skɪp, Am skɪp] VB trans

1. skip (not attend):

skip meeting, lunch, bath, class, school

sauter

2. skip (leave out):

skip pages, chapter

sauter

you can skip the formalities

vous pouvez sauter les formalités

skip it inf!

laisse tomber!

3. skip (leave) inf:

to skip town/the country

filer de la ville/du pays inf

III.skip <pres part skipping; pret, pp skipped> [Brit skɪp, Am skɪp] VB intr

1. skip (jump):

skip (once)

bondir

skip (several times)

sautiller

to skip out of the way of sth or out of sth's way

bondir pour éviter qc

2. skip (with rope):

skip

sauter à la corde

3. skip (travel, move):

to skip from town to town

courir d'une ville à l'autre

she skipped from Paris to Lyons

elle a fait un saut de Paris à Lyon

to skip from one idea/chapter to another

sauter d'une idée/d'un chapitre à l'autre

I.skin [Brit skɪn, Am skɪn] N

1. skin (of person):

skin

peau f

to have dry/greasy/sensitive skin

avoir la peau sèche/grasse/sensible

to wear cotton next to the skin

porter du coton à même la peau

2. skin (of animal):

skin

peau f

leopard/rabbit skin

peau de léopard/de lapin

3. skin FOOD:

skin (of fruit, vegetable, sausage)

peau f

skin (of onion)

pelure f

remove the skin before cooking (of fruit, vegetable)

éplucher avant de faire cuire

4. skin (on hot milk, cocoa):

skin

peau f

5. skin (of ship, plane):

skin

revêtement m

6. skin Am (in handshake):

skin inf

paluche f inf

skin inf

pince f inf

give or slip me some skin!

serrons-nous la pince! inf

7. skin (cigarette paper):

skin sl

papier m à cigarette

II.skin <pres part skinning; pret, pp skinned> [Brit skɪn, Am skɪn] VB trans

1. skin FOOD:

skin animal

dépecer

2. skin (graze):

to skin one's knee/elbow

s'écorcher le genou/coude

3. skin Am (swindle):

skin inf

plumer inf

4. skin Am (cut hair):

skin inf

scalper

III.skin [Brit skɪn, Am skɪn]

to be nothing but skin and bones

n'avoir que la peau sur les os

to get under sb's skin

taper sur les nerfs de qn

I've got you under my skin

je t'ai dans la peau inf

to have a thick/thin skin

être insensible/susceptible

to jump out of one's skin

sauter au plafond inf

to save one's (own) skin

sauver sa peau inf

to be or get soaked to the skin

être trempé jusqu'aux os inf

to skin sb alive

écorcher qn vif

it's no skin off my nose or back inf

je m'en balance inf

to keep one's eyes skinned

rester attentif or vigilant

by the skin of one's teeth manage, pass, survive:

de justesse

to escape or avoid disaster by the skin of one's teeth

l'échapper belle

I.skirt [Brit skəːt, Am skərt] N

1. skirt FASHION:

skirt (garment, of dress)

jupe f

skirt (of frock coat)

basques fpl

full/long/straight skirt

jupe ample/longue/droite

2. skirt:

skirt (of vehicle, machine)

jupe f

skirt (of sofa)

volant m

3. skirt (woman):

skirt inf

minette f inf

a bit of skirt

une sacrée minette inf

to chase skirts

courir le jupon

4. skirt Brit (of beef):

skirt

hampe f

5. skirt RIDING:

skirt

petit quartier m

II.skirts N

skirts npl → outskirts

III.skirt [Brit skəːt, Am skərt] VB trans

1. skirt wood, village, city:

skirt

contourner

2. skirt problem:

skirt

esquiver

IV.skirt [Brit skəːt, Am skərt]

to cling to one's mother's skirts

s'accrocher aux jupes de sa mère

See also outskirts

outskirts [Brit ˈaʊtskəːts, Am ˈaʊtˌskərts] N npl

1. outskirts (of town, city):

outskirts

périphérie f

on the outskirts

à la périphérie (of de)

2. outskirts (of forest):

outskirts

lisière f

I.skim off VB [Brit skɪm -, Am skɪm -] (skim off [sth], skim [sth] off)

skim off cream, fat, scum, dross:

skim off

retirer, enlever

to skim off the fat from the sauce

dégraisser la sauce

skim off the cream from the milk

écrémer le lait

I.skive [Brit skʌɪv, Am skaɪv] Brit inf N (easy job)

skive

planque f inf

II.skive [Brit skʌɪv, Am skaɪv] Brit inf VB trans a. skive off

1. skive (shirk):

skive

tirer au flanc inf

2. skive (be absent):

skive (from school)

sécher l'école inf

skive (from work)

ne pas aller au boulot inf

3. skive (leave early):

skive

se tirer inf

I.skim <pres part skimming; pret, pp skimmed> [Brit skɪm, Am skɪm] VB trans

1. skim:

skim (remove cream) milk

écrémer

skim (remove scum) liquid

écumer

skim (remove fat) sauce, soup

dégraisser

to skim the fat from the surface of the soup, to skim the soup to remove the fat

dégraisser la soupe

to skim oil from the sea

enlever le pétrole de la surface de la mer par écumage

2. skim (touch lightly) plane, bird:

skim surface, treetops

raser, frôler

the article only skims the surface of the problem

l'article ne fait qu'effleurer le problème

3. skim (read quickly):

skim letter, page

parcourir

4. skim (throw on water):

skim piece of glass, object

faire des ricochets avec

to skim stones

faire des ricochets avec des cailloux

5. skim Am inf FIN:

skim part of income

ne pas déclarer

II.skim <pres part skimming; pret, pp skimmed> [Brit skɪm, Am skɪm] VB intr

1. skim:

to skim over, to skim across, to skim along plane, bird:

raser

Phrases:

to skim through, to skim over reader:

parcourir qc

in his speech he skimmed over the unpalatable facts

dans son discours il est passé rapidement sur les faits désagréables

hobble skirt N

hobble skirt

jupe f entravée

hobble skirt

jupe f fourreau

divided skirt [Am dəˈvaɪdɪd skərt] N

divided skirt

jupe-culotte f

skid lid N inf, dated

skid lid

casque m de moto

läski in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for läski in the English»French Dictionary

I.skip¹ <-pp-> [skɪp] VB intr

1. skip (take light steps):

skip

sautiller

2. skip Brit, Aus (skip with rope):

skip

sauter à la corde

3. skip (jump, leave out):

skip

sauter

4. skip inf (go quickly):

skip

faire un saut

Phrases:

to skip from one subject to another

passer du coq à l'âne

II.skip¹ <-pp-> [skɪp] VB trans

skip a. fig:

skip

sauter

skip stones

faire ricocher

to skip a rope

sauter à la corde

Phrases:

to skip it inf

laisser tomber

III.skip¹ [skɪp] N

skip

saut m

to give a skip of joy

sauter de joie

I.skirt [skɜ:t, Am skɜ:rt] N

1. skirt (garment):

skirt

jupe f

2. skirt no pl pej inf (women):

skirt

minette f

II.skirt [skɜ:t, Am skɜ:rt] VB trans

1. skirt (go round):

skirt path

contourner

2. skirt (avoid):

skirt

esquiver

I.skimp [skɪmp] VB trans

skimp

lésiner

skimp work

bâcler

II.skimp [skɪmp] VB intr

to skimp on sth

lésiner sur qc

I.skim <-mm-> [skɪm] VB trans

1. skim (move above):

skim

frôler

skim over water

raser

2. skim (make bounce off water):

skim stones

faire ricocher

3. skim (read quickly):

skim

parcourir

4. skim FOOD:

skim

écumer

skim milk

écrémer

II.skim <-mm-> [skɪm] VB intr

skim

survoler

I.skin [skɪn] N

1. skin (covering):

skin of person, fruits

peau f

to be soaked to the skin

être trempé jusqu'aux os

2. skin (animal hide):

skin

cuir m

skin of lion, zebra

peau f

3. skin (covering):

skin of an aircraft, ship

habillage m

Phrases:

to be all skin and bone(s)

n'avoir que la peau et les os

it's no skin off sb's nose [or a. Am back]

cela ne fera pas de mal à qn

by the skin of one's teeth

il s'en est fallu d'un cheveu

to get under sb's skin (irritate or annoy sb)

taper sur les nerfs de qn

II.skin <-nn-> [skɪn] VB trans

1. skin (remove skin):

skin fruits, vegetables

peler

skin animal

dépouiller

2. skin (graze):

skin

faire une écorchure à

3. skin fig, iron hum:

to skin sb alive

écorcher vif qn

I.skid <-dd-> [skɪd] VB intr

1. skid (slide while driving):

skid

déraper

to skid to a halt

s'arrêter en dérapage

to skid off the road

faire une sortie de route

2. skid (slide):

to skid along/across sth

passer/traverser qc en glissant

II.skid [skɪd] N

1. skid (slide while driving):

skid

dérapage m

to go into a skid

partir en dérapage

2. skid (spinning):

skid

virage m en boucle

3. skid AVIAT:

skid

patin m (d'atterrissage)

Phrases:

to put the skids under sb/sth Brit, Aus inf

mettre des bâtons dans les roues à qn/qc

skint [skɪnt] ADJ Brit inf

skint

fauché(e)

skier [ˈski:əʳ, Am -ɚ] N

skier

skieur(-euse) m (f)

skin-deep ADJ

skin-deep

superficiel(le)

rabbit skin N

rabbit skin

peau f de lapin