skip rope in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for skip rope in the English»French Dictionary

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.rope [Brit rəʊp, Am roʊp] N

1. rope (gen):

rope (also for climbing)

corde f

a piece of rope

un bout de corde

the rope (hanging)

la corde

to bring back the rope

réintroduire la pendaison

to be on the ropes (in boxing) lit

être dans les cordes

to be on the ropes fig

avoir le dos au mur

2. rope fig:

rope (of pearls)

rang m

rope (of hair)

tresse f

II.rope [Brit rəʊp, Am roʊp] VB trans

1. rope:

rope victim, animal

attacher (to à)

rope climber

encorder

rope trunk

nouer [qc] avec une corde

a roped party (of climbers)

une cordée d'alpinistes

2. rope Am (lasso):

rope cattle

prendre [qc] au lasso

rope fig, inf

mettre le grappin sur inf

III.rope [Brit rəʊp, Am roʊp]

give him enough rope and he'll hang himself

si on le laisse faire, il va se casser la figure inf

give him enough rope and he'll hang himself

si on le laisse faire, il va s'enferrer

to give sb plenty of rope

laisser à qn toute la liberté qu'il/elle veut

to know the ropes inf

connaître les ficelles inf

to show sb the ropes

montrer les ficelles à qn inf

to be at the end of one's rope inf Am

être au bout du rouleau inf

skip rope in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for skip rope in the English»French Dictionary

to skip a rope

sauter à la corde

Translations for skip rope 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

skip² [skɪp] N Brit, Aus (large container)

skip

benne f

I.rope [rəʊp, Am roʊp] N

1. rope (solid cord):

rope

corde f

2. rope (of garlic):

rope

tresse f

rope of pearls

sautoir m

3. rope pl (in boxing ring):

rope

corde f

Phrases:

it's money for old rope

c'est de l'argent pour pas grand chose

to know the ropes

connaître son affaire sur le bout des doigts

to learn the ropes

apprendre les ficelles

to show sb the ropes

mettre qn au courant

II.rope [rəʊp, Am roʊp] VB trans

1. rope (fasten):

rope

attacher

2. rope SPORTS:

to rope sb (together)

encorder qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The participants had never been shown how to do a lunge or skip rope.

windsorstar.com

Here's a fitness tip: 30 push-ups, 30 squats, 300 skip ropes and 3x6 chin-ups in 5 minutes.

www.smh.com.au

If you don't belong to a gym, skip rope or run outside instead of using the treadmill, and do strength exercises like squats in your living room.

www.theglobeandmail.com

There's room for a yoga mat or to skip rope, for sure.

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