skip in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for skip in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.skip¹ [Am skɪp, Brit skɪp] N (jump)

skip

brinco m

skip

saltito m

II.skip¹ <pres part skipping; pt, pp skipped> [Am skɪp, Brit skɪp] VB intr

1.1. skip (move lightly and quickly):

he skipped along the path

iba brincando or dando saltitos por el camino

1.2. skip (with rope):

skip Brit

→ 2.

1.3. skip (go):

I'd just skipped out to Nancy's

había salido un momentito a casa de Nancy

we skipped over to Paris for a couple of days

nos hicimos una escapada a París a pasar un par de días

2. skip (in writing, speaking, reading):

skip

saltar

the writer skips (about) from subject to subject

el escritor salta de un tema a otro

to skip over sth

saltarse algo

to skip over sth

saltearse algo RioPl

3. skip (depart) Am:

skip inf

largarse inf

III.skip¹ <pres part skipping; pt, pp skipped> [Am skɪp, Brit skɪp] VB trans

1.1. skip (omit):

skip page/chapter

saltarse

skip page/chapter

saltearse RioPl

I think I'll skip dinner today

creo que hoy no voy a cenar

I think I'll skip dinner today

creo que hoy voy a pasar de cenar inf

you mustn't skip any meals

no debes saltarte ninguna comida

you mustn't skip any meals

no debes saltearte ninguna comida RioPl

I think I'll skip dessert/the first course

creo que no voy a comer postre/el primer plato

I think I'll skip dessert/the first course

creo que voy a pasar del postre/del primer plato inf

his heart skipped a beat

le dio un vuelco el corazón

skip it! inf

¡déjalo!

skip it! inf

¡olvídalo!

1.2. skip (not attend):

skip class/meeting

faltar a

2. skip (jump) Am:

to skip rope

saltar a la cuerda

to skip rope

saltar a la comba Spain

to skip rope

saltar (al) lazo Col

to skip rope

saltar al cordel Chil

Phrases:

to skip town (leave) Am

desaparecer del mapa inf

skip² [Am skɪp, Brit skɪp] N Brit

1. skip (container):

skip

contenedor m (para escombros, basura etc)

2. skip (cage):

skip

montacargas m

skip³ [Am skɪp, Brit skɪp] N esp Brit

skip → skipper

See also skipper

I.skipper [Am ˈskɪpər, Brit ˈskɪpə] N inf

1. skipper:

skipper (of boat)

patrón m / patrona f

skipper (of boat)

capitán m / capitana f

skipper (of plane)

capitán m / capitana f

2. skipper SPORTS:

skipper (coach)

entrenador m / entrenadora f

skipper (captain)

capitán m / capitana f

skipper as form of address

jefe m / jefa f inf

morning, skipper

¡buenas, jefe! inf

II.skipper [Am ˈskɪpər, Brit ˈskɪpə] VB trans inf

skipper boat/plane:

skipper

capitanear

he skippered the team to victory in 1948

condujo al equipo a la victoria en 1948

skip off VB [Am skɪp -, Brit skɪp -] (v + adv) inf

skip off

largarse inf

skip rope, skipping rope Brit [ˈskɪp rəʊp] N

skip rope → jump rope

See also jump rope

jump rope N Am

jump rope

cuerda f de saltar

jump rope

reata f de saltar Mex

jump rope

lazo m de saltar Col

jump rope

cordel m de saltar Chil

jump rope

comba f Spain

to play (at) jump rope

saltar a la cuerda

to play (at) jump rope

saltar a la comba Spain

to play (at) jump rope

saltar (al) lazo Col

to play (at) jump rope

saltar al cordel Chil

to play (at) jump rope

brincar la reata Mex

Translations for skip in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

pingorotear

to skip around

vagoneta

tipping skip

saltar al cordel GAMES

to skip rope Am

saltar al cordel GAMES

to skip Brit

comba (cuerda)

skip rope Am

dar a la comba

to turn the skip o skipping rope

jugar o saltar a la comba

to skip rope Am

jugar o saltar a la comba

to skip Brit

contenedor (para escombros)

skip Brit

skip in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for skip in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.skip <-pp-> [skɪp] VB intr

1. skip (take light steps):

skip

brincar

to skip from one subject to another

saltar de un tema a otro

to skip out of town

hacer una escapadita fuera de la ciudad

2. skip (with rope):

skip

saltar a la comba

3. skip MUS (not play properly):

skip CD

saltarse

II.skip <-pp-> [skɪp] VB trans

1. skip (leave out):

skip

omitir

2. skip inf (not participate in):

skip

saltarse

to skip class

faltar a clase

3. skip inf (leave):

to skip town

salir de la ciudad apresuradamente

4. skip (hop with rope):

to skip rope

saltar a la comba

5. skip SCHOOL:

to skip a grade

saltarse un curso

III.skip [skɪp] N

skip

brinco m

with a hop, a skip, and a jump

a un paso

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

a hop, skip and a jump inf

un salto, estar a un paso

to skip a grade

perder un curso

Translations for skip in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

saltar a la comba

to skip

pirarse de la clase

to skip class

saltar a la cuerda

to skip

saltar

to skip

comer (palabras)

to skip

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Then we pull ourselves to our feet, skip childishly down the marble grit hillside, and return our plastic cups to the bar.

thequietus.com

Two-handedly throwing an old deck chair into a skip and just laughing and laughing and laughing.

www.vice.com

The curious creatures can happily leap among the branches of the trees, but find a light-footed skip along the ground allows them to travel further.

www.dailymail.co.uk

If you leave or skip something because you do not know it, the story will be worthless.

en.wikipedia.org

You will now be able to press and hold the volume up and volume down keys to skip through songs.

www.pocket-lint.com

But before the scientists can skip off, arm in arm, the lawyers step in.

sciencecareers.sciencemag.org

Care is taken not to skip anyone for that means terrible misfortune or even death the following year.

en.wikipedia.org

Nor can we skip past what troubles and confuses us into a utopian future.

en.wikipedia.org

Skip-stops are used in both rail transit and bus transit operations.

en.wikipedia.org

But if you had a time machine wouldn't you just skip all the hard work and just give yourself the next winning lottery numbers?

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