luge
A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on…A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back.
» The German athletes won four gold medals at the luge world championship in Canada.
Bei der Rennrodel-Weltmeisterschaft in Kanada gewannen die deutschen Athleten vier Goldmedaillen.
Немецкие атлеты выиграли четыре золотые медали на мировом чемпионате по одиночным саням в Канаде.
Meaning
3 senses(also, attributive, countable)A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back.
Schlitten, Rennschlitten
саниsani
a racing sled for one or two people
(also, attributive, broadly, uncountable)The sport of racing on luges.
Rennrodeln, Rodeln
са́нный спортsánnyj sport
са́нний спортsánnyj sport
(also, attributive, broadly, countable)A piece of bone, ice or other material with a channel down which a drink (usually alcoholic) can be poured into someone's mouth.
Examples
1 sentencesThe German athletes won four gold medals at the luge world championship in Canada.
ruНемецкие атлеты выиграли четыре золотые медали на мировом чемпионате по одиночным саням в Канаде. — astynk
deBei der Rennrodel-Weltmeisterschaft in Kanada gewannen die deutschen Athleten vier Goldmedaillen. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
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Origin
The noun is borrowed from Swiss French or Franco-Provençal luge, from Medieval Latin scludThe noun is borrowed from Swiss French or Franco-Provençal luge, from Medieval Latin scludia, from Late Latin sclodia, of Celtic origin, from Gaulish *stludio, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₃sleydʰ- (“to slide, slip; to be slick or slippery”). If so, it is related to sled and sleigh.
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Forms
plural: lugesSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable