luge
To ride a luge; also, to participate in the sport of lugeTo ride a luge; also, to participate in the sport of luge.
» 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. — al_ex_an_der
Немецкие атлеты выиграли четыре золотые медали на мировом чемпионате по одиночным саням в Канаде. — astynk
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2 senses(also, attributive, intransitive)To ride a luge; also, to participate in the sport of luge.
rodeln
(also, attributive, figuratively, intransitive)To slide or slip down a slope.
- move along on a luge or toboggan
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
2 languagesBy meaning 1
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
luges, luging, luged, lugedSynonyms
1 synonyms- move along on a luge or toboggan:toboggan
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle