skate
Pertaining to the technique of skatingPertaining to the technique of skating.
» Which is easier, skiing or skating?
Что легче: кататься на лыжах или на коньках?
Що легше: кататися на лижах чи на ковзанах?
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Pertaining to the technique of skating.
Examples
401 sentencesWhich is easier, skiing or skating?
Що легше: кататися на лижах чи на ковзанах? — deniko
ruЧто легче: кататься на лыжах или на коньках? — Fuzzyakin
I went skating on the lake.
Я ходив кататися на ковзанах на озері. — ChickenKiev
ruЯ пошёл покататься на коньках на озеро. — Hellerick
deIch ging auf dem See Schlittschuh laufen. — raggione
Are you good at ice skating?
Ти добре катаєшся на ковзанах? — deniko
ruВы хорошо катаетесь на коньках? — sharptoothed
Can we roller-skate in this park?
Ми можемо покататися на роликах у цьому парку? — deniko
ruВ этом парке можно кататься на роликах? — afyodor
deKönnen wir in diesem Park Rollschuh fahren? — jakov
Are you any good at ice skating?
Ти добре катаєшся на ковзанах? — deniko
ruВы хорошо катаетесь на коньках? — sharptoothed
Origin
Back-formation from Dutch schaats, from Middle Dutch schāetse, from Old Northern French esBack-formation from Dutch schaats, from Middle Dutch schāetse, from Old Northern French escache (“a stilt, trestle”) (compare French échasse and English scatch), from a Germanic language, perhaps Frankish *skakkjā (“stilt”, literally “thing that moves”), related to *skakan (“to shake, swing”).
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Word family
37 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- ice skating
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- go skating with
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- to go skating
- how to skate
- at ice skating
- good at skating
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