ski
To move on skisTo move on skis.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
» Which is easier, skiing or skating?
Что легче: кататься на лыжах или на коньках? — Fuzzyakin
Що легше: кататися на лижах чи на ковзанах? — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(intransitive)To move on skis.
Ski fahren, Schi fahren, Ski laufen
ката́ться на лы́жахkatátʹsja na lýžax
ката́тися на ли́жахkatátysja na lýžax
move along on skis
(transitive)To travel over (a slope, etc.) on skis; to travel on skis at (a place), (especially as a sport).
We spent the winter holidays skiing the Alps
Examples
1003 sentencesWhich is easier, skiing or skating?
Що легше: кататися на лижах чи на ковзанах? — deniko
ruЧто легче: кататься на лыжах или на коньках? — Fuzzyakin
My family goes skiing every winter.
Моя родина їздить кататися на лижах кожної зими. — deniko
ruМоя семья каждую зиму катается на лыжах. — ae5s
deMeine Familie fährt jeden Winter Ski. — Yorwba
I need to buy new skis.
Мені потрібно купити нові лижі. — deniko
ruМне надо купить новые лыжи. — marafon
deIch muss mir neue Ski kaufen. — al_ex_an_der
I do a lot of skiing.
Я багато катаюся на лижах. — deniko
I want to learn how to ski.
Я хочу навчитися кататися на лижах. — deniko
ruЯ хочу научиться кататься на лыжах. — Olya
deIch möchte Ski fahren lernen. — Zaghawa
Translations
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Origin
From Norwegian ski, from Old Norse skíð (“stick of wood, snowshoe”), from Proto-Germanic *From Norwegian ski, from Old Norse skíð (“stick of wood, snowshoe”), from Proto-Germanic *skīdą (“stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to cut, split”) (see also shed). Cognate with Old English sċīd (“stick of wood”) (modern shide), Old High German skit (Modern German Scheit (“log”)).
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Forms
skis, skiing, skied, skiedWord 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
Collocations
12 patterns- go skiing
- go skiing with
- to go skiing
- how to ski
- water skiing
- good at skiing
- pair of skis
- ski boots boots
- skiing next weekend
- gone gone skiing
- skiing every winter
- go skiing next
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.