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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSkid
/skɪd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To slide along a surface without traction, typically unintentionally and sideways.
"The car began to skid on the icy patch of the highway."
- 1
An act of sliding or slipping uncontrollably.
"The sudden skid caused the driver to lose control momentarily."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old Norse 'skíð', meaning a piece of cleft wood, snowshoe, or ski. It entered Middle English as a noun related to sliding or slipping, eventually evolving into a verb describing the sudden sliding of a vehicle or object sideways.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Skid" is said worldwide
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déraper
Transliteration: /de.ʁa.pe/
"La voiture a failli déraper sur la route mouillée."
rutschen
Transliteration: /ˈʁʊt͡sn̩/
"Das Auto geriet auf dem Eis ins Rutschen."
sbandare
Transliteration: /zbanˈdare/
"L'auto ha iniziato a sbandare a causa dell'asfalto bagnato."
derrapar
Transliteration: /de.raˈpaɾ/
"El conductor tuvo que frenar fuerte y empezó a derrapar."
derrapar
Transliteration: /de.ʁaˈpaɾ/
"O carro pode derrapar se a estrada estiver molhada."
फिसलना
Transliteration: fisalna
"गीली सड़क पर कार फिसल गई।"
打滑
Transliteration: dǎhuá
"汽车在结冰的路面上打滑了。"
미끄러지다
Transliteration: mikkureojida
"빙판길에서 차가 미끄러졌다."
スリップする
Transliteration: surippu suru
"濡れた路面で車がスリップした。"
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