skid

skid
skid [{{t}}skɪd] (pt & pp skidded, cont skidding)
1 intransitive verb
(a) (on road → driver, car, tyre) déraper; (wheel) patiner;
∎ the car skidded across the junction la voiture a traversé le carrefour en dérapant;
∎ I skidded into the truck j'ai dérapé et percuté le camion;
∎ to skid to a halt s'arrêter en dérapant;
∎ his glasses went skidding across the table ses lunettes ont glissé jusqu'à l'autre bout de la table
(b) (slide → person, object) déraper, glisser;
∎ I skidded on the wet floor j'ai dérapé ou glissé sur le sol mouillé;
∎ the plates skidded off the tray les assiettes ont glissé du plateau
(c) {{}}Aviation{{}} glisser (sur l'aile)
2 transitive verb
∎ (vehicle) he skidded the truck into the ditch il a perdu le contrôle du camion qui est parti dans le fossé
3 noun
(a) (action) {{}}Cars{{}} dérapage m; {{}}Aviation{{}} glissade f;
∎ {{}}Cars{{}} to go into a skid partir en dérapage, déraper;
∎ {{}}Cars{{}} to get out of or to correct a skid redresser ou contrôler un dérapage
(b) (wedge) cale f
(c) {{}}Aviation{{}} (runner for landing) béquille f
(d) {{}}American{{}} (log) rondin m; (dragging platform) traîneau m, ≃ schlitte f
(e) {{}}familiar{{}} {{}}figurative{{}}
∎ to put the skids on or under sb mettre des bâtons dans les roues à qn;
∎ to hit the skids (company, sales, prices) dégringoler;
∎ to be on the skids (company, marriage) battre de l'aile
►► skid mark (on road) trace f de pneus (après un dérapage); {{}}familiar{{}} {{}}humorous{{}} (on underpants, nappy) trace f;
{{}}American{{}} skid road
(a) (for logs) voie f faite de troncs d'arbres, ≃ chemin m de schlitte
(b) {{}}familiar{{}} (vagrant area) bas-fonds mpl, quartier m mal famé;
{{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} skid row bas-fonds mpl, quartier m mal famé;
∎ you'll end up on skid row! tu es sur une mauvaise pente!;
∎ a skid-row bum un clochard

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