skid

derrape

Deslizamiento repentino de un vehículo que el conductor no puede controlar del todo.

En inglés sencillo: A sudden slide of a vehicle that the driver cannot fully control.

• The car went into a skid.
• A sudden skid sent the van toward the wall.
• The driver managed to control the skid.

Cómo se usa: go into a skid (The bus went into a skid on the icy road.)

Sinónimos: slide

Expresiones frecuentes: go into a skid, sudden skid, control a skid

patín

Soporte alargado bajo una aeronave que le permite aterrizar o apoyarse sin ruedas.

En inglés sencillo: A long support under an aircraft that lets it land or rest without wheels.

• The helicopter rested on its skids.
• One landing skid was damaged.
• The pilot lowered the aircraft until both skids touched the ground.

Sinónimos: runner

Expresiones frecuentes: landing skid, helicopter skid, aircraft skid

patín

Pieza larga y estrecha bajo un trineo que se desliza sobre nieve o hielo.

En inglés sencillo: A long narrow piece under a sled that slides over snow or ice.

• One skid broke under the sled.
• The wooden skids slid easily over the snow.
• He repaired both skids before the journey.

Sinónimos: runner

Expresiones frecuentes: sled skid, wooden skid, metal skid

derrapar, patinar

Deslizarse por el suelo sin control suficiente, especialmente cuando la carretera está mojada o helada.

En inglés sencillo: To slide across the ground without proper control, especially when a road is wet or icy.

• The car skidded on ice.
• His wheels skidded when he braked.
• The truck skidded off the road into a field.

Cómo se usa: skid on something (The van skidded on the wet road.); skid into/off something (The car skidded into a fence.)

Sinónimos: slide, slip

Expresiones frecuentes: skid on ice, skid sideways, skid off something, skid around something