ski

ski

Une des deux pièces longues et étroites fixées aux pieds pour glisser sur la neige ou l’eau.

En anglais simple : One of two long, narrow pieces worn on your feet to slide over snow or water.

• One ski came off my foot.
• We rented skis for the afternoon.
• Her new skis are longer than mine.

Expressions courantes : a pair of skis, ski bindings, water ski

sortie à ski

Sortie ou court moment passé à se déplacer sur la neige avec des skis.

En anglais simple : A trip or short period spent moving over snow on long, narrow pieces attached to your feet.

• Let's go for a ski.
• We enjoyed a short ski through the woods.
• A morning ski left us hungry for lunch.

Comment l'utiliser : go for a ski (We went for a ski after breakfast.)

Synonymes : skiing trip

Expressions courantes : go for a ski, a morning ski, a quick ski

ski d’atterrissage

Un des deux supports longs et plats sous un avion qui permettent d’atterrir sur la neige.

En anglais simple : One of two long, flat supports under an aircraft that allow it to land on snow.

• A ski under the plane was damaged.
• The aircraft has skis instead of wheels.
• Its skis allowed the pilot to land on snow.

Synonymes : runner

Expressions courantes : aircraft ski, landing ski, ski landing gear

skier

Se déplacer sur la neige avec des skis fixés aux pieds.

En anglais simple : To move over snow on long, narrow pieces attached to your feet.

• I can ski.
• We skied in the mountains last winter.
• Have you ever skied down this slope?

Comment l'utiliser : ski down something (She skied down the steep slope.)

Expressions courantes : ski down something, ski on snow, learn to ski

skier

Se déplacer sur la neige ou l’eau avec des skis fixés aux pieds.

En anglais simple : To move over snow or water on long, narrow pieces attached to your feet.

• She learned to ski last year.
• He skied on the lake behind a boat.
• We skied across the snow toward the cabin.

Comment l'utiliser : ski across something (They skied across the snowy field.)

Expressions courantes : ski on water, ski across something, learn to ski