slalom

slalom

Discipline de ski où l’on descend une pente en tournant pour passer entre des paires de piquets.

En anglais simple : A skiing sport in which you turn repeatedly to pass between pairs of poles down a slope.

• She enjoys slalom.
• Slalom requires quick turns on steep snow.
• He switched from downhill skiing to slalom.

Expressions courantes : giant slalom, slalom skiing, practise slalom

course de slalom

Course où les concurrents suivent un parcours comprenant une série de virages balisés.

En anglais simple : A race in which competitors follow a course with a series of marked turns.

• She won the slalom.
• He entered three slaloms this winter.
• Who finished first in yesterday’s slalom?

Expressions courantes : win a slalom, enter a slalom, the final slalom

slalom

Sport où l’on dirige un bateau ou un autre véhicule à travers une série de virages balisés.

En anglais simple : A sport in which you steer a boat or another vehicle through a series of marked turns.

• He trains in canoe slalom.
• Water ski slalom demands balance and careful steering.
• She took up kayak slalom last summer.

Expressions courantes : canoe slalom, water ski slalom, kayak slalom

parcours de slalom

Parcours aux virages balisés que doivent suivre les skieurs ou d’autres concurrents.

En anglais simple : A course with marked turns that skiers or other competitors must follow.

• This slalom has forty gates.
• Workers marked out a slalom on the slope.
• The two slaloms differ in length and difficulty.

Synonymes : slalom course

Expressions courantes : a steep slalom, set a slalom, a difficult slalom

faire du slalom

Participer à une course qui impose des virages successifs pour passer par des points balisés.

En anglais simple : To compete in a race that requires repeated turns through marked points.

• They slalom every winter.
• She slalomed through the gates faster than her rivals.
• He hopes to slalom competitively next season.

Expressions courantes : slalom down something, slalom through gates

slalomer, zigzaguer

Avancer en tournant d’un côté puis de l’autre pour contourner les obstacles.

En anglais simple : To move forward while turning from side to side around things in your way.

• She slalomed between parked cars.
• The cyclist slaloms through the morning traffic.
• We had to slalom around boxes in the hallway.

Comment l'utiliser : slalom through something (He slalomed through the crowd.); slalom around something (We slalomed around the fallen branches.)

Synonymes : weave, zigzag

Expressions courantes : slalom through traffic, slalom between cars, slalom around obstacles