skate·board

(skāt′bôrd′)

A usually short, narrow board having a set of four wheels mounted under it, ridden in a standing or crouching position and often used to perform stunts.

intr.v. skate·board·ed, skate·board·ing, skate·boards

To ride or perform stunts on a skateboard.

skate′board′er n.

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Noun

skateboarding - the sport of skating on a skateboard

skating - the sport of gliding on skates

Translations

تَزَلُجٌ عَلَى الْلَوحِ

skateboarding

Skateboardfahren

σκέιτμπορντ

patinaje en monopatín

rullalautailu

skate

skateboarding

gördeszkázás

skateboard

スケートボーディング

스케이트보드 타기

skateboarden

stå på rullebrett

jazda na deskorolce

ato de andar de skate skateboarding

катание на скейтборде

skateboardåkning

การเล่นกระดานสเก็ต

skateboard yapma

môn trượt ván

滑板运动

skateboarding

[ˈskeitbɔːdɪŋ] N → monopatinaje m
to go skateboarding → montar en monopatín

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

skateboarding

[ˈskeɪtbɔː^rdɪŋ] n → skateboard m, skate m
to go skateboarding → faire du skateboardskate park skateboard park n → skate-park m, skate-parc m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

skateboarding

n → Skateboardfahren nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

skateboarding

→ تَزَلُجٌ عَلَى الْلَوحِ skateboarding skateboarding Skateboardfahren σκέιτμπορντ patinaje en monopatín rullalautailu skate skateboarding skateboard スケートボーディング 스케이트보드 타기 skateboarden stå på rullebrett jazda na deskorolce ato de andar de skate, skateboarding катание на скейтборде skateboardåkning การเล่นกระดานสเก็ต skateboard yapma môn trượt ván 滑板运动

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

I'd like to go skateboarding → Jeg vil gerne skateboarde → Quisiera hacer skateboard → Haluaisin rullalautailla → J'aimerais faire du skateboard → Želim ići na skejtbording → Vorrei andare sullo skateboard → Ik wil graag skateboarden → Jeg vil gjerne kjøre rullebrett → Eu queria praticar skate → Jag skulle vilja åka skateboard → Skateboarding yapmak isterim → Tôi muốn chơi trượt ván → 我想去玩滑板

Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

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