freestyle

crawl

Façon de nager sur le ventre en avançant les bras alternativement et en battant des jambes.

En anglais simple : A way of swimming face down, moving your arms forward one after the other and kicking your legs.

• I can swim freestyle.
• She practised her freestyle every morning.
• Is freestyle faster than breaststroke?

Synonymes : front crawl, crawl

Expressions courantes : swim freestyle, freestyle technique, freestyle stroke

épreuve de nage libre

Course de natation où chacun peut utiliser la technique de nage de son choix.

En anglais simple : A swimming race in which swimmers may use any way of moving through the water.

• She won the freestyle.
• He entered the men’s freestyle event.
• Our team came second in the freestyle relay.

Expressions courantes : freestyle event, freestyle relay, freestyle final

improvisation, freestyle

Activité ou prestation libre dont les idées ou les mouvements sont inventés au fur et à mesure.

En anglais simple : Something done freely, with ideas or movements made up as you go along.

• His freestyle impressed the crowd.
• She performed a short freestyle to the music.
• We ended the session with a freestyle.

Synonymes : improvisation

Expressions courantes : rap freestyle, dance freestyle, freestyle performance

épreuve de style libre

Course de ski de fond où chacun peut avancer avec la technique de son choix.

En anglais simple : A cross-country skiing race in which skiers may use any way of moving on their skis.

• She entered the cross-country freestyle.
• He won the ten-kilometre freestyle race.
• Most skiers use a skating technique in the freestyle.

Expressions courantes : freestyle skiing event, freestyle cross-country race, freestyle race

improviser

Se produire librement en inventant ses paroles, sa musique ou son style au fur et à mesure.

En anglais simple : To perform freely, making up your own words, music, or style as you go along.

• Can you freestyle?
• She freestyled for the crowd.
• He likes to freestyle over simple beats.

Comment l'utiliser : freestyle over something (He freestyled over a slow drum beat.)

Synonymes : improvise, ad-lib

Expressions courantes : freestyle over something, freestyle on stage, freestyle a verse

improviser une danse

Danser en inventant ses mouvements plutôt qu’en suivant des pas préparés.

En anglais simple : To dance freely, making up your movements instead of following planned steps.

• Let’s freestyle for a minute.
• She freestyled across the dance floor.
• We were freestyling instead of practising the routine.

Comment l'utiliser : freestyle to something (The dancers freestyled to the music.)

Synonymes : improvise dance moves

Expressions courantes : freestyle to music, freestyle on stage, freestyle with someone

improviser

Créer ou faire quelque chose librement, sans préparation ni règles fixes.

En anglais simple : To create or do something freely without planning it first or following fixed rules.

• We decided to freestyle dinner.
• He freestyled his speech without any notes.
• She’s freestyling the design as she works.

Synonymes : improvise, make up

Expressions courantes : freestyle something, freestyle a speech, freestyle a recipe