skid

dérapage

Glissement soudain d’un véhicule que le conducteur ne maîtrise pas complètement.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : go into a skid (The bus went into a skid on the icy road.)

Synonymes : slide

Expressions courantes : go into a skid, sudden skid, control a skid

patin

Long support sous un aéronef lui permettant d’atterrir ou de reposer au sol sans roues.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : runner

Expressions courantes : landing skid, helicopter skid, aircraft skid

patin

Pièce longue et étroite sous une luge, qui glisse sur la neige ou la glace.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : runner

Expressions courantes : sled skid, wooden skid, metal skid

déraper

Glisser sur le sol sans bien maîtriser son mouvement, surtout sur une route mouillée ou verglacée.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : skid on something (The van skidded on the wet road.); skid into/off something (The car skidded into a fence.)

Synonymes : slide, slip

Expressions courantes : skid on ice, skid sideways, skid off something, skid around something