skid

sbandata, slittamento

Scivolamento improvviso di un veicolo che il conducente non riesce a controllare del tutto.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: go into a skid (The bus went into a skid on the icy road.)

Sinonimi: slide

Espressioni comuni: go into a skid, sudden skid, control a skid

pattino

Supporto lungo sotto un velivolo che permette di atterrare o poggiare a terra senza ruote.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: runner

Espressioni comuni: landing skid, helicopter skid, aircraft skid

pattino

Pezzo lungo e stretto sotto una slitta che scivola sulla neve o sul ghiaccio.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: runner

Espressioni comuni: sled skid, wooden skid, metal skid

slittare, sbandare

Scivolare sul terreno senza pieno controllo, soprattutto su una strada bagnata o ghiacciata.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: skid on something (The van skidded on the wet road.); skid into/off something (The car skidded into a fence.)

Sinonimi: slide, slip

Espressioni comuni: skid on ice, skid sideways, skid off something, skid around something