slalom

slalom

Disciplina dello sci in cui si scende lungo un pendio facendo curve per passare tra coppie di pali.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: giant slalom, slalom skiing, practise slalom

gara di slalom

Gara in cui i concorrenti seguono un percorso con una serie di curve segnalate.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Espressioni comuni: win a slalom, enter a slalom, the final slalom

slalom

Sport in cui si guida una barca o un altro veicolo attraverso una serie di curve segnalate.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: canoe slalom, water ski slalom, kayak slalom

percorso di slalom

Percorso con curve segnalate che gli sciatori o altri concorrenti devono seguire.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: slalom course

Espressioni comuni: a steep slalom, set a slalom, a difficult slalom

fare slalom

Partecipare a una gara che richiede curve ripetute per passare attraverso punti segnalati.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: slalom down something, slalom through gates

zigzagare

Procedere girando da una parte e dall’altra per aggirare gli ostacoli.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: slalom through something (He slalomed through the crowd.); slalom around something (We slalomed around the fallen branches.)

Sinonimi: weave, zigzag

Espressioni comuni: slalom through traffic, slalom between cars, slalom around obstacles