patinar

v.

1 to skate (sobre hielo).

Elsa patina muy bonito Elsa skates very nice.

2 to skid (resbalar) (coche).

le patinan las neuronas (informal) he's going a bit funny in the head (peninsular Spanish)

El auto patina en el hielo The car skids on the ice.

3 to put one's foot in it (informal) (equivocarse).

4 to patinate.

El anticuario patina el mueble The antique dealer patinates the furniture.

5 to be crazy.

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patinar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (como diversión) to skate

2 (por accidente) to slip

3 (vehículo) to skid

4 (meter la pata) to put one's foot in it; (equivocarse) to boob, make a boob

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FRASEOLOGÍA

patinar sobre hielo to ice-skate

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verb

to skate

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VI

1) [con patines] [sobre ruedas] to roller-skate; [sobre hielo] to skate, ice-skate

2) (=resbalar) [coche] to skid; [persona] to slide

el suelo estaba húmedo y patiné — the ground was wet and I slid

3) * (=equivocarse) to make a blunder, boob *

4) Arg * to fail

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1.

verbo intransitivo

1)

a) (Dep) (con ruedas) to skate, roller-skate; (sobre hielo) to skate, ice-skate

b) (resbalar) persona to slip, slide; vehículo to skid; embrague to slip

a ti te patina/a éste le patina — (CS fam) you've/he's got a screw loose (colloq)

2) (fam) (equivocarse) to slip up

2.

patinarse v pron (RPl fam) <dinero> to blow (colloq)

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= skate, skid, aquaplane.

Ex. For example, a picture of a woman skating would be accompanied by other pictures with people involved in the same type of sporting activity.

Ex. As a result of the snow they skidded across the road into a lorry.

Ex. Driving through puddles or even heavy rain can cause your vehicle to begin to 'aquaplane'.

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1.

verbo intransitivo

1)

a) (Dep) (con ruedas) to skate, roller-skate; (sobre hielo) to skate, ice-skate

b) (resbalar) persona to slip, slide; vehículo to skid; embrague to slip

a ti te patina/a éste le patina — (CS fam) you've/he's got a screw loose (colloq)

2) (fam) (equivocarse) to slip up

2.

patinarse v pron (RPl fam) <dinero> to blow (colloq)

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= skate, skid, aquaplane.

Ex: For example, a picture of a woman skating would be accompanied by other pictures with people involved in the same type of sporting activity.

Ex: As a result of the snow they skidded across the road into a lorry.

Ex: Driving through puddles or even heavy rain can cause your vehicle to begin to 'aquaplane'.

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patinar [A1 ]

vi

A

1 (Dep) (con ruedas) to skate, roller-skate; (sobre hielo) to skate, ice-skate; (con patines en línea) to rollerblade

2 (resbalar) «persona» to slip, slide; «vehículo» to skid; «embrague» to slip

a ti te patina/a éste le patina (CS fam); you've/he's got a screw loose (colloq), you're/he's not all there (colloq)

B

1 (fam) (equivocarse) to slip up

patinó en unas cuantas preguntas she slipped up on a few questions

2

(Esp fam) (traer sin cuidado) (+ me/te/le etc): todo lo que le digo le patina no matter what I say to him it's like water off a duck's back

eso a mí me patina I don't give a damn o I couldn't care less about that (colloq)

C (Chi fam) «prostituta» to walk the streets

■ patinarse

v pron

(RPl fam) ‹dinero› to blow (colloq)

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patinar (conjugate patinar) verbo intransitivo
1

a) (Dep) (con ruedas) to skate, roller-skate;

(sobre hielo) to skate, ice-skate

b) (resbalar) [persona] to slip, slide;

[vehículo] to skid;
[embrague] to slip
2 (fam) (equivocarse) to slip up
patinar verbo intransitivo
1 to skate
patinar sobre ruedas/hielo, to roller skate/ice-skate
2 (resbalar) to slip
(vehículo) to skid
3 fam (equivocarse, meter la pata) to put one's foot in it
'patinar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
resbalar
- rueda
English:
ice-skate
- rollerblade
- skate
- skid
- know
- roller
- slip

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patinar

♦ vi

1. [sobre hielo] to skate, to ice-skate;

[sobre ruedas] to roller-skate; [con patines en línea] to roller-blade;

¿quieres venir a patinar sobre hielo? do you want to come skating o ice-skating?

2. [resbalar] [coche] to skid;

[persona] to slip;

la bici patinó en una curva the bike skidded on a bend;

Comp

Esp Fam

le patinan las neuronas, le patina el embrague he's going a bit funny in the head;

Comp

Esp Fam

lo que diga me patina I couldn't care less what he says, Br I don't give a monkey's what he says, US I don't give a rat's ass what he says

3. Esp Fam [equivocarse] to make a mistake, to slip up;

patiné comprándome ese coche buying that car was a really bad move

♦ See also the pronominal verb patinarse

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patinar

v/i

1 skate;

patinar sobre hielo (ice)skate;

patinar sobre ruedas (roller-)skate

2 AUTO skid

3 fig (equivocarse) slip up

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patinar vi

1) : to skate

2) : to skid, to slip

3) fam : to slip up, to blunder

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patinar vb to skate