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to skip
01
sautiller, bondir
to jump quickly and slightly while walking
Intransitive: to skip | to skip somewhere
Exemples
She could n't contain her excitement and started to skip down the street.
Elle ne pouvait pas contenir son excitation et a commencé à sautiller dans la rue.
The children skipped joyfully along the path, enjoying the sunny day.
Les enfants sautillaient joyeusement le long du chemin, profitant de la journée ensoleillée.
02
sécher, ne pas aller à
to not do an activity on purpose, particularly one that one is supposed to do or usually does
Transitive: to skip a task or activity
Exemples
Feeling under the weather, she decided to skip her morning workout routine.
Se sentant un peu patraque, elle a décidé de sauter sa routine d'entraînement matinale.
They chose to skip the regular team meeting and instead collaborate through virtual communication.
Ils ont choisi de sauter la réunion d'équipe habituelle et de collaborer plutôt par communication virtuelle.
03
faire ricocher, faire rebondir
to make something move lightly and quickly over a surface, typically with a skipping or bouncing motion
Transitive: to skip sth somewhere
Exemples
She skipped stones across the calm surface of the pond, creating ripples in the water.
Elle a fait ricocher des pierres sur la surface calme de l'étang, créant des ondulations dans l'eau.
The child skipped the pebble over the frozen lake, watching it slide effortlessly.
L'enfant a fait ricocher le caillou sur le lac gelé, le regardant glisser sans effort.
04
filer, se barrer
to leave a place hastily and secretly
Transitive: to skip a place
Exemples
Fearing the consequences of his actions, he decided to skip town in the middle of the night.
Craignant les conséquences de ses actes, il a décidé de quitter la ville au milieu de la nuit.
The suspect managed to skip the country before law enforcement could apprehend them.
Le suspect a réussi à s'esquiver du pays avant que les forces de l'ordre ne puissent l'arrêter.
05
ricocher, rebondir
to rebound or bounce off a surface after impact
Intransitive: to skip somewhere | to skip off a surface
Exemples
The stone skipped across the surface of the pond, creating a series of ripples.
La pierre a ricoché à la surface de l'étang, créant une série de rides.
During the game of billiards, the cue ball skipped off the cushion and sank the intended ball.
Pendant le jeu de billard, la bille blanche a rebondi sur la bande et a fait tomber la bille visée.
06
passer, sauter
to deliberately and quickly move past or jump over certain sections or portions of media, such as audio tracks, video segments, or chapters
Transitive: to skip certain sections | to skip to a further section
Exemples
During the movie, he decided to skip the intense scenes as they were too disturbing.
Pendant le film, il a décidé de sauter les scènes intenses car elles étaient trop dérangeantes.
If you 're short on time, you can skip the introductory chapters and jump straight to the main content of the book.
Si vous manquez de temps, vous pouvez sauter les chapitres d'introduction et passer directement au contenu principal du livre.
Skip
01
an error or omission caused by oversight or inattention
Exemples
There was a small skip in the report's data.
The editor found a skip in the final draft.
02
a manner of moving in which a person alternates between steps and light hops
Exemples
The child moved with a cheerful skip across the yard.
She broke into a skip on her way down the path.
03
benne, container à déchets
a large open container used for holding and transporting waste or rubbish, typically found at construction sites or used for home renovations
Dialect
British
BritishExemples
The skip outside the house was quickly filled with debris.
La benne à l'extérieur de la maison a été rapidement remplie de débris.
Builders loaded the skip with leftover materials from the project.
Les constructeurs ont chargé la benne avec les matériaux restants du projet.
04
supérieur hiérarchique indirect, responsable du supérieur direct
the boss of one's direct supervisor
SlangExemples
My skip is helpful when my team lead is being uptight.
Mon skip est utile lorsque mon chef d'équipe est rigide.
She escalated the issue to her skip for guidance.
Elle a escaladé le problème à son supérieur hiérarchique pour obtenir des conseils.
Arbre Lexical
skipper
skip
