patiner

patiner [patine]

➭ TABLE 1

1. intransitive verb

   a. (Sport) to skate

   b. [roue] to spin

2. transitive verb

[+ bois, bronze, meuble] to give a patina to

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patine
1.

verbe transitif (artificiellement) to apply a finish to [métal, meuble]

2.

verbe intransitif

1) Sport to skate

2) Automobile [roue] to spin; [embrayage] to slip

faire patiner l'embrayage — to slip the clutch

3.

se patiner verbe pronominal [bois, statue] to acquire a patina

chêne patiné — oak shiny with age

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patine

1. vi

1) (sur la glace) to skate

2) [embrayage] to slip

3) [roue, voiture] to spin

2. vt

[meuble] to give a patina to

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patiner verb table: aimer

A vtr (couvrir de patine) (artificiellement) to apply a finish to, to patinate spéc [métal, meuble]; (naturellement) to give a patina to [bois, statue]; chêne/bronze patiné oak/bronze shiny with age.

B vi

1 Sport to skate;

2 Aut [roue] to spin; [embrayage] to slip; la voiture patinait dans la boue the wheels of the car were spinning in the mud; faire patiner l'embrayage to slip the clutch;

3 (piétiner) [discussion, projet] to flounder;

4 Can (tergiverser) to skirt the issue, to hedge.

C se patiner vpr [bois, statue] to acquire a patina.

[patine] verbe intransitif

1. SPORT to skate

2. AUTOMOBILE [roue] to spin

[embrayage] to slip

3. (Québec & locution)

savoir patiner to know how to duck and weave (figuré)

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[patine] verbe transitif

[un meuble] to patine, to patinize

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se patiner verbe pronominal intransitif

to patinate, to become patinated