skip

skip
skip [skɪp]
1. noun
   a. ( = jump) petit saut m
   b. (British) ( = container) benne f
2. intransitive verb
sautiller ; (with rope) sauter à la corde
• the child skipped in/out l'enfant est entré/sorti en sautillant
• he skipped over that point il a glissé sur ce point
• to skip from one subject to another sauter d'un sujet à un autre
• the book skips about a lot on n'arrête pas de passer d'un sujet à l'autre dans ce livre
3. transitive verb
[+ chapter, class, meal] sauter
• skip the details! laisse tomber les détails ! (inf)
• to skip school sécher les cours (inf)
4. compounds
► skip rope noun (US) corde f à sauter
* * *
[skɪp] 1.
noun
1) (jump) petit bond m
2) GB (rubbish container) benne f
2.
transitive verb (p prés etc -pp-)
1) (not attend) sauter [meeting, lunch, school]
2) (leave out) sauter [pages, chapter]

to skip the formalities — sauter les formalités

skip it! — (colloq) laisse tomber!

3) (colloq) (leave)

to skip town — filer (colloq) de la ville

3.
intransitive verb (p prés etc -pp-)
1) (jump) (once) bondir; (several times) sautiller
2) (with rope) sauter à la corde
3) (travel, move)

she skipped from Paris to Lyons — elle a fait un saut de Paris à Lyon

to skip from one chapter to another — sauter d'un chapitre à l'autre


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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