French word

ski

Pronunciation

IPA/ski/

Meaning

  • masculine nounskiing

Example

Tu veux faire du ski ce week-end ?

Do you want to go skiing this weekend?

Illustration for ski (skiing)

More examples

Son équipement de ski est dans la voiture.

His ski equipment is in the car.

Core concept

A long, narrow board fixed to a boot for gliding over snow, also representing the sport built around using such boards.

Common phrases

  • cours de ski

    ski lesson

  • équipement de ski

    ski equipment

  • piste de ski

    ski slope

Similar words

ski alpin: A sport or leisure activity involving sliding down snowy slopes on skis.
ski de fond: A winter sport of traveling long distances on skis over flat or rolling terrain.
snowboard: A winter sport of gliding over snow on a single long board.

Definition in French

Longue planche que l'on fixe aux chaussures pour glisser sur la neige, et par extension l'activité sportive consistant à se déplacer ou descendre la pente avec ces planches.

Word origin

French borrowed ski from Norwegian, which inherited it from Old Norse skíð, meaning a split piece of wood or a wooden board.

Usage tips

  • The activity normally appears as faire du ski, while skier is the regular verb for skiing.

Other meanings

  • skinoun

Related words

  • skierskiverb
  • skieusefemale skiernoun

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