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1 skid
∎ the car skidded across the junction la voiture a traversé le carrefour en dérapant;∎ I skidded into the truck j'ai dérapé et percuté le camion;∎ to skid to a halt s'arrêter en dérapant;∎ his glasses went skidding across the table ses lunettes ont glissé jusqu'à l'autre bout de la table(b) (slide → person, object) déraper, glisser;∎ I skidded on the wet floor j'ai dérapé ou glissé sur le sol mouillé;∎ the plates skidded off the tray les assiettes ont glissé du plateau∎ (vehicle) he skidded the truck into the ditch il a perdu le contrôle du camion qui est parti dans le fossé3 noun∎ Cars to go into a skid partir en dérapage, déraper;∎ Cars to get out of or to correct a skid redresser ou contrôler un dérapage∎ to put the skids on or under sb mettre des bâtons dans les roues à qn;∎ to hit the skids (company, sales, prices) dégringoler;∎ to be on the skids (company, marriage) battre de l'aile►► skid mark (on road) trace f de pneus (après un dérapage); familiar humorous (on underpants, nappy) trace f;American skid road(a) (for logs) voie f faite de troncs d'arbres, ≃ chemin m de schlitte∎ you'll end up on skid row! tu es sur une mauvaise pente!;∎ a skid-row bum un clochard
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