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1 to be on the skids
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2 to put the skids under somebody/something
to put the skids under somebody/something(cause to fail) poner zancadillas a alguien/algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to put the skids under somebody/something
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3 to grease the skids
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4 her marriage/career is on the skids
su matrimonio/carrera se está yendo al garete, su matrimonio/carrera está cayendo en picadoEnglish-spanish dictionary > her marriage/career is on the skids
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5 to put the skids under sb
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skid
1. past tense, past participle - skidded; verb(to slide accidentally sideways: His back wheel skidded and he fell off his bike.) derrapar, patinar
2. noun1) (an accidental slide sideways.) patinazo, derrapaje2) (a wedge etc put under a wheel to check it on a steep place.) calce; patínskid vb derrapar / patinartr[skɪd]1 patinar, derrapar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be on the skids ir cuesta abajoto go into a skid patinar, derraparto put the skids under somebody/something (cause to fail) poner zancadillas a alguien/algoto skid to a halt frenar patinandoskid row SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL barrios nombre masculino plural bajos, barriadas nombre femenino pluralskid n: derrape m, patinazo mn.• calzo s.m.• derrape s.m.• desliz s.f.• deslizamiento s.m.• patinazo s.m.• patín s.m.• resbalón s.m.• rodillo s.m.v.• derrapar v.• deslizar v.• patinar (Automóvil) v.• patinar una rueda v.• resbalar v.• resbalar un coche v.
I skɪdto go into a skid — patinar, derrapar; (before n)
skid marks — marcas fpl de un patinazo
2) ( for moving goods) rastra fto be on the skids — (colloq) ir* cuesta abajo
to put the skids under somebody — hacerle* or (Esp) ponerle* la zancadilla a alguien, (a)serrucharle el piso a alguien (CS)
3) ( support) (AmE) larguero m
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intransitive verb - dd- \<\<car/plane/wheels\>\> patinar, derrapar; \<\<person\>\> resbalarse; \<\<object\>\> deslizarse*[skɪd]we skidded off the road — patinamos or derrapamos y nos salimos de la carretera
1. N1) (Aut etc) patinazo m, resbalón m2) (Aer) patín m- grease the skids- put the skids under sb2.VI (Aut) patinar; [person, object] deslizarse, resbalarseto skid into — dar con or contra
I skidded into a tree — patiné y di contra un árbol, de un patinazo di contra un árbol
3.CPDskid mark N — (on road) marca f de frenazo; (in underpants) palomino * m
skid row * N — (US) calles donde se refugian los borrachos, drogadictos etc
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I [skɪd]to go into a skid — patinar, derrapar; (before n)
skid marks — marcas fpl de un patinazo
2) ( for moving goods) rastra fto be on the skids — (colloq) ir* cuesta abajo
to put the skids under somebody — hacerle* or (Esp) ponerle* la zancadilla a alguien, (a)serrucharle el piso a alguien (CS)
3) ( support) (AmE) larguero m
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intransitive verb - dd- \<\<car/plane/wheels\>\> patinar, derrapar; \<\<person\>\> resbalarse; \<\<object\>\> deslizarse*we skidded off the road — patinamos or derrapamos y nos salimos de la carretera
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s.1 patinazo (de coche)to put the skids under something/somebody ocasionar la ruina de algo/alguiento be on skid row (familiar) pordiosear, vivir en la indigencia (Estados Unidos)v.dar un patinazo, patinar, derrapar, deslizarse.vi.patinar.(pt & pp skidded)
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