What does patin in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word patin in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use patin in French.

The word patin in French means skate, skating, overshoe, shoe cover, French kiss, go roller-skating, ice skate, roller skate, in-line skate, inline skate, brake shoe, Rollerblade, rollerblade, French kiss, French kiss. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word patin

skate

nom masculin (type de chaussure)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les enfants chaussèrent leurs patins avant de se lancer sur la glace.
The children put on their skates before going on the ice.

skating

nom masculin (activité sur chemin...)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai pris des cours de patin pour pouvoir aller faire des balades avec mes enfants en toute sécurité.
I took skating lessons so that I could go out safely with my children.

overshoe, shoe cover

nom masculin (pièce de feutre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma grand-mère insistait toujours pour qu'on mette des patins dans son beau salon.
My grandmother always insisted we wore overshoes in her beautiful living room.

French kiss

nom masculin (populaire (baiser avec la langue)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les deux ados se sont roulé un patin.
The two teenagers gave each other a French kiss.

go roller-skating

locution verbale (utiliser des patins à roulette)

Les enfants font du patin à roulettes dans le parc.

ice skate

nom masculin (chaussure pour patiner)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ils lui offrirent des patins à glace à Noël.

roller skate

nom masculin (chaussure à roulettes) (usually plural)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il enfile ses patins à roulettes et file au parc.

in-line skate, inline skate

nom masculin (Can (type de patins, roller)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

brake shoe

nom masculin (gomme de frein de vélo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le patin de frein est tendu par un câble.

Rollerblade, rollerblade

nom masculin (patin à roues en lignes) (®)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On lui a offert de nouveaux patins en ligne.

French kiss

(familier (embrasser [qqn] avec la langue)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

French kiss

(familier (couple : s'embrasser avec la langue)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

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