Usage Note
Patin can refer to an ice skate (patin à glace), a roller skate (patin à roulettes), or simply a pad or block used to protect a floor surface. Faire du patin or patiner means to skate, and the rink is une patinoire.
Examples
"Il enfile ses patins avant de glisser."
Natural Translation
He puts on his skates before gliding.

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