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patin

skate, blade

noun pah-TAN Rare

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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