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patinage

skating

noun pah-tee-NAHZH Rare

Also means

ice skating

Usage Note

Patinage is the general term for skating; patinage sur glace specifies ice skating and patinage artistique is figure skating. The verb is patiner and the place is la patinoire. Patinage de vitesse means speed skating.

Examples

"Elle excelle en patinage artistique."

Natural Translation

She excels at figure skating.

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