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skateboard

skateboard

noun SKAYT-bord Rare
Arts & Culture Sports

Usage Note

Le skateboard is used in French both for the board itself and for the sport; the shortened form le skate is equally common in casual speech. Practitioners are called skateurs or skateboardeurs. Skateboarding became an Olympic sport in Tokyo 2020, boosting its profile in France; cities like Paris have notable skate spots near cultural landmarks.

Examples

"Mon frère fait du skateboard le week-end."

Natural Translation

My brother does skateboarding on the weekend.

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