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 Translation for 'to skid' from English to Slovak
VERB   to skid | skidded | skidded
skidding | skids
SYNO brake shoe | shoe | sideslip | ...
kĺzať (sa) [nedok.] [na ceste]to skid
šmýkať sa [nedok.] [prudko, nekontrolovane]to skid
šmyknúť sa [dok.] [hl. o kolesách na dopr. prostriedku]to skid
zošmyknúť sa [dok.] [hl. o kolesách na dopr. prostriedku]to skid
prem.
dostať šmyk [dok.]
to skid
Nouns
prem.
šmyk {m}
skid
2 Words
automot.doprava
brzdná stopa {f}
skid mark
automot.doprava
šmyková stopa {f}
skid mark
automot.doprava
stopa {f} po šmyku
skid mark
4 Words
dopravaprem.
dostať šmyk [dok.]
to go into a skid
dopravaprem.
dostať sa do šmyku [dok.]
to go into a skid
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Usage Examples English
  • Her accuracy with the slice, both cross-court and down the line and her ability to skid the ball and keep it low, enabled her to use it as an offensive weapon to set the ball up for her forehand put-aways.
  • They changed the band name to Skid Row in late 1986.
  • Baltimore, Maryland has a homelessness issue in the Inner Harbor. Some housing projects and gang plagued neighborhoods bare social issues similar to skid rows.
  • The game requires the player to master the powerslide technique to skid around corners and to reduce their lap time.
  • So he had to skid the car sideways continuously to see the road ahead.

  • This also results in the drop being able to skid around the pan on the layer of gas just under it.
  • The pilot pulled back the number one engine throttle but the plane began to roll steeply to the right and struck the pavement before proceeding to skid through a grass infield and then across another runway before coming to a stop.
  • Sensors detect when the car is starting to skid and the steering's electronic control unit (ECU) provides a prompt to the driver to correct the problem by making the steering wheel move slightly.
  • Those subscribing to the first and fourth of Packer's risk categories are likely to believe no rider can sense when he is near the traction limit, while the second and third risk categories include those who share Spiegel's view that a rider need not lose traction and start to skid to know where the limit is.
  • Grabbing can be so severe that the tires skid and continue to skid even when the pedal is released.

  • The force from a car that struck her car caused her to skid on the wet surface of the Northern State Parkway, jump the highway's concrete divider, and collide with a car containing five passengers, one of whom was killed.
  • A movement of the arm ME can be decomposed into a movement perpendicular to ME, causing the wheel to rotate, and a movement parallel to ME, causing the wheel to skid, with no contribution to its reading.
  • Improper engine braking technique can cause the wheels to skid (also called shift-locking), especially on slippery surfaces, as a result of too much deceleration.
  • On tilled soil a one-piece roller has the disadvantage that when turning corners the outer end of the roller has to rotate much faster than the inner end, forcing one or both ends to skid.
  • Eventually the aircraft slows enough to where the tires make contact with the runway surface and the aircraft begins to skid.

  • If the tire regains traction after the rider starts to skid while the motorcycle is moving sideways, the tire will stop its sideways movement causing the motorcycle to suddenly jerk into an upright position (and beyond).
  • Contemporary headlines include: sports ("Haye relishes underdog role in 'David and Goliath' fight with Nikolai Valuev"—"The Guardian"); business ("On Internet, David-and-Goliath Battle Over Instant Messages"—"The New York Times"); science ("David and Goliath: How a tiny spider catches much larger prey"—"ScienceDaily"; politics ("Dissent in Cuba: David and Goliath"—"The Economist"); social justice ("David-and-Goliath Saga Brings Cable to Skid Row"—"Los Angeles Times").
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