skirting
Present participle of skirt.
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skirt
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
1. (clothing)
a. la jupe (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Matilde bought a pretty skirt for the party.Matilde a acheté une jolie jupe pour la fête.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
a. contourner
You need to skirt the shopping center to get to my house.Il faut contourner le centre commercial pour arriver chez moi.
b. longer
There is a beautiful wall that skirts the town of Seville.Un magnifique mur longe la ville de Séville.
3. (figurative) (to avoid)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
b. contourner (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Mila always tries to skirt difficult problems.Mila essaie toujours de contourner les problèmes difficiles.
Conjugations
Indicative of "skirt"
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Collins English Verb Conjugation Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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