Glissade

/ɡlɪˈsɑːd/ noun/verb

Definition

A skillful glide over snow or ice in descending a mountain; in ballet, a gliding step; any smooth, effortless sliding movement.

Etymology

From French 'glisser' (to slide/glide). Used in mountaineering, ballet, and general elegance. It's the word for controlled, graceful sliding — chaos made beautiful.

Kelly Says

Sliding down a snowy mountain on your feet like a BOSS! In ballet, it's a gliding step. In life, it's any movement so smooth it looks effortless! Penguins basically glissade everywhere! 🐧⛷️

Translations

AMአማርኛ
滑行
slah-hing
ARالعربية
انزلاق
in-zal-aq
BNবাংলা
স্লাইড
slai-d
CACatalà
glissade
gli-sa-de
CSČeština
klouzání
kloo-za-nee
DADansk
glidende
gli-den-de
DEDeutsch
Glisser
gli-ser
ELΕλληνικά
φωτεινός
fo-te-inos
ESEspañol
glissada
gli-sa-da
FAفارسی
لغز
la-ghz
FISuomi
liukuminen
li-u-ku-mi-nen
FRFrançais
glissade
gli-sa-d
GUGU
ગ્લિસેડ
gli-sed
HAHA
glissade
gli-sa-de
HEעברית
חלקה
cha-le-ha
HIहिन्दी
स्लाइड
slai-d
HUMagyar
csúszás
choo-shaz
IDBahasa Indonesia
glissade
gli-sa-de
IGIG
glissade
gli-sa-de
ITItaliano
glissade
gli-sa-de
JA日本語
グリス賽
gu-ri-sai
KKKK
скольжение
skhol-zhen-ie
KMKM
ក្លាយ
kla-i
KO한국어
글리사드
geul-li-sa-de
MRMR
ग्लिसेड
gli-sed
MSBahasa Melayu
glissade
gli-sa-de
MYမြန်မာ
ကြိုး
kye
NLNederlands
glijden
ghee-den
NONorsk
gliding
gli-ding
PAPA
ਗਲਿਸੇਡ
gal-ise-d
PLPolski
ślizg
shleez
PTPortuguês
glissade
gli-sa-de
RORomână
glisada
gli-sa-da
RUРусский
скольжение
skhol-zhen-ie
SVSvenska
glida
gli-da
SWKiswahili
kufuli
ku-fu-li
TAதமிழ்
குளிர்ச்சி
ku-li-r-chi
TEతెలుగు
స్లిడ
slii-da
THไทย
ลื่นไหล
luen-lai
TLTL
glissade
gli-sa-de
TRTürkçe
kayma
kay-ma
UKУкраїнська
скольження
skhol-zhen-nya
URاردو
گلسید
glish-id
VITiếng Việt
kéo dài
keo dai
YOYO
glissade
gli-sa-de
ZH中文
滑行
huá xíng
ZUZU
glissade
gli-sa-de

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