patin à roulettes
The English phrase "roller skating" is patin à roulettes in French.
patin à roulettes refers to the activity of skating on roller skates. You can use Mettre des patins à roulettes to say "to put on roller skates", Une piste de roller to refer to a roller rink and Les protections when talking about protective gear.
Meaning: skating on roller skates (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase patin à roulettes literally translates to "skate with rollers".
Which one should you use?
While patin à roulettes refers to roller skates, do not confuse it with patins à glace, which means ice skates.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the activity of roller skating as a verb, use the phrase faire du patin à roulettes.
Did you know?
- The word patin is a diminutive of patte, which means 'paw'.
- The word patin is used in French to describe the felt pads or plastic glides placed under chair legs to protect floors.
- While you can say faire du patin à roulettes, many French speakers simply use the word roller as a noun or a verb. They might say faire du roller or even roller to describe the activity itself.
Examples in context
- Je fais du patinage à roulettesI am roller skating
- J'apprécie le patinage artistique à roulettesI enjoy artistic roller skating
- Il est passionné de patinage de vitesse à roulettesHe is passionate about roller speed skating
- On pourrait faire du roller ce week-end ?Shall we go roller skating this weekend?
- Je vais mettre mes patins à roulettesI am going to put on my roller skates
- Allons à la piste de roller ce soir !Let's go to the roller rink tonight!
- Je suis passionné de patinage artistique à roulettes depuis mon enfance.I have been passionate about artistic roller skating since my childhood.
- On s'éclate toujours à faire du roller ensemble!We always have a blast roller skating together!
- Elle pratique le patin à roulettes le samedi.She practices roller skating on Saturdays.
Example conversation
Chloé and Hugo are talking about their weekend plans.
- ChloéQu'est-ce que tu fais ce week-end, Hugo ?What are you doing this weekend, Hugo?
- HugoJe vais faire du patin à roulettes au parc.I am going roller skating at the park.
- ChloéC'est génial, je peux venir avec toi ?That's great, can I come with you?
- HugoOui, apporte tes propres patins !Yes, bring your own skates!
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries patin, à, CC BY-SA 4.0.
