slalom
See also: Slalom
English
Etymology
From Norwegian sla (“steep, hill side”) and låm (“trail”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: släʹ-ləm, IPA(key): /ˈslɑː.ləm/
Audio (UK) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈslɔ.ləm/
- Rhymes: -ɑːləm
- Hyphenation: sla‧lom
Noun
slalom (countable and uncountable, plural slaloms)
- (uncountable, sports) The sport of skiing in a zigzag course through gates. (Often used attributively)
- Slalom is her strongest Olympic sport.
- The slalom gates are set closer together.
- (uncountable) Any similar activity on other vehicles, including canoes and water skis.
- 1979, J.G. Ballard, The Unlimited Dream Company, chapter 1:
- Disowned by my father... I began an erratic and increasingly steep slalom. Rejected would-be mercenary pilot, failed Jesuit novice, unpublished writer of pornography… yet for all these failures I had a tenacious faith in myself, a messiah as yet without
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- (countable, sports) A course used for the sport of slalom.
- These first two slaloms have sixty gates each.
- (countable, sports) A race or competition wherein participants each perform the sport of slalom.
- He has won six World Cup slaloms.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- giant slalom, GS
- parallel giant slalom, PSG
- parallel slalom, PSL
- slalomer
- slalomist
- super giant slalom, Super G/Super-G
Translations
sports
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course used for the sport of slalom
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race or competition
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Verb
slalom (third-person singular simple present slaloms, present participle slaloming, simple past and past participle slalomed)
- (intransitive) To race in a slalom.
- (intransitive) To move in a slalom-like manner.
- 1988, Edmund White, The Beautiful Room is Empty, New York: Vintage International, 1994, Chapter Three,
- Snow fell, swirled, slalomed past our windows.
- 2013, Daniel Taylor, Steven Gerrard goal against Poland ensures England will go to World Cup (in The Guardian, 15 October 2013),
- Gerrard plainly had other ideas as he set off on that final, driving run into the opposition penalty area, slaloming between Kamil Glik and Grzegorz Wojtkowiak and getting his shot away as a third defender, Artur Jedzejczyk, and the goalkeeper, Wojciech Szczesny, tried to close him out.
- 1988, Edmund White, The Beautiful Room is Empty, New York: Vintage International, 1994, Chapter Three,
Translations
to race in a slalom
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Anagrams
- Mallos, Mollas, mollas, ollams
Czech
Noun
slalom m
- slalom (sport of skiing in a zigzag course through gates)
- slalom (zigzag activity on non-ski vehicles, including canoes and water skis)
- vodní slalom
Derived terms
- slalomář
Further reading
- slalom in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- slalom in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sla.lɔm/
Audio (file)
Noun
slalom m (plural slaloms)
- (sports) slalom (event in skiing, kayaking or other sports)
Derived terms
- slalomer
- slalomeur
Descendants
- → Romanian: slalom
- → Turkish: slalom
Further reading
- “slalom”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzla.lom/[1]
- Rhymes: -alom
- Hyphenation: slà‧lom
Noun
slalom m (invariable)
- (sports) slalom
Derived terms
- slalom gigante
- slalomeggiare
- slalomista
- slalomistico
References
- slalom in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams
- smallo, smallò
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Norwegian slalåm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsla.lɔm/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -alɔm
- Syllabification: sla‧lom
Noun
slalom m inan
- (sports) slalom
Declension
Declension of slalom
singular | plural | |
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nominative | slalom | slalomy |
genitive | slalomu | slalomów |
dative | slalomowi | slalomom |
accusative | slalom | slalomy |
instrumental | slalomem | slalomami |
locative | slalomie | slalomach |
vocative | slalomie | slalomy |
Derived terms
adjective
- slalomowy
nouns
- slalomista
- slalomistka
- slalomowiec
Further reading
- slalom in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- slalom in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Noun
slalom m (plural slaloms or slalons)
- (skiing) slalom (skiing in a zigzag course)
Romanian
Etymology
From French slalom.
Noun
slalom n (plural slalomuri)
- slalom
Declension
Declension of slalom
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) slalom | slalomul | (niște) slalomuri | slalomurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) slalom | slalomului | (unor) slalomuri | slalomurilor |
vocative | slalomule | slalomurilor |
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From German Slalom, English slalom.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /slǎlom/
- Hyphenation: sla‧lom
Noun
slàlom m (Cyrillic spelling сла̀лом)
- slalom
Declension
Declension of slalom
singular | plural | |
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nominative | slalom | slalomi |
genitive | slaloma | slaloma |
dative | slalomu | slalomima |
accusative | slalom | slalome |
vocative | slalome | slalomi |
locative | slalomu | slalomima |
instrumental | slalomom | slalomima |
References
- “slalom” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Swedish
Noun
slalom c
- slalom
Usage notes
Not used for the course itself.
Declension
Declension of slalom | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | slalom | slalomen | — | — |
Genitive | slaloms | slalomens | — | — |
Derived terms
- slalombacke (ski slope used for slalom)
- slalombana (slalom course)
- storslalom (“giant slalom”)
References
- slalom in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- slalom in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- slalom in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)