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surf·ing

(sûr′fĭng)

1. The sport of riding toward the shore on the forward slope of a wave, especially while standing or lying on a surfboard. Also called surfboarding.

2. Informal The activity of casually looking at something that offers numerous options, such as the internet or television.

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surfing

(ˈsɜːfɪŋ)

(Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) the sport of riding towards shore on the crest of a wave by standing or lying on a surfboard. Also called: surfboarding

ˈsurfer, ˈsurfˌrider n

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surf•ing

(ˈsɜr fɪŋ)

n.

the act or sport of riding the crest of a breaking wave toward the shore, esp. on a surfboard.

[1915–20]

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Noun

surfing - the sport of riding a surfboard toward the shore on the crest of a wave

surfboarding, surfriding

aquatics, water sport - sports that involve bodies of water

Translations

التَّجَوُّل في الإنترنِتالتَّزَلُّج على المَوجرُكُوبُ الأَمْوَاج

surfovánísurfink

surfing

Surfen Wellenreiten im Netz surfen

σέρφινγκ

surfing

surffaus

surf

surfanje

szörfözés

brimbrettabrun

navigazione su Internet surf

サーフィン

서핑

surfen

surfing surfing på nettet

surfowanie

surf surfe

серфинг

surfovanie

deskanje

surfning

การเล่นกระดานโต้คลื่น

gezinmesörf sporusörf yapma

môn lướt sóng

冲浪运动网络冲浪

surfing

[ˈsɜːfɪŋ] surfriding [ˈsɜːfˌraɪdɪŋ] N → surf m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

surfing

[ˈsɜː^rfɪŋ] n

(SPORT) → surf m
to go surfing → faire du surf

(also Web surfing, Internet surfing) → surf m sur internet

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

surfing

n → Surfen nt, → Surfing nt, → Wellenreiten nt; a good surfing beach → ein guter Strand zum Surfen or Wellenreiten

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

surfing

[ˈsɜːfɪŋ] surfriding [ˈsɜːfˌraɪdɪŋ] n → surfing m inv, surf m inv
to go surfing → fare surf

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

surf

(səːf) noun

the foam made as waves break on rocks or on the shore. The children were playing in the white surf.

verb

1. to ride on a surfboard as a sport.

2. to look for interesting sites on the Internet.

surfer noun

ˈsurfing noun

(also ˈsurf-riding).

1. the sport of riding on a surfboard.

2. looking for interesting sites on the Internet.

ˈsurfboard noun

a board on which a bather rides towards shore on the surf.

surfing

→ رُكُوبُ الأَمْوَاج surfování surfing Surfen σέρφινγκ surfing surffaus surf surfanje surf サーフィン 서핑 surfen surfing surfowanie surf, surfe серфинг surfning การเล่นกระดานโต้คลื่น sörf yapma môn lướt sóng 冲浪运动

Where can you go surfing? → Kam si můžu jít zasurfovat? → Hvor kan man surfe? → Wo kann man surfen? → ¿Dónde se puede hacer surf? → Missä voi surffata? → Où peut-on faire du surf ? → Gdje se može jedriti na dasci? → Dove si può fare surf? → Waar kunnen we surfen? → Hvor går det an å surfe? → Gdzie możemy popływać na desce? → Onde a gente pode ir surfar? → Var kan man surfa? → Sörf için nereye gitmek gerek? → 哪儿能冲浪？

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