skip

to jump over something, especially in a game for children

saltar, brincar, pasar por encima de algo

• skip over something

Collocations skip a rope · skip stones across the water

• The children were skipping ropes in the playground.

  Los niños estaban saltando la cuerda en el patio de recreo.

to not do something that you should or could have done, especially because you are too busy or lazy to do it

saltarse, omitir, pasar por alto algo

• skip a meal
• skip a class

Collocations skip breakfast/lunch/dinner · skip a day of school

• I had to skip my morning classes today.

  Tuve que saltarme mis clases de la mañana hoy.

to go quickly from one part of a book or document to another, without reading the pages in between

saltar páginas, pasar rápidamente por algo

• skip to somewhere

Collocations skip to a chapter · skip to the end of a book

• She skipped ahead to the last chapter.

  Ella pasó rápidamente al último capítulo.

to move a video or film forward quickly, in order to see what happens later without watching everything that comes between

saltar adelante en una película o vídeo

• skip ahead

Collocations skip to the end of a scene · skip through a video

• I skipped forward to see how it ends.

  Avancé para ver cómo termina.

to move a song or album on to the next track without listening to the current one

saltar una canción, pasar al siguiente tema

• skip over something

Collocations skip a song on the playlist · skip to the next track

• I skipped the first song and went straight to my favorite.

  Salté la primera canción y fui directo a mi favorita.

to not pay an amount of money that you owe, especially because you do not have enough money to pay it

saltarse un pago, no pagar una deuda

• skip a payment

Collocations skip a rent payment · skip a credit card bill

• I had to skip my car insurance payment this month.

  Tuve que saltarme el pago del seguro de mi carro este mes.

to avoid going to court or being punished for something that you have done wrong, especially by leaving the country

evadir la justicia, huir de las autoridades

• skip the country

Collocations skip bail · skip town

• He skipped the country to avoid being arrested.

  Huyó del país para evitar ser arrestado.

a dance in which you jump over a rope that is turning around you, or the act of doing this

salto con cuerda, brincar la cuerda

• a skip

Collocations play a skipping game · have fun skipping

• The children were playing a skipping game.

  Los niños estaban jugando un juego de brincar la cuerda.