skirt

US /skɝːt/
UK /skɝːt/
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1.

falda

a woman's outer garment fastened around the waist and hanging down around the legs

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She wore a long, flowing skirt to the party.
Ella llevaba una falda larga y fluida a la fiesta.
The little girl twirled around in her new pink skirt.
La niña dio vueltas con su nueva falda rosa.
2.

falda, bajo

the part of a coat or dress that hangs below the waist

:
The skirt of her wedding dress was intricately embroidered.
La falda de su vestido de novia estaba intrincadamente bordada.
He adjusted the skirt of his long coat.
Se ajustó la falda de su abrigo largo.
1.

bordear, rodear

to go around or past the edge of something

:
We had to skirt the edge of the forest to avoid the dense undergrowth.
Tuvimos que bordear el borde del bosque para evitar la densa maleza.
The road skirts the coastline for several miles.
La carretera bordea la costa durante varias millas.
2.

eludir, evitar

to avoid dealing with something directly

:
He tends to skirt the issue rather than confront it head-on.
Él tiende a eludir el problema en lugar de enfrentarlo directamente.
Let's not skirt around the main point.
No eludamos el punto principal.