derrapar

In a sentence

• El cotxe va derrapar quan va girar en la carretera mullada.

  The car skidded when it turned on the wet road.

  Here the word 'derrapar' is used to describe the loss of traction of a vehicle's tires on the surface of the road.

• En esquiar, has de tenir compte de no derrapar massa per mantenir l'equilibri.

  When skiing, you must be careful not to skid too much to maintain balance.

  Here 'derrapar' refers to the slight sideways sliding motion often happening during skiing maneuvers.

• Vaig sentir com les rodes de la bicicleta derrapaven en intentar frenar sobtadament.

  I heard the bicycle's wheels skid when trying to brake suddenly.

  In this context, 'derrapar' expresses the action of the bicycle tires losing grip on the surface during abrupt braking.