hit the slopes

English translation: go skiing

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English term or phrase:hit the slopes
Selected answer:go skiing
Entered by: Daniel Frisano

03:17 Feb 5, 2010
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Marketing - Tourism & Travel
English term or phrase: hit the slopes
We have a full range of packages whether you are looking to hit the slopes this weekend or take in the abundance of Mississippi's wildlife.
Mark Chen
Local time: 22:23
go skiing
Explanation:
must be several alternative packages: one is skiing, another is Mississippi's wildlife, etc.
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Daniel Frisano
Italy
Local time: 15:23
Grading comment
thanks
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +19go skiing
Daniel Frisano
5 -1go climbing/mountaineering
David Hollywood
Summary of reference entries provided
to hit the slopes
Ellen Kraus

Discussion entries: 6





  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +19
go skiing


Explanation:
must be several alternative packages: one is skiing, another is Mississippi's wildlife, etc.

Daniel Frisano
Italy
Local time: 15:23
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michelle Temple: skiing or snowboarding
24 mins

agree  John Detre
1 hr

agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa: That's what woud come to my mind, and it does snow in Mississippi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi
1 hr

agree  Ildiko Santana
1 hr

agree  Patricia Townshend (X)
2 hrs

agree  Oliver Lawrence
4 hrs

agree  Ellen Kraus
4 hrs

agree  Jenni Lukac (X)
5 hrs

agree  Melanie Nassar: Must be another package, I can't imagine anyone going to Mississippi for skiing
6 hrs

agree  Jenny Westwell
6 hrs

agree  Lucinda Hollenberg: Perhaps the location was incorrect.
7 hrs

agree  Gary D: I didn't think it snowed in Misissippi then this....http://images.google.com/images?client=gmail&rls=gm&q=Snow i...
7 hrs

agree  Paula Vaz-Carreiro
8 hrs

agree  Stephanie Ezrol
8 hrs

agree  Rolf Keiser
11 hrs

agree  Alexandra Taggart
16 hrs

agree  Michael Lyman
18 hrs

agree  Deborah Workman
20 hrs

agree  Phong Le
1 day 5 hrs
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
go climbing/mountaineering


Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 2 mins (2010-02-05 03:19:42 GMT)
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normally refers to skiing but not the case in Mississippi ("hill climbing" would also be acceptable)

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Note added at 3 mins (2010-02-05 03:21:02 GMT)
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if it's a travel agency advertising various travel packages, it could refer to skiing but would need morre context to be sure :)

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Note added at 4 mins (2010-02-05 03:21:36 GMT)
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should read "more" of course :)

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Note added at 19 mins (2010-02-05 03:36:46 GMT)
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the more I come back to this, the more I'm convinced it has to be "go skiing" ... a travel agency offering its range of packages

David Hollywood
Local time: 11:23
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Oliver Lawrence: never heard this used to mean mountaineering as opposed to skiiing
4 hrs
  -> did you read the rest of my entry Oliver?
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Reference comments


4 hrs
Reference: to hit the slopes

Reference information:
to snort cocaine is a very well known definition. another one is to go for skiing which is more likely in the present context.but judge by yourself: Urban Dictionary: Hit the Slopes - [ ]Hit the Slopes - 4 definitions - To snort a line or many lines of cocaine.
www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Hit the Slopes - Get Ready To Hit The Slopes - Sports/Outdoor Activities - FitFacts ... - [ ]You don't have to wait for the snow to start falling to get ready for ski season. Start your training now and you'll be sailing past those other ski bums on ...
www.acefitness.org/.../fitfacts_display.aspx?itemid=46

Ellen Kraus
Austria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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