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surf

(sûrf)

The waves of the sea as they break upon a shore or reef.

v. surfed, surf·ing, surfs

v.intr.

1. To engage in surfing.

2. Informal To look at a variety of things casually, especially while browsing the internet or television channels.

v.tr.

a. To ride on or along (a wave) on a surfboard.

b. To engage in surfing at: had never surfed Malibu Beach.

2. Informal To browse (the internet or television channels, for example).

[Origin unknown.]

surf′er n.

surf′y adj.

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Noun

surfer - someone who engages in surfboarding

surfboarder

bather, natator, swimmer - a person who travels through the water by swimming; "he is not a good swimmer"

Translations

رَاكِبُ الأَمْوَاجُمُتَزَلِّج، مُتَجَوِّل في الإنترنِت

surfař

surfer

surffaaja

surfer

サーファー

서핑하는 사람

surfista

deskar

surfare

ผู้เล่นกระดานโต้คลื่น

sörfçü

người lướt sóng

冲浪者冲浪运动员

surfer

[ˈsɜːfəʳ] N → surfista mf, tablista mf de surf

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

surfer

[ˈsɜː^rfə^r] n

(SPORT) → surfeur/euse m/f

(on the Net) → surfeur/euse m/f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

surfer

n → Surfer(in) m(f), → Wellenreiter(in) m(f); (on Internet) → (Net-)Surfer(in) m(f)

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

surfer

[ˈsɜːfəʳ] n → surfista m/f

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.

surfer

→ رَاكِبُ الأَمْوَاجُ surfař surfer Surfer σέρφερ surfista surffaaja surfer surfer surfista サーファー 서핑하는 사람 surfer surfer surfingowiec surfista серфингист surfare ผู้เล่นกระดานโต้คลื่น sörfçü người lướt sóng 冲浪者

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If you added up the seconds that a good surfer actually spent riding the waves, it would amount to only the smallest fraction of an entire life.

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Luke Landrigan secured the winning title in the Single Fin Shortboard Invitational and young surfer Justin Ebueza emerged on top in the Tiny Toes Invitational.

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" Canlas said this year, the UPSA sponsored eight-year-old surfer Kai Kenneth Alcala to train at a high performance center in Australia as part of its youth development program.

Surf's up in 2020 Tokyo Olympics

A RESCUE operation was launched after a surfer became caught up in a rip current.

Surfer in RNLI rescue off Tynemouth beach

Because of his own experiences as both a surfer and a musician, Cooley was "compelled to consider seriously the claims by many surfers that surfing is somehow musical--that surfing and musicking go hand in hand" (172).

Surfing About Music

A surfer who was taking part in a charity challenge just off the coast of Pensarn had become detached from his board and was drifting in the water.

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Make Your Own Waves: The Surfer's Rules for Innovators and Entrepreneurs

Cooley covers the various elements of the surfing culture and lifestyle, including its early development in Hawaii, its spread to California, its celebration in surf movies, and the musical activities of amateur and professional surfers. Cooley's personal voice is a presence throughout the text, and he admits that this is a deeply personal book, as he is a surfer himself and freely switches between the roles of writer--scholar and surfer--musician.

Surfing about Music

"Eventually, we're planning to add more facilities like food stalls, shops, and others to enhance this surfer's pavilion," Rodrigueza said.

Sorsogon unveils new surfing pavilion; tourism boom seen

Told in bold down-under surfer slang, with action verse and authentically decorated Australian animal characters, "Stunno's Surf Adventure" is bound to strike a welcome chord of recognition among young readers age 6 and up.