"off-piste" meaning in English

See off-piste in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From off- + piste. Etymology templates: {{af|en|off-|piste}} off- + piste Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} off-piste (not comparable)
  1. (of snow or ski-runs) Not specially prepared or designated for skiing, hence viewed as more exciting but also more dangerous. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Skiing Translations (Not specially prepared or designated for skiing): hors-piste (French), abseits der Piste (German), fuoripista (Italian), offpist (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-off-piste-en-adj-G4FsYlGA Disambiguation of Skiing: 58 14 28 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with off-, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with off-: 41 38 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 42 34 Disambiguation of 'Not specially prepared or designated for skiing': 96 4
  2. (figurative) Deviating from what is seen as correct, usual or conventional. Tags: figuratively, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-off-piste-en-adj-wNRuxN1w Categories (other): English terms prefixed with off-, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with off-: 41 38 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 42 34

Adverb

Etymology: From off- + piste. Etymology templates: {{af|en|off-|piste}} off- + piste Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} off-piste (not comparable)
  1. In off-piste locations. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-off-piste-en-adv-E-yNxC~C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with off-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 33 41 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with off-: 41 38 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 29 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 42 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 27 46 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 27 23 50 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 27 24 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 24 21 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 30 29 41
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