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sporting

/ˈspɔːrtɪŋ/ /ˈspoʊrtɪŋ/

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verb

S'amuser, jouer

To amuse oneself, to play.

Examples :

"children sporting on the green"

Des enfants qui s'amusent sur la pelouse.

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verb

Se moquer de, railler

To mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with.

Examples :

"The older brother was sporting his little sister, teasing her about her clumsy walk. "

Le grand frère se moquait de sa petite sœur, la taquinant à propos de sa démarche maladroite.

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verb

Afficher, arborer

To display; to have as a notable feature.

Examples :

"The new student's bright, colorful backpack was sporting a large, embroidered school logo. "

Le sac à dos lumineux et coloré du nouvel élève affichait un grand logo brodé de l'école.

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verb

Détourner, amuser

To divert; to amuse; to make merry.

Examples :

"The clown's antics were sporting the children, making them laugh and giggle. "

Les pitreries du clown amusaient les enfants, les faisant rire et glousser.

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verb

Représenter, jouer

To represent by any kind of play.

Examples :

"The children were sporting bright, colorful clothes at the school picnic. "

Les enfants portaient des vêtements vifs et colorés au pique-nique de l'école.

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verb

Pratiquer des activités sportives, parier

To practise the diversions of the field or the turf; to be given to betting, as upon races.

Examples :

"My uncle enjoys sporting on the weekends, often betting on the horse races at the local track. "

Mon oncle aime pratiquer des activités sportives le week-end, pariant souvent sur les courses de chevaux sur l'hippodrome local.

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verb

Muter, présenter une variation

To assume suddenly a new and different character from the rest of the plant or from the type of the species; said of a bud, shoot, plant, or animal.

Examples :

"The young plant sporting a vibrant purple bloom surprised everyone; it wasn't like the other, pale green shoots in the garden. "

La jeune plante présentant une fleur violette vibrante a surpris tout le monde ; elle ne ressemblait pas aux autres pousses vert pâle du jardin.

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verb

Fermer

To close (a door).

Examples :

"The teacher sporting the classroom door shut before the bell rang. "

Le professeur a fermé la porte de la salle de classe avant que la cloche ne sonne.

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noun

Pratique d'un sport, activité sportive

The act of taking part in a sport.

Examples :

"My younger brother's sporting of the latest video game champion title made him very proud. "

La pratique sportive de mon jeune frère, qui a remporté le titre de champion du dernier jeu vidéo, l'a rendu très fier.

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adjective

Sportif

Pertaining to sports

Examples :

"He got a job in a sporting goods store."

Il a trouvé un emploi dans un magasin d'articles de sport.

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adjective

Sportif, fair-play

Exhibiting sportsmanship.

Examples :

"Quite sporting of you to call that foul on yourself."

C'est très fair-play de votre part d'avoir sifflé cette faute contre vous.

sport character attitude moral

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adjective

Ayant des chances de succès, prometteur

Having a reasonable chance of success.

Examples :

"The team had a sporting chance of winning the championship, given their recent strong performance. "

L'équipe avait des chances de succès de remporter le championnat, compte tenu de ses récentes performances solides.

sport possibility

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adjective

Sportif, loyal, généreux

Fair, generous; ‘game’.

Examples :

"It was very sporting of her to let us off like that."

Ce fut très sportif de sa part de nous laisser partir comme ça.

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adjective

Relatif aux excès masculins, notamment le jeu, la prostitution ou des activités récréatives similaires

(obsolete) Of or relating to unseemly male excesses, especially gambling, prostitution, or similar recreational activities.

Examples :

"The gossips whispered that the wealthy young man's sporting activities were causing problems at school. "

Les commérages murmuraient que les activités sportives du jeune homme riche causaient des problèmes à l'école.

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