- sport
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 (BrE) (AmE sports) physical activity done for pleasureADJECTIVE▪ amateur, pro (informal, esp. AmE), professional▪ organized▪ youth▪ high-school (AmE), school (esp. BrE)▪ college (esp. AmE), collegiate (AmE), intercollegiate (AmE)▪ after-school▪ motor (usually motorsport in BrE, motorsports in AmE)VERB + SPORT/SPORTS▪ do, play▪
He does a lot of sport. (BrE)
▪We played sports together when we were kids. (esp. AmE)
▪ be involved in, get involved in, participate in▪We encourage the children to get involved in sport/sports.
▪ promote▪a campaign to promote sport/sports among women
SPORTS + NOUN▪ (The following nouns all follow sports in BrE and AmE.), event▪ arena, bar, centre (BrE), club, facilities, field (esp. BrE), ground, hall (esp. BrE), pavilion (BrE), stadium, venue▪the construction of a new $250-million sports arena
▪The council has allocated an extra £11 million to a new community sports club. (BrE)
▪ league (esp. AmE)▪ day (BrE)▪the school sports day
▪ programme/program (esp. AmE)▪government funding for sports programmes/programs for girls and women
▪ figure, hero, person (usually sportsperson), personality, star▪ team▪ enthusiast, fan▪ commentator▪ channel, coverage, news, page, section▪Sports coverage in the local newspaper is good.
▪ programme/program, show (esp. AmE)▪ columnist, correspondent, editor, journalist, photographer, reporter, writer▪ injury▪ medicine, nutrition▪ nutritionist, psychologist▪ bag▪ equipment▪ goods (BrE) (sporting goods in AmE)▪ bra, clothing▪ drink▪ book, movie▪It is one of the best sports books I have read.
▪ shop, store▪ betting▪sports betting on the Internet
▪ marketingPREPOSITION▪ in sport▪the use of drugs in sport (BrE)
▪the use of drugs in sports (AmE)
PHRASES▪ love for sport (BrE), love for sports (AmE), love of sport (BrE), love of sports (AmE), passion for sport (BrE), passion for sports (AmE)▪She has a real passion for sport/sport.
▪ the world of sport (BrE), the world of sports (AmE)2 particular type of sporting activityADJECTIVE▪ mainstream, major, popular▪popular sports such as football
▪ minor, minority (BrE)▪ competitive, recreational (esp. AmE)▪ Olympic▪ contact, non-contact▪In theory, basketball is a non-contact sport.
▪ active▪ dangerous, risky▪ spectator▪ indoor, outdoor▪ winter (usually winter sports)▪ individual, team▪ adventure, extreme (usually adventure sports, extreme sports)▪the inherent dangers of adventure sports such as mountaineering
▪ field (BrE)▪ country (BrE)▪ water (usually water sports)▪ combat▪Combat sports such as karate and judo carry with them the risk of injury.
▪ racket▪ equestrian▪ blood, cruel (esp. BrE)VERB + SPORT▪ take up▪I need to take up a sport to get fit.
▪ dominate▪In the 1960s, the Soviet Union dominated the sport of gymnastics.
▪ promote▪a campaign to promote the sport among young people
PREPOSITION▪ sport of▪the sport of boxing
PHRASES▪ love for a sport, love of a sport, passion for a sport▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}She has a real passion for the sport.
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Sport- — Sport … Deutsch Wörterbuch
SPORT — DANS un monde soumis quotidiennement aux bouleversements politiques, aux fluctuations économiques et qui, de surcroît, ne peut ignorer les sources permanentes de conflits qui séparent les consciences, rares sont les langages universels perçus par … Encyclopédie Universelle
Sport+ — Création 1995 Propriétaire Canal+ SA Slogan « La chaîne de ceux qui veulent plus de sport » Langue Français Pays … Wikipédia en Français
sport — SPORT, sporturi, s.n. Complex de exerciţii fizice şi de jocuri practicate în mod metodic, cu scopul de a dezvolta, de a întări şi de a educa voinţa, curajul, iniţiativa şi disciplina; fiecare dintre formele particulare, reglementate ale acestei… … Dicționar Român
sport — spòrt s.m.inv., agg.inv. FO 1a. s.m.inv., attività fisica volta a mantenere in efficienza il corpo: fare, praticare dello sport 1b. s.m.inv., ciascuna delle discipline sportive (e l insieme degli esercizi atletici e delle gare che le… … Dizionario italiano
sport — sport; sport·abil·i·ty; sport·er; sport·ful; sport·i·ly; sport·i·ness; sport·ing·ly; sport·less; sport·cast; sport·cast·er; sport·ful·ly; sport·ful·ness; … English syllables
Sport TV — Senderlogo Allgemeine Informationen Empfang: Kabel und Satellit … Deutsch Wikipedia
Sport — (sp[=o]rt), n. [Abbreviated from disport.] 1. That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement. [1913 Webster] It is as sport to a fool to do mischief. Prov. x. 23. [1913 Webster] Her sports were such as carried riches of knowledge upon… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sport — [spôrt] n. [ME sporte, aphetic for DISPORT] 1. any activity or experience that gives enjoyment or recreation; pastime; diversion 2. such an activity, esp. when competitive, requiring more or less vigorous bodily exertion and carried on, sometimes … English World dictionary
sport — /spɔrt, ingl. spɔːt/ [vc. ingl., in origine «divertimento», dall ant. fr. desport] s. m. inv. 1. CFR. diporto, giochi, esercizi fisici, gara, competizione, incontro, spettacolo 2. (est.) divertimento, passatempo, svago, spasso, ricreazione,… … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
Sport — Sm std. (19. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. sport. Dort gekürzt aus disport Vergnügen , das entlehnt ist aus mfrz. desporter. Dieses wiederum ist umgebildet aus ml. deportare sich betragen, sich vergnügen , das zu l. portāre tragen gebildet… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache