sporting

sportif

Qui concerne les jeux et activités physiques pratiqués pour faire de l'exercice ou participer à des compétitions.

En anglais simple : Connected with games and physical activities that people do for exercise or competition.

• The shop sells sporting goods.
• We watched several sporting events this summer.
• The school has excellent sporting facilities.

Synonymes : sports

Expressions courantes : sporting goods, sporting event, sporting activities

fair-play

Qui se comporte de manière loyale et respectueuse envers les autres joueurs.

En anglais simple : Behaving fairly and respectfully towards other players in a game or competition.

• She was a sporting opponent.
• His sporting gesture earned applause from both teams.
• It was sporting of you to admit the ball was out.

Synonymes : sportsmanlike, fair

Contraires : unsporting

Expressions courantes : sporting gesture, sporting behaviour, sporting opponent

généreux, compréhensif

Qui fait preuve d'équité et de générosité, en aidant ou en acceptant une situation difficile.

En anglais simple : Being fair, generous, and willing to help or accept something difficult.

• That was a sporting offer.
• It was sporting of him to forgive the mistake.
• She gave us a sporting chance to finish the job.

Comment l'utiliser : be sporting of someone to do something (It was sporting of her to lend us her car.)

Synonymes : generous, fair, good-natured

Contraires : mean

Expressions courantes : sporting of someone, sporting offer, sporting chance

pratique sportive

Le fait de participer à des jeux physiques ou à des compétitions sportives.

En anglais simple : The activity of taking part in physical games or competitions.

• Sporting occupied much of his free time.
• Their weekends were devoted to outdoor sporting.
• The old diary describes a life of work and sporting.

Synonymes : sport, sports participation

Expressions courantes : outdoor sporting, weekend sporting