sparring

  • 21sparring-partner — [ spariŋpartnɛr ] n. m. • 1909; mot angl. (1908), de sparring « combat » et partner « partenaire » ♦ Anglic. Sports Boxeur servant, à l entraînement, d adversaire à un boxeur qui prépare un match. Des sparring partners. ● sparring partner,… …

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  • 22sparring-partners — ● sparring partner, sparring partners nom masculin (mot anglais, de sparring, combat, et partner, partenaire) Pugiliste participant à l entraînement d un boxeur avant un combat …

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  • 23sparring partner — sparring partners 1) N COUNT A boxer s sparring partner is another boxer who he or she fights regularly in training. 2) N COUNT Your sparring partner is a person with whom you regularly have friendly arguments …

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  • 24sparring partner — {{hw}}{{sparring partner}}{{/hw}}locuz. sost. m. inv.  (pl.  ingl. sparring partners   ) Pugile che allena un altro pugile boxando con lui …

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  • 25sparring partner — /ˈsparrin(g) &partner, ingl. ˈspɑːrɪŋˌpɑːtnə(r)/ [loc. ingl., propriamente «compagno (partner) di esercizio (sparring, da to sparr «combattere, esercitarsi nel pugilato»)»] loc. sost. m. inv. (sport, di pugile) allenatore …

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  • 26sparring partner — sparring .partner n 1.) someone you practise ↑boxing with 2.) someone you regularly have friendly arguments with …

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  • 27sparring partner — n. any person with whom a professional boxer spars or practices while training …

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  • 28sparring partner — UK [ˈspɑːrɪŋ ˌpɑːtnə(r)] / US [ˈspɑrɪŋ ˌpɑrtnər] noun [countable] Word forms sparring partner : singular sparring partner plural sparring partners 1) someone who helps a boxer to train for a fight by taking the part of an opponent 2) someone who… …

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  • 29Sparring Search —    The method by which bucks establish their dominance heirarchy. Sparring occurs during the prerut, when buck’s antlers are hard and strong. When sparring, two bucks will approach each other with their head low, and then lock antlers. They then… …

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  • 30Sparring-partner — Expression anglophone qui se traduit par « partenaire d’entraînement » et généralement utilisé dans le milieu de la boxe, des boxes pieds poings et au tennis. Plus exactement, il s’agit d’un partenaire d’un certain niveau destiné à… …

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