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  • 1dressage — [ dresaʒ ] n. m. • 1791; dressure n. f. 1854; de dresser ♦ Action de dresser. 1 ♦ Action d installer (qqch.) en faisant tenir droit. Dressage d une tente, d un lit. ⇒ montage. 2 ♦ Techn. Opération qui consiste à donner une forme plane. Dressage… …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 2dressage — n. maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the rider. [WordNet 1.5] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3dressage — (n.) 1936, from Fr. dressage, from dresser to train, drill (see DRESS (Cf. dress) (v.)). Middle English had dress (v.) in the sense of to train or break in a horse or other animal (c.1400), but it died out …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 4dressage — /fr. dʀeˈsaʒ/ [vc. fr., da dresser «drizzare» e «indirizzare, istruire»] s. m. inv. (di animali da corsa) addestramento …

    Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • 5dressage — ► NOUN ▪ the art of riding and training horses so as to develop obedience, flexibility, and balance. ORIGIN French, training …

    English terms dictionary

  • 6dressage — [dre säzh′] n. [Fr, training < dresser, to arrange, train < OFr drecier: see DRESS] exhibition riding or horsemanship in which the horse is controlled in certain difficult steps and gaits by very slight movements of the rider …

    English World dictionary

  • 7Dressage — An upper level dressage competitor performing an extended trot. Dressage (pronounced /ˈdrɛsɑːʒ/ or /drɨˈsɑːʒ/) (a French term, most commonly translated to mean training ) is a competitive equestrian sport, defined by the International E …

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  • 8Dressage — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Dressage », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) En sport, le dressage est une discipline… …

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  • 9dressage — /dreuh sahzh /; Fr. /drdde sannzh /, n. 1. See haute école (def. 1). 2. the art or method of training a horse in obedience and in precision of movement. [1935 40; < F, equiv. to dress(er) to DRESS + age AGE] * * * I (French; training …

    Universalium

  • 10DRESSAGE — n. m. Action de dresser. Le dressage d’un fil de fer, d’une barre de fer. Fig., Le dressage d’un cheval, d’un chien …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)