d'un athlète

  • 11athlete — ATHLETE. s. m. C estoit chez les Grecs & chez les Romains, celuy qui combattoit pour le prix dans les jeux publics. Puissant, robuste athlete. Il se dit figurement des hommes forts, robustes, adroits aux exercices du corps. C est un vray Athlete …

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  • 12ATHLETE — ATHLETE. ATHLETE (All Terrain Hex Limbed Extra Terrestrial Explorer) es un proyecto de robot para realizar funciones de transporte de carga (hasta 450 kg), montaje, mantenimiento y servicio sobre la superficie lunar. Está formado por seis… …

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  • 13athlete — early 15c., from L. athleta a wrestler, athlete, combatant in public games, from Gk. athletes prizefighter, contestant in the games, agent noun from athlein to contest for a prize, related to athlos a contest and athlon a prize, of unknown origin …

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  • 14athlete — athlete, gymnast agree in denoting a person skilled in physical performance requiring agility, powers of endurance, and, often, muscular strength. Athlete also usually implies the status of a contender in games or in sports involving a contest,… …

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  • 15Athlete — Athlete …

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  • 16Athlete — Ath lete, n. [L. athleta, Gr. ? prizefighter, fr. ? to contend for a prize, ?, Hom. ?, contest, ? prize; fr. the same root as E. wed: cf. F. athl[ e]te.] 1. (Antiq.) One who contended for a prize in the public games of ancient Greece or Rome.… …

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  • 17athlete's foot — n [U] a medical condition in which the skin between your toes cracks …

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  • 18athlete's foot — noun uncount an infection in which the skin between the toes becomes sore, cracked, and ITCHY …

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  • 19athlete — [n] person involved in sports amateur, animal, challenger, competitor, contender, contestant, games player, gorilla*, iron person*, jock, jockey, muscle person*, player, professional, shoulders, sport, sportsperson, superjock*; concept 366 …

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  • 20athlete — ► NOUN 1) a person who is good at sports. 2) a person who competes in track and field events. ORIGIN Greek athl t s, from athlon prize …

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