d'un athlète

  • 31ATHLÈTE — s. m. Celui qui combattait à la lutte ou au pugilat, dans les jeux solennels de l ancienne Grèce. Un puissant athlète. Un athlète robuste. Combat d athlètes.   Il se dit figurément Des hommes forts et robustes, adroits aux exercices du corps. C… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 32ATHLÈTE — n. m. Celui qui combattait à la lutte ou au pugilat, dans les jeux solennels de l’ancienne Grèce. Un puissant athlète. Un athlète robuste. Combat d’athlètes. Par extension, il s’emploie aux deux genres pour désigner Celui ou celle qui pratique… …

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

  • 33Athlete — An athlete is a sportsperson in a general sense or specifically a competitor in track and field athletics (track and field) events.Athlete may also refer to:*Athlete (band), an indie rock band from London *ATHLETE (robot), or All Terrain Hex Limb …

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  • 34athlete — 01. Because he is an [athlete], he is very careful about his diet. 02. I m no [athlete]; in fact, I m terrible at sports. 03. Their daughter is quite [athletic], and does well in most sports. 04. Janet is not very [athletically] gifted, but she… …

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  • 35athlete — [[t]æ̱θliːt[/t]] ♦♦♦ athletes 1) N COUNT An athlete is a person who does a sport, especially athletics, or track and field events. Daley Thompson was a great athlete. 2) N COUNT You can refer to someone who is fit and athletic as an athlete. I… …

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  • 36Athlete Assistance Program — The Athletic Assistance Program (or carding program) is a program where the Government of Canada (through Sport Canada) provides funding assistance to elite level Canadian athletes. Athletes who are receiving this assistance are called carded… …

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  • 37athlete tax — (ATH.leet taks; TH as in thin) n. A tax levied on professional athletes by the jurisdiction to which they travel to play a game. Example Citation: The councillors said the money raised through the athlete tax could be used to help subsidize the… …

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  • 38athlete — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ elite, fine, good, great, Olympic, outstanding, talented, top, world class ▪ one of the greatest athletes …

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  • 39athlete — Synonyms and related words: amateur athlete, archer, ballplayer, baseballer, baseman, batter, battery, blocking back, bowman, catcher, center, coach, competitor, cricketer, defensive lineman, end, footballer, games player, gamester, guard,… …

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  • 40athlete — n. an all around (AE), all round; amateur; professional; weekend; world class athlete * * * [ æθliːt] all round amateur professional weekend world class athlete an all around (AE) …

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