Le livre English File - Intermédiaire - Leçon 5A

a physical activity or competitive game with specific rules that people do for fun or as a profession

sports

someone who trains a person or team in sport

entraîneur, entraîneuse

someone who greatly admires or is interested in someone or something

admirateur

someone who engages in a type of game or sport, either as their job or hobby

joueur, joueuse

an official who is in charge of a game, making sure the rules are obeyed by the players

arbitre

an official who is in charge of a game and makes sure players obey the rules in sports such as tennis, baseball, and cricket

arbitre

a person who watches sport competitions closely

spectateur, spectatrice

a large group of people gathered together in a particular place

foule

a large indoor facility designed for sports and physical activities

salle de sport, gymnase

a very large, often roofless, structure where sports events, etc. are held for an audience

stade

a group of people who compete against another group in a sport or game

équipe

a sport in which two or four players use rackets to hit a small ball backward and forward over a net

tennis

a type of sport where two teams, with often five players each, try to throw a ball through a net that is hanging from a ring and gain points

basket-ball

a sport played with a round ball between two teams of eleven players each, aiming to score goals by kicking the ball into the opponent's goalpost

football, foot

a game played by two teams of eleven players on grass or a field, using long sticks to put a hard ball in the opposite team's goal

hockey sur gazon

the act of moving our bodies through water with the use of our arms and legs, particularly as a sport

natation

‌the activity or sport of jumping into water from a diving board, with the head and arms first

plongée

any sport involving running, jumping, throwing and other forms of exertion, typically performed competitively

sport

the act of riding a motorcycle, particularly as a sport or hobby

motocyclisme, cyclisme motorisé

a game that is mostly played outside where each person uses a special stick to hit a small white ball into a number of holes with the least number of swings

golf

to move on snow on two sliding bars that are worn on the feet

skier

an area shaped like a rectangle that is made for playing tennis

court de tennis

a specially designed structure that holds water for people to swim in

piscine

a track used for motorcycle races

circuit de moto, circuit motocycliste

a place where people go to play golf

terrain de golf, cours de golf

the area on a mountain or hill where people are allowed to ski

piste de ski, slope de ski

an outdoor area that is specifically designed for people to play sports and engage in physical activities

terrain d'athlétisme, circuit d'athlétisme

to get more points, votes, etc. than the other side, in a game, race, competition, etc. and win

battre

to become the most successful, the luckiest, or the best in a game, race, fight, etc.

gagner

to not win in a race, fight, game, etc.

perdre

to cause something to move toward oneself or in a particular direction by pulling it

tirer, attirer

to prepare one's body for exercising or playing sports with gentle stretches and exercises

s'échauffer, réaliser un échauffement

to exercise in order to get healthier or stronger

faire du sport, faire de l'exercice

(of a referee in a sports competition) to order a player to no longer participate in the game due to a violation of the rules

expulser, envoyer hors du terrain

to defeat someone or a group decisively in a competition

éliminer , battre