sporting

sportlich, Sport-

Mit Spielen und körperlichen Aktivitäten zum Trainieren oder für Wettkämpfe verbunden.

In einfachem Englisch: Connected with games and physical activities that people do for exercise or competition.

• The shop sells sporting goods.
• We watched several sporting events this summer.
• The school has excellent sporting facilities.

Synonyme: sports

Häufige Wendungen: sporting goods, sporting event, sporting activities

fair, sportlich

Sich gegenüber anderen Spielern in einem Spiel oder Wettkampf fair und respektvoll verhaltend.

In einfachem Englisch: Behaving fairly and respectfully towards other players in a game or competition.

• She was a sporting opponent.
• His sporting gesture earned applause from both teams.
• It was sporting of you to admit the ball was out.

Synonyme: sportsmanlike, fair

Gegenteile: unsporting

Häufige Wendungen: sporting gesture, sporting behaviour, sporting opponent

großzügig, fair

Fair und großzügig handelnd und bereit, zu helfen oder eine schwierige Situation zu akzeptieren.

In einfachem Englisch: Being fair, generous, and willing to help or accept something difficult.

• That was a sporting offer.
• It was sporting of him to forgive the mistake.
• She gave us a sporting chance to finish the job.

So benutzt man es: be sporting of someone to do something (It was sporting of her to lend us her car.)

Synonyme: generous, fair, good-natured

Gegenteile: mean

Häufige Wendungen: sporting of someone, sporting offer, sporting chance

Sporttreiben

Das Ausüben körperlicher Spiele oder die Teilnahme an sportlichen Wettkämpfen.

In einfachem Englisch: The activity of taking part in physical games or competitions.

• Sporting occupied much of his free time.
• Their weekends were devoted to outdoor sporting.
• The old diary describes a life of work and sporting.

Synonyme: sport, sports participation

Häufige Wendungen: outdoor sporting, weekend sporting