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Sport

sport

noun SHPORT Less Common

Origin: from English sport

Also means

exercise

Usage Note

Sport is usually uncountable in the sense of physical activity: Sport treiben is the fixed phrase for 'to do sport'. Note the German 'shp' sound at the start despite the English origin. A single discipline is a Sportart.

Examples

"Ich treibe gern Sport."

Natural Translation

I like doing sport.

Literal Translation

I do gladly sport.

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