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sportslig

adjectiveadjektiv

sporting · sporty · sportsmanlike

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. som gjelder sport (1)sport which relates to sportsport (1)
    • det var mange store sportslige begivenheter i helgen there were many major sporting events at the weekend
    brukt som adverb: used as an adverb:
    • sportslig sett ble stevnet en suksess in sporting terms the meet was a success
  2. som passer til sportslignende aktiviteter which is suited to sport-like activities
    • en sprek og sportslig familiebil a lively, sporty family car
  3. som sømmer seg for idrettsfolk;
    preget av sportsåndsportsmanship;
    motsatt usportsligunsportsmanlike
    which befits sportspeople;
    marked by sportsmanshipsportsånd;
    opposite of unsportsmanlikeusportslig
    • vise sportslig oppførsel to show sportsmanlike behaviour