Today's
WOTD is: "deporte" = sport
1. In Spanish, “deporte” is a masculine noun of Latin origin, the main meaning of which is sport, as in:
- Hacer deporte es muy sano (practising sports is very good for your health);
2.
A related word is “deportista”*,
a sports
person,
as in:
- Aquí están unos deportistas muy famosos (here are some very famous sports people);
3.
An expression with the word “deportista”
is:
- Deportista de élite/ elite (top level sports person);
*Grammar
Please note that the
“deportista” has single form for both masculine and
feminine (“el deportista” = sports person/ male and “la
deportista” = sports person/ female).
4.
Some expressions with the word “deporte”
are:
- Deporte de élite/ elite (top level sport);
- Hacer deporte (to do sport/ to practise sports);
- Hago deporte por las tardes (I do sport/ practise sports in the afternoon);
- Por deporte (for fun/ for the love of it);
- Estudio español por deporte (I study Spanish for the fun of it);
- Practicar deporte (to do sport/ to practise sports);
- Practico deporte por las tardes (I do sport/ practise sports in the afternoon);
- Pantalón/ pantalones de deporte (sports shorts or tracksuit bottoms);
- Zapatillas de deporte (sports shoes/ trainers);
Love-Spanish.com
loves the word "deporte" in the YouTube clip:
Decathlon - El deporte más grande del mundo
*NB
'Click' on the speaker icon next to the word “deporte”
in the link to hear the word pronounced.
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