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Jan 18, 2012 · An athlete is defined as "a person trained to compete in sports or exercises involving physical strength, speed, or endurance," or "a person who has a natural aptitude for physical activities." We usually use the word athlete to refer to someone who is very involved in sports, and spends a lot of time doing them.
May 11, 2012 · Yes, of course. But you can't apply this to every type of sport. Футболистка, теннисистка, волейболистка.
Nov 2, 2010 · Nov 2, 2010. #3. To put some context around the term "varsity athlete" - its original usage is to describe students who have represented either Oxford or Cambridge at any of the sports in which the two Universities compete against each other (principally rowing, rugby, cricket, soccer etc. - these major sports qualify the athletes for a "blue".)
Sep 21, 2008 · Taiwan Mandarin. Sep 21, 2008. #1. Hi everyone here. " If athletes get athlete's foot, do astronauts get mistletoe? Here is a joke. Somehow i dont quite understand why it is fun. In fact, lately i read a few English jokes, and i have to say i dont catch the point of the jokes.
May 27, 2008 · China Chinese. May 27, 2008. #1. It is a good athlete that never losses points. I am confused about the real meaning of this sentence. My guess is: Only good athletes alway win. Maybe I made a big mistake, many plain-looking English expressions turn out to be something very unexpected.
Dec 15, 2016 · Français. Mar 20, 2012. #1. Bonjour, je voudrais savoir ce que veux dire "baller" en français. Ou s'il y a une expression qui ressemble à ça :-s. Je mets le dialogue exact : Nathan and Jamie come home. Nathan is exhausted. They both finish a bottle of juice in the kitchen.
Feb 22, 2017 · Turkish. Feb 22, 2017. #1. Which of them are correct or both correct and idiomatic and they are intended to mean the same as each other. 1) She is a great athlete, but is humble about her accomplishments. 2) She is a great athlete, but is modest about her accomplishments. 3) She is a great athlete, but is unassuming about her accomplishments.
Sep 27, 2009 · Sep 27, 2009. #3. A mí me parece que un deportista es una persona que practica cualquier deporte, por lo general profesionalmente. Un atleta es simplemente una persona que está en forma, lo cual implica que hace deporte, pero no es ese el significado de la palabra. O alguien que practica atletismo, claro (track, racing, I'm not sure how to ...
Oct 19, 2016 · Since "athletics" is a non-countable meaning "a group of sports such as running, jumping, and throwing". But in this example: (They are the students who play intercollegiate athletics.), I think that the writer used "play" instead of "do" because "athletics" here is a plural noun meaning "physical activities of any type such as sports and ...
Dec 23, 2012 · Dec 24, 2012. #3. The wording does seem confusing to me, but it is the way it is on the website. You can choose: 1. Athletics: Club. 2. -JV/Varsity [sport], e.g., JV/Varsity Fencing, JV/Varsity Football. My doubt is concerning mostly the Athletics: Club part, because I know I didn't participate in School teams.
