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Pronunciation / Transliteration: shízhan xùnliàn sài
"教练安排了一场高强度的实战训练赛。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A practice session or exhibition contest in a combat sport, such as boxing or martial arts, fought without the full intensity or stakes of a formal competition.
"The heavyweight champion used the sparring-match to test his new defensive strategies." - 2
A heated verbal debate or argument between rivals or opponents.
"The televised political debate quickly turned into a sparring-match between the two leading candidates."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'sparring', derived from Middle English 'sparren' (to box, thrust, or fence, ultimately from Germanic roots), and 'match', from Old English 'gemæcca' (companion, equal). It entered sports terminology in the late 19th century to denote a practice bout in combat sports like boxing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sparring-match" is said worldwide
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match d'entraînement
Transliteration: match d'entraînement
"Les deux boxeurs ont eu un match d'entraînement intense ce matin."
Sparringskampf
Transliteration: Sparringskampf
"Der Sparringskampf half ihm, sich auf den Titelkampf vorzubereiten."
incontro di prova
Transliteration: incontro di prova
"Il pugile ha dimostrato grande forma durante l'incontro di prova."
combate de entrenamiento
Transliteration: combate de entrenamiento
"El combate de entrenamiento fue muy útil para corregir errores técnicos."
luta de treino
Transliteration: luta de treino
"O atleta participou de uma luta de treino rigorosa ontem."
अभ्यास मुकाबला
Transliteration: abhyaas mukabla
"बॉक्सर ने आगामी मुकाबले के लिए एक कड़ा अभ्यास मुकाबला खेला।"
实战训练赛
Transliteration: shízhan xùnliàn sài
"教练安排了一场高强度的实战训练赛。"
스파링 경기
Transliteration: seuparing gyeonggi
"그 선수는 스파링 경기에서 뛰어난 기량을 보여주었다."
スパーリングマッチ
Transliteration: supāringu matchi
"彼は世界王座戦に向けて激しいスパーリングマッチを行った。"
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