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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries펜싱
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pensing
"그는 올림픽에서 펜싱 경기를 관람했다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The sport or art of combat with swords, such as the foil, epee, or sabre.
"She won a gold medal in fencing at the national championship." - 2
Barriers or material used to form a fence.
"They installed new wooden fencing around the backyard."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'fencing' originates from the Middle English word 'fensinge', derived from the Old French 'defens', meaning 'defense'. It evolved in the context of combat sports and self-defense techniques during the late medieval period.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fencing" is said worldwide
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escrime
Transliteration: escrime
"Il fait de l'escrime tous les mardis."
Fechten
Transliteration: Fechten
"Fechten ist eine sehr disziplinierte Sportart."
scherma
Transliteration: scherma
"La scherma richiede riflessi molto rapidi."
esgrima
Transliteration: esgrima
"La esgrima es un deporte olímpico tradicional."
esgrima
Transliteration: esgrima
"Ele pratica esgrima desde a infância."
तलवारबाज़ी
Transliteration: talwarbazi
"तलवारबाज़ी एक प्राचीन खेल है।"
击剑
Transliteration: jíjiàn
"击剑是一项需要高度专注的运动。"
펜싱
Transliteration: pensing
"그는 올림픽에서 펜싱 경기를 관람했다."
フェンシング
Transliteration: fenshingu
"彼女はフェンシングの選手です。"
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