
[Middle English sparre, rafter.]

[Middle English sparren, to thrust or strike rapidly, perhaps from obsolete French esparer, to kick, from Old Italian sparare, to fling : s-, intensive pref.; see sforzando + parare, to ward off; see parry.]

[Low German, from Middle Low German.]
n. 1. a thick, strong pole such as is used for a mast or yard on a ship.
2. the main longitudinal beam of an airplane wing.
See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.
1. A common rafter.
2. A bar for fastening a gate or door.
3. A heavy round timber.
4. See brotch.
Before the competition began, two of the boxers wanted to spar to get warmed up for their event.
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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - sparre, stang, bjælke, rundholt, spat, boksekamp, hanekamp, skænderi, lille mast
v. tr. - forsyne med rundholter, bjælker etc.
2.
v. intr. - foretage indledende boksemanøvrer, småskændes
n. - træningsboksning
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3.
n. - feldspat
Nederlands (Dutch)
redetwisten, bakkeleien, oefenwedstrijd houden, paal, rondhout
Français (French)
1.
n. - (Naut) espar
v. tr. - équiper/munir d'espars
2.
v. intr. - échanger des coups, (fig) se livrer à des joutes oratoires, s'entraîner (en boxe), s'affronter/combattre (des coqs)
n. - affrontement, combat, dispute, mouvement d'attaque/de défense (en boxe), match de box
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3.
n. - (Géol, Minér) spath
Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Sparren, Holm
v. - sparren
2.
v. - sparren
n. - Sparren
idioms:
3.
n. - Spat
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ναυτ.) ιστός, κεραία, (ορυκτολ.) σπαθίον, ορεία κρύσταλλος, (καθομ.) διαδοκίδα/στυλίσκος πτέρυγας αεροσκάφους, πυγμαχικός αγώνας, πυγμαχική προπόνηση, λογομαχία, κοκορομαχία
v. - πυγμαχώ (αμυντικά), προπονούμαι σε πυγμαχία, (σε κοκορομαχία) σπιρουνίζω, (μτφ.) λογομαχώ
idioms:
Italiano (Italian)
affrontarsi in dibattito, scambiarsi battute, travicello, pennone
idioms:
Português (Portuguese)
n. - golpe ou defesa, luta de boxe, discussão
v. - discutir, brigar, disputar
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Русский (Russian)
тренировочное состязание, матч, оборонительный или наступательный прием, спор, петушиный бой, брус, круглый лесоматериал, стропильная нога, боксировать, тренировать боксеров, препираться, драться шпорами (о петухах)
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Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - verga, tablón, palo
v. tr. - proveer de mástiles, vergas, botalones, adiestrar (los gallos para la pelea)
2.
v. intr. - entrenarse, en boxeo
n. - combate de entrenamiento (en boxeo)
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3.
n. - espato
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - mast, bom, spira, käbbel
v. - sparra, munhuggas, träningsboxas
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 圆材, 翼梁, 圆杆, 装圆材于
idioms:
2. 拳斗, 争论, 拳击赛, 拳斗动作, 争吵
3. 晶石
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. intr. - 拳鬥, 爭論
n. - 拳擊賽, 爭論, 拳鬥動作, 爭吵
2.
n. - 晶石
3.
n. - 圓材, 翼梁, 圓杆
v. tr. - 裝圓材於
idioms:
한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 원재(돛대, 활대 따위), 날개보 (날개 뼈대의 가로 방향의 주요 부재)
v. tr. - ~에 원재를 대다
2.
v. intr. - (닭이) 서로 차다, 스파링하다, 언쟁하다
n. - 투계, 권투, 언쟁
3.
n. - 스파 (일정한 면을 따라 질 쪼개지는 비금속 광물의 총칭)
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 円材, スパー
v. - スパーリングする, 議論する
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) ألصاري ألقائم, أحد ألاجزاء ألجانبيه ألرئيسيه من جناح ألطائرة (فعل) يتشاحن, يتجادل, ينقشر بسهوله ألى رقائق, يتظاهر بالملاكمه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - קורה, קורת-מפרש
v. tr. - התנצח, התפלמס
v. intr. - התאגרף, התאמן, חבט מהלומות קלות
n. - תנועת הגנה או התקפה באיגרוף
n. - פצלת (מחצב), מחצב לא-זורח, בקיע, גבישי למשל פחמן פלורידי או סידן פחמתי
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