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Dictionary: spar1   (spär) pronunciation
n.
  1. Nautical. A wooden or metal pole, such as a boom, yard, or bowsprit, used to support sails and rigging.
  2. A usually metal pole used as part of a crane or derrick.
  3. A main structural member in an airplane wing or a tail assembly that runs from tip to tip or from root to tip.
tr.v., sparred, spar·ring, spars.
  1. To supply with spars.
  2. Archaic. To fasten with a bolt.

[Middle English sparre, rafter.]


spar2 (spär) pronunciation
intr.v., sparred, spar·ring, spars.
    1. To fight with an opponent in a short bout or practice session, as in boxing or the martial arts.
    2. To make boxing or fighting motions without hitting one's opponent.
  1. To bandy words about in argument; dispute.
  2. To fight by striking with the feet and spurs. Used of gamecocks.
n.
  1. A motion of attack or defense in boxing.
  2. A sparring match.

[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.]


spar3 (spär) pronunciation
n.
A nonmetallic, readily cleavable, translucent or transparent light-colored mineral with a shiny luster, such as feldspar.

[Low German, from Middle Low German.]


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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.

Architecture: spar
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1. A common rafter.
2. A bar for fastening a gate or door.
3. A heavy round timber.
4. See brotch.


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: A heavy pole for holding up a sail on a boat. Also: To box as an exercise without trying to hurt the other person.

pronunciation Before the competition began, two of the boxers wanted to spar to get warmed up for their event.

Wikipedia: Spar
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Mast and Boom

In sailing, a spar is a round pole of wood or metal used on a sailing ship. In modern usage it often refers to the mast, but historically the term was used more broadly to refer to the various booms, gaffs, yards, etc., of heavily "sparred" wooden ships.

Spars of all types are used in the rigging of sailing vessels to resist compressive and bending forces, and to provide support for the sails.

Wooden ships from the age of sail often carried many extra spars of all types for repairs while at sea. The spar deck of a frigate was so named because it was used to carry spare spars.

Along with rope or twine, spars are used as a basic building block in pioneering.


Translations: Spar
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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

idioms:

  • sparring partner    træningspartner, sparring partner

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

idioms:

  • sparring partner    sparring-partner, partenaire d'entraînement (boxe), (fig) adversaire favori

3.
n. - (Géol, Minér) spath

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Sparren, Holm
v. - sparren

2.
v. - sparren
n. - Sparren

idioms:

  • sparring partner    Sparringspartner

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:

  • sparring partner    αντίπαλος προπόνησης πυγμάχου, (μτφ.) ψευτοαντίπαλος

Italiano (Italian)
affrontarsi in dibattito, scambiarsi battute, travicello, pennone

idioms:

  • sparring partner    allenatore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - golpe ou defesa, luta de boxe, discussão
v. - discutir, brigar, disputar

idioms:

  • sparring partner    pessoa com quem se gosta de discutir

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)

idioms:

  • sparring partner    спарринг-партнер

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)

idioms:

  • sparring partner    boxeador de práctica

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:

  • sparring partner    拳击练习的对手

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:

  • sparring partner    拳擊練習的對手

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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