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• sparring-partner — [ spariŋpartnɛr ] n. m. • 1909; mot angl. (1908), de sparring « combat » et partner « partenaire » ♦ Anglic. Sports Boxeur servant, à l entraînement, d adversaire à un boxeur qui prépare un match. Des sparring partners. ● sparring partner,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• sparring partner — sparring partners 1) N COUNT A boxer s sparring partner is another boxer who he or she fights regularly in training. 2) N COUNT Your sparring partner is a person with whom you regularly have friendly arguments …   English dictionary

• sparring partner — /ˈsparrin(g) &partner, ingl. ˈspɑːrɪŋˌpɑːtnə(r)/ [loc. ingl., propriamente «compagno (partner) di esercizio (sparring, da to sparr «combattere, esercitarsi nel pugilato»)»] loc. sost. m. inv. (sport, di pugile) allenatore …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

• sparring partner — sparring .partner n 1.) someone you practise ↑boxing with 2.) someone you regularly have friendly arguments with …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sparring partner — n. any person with whom a professional boxer spars or practices while training …   English World dictionary

• sparring partner — UK [ˈspɑːrɪŋ ˌpɑːtnə(r)] / US [ˈspɑrɪŋ ˌpɑrtnər] noun [countable] Word forms sparring partner : singular sparring partner plural sparring partners 1) someone who helps a boxer to train for a fight by taking the part of an opponent 2) someone who… …   English dictionary

• Sparring-partner — Expression anglophone qui se traduit par « partenaire d’entraînement » et généralement utilisé dans le milieu de la boxe, des boxes pieds poings et au tennis. Plus exactement, il s’agit d’un partenaire d’un certain niveau destiné à… …   Wikipédia en Français

• sparring partner — {{hw}}{{sparring partner}}{{/hw}}locuz. sost. m. inv.  (pl.  ingl. sparring partners   ) Pugile che allena un altro pugile boxando con lui …   Enciclopedia di italiano

• sparring partner — spar·ring part·ner loc.s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS sport pugile che boxa con un altro pugile allo scopo di allenarlo Sinonimi: allenatore. {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1962. ETIMO: comp. di sparring esercizio e partner compagno …   Dizionario italiano

• sparring partner — a boxer who spars with and otherwise serves to train a boxer who is preparing for a bout. Also called sparring mate. [1905 10] * * * …   Universalium

• sparring partner — noun a boxer employed to engage in sparring with another as training. ↘a person with whom one continually argues in a friendly way …   English new terms dictionary