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1 spar
spar [spα:r](Boxing) s'entraîner (à la boxe) ; (rough and tumble) échanger des coups de poing (pour jouer) ; ( = argue) s'affronter verbalement* * *[spɑː(r)]intransitive verb (p prés etc - rr-) [boxers] échanger des coups; [debaters] se livrer à des joutes oratoiresto spar with — s'entraîner à la boxe avec [partner]; fig s'affronter à [opponent]
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2 spar
A n1 Naut espar m ;B vi ( p prés etc - rr-) [boxers] échanger des coups ; fig [debaters] se livrer à des joutes oratoires ; to spar with s'entraîner à la boxe avec [partner] ; fig se bagarrer pour rire avec [child, boyfriend etc] ; gen [politician] s'affronter à [opponent]. -
3 spar
(a) Sport (in boxing → train) s'entraîner (avec un sparring-partner); (→ test out opponent) faire des feintes (pour tester son adversaire);∎ they sparred with each other for a few rounds ils boxèrent amicalement durant quelques rounds2 noun(c) Mineralogy spath m -
4 spar
I noun(a thick pole of wood or metal, especially one used as a ship's mast etc.) esparII past tense, past participle - sparred; verb1) (to box, usually for practice only.) s'entraîner à la boxe (avec)2) ((usually with with) to have an argument, usually a friendly one.) escarmouche amicale• -
5 pearl
pearl [pɜ:l]1 noun∎ to cast pearls before swine donner de la confiture aux cochons, donner des perles aux cochons;∎ figurative pearls of dew perles fpl de rosée(b) (mother-of-pearl) nacre f(c) figurative perle f;∎ Hong Kong, pearl of the East Hongkong, perle de l'Orient;∎ literary a pearl amongst women une perle;∎ pearls of wisdom trésors mpl de sagesse; ironic inepties fpl;(a) (made of pearls) de perles;∎ pearl earrings perles fpl montées en boucles d'oreilles;∎ a pearl necklace un collier de perles(b) (made of mother-of-pearl) de ou en nacre;∎ pearl buttons boutons mpl en nacreliterary (make pearly) nacrer;∎ dawn was pearling the sky l'aurore nacrait le ciel(a) (form drops) perler(b) (search for pearls) pêcher des perles►► pearl barley orge m perlé;pearl diver pêcheur(euse) m,f de perles;pearl diving pêche f aux perles;pearl grey gris m perle;Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor;pearl lightbulb ampoule f opale;pearl mussel mulette f, moule f d'eau douce ou de rivière;pearl onion = petit oignon blanc;pearl oyster huître f perlière;Geology pearl spar spath m perléⓘ PEARL HARBOR Importante base navale américaine située à Hawaii, elle fut attaquée le 7 décembre 1941 par l'aviation japonaise, qui infligea de lourdes pertes humaines et matérielles aux États-Unis. Le lendemain, en déclarant la guerre au Japon, les États-Unis firent leur entrée dans le conflit mondial.
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spar\ with — • fence with • spar with v To talk with (someone) as if you were fighting like a swordsman or boxer; to give skillful answers or arguments against (someone). The governor was an expert at fencing with reporters at press conferences … Словарь американских идиом
spar with — See: FENCE WITH … Dictionary of American idioms
spar with — See: FENCE WITH … Dictionary of American idioms
spar — [[t]spɑ͟ː(r)[/t]] spars, sparring, sparred 1) V RECIP If you spar with someone, you box using fairly gentle blows instead of hitting your opponent hard, either when you are training or when you want to test how quickly your opponent reacts. [V… … English dictionary
spar — spar1 [spa: US spa:r] v past tense and past participle sparred present participle sparring [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from spur] 1.) to practise ↑boxing with someone spar with ▪ He broke his nose while sparring with Vega. 2.) to argue… … Dictionary of contemporary English
spar — 1. n. 1 a stout pole esp. used for the mast, yard, etc. of a ship. 2 the main longitudinal beam of an aeroplane wing. Phrases and idioms: spar buoy a buoy made of a spar with one end moored so that the other stands up. spar deck the light upper… … Useful english dictionary
spar buoy — noun a buoy made of a spar with one end moored so that the other stands up … English new terms dictionary
Spar (mineralogy) — Spar is a term that is used to refer to a category of crystals that have readily discernible faces. Crystallized, earthy, and some metallic, a spar will easily break into rhomboidal, cubical, or laminated fragments with polished surfaces, but… … Wikipedia
spar — spar1 [spär] n. [< MDu or MLowG, akin to OE spær(stan), gypsum, chalk] any shiny, crystalline, nonmetallic mineral that cleaves easily into chips or flakes spar2 [spär] n. [ME sparre < ON sparri or MDu sparre < IE base * sper , pole, rod … English World dictionary
Spar — Spar, n. [OE. sparre; akin to D. spar, G. sparren, OHG. sparro, Dan. & Sw. sparre, Icel. sparri; of uncertain origin. [root]171. Cf. {Spar}, v. t. ] 1. (Naut.) A general term any round piece of timber used as a mast, yard, boom, or gaff. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spar buoy — Spar Spar, n. [OE. sparre; akin to D. spar, G. sparren, OHG. sparro, Dan. & Sw. sparre, Icel. sparri; of uncertain origin. [root]171. Cf. {Spar}, v. t. ] 1. (Naut.) A general term any round piece of timber used as a mast, yard, boom, or gaff.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English