fond of sports

je ne suis pas sportif — I'm not the sporty type

faire preuve d'esprit sportif — to be a good sport, to display sportsmanship

un club sportif — a sports club

les résultats sportifs — the sports results

Elle est très sportive. — She's very sporty.

el público deportista — the sporting public

fue muy deportista en su juventud — he was a keen sportsman in his youth

fue muy deportista en su juventud — he was a keen sportsman in his youth

articles de consommation courante — basic consumer items

articles de sport — sports equipment

articles de toilette — toiletries

être à l'article de la mort — to be at death's door

un article de journal — a newspaper article

article de fond — feature article

article de presse — press article

Désolé, nous ne faisons plus cet article. — Sorry, we no longer stock that item.

les articles en promotion — items on special offer

articles de bureau — office equipment

articles de voyage — travel goods, travel items

faire l'article — to do one's sales spiel

faire l'article de — to sing the praises of

article défini — definite article

article indéfini — indefinite article

à l'article de la mort — at the point of death

chausser des skis — to put on skis

le ski — skiing

faire du ski — to ski, to go skiing

station de ski — ski resort

J'ai loué des skis. — I hired a pair of skis.

J'adore le ski. — I love skiing.

faire du ski — to ski

cobrar afición a, tomar afición a — to take a liking to

tener afición a — to like, be fond of

¿qué aficiones tiene? — what are his interests?

pinta por afición — he paints as a hobby

la afición — (Dep) the fans

aquí hay una gran afición — support is strong here

afición a la lectura/música — love of reading/music

¿cuáles son tus aficiones? — what are your interests?

escribe por afición — she writes as a hobby

agradecer a la afición — to thank one's supporters

afición a la lectura/música — love of reading/music

¿cuáles son tus aficiones? — what are your interests?

escribe por afición — she writes as a hobby

agradecer a la afición — to thank one's supporters

préférer le train à l'avion — to prefer train travel to flying

train de péniches — train of barges

train de mesures — series of measures

le train des événements — the train of events

accélérer/ralentir le train — to speed up/to slow down

au train où l'on va/vont les choses — (at) the rate we're going/things are going

être en train — to be full of energy

ne pas être en train — not to have much energy

être en train de faire — to be (busy) doing

j'étais en train de dormir/lire — I was sleeping/reading

être en train de faire qch — to be doing sth

Il est en train de manger. — He's eating.

Les spéculations vont bon train. — Speculation is rife.

train de mesures — package of measures, set of measures

se sentir en train — to feel in good form

mettre qch en train — to get sth under way

mettre qn en train — to put sb in good spirits

tieni! — here!

tieni, usa il mio — here, use mine

tieni, questo è per te — here, this is for you

non mi serve, puoi tenerlo — I don't need it, you can keep it

tenere qn per mano — to hold sb by the hand

tenere in braccio un bambino — to hold a baby

tenere una pentola per il manico — to hold a pan by the handle

tiene la racchetta con la sinistra — he holds the racket with his left hand

tieni la porta aperta — hold the door open

tengono sempre la porta aperta — they always keep their door open

tiene sempre la camicia sbottonata — he always has his shirt unbuttoned

tenere le mani in tasca — to keep one's hands in one's pockets

un cappotto che tiene caldo — a warm coat

tiene la casa molto bene — her house is always tidy

tenere presente qc — to bear sth in mind

tenere il posto a qn — to keep sb's seat

mi tieni il posto? torno subito — will you keep my seat for me? I'll be right back

(resistere a) tenere il mare Naut — to be seaworthy

(considerare) tenere conto di qn/qc — to take sb/sth into account o consideration

tiene quella scatola? — is that box strong enough?

questa vite non tiene — this screw is loose

non ci sono scuse che tengano — I'll take no excuses

(parteggiare) tenere per qn/qc — to support sb/sth

io tengo per lui — I am on his side

tenere a — (reputazione, persona, vestiario) to attach great importance to

tiene molto all'educazione — he is a great believer in education

(dare importanza) tenere a, tenerci a — to care about, attach great importance to

tenere a fare — to want to do, be keen to do

ci tengo ad ottenere la presidenza — it's important for me to become chairman

ci tenevo ad andare — I was keen on going, I was keen to go

ci tiene che lo sappia — he wants him to know

non ci tengo — I don't care about it, it's not that important to me

se ci tieni proprio! — if you really want!

tenersi a qn/qc — to hold onto sb/sth

tieniti al corrimano — hold onto the rail

tieniti forte! — hold on tight!

si tenevano per mano — they were holding hands

tenersi in piedi — to stay on one's feet

tenersi pronto (a fare qc) — to be ready (to do sth)

tieniti pronta per le cinque — be ready by five

tenersi vicino al/lontano dal muro — to keep close to/away from the wall

tenersi sulla corsia di destra — to stay in the right-hand lane

tenersi a destra/sinistra — to keep right/left

tenersi a — to comply with, stick to

tenere qcs. in mano — to hold sth. in one's hand

tenere qcn. per mano — to hold sb.'s hand

puoi tenermi la borsa? — can you hold my bag for me?

tenere le mani in alto — to hold one's hands up (in the air)

tenere gli occhi aperti, bassi — to keep one's eyes open, lowered

tenere qcn. occupato — to keep sb. busy

tenere qcn. prigioniero — to hold sb. prisoner

tenere qcs. segreto — to keep sth. secret

tenere i cibi al fresco — to keep food in a cool place

ha tenuto tutte le tue lettere — he kept all of your letters

dove tieni il vino? — where do you keep your wine?

tenere bene, male i libri — to keep one's books well, badly, to keep one's books in good, bad condition

mi tieni il gatto mentre sono via? — can you take care of my cat while I'm away?

tienilo per ricordo — keep it as a memento

queste osservazioni tienile per te — keep these remarks to yourself

tieni! è per te — here (you are)! it's for you

tenere la sinistra, la destra — to keep (to the) left, right

la sala tiene 300 persone — the room holds 300 people

quanto tiene il serbatoio? — what does the tank hold?

tenere una condotta discutibile — to behave questionably

tenere per — to be a supporter of, to support

tengo molto a lui — I care a lot about him

ci tengo molto — it's really important for me

se ci tenete — if you like

ci tengo a mantenermi in forma — I like to keep fit

ci tengo ad avervi a cena — you really must come to dinner

mia moglie vuole andarci, ma io non ci tengo — my wife wants to go but I'm not keen on it

- rsi la testa tra le mani — to hold one's head in one's hands

- rsi per mano — to hold hands

- rsi a braccetto — to be arm in arm

- rsi in piedi — to stand (on one's feet)

tenetevi (forte) — hold on (tight)

- rsi lontano da — to keep away from

- rsi sulla destra — to keep (to the) right

-rsi qcs. — to keep sth.

tientelo per te — keep it for yourself

- rsi dal fare — to hold back from doing, to keep oneself from doing

non c'è scusa che tenga — there can be no possible excuse

ле́тние ви́ды спорта — summer sports

занима́ться/увлека́ться спортом — to go in for/to be fond of/to be keen on sports