Grammatical class

Noun

sportif

sportsman

Details

Syllables

spor-tif

Phonetics

spɔʁ.tif

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

20783

Freq. (movies)

15298

Freq. (news)

1948

Sentences

Tom est un sportif né.

Tom is a natural athlete.

A1

Thomas est un grand sportif.

Tom is a great sportsman.

A1

Un bon sportif est celui qui ne fume pas.

A good athlete is one who doesn't smoke.

A1

Une mauvaise vue est un handicap pour un sportif.

Poor eyesight is a handicap to a sportsman.

A1

On dirait un sportif, mais il est écrivain.

He looks like a sportsman, but he is a writer.

B1