World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslazo de terneros
Pronunciation / Transliteration: laθo de teɾneɾos
"El lazo de terneros es una competencia popular en los jaripeos."
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A rodeo event in which a mounted rider must pursue a calf, throw a lasso around its neck, dismount, throw it to the ground, and tie three of its legs together as quickly as possible.
"He secured first place in the calf-roping competition with a remarkably fast time of eight seconds." - 2
The practical ranch skill of catching and securing a young cow with a rope for branding, medical treatment, or transport.
"Calf-roping requires exceptional coordination between the horse, rider, and lariat."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'calf', originating from Old English 'cealf' (meaning a young bovine), and 'roping', the present participle of 'rope' from Old English 'rāp'. The compound emerged in the 19th-century American West as a ranching necessity transformed into a competitive rodeo sport testing the speed and skill of cowboys.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Calf-roping" is said worldwide
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prise du veau au lasso
Transliteration: priz dy vo o laso
"Le calf-roping est une épreuve spectaculaire de rodéo."
Kälberfangen
Transliteration: kɛlbərˌfaŋən
"Das Kälberfangen ist eine traditionelle Disziplin im Rodeosport."
lancio del lazio sul vitello
Transliteration: lantʃo del lattsjo sul vitello
"Il calf-roping richiede grande abilità equina."
lazo de terneros
Transliteration: laθo de teɾneɾos
"El lazo de terneros es una competencia popular en los jaripeos."
pega de bezerras
Transliteration: pɛɡɐ dʒi bɛˈzɛʁɐs
"A prova de laço de bezerro é emocionante."
बछड़े को रस्सी से बांधना
Transliteration: bachhade ko rassi se bandhna
"बछड़े को रस्सी से बांधना रोडियो का एक प्रमुख खेल है।"
套牛犊
Transliteration: tào niúdú
"套牛犊是一项传统的牛仔竞技比赛项目。"
송아지 밧줄 묶기
Transliteration: song-aji batjul muk-gi
"송아지 밧줄 묶기는 로데오 경기 중 하나입니다."
カーフローピング
Transliteration: kāfu rōpingu
"カーフローピングはロデオブロックの花形競技です。"
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