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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesesprint
Pronunciation / Transliteration: esprint
"Dio un esprint final para cruzar la meta."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action or practice of running at full speed over a short distance.
"His training routine focuses heavily on explosive sprinting to build muscle power."
- 1
Running at top speed for a brief period.
"She started sprinting toward the finish line as soon as she saw it."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English verb 'sprinten', meaning to leap or jump, originating from Old Norse 'spretta' (to spring, jump, or spurt). Over centuries, the meaning shifted specifically to running at top speed over a short distance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sprinting" is said worldwide
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sprint
Transliteration: sprinte
"Il fait un sprint pour rattraper le bus."
Sprint
Transliteration: Sprint
"Der Läufer gewann das Rennen im letzten Sprint."
scatto
Transliteration: skatto
"Ha fatto uno scatto per vincere la gara."
esprint
Transliteration: esprint
"Dio un esprint final para cruzar la meta."
corrida rápida
Transliteration: ko-ˈri-da ˈra-pi-da
"Ele deu uma corrida rápida para pegar o trem."
तेज़ दौड़
Transliteration: tez daud
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने फिनिश लाइन के लिए तेज़ दौड़ लगाई।"
冲刺
Transliteration: chōngcì
Script: 中文汉字
"运动员在最后阶段全力冲刺。"
전력 질주
Transliteration: jeon-ryeok jil-ju
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 결승선을 향해 전력 질주했다."
短距離走
Transliteration: tan-kyori-sou
Script: 日本語
"彼は100メートルの短距離走が得意です。"
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