athletics |
1. n. Athlétisme. | |
Those who practice athletics fall into three classes, consisting of amateurs, professionals or semi-professionals. (The New Student's Reference Work/1-0163) (Il y a trois sortes d'athlètes, à savoir des amateurs, des professionnels et de semi- | |
hurdle |
1. n. (Sport) Haie. | |
Horses have to jump over hurdles in some horse races, and runners have to jump over hurdles in track and field competitions. | |
2. n. (Figuré) Obstacle. | |
3. v. Franchir un obstacle. | |
The man had to hurdle through the crowd to reach his plane flight in time. | |