Luxembourgish vocabulary: Sports & Fitness
38 Luxembourgish words for sports & fitness, from A1 to C2 — each one checked in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire (LOD), with its pronunciation, LOD's English and French, and a native speaker's recording.
Level A1
- Spill/ʃpil/nountoy, gameFR: jouet, jeu
Level A2
- Fussball/fˈusbɑl/nounfootballFR: ballon de football
- Gewënner/ɡəvˈənɐ/nounwinnerFR: gagnant
- SchifuerennounskiingFR: (pratique du) ski
- Course/kuʀs/nounraceFR: course
- Stand/ʃtɑnt/nounscoreFR: score
- klammen/klˈɑmən/verbto climbFR: grimper, monter
Level B1
- Basketball/bˈɑskætbɑl/nounbasketballFR: basket, basket-ball
- Sport/ʃpɔʀt/nounsportFR: sport
- Tennis/tˈænis/nountennisFR: tennis
- Fitness/fˈitnəs/nounfitness, form, conditionFR: forme, condition physique
- Victoire/vˈiktwaːʀ/nounvictoryFR: victoire
- Nidderlag/nˈidɐlaːχ/noundefeat, failureFR: défaite
- Champion/ʃˈɑ̃ːmpi̯ɔ̃ː/nounchampionFR: champion
- Übung/ˈyːbuŋ/noun(practice) exerciseFR: exercice
- Géigner/ɡˈɜɪʑnɐ/nounopponent, adversaryFR: adversaire
- Athleet/ɑtlˈeːt/nounathleteFR: athlète
- Training/tʀˈɛːniŋ/nountraining, exercise, practiceFR: entraînement, exercice
- Suedel/zˈuədəl/nounsaddleFR: selle
- Turnen/tˈuʀnən/noungymnasticsFR: gymnastique artistique
- Reider/ʀˈɑɪdɐ/noun(horse) riderFR: cavalier
- Championnat/ʃɑ̃ːmpi̯onˈaːt/nounchampionshipFR: championnat
- Eelefmeter/eːləfmˈeːtɐ/nounpenaltyFR: pénalty
- Stadion/ʃtˈaːdi̯ɔ̃ː/nounstadiumFR: stade (de sport)
- Tournoi/tˈuʀnwɑ/nountournamentFR: tournoi
Level B2
- Leefer/lˈeːfɐ/nounrunnerFR: coureur (à pied)
- paddelen/pˈɑdələn/verbto paddleFR: pagayer
- Volleyball/vˈoleːbɑl/nounvolleyballFR: ballon de volley
Level C1
- Vëlofueren/vˈəloːfuːɐ̯ʀən/nouncycling, riding a bikeFR: (pratique du) vélo
- Podium/pˈoːdi̯um/nounpodium, stageFR: podium
- Schidsriichter/ʃˈiːtsʀiːɕtɐ/nounreferee, umpireFR: arbitre
- Fussballsspiller/fˈusbɑlsʃpilɐ/nounfootballer, football playerFR: joueur de football, footballeur
- Finalist/finɑlˈist/nounfinalistFR: finaliste
- Flexibilitéit/flæksiːbilitˈɜɪt/nounflexibilityFR: flexibilité
Level C2
- Speer/ʃpeːɐ/nounjavelin, spearFR: javelot
- Triathlon/tʀˈiːɑtlɔ̃ː/nountriathlonFR: triathlon
- Sprangbriet/ʃpʀɑŋbʀˈiət/noundiving board, springboardFR: plongeoir, tremplin de piscine
- Abseits/ˈɑpzɑɪts/nounoffsideFR: hors-jeu
In real sentences
Example sentences and their recordings from LOD; English by 16Word.
- Fir de Gebuertsdag hätt ech gär e Spill fir op de ComputerFor my birthday I'd like a computer game.
- De Fussball ass op d'Strooss gerulltThe football rolled onto the street.
- De Gewënner vum Molconcours krut säi Präis iwwerreechtThe winner of the drawing competition was handed his prize.
- Ech sinn dëst Joer beim Schifueren net eng eenzeg Kéier gefall!This year I didn't fall once while skiing!
Questions
How do you say “toy” in Luxembourgish?
Spill (/ʃpil/) — the LOD dictionary translates it as toy, game; in French, jouet, jeu.
How do you say “football” in Luxembourgish?
Fussball (/fˈusbɑl/) — the LOD dictionary translates it as football; in French, ballon de football.
How do you say “winner” in Luxembourgish?
Gewënner (/ɡəvˈənɐ/) — the LOD dictionary translates it as winner; in French, gagnant.
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Guides with audio
Words, IPA, English and French translations, example sentences and recordings: Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire (LOD), CC0. Selection by topic and the English of the example sentences: 16Word.
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