Sports

Question 1

un sportif

Answer 1

an athlete, a champion, a top athlete

Question 2

faire du sport

Answer 2

to do sport

Question 3

un match

Answer 3

a match / a game / an event (to attend an event)

Question 4

attirer un large public

Answer 4

to draw large attendances / lots of spectators / large crowds

Question 5

un stade / le terrain

Answer 5

a stadium; an arena / a pitch

Question 6

l’athlétisme

Answer 6

athletics / track and field

Question 7

cyclisme

Answer 7

cycling

Question 8

supporter une équipe

Answer 8

to support a team / supporters

Question 9

un remplacent

Answer 9

a substitute / on the bench

Question 10

un entrainement

Answer 10

a training session

Question 11

battre / établir un record

Answer 11

to break / set a record

Question 12

marquer / gagner

Answer 12

to score goals / to win competitions

Question 13

Etre transféré (x4)

Answer 13

to be hired by a club / to be transferred / to change clubs / to be bought and sold like merchandises

Question 14

être en forme / ne pas être en forme

Answer 14

to be fit, in good health / in poor health

Question 15

une blessure

Answer 15

an injury / to be injured

Question 16

se dépasser

Answer 16

to stretch oneself /to surpass oneself / tu push one’s limits

Question 17

compétitifs

Answer 17

to have a sense of competition / to be competitive

Question 18

participer aux JO

Answer 18

to take part in the Olympic Games

Question 19

les produits dérivés

Answer 19

the spin-offs

Question 20

Maillots de cyclistes / maillots de foot

Answer 20

jersey / shirts

Question 21

revenus

Answer 21

to be a source of income

Question 22

vendre des droits de retransmission TV

Answer 22

to sell TV rights

Question 23

être côté / introduit en bourse

Answer 23

to be listed / to become listed on the Stock Exchange

Question 24

être géré comme une entreprise profitable

Answer 24

to be run like a profit-making company

Question 25

profiter de l’image d’un athlète

Answer 25

to capitalize on the image of an athlete

Question 26

avoir un contrat de sponsor

Answer 26

to have a sponsoring contract with

Question 27

le dopage

Answer 27

doping / illegal drug-taking / to take performance-enhancing drugs

Question 28

interdire à un athlète de participer à une compet

Answer 28

to ban an athlete from taking part in a competition