disport in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for disport in the English»French Dictionary

disport [Brit dɪˈspɔːt, Am dəˈspɔrt]

disport to disport oneself VB refl liter, hum:

to disport oneself

s'ébattre

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English

He was assuredly no ordinary man, that he could so disport himself on the morning of his execution.

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Look at him now, disporting himself on stage with what certainly looks to be great pleasure.

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The sight of humankind disporting itself outside the regions of bathroom or boudoir can still shock us.

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Valentine's cards with crocodiles, kittens or giraffes disporting themselves across the outside.

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Busts, vases, and other classical tchotchkes disport themselves about sitting rooms and artists' studios.

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The greatest nobles disported themselves in ways amazingly unorthodox for a setting where anyone could see them.

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There's also a noticeable absence of the usual fashionistas, who tend to sit prettily around on bales of hay disporting themselves and showcasing their best festival attire.

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They don't complain in their early days when they are disporting themselves on sports cars.

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Just throw an old paperback in and a reader is free to disport with a character of his or her choice.

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These showed him half-hidden behind a pillar, peering into the suite's sunken bath in which three naked boys were steamily disporting themselves.

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