water polo in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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polo [Brit ˈpəʊləʊ, Am ˈpoʊloʊ] N

I.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] N

water
eau f
drinking water
eau potable
running water
eau courante
tap water
eau du robinet
washing-up water
eau de vaisselle
by water
par bateau
under water (submerged)
sous l'eau
under water (flooded)
inondé
at high/low water
à marée haute/basse
to let in water shoe, boat:
prendre l'eau
to make water ship:
faire eau
to pass water
uriner
to turn the water on/off
ouvrir/fermer le robinet
he lives across the water on the mainland
il habite sur le continent
our French colleagues across the water
nos collègues français de l'autre côté de la Manche
the wine was flowing like water
le vin coulait à flots
to keep one's head above water lit
garder la tête hors de l'eau
to keep one's head above water (financially) fig
faire face à ses engagements
to keep one's head above water attr glass, jug, tank
à eau
to keep one's head above water snake, shrew
d'eau
to keep one's head above water filter, pump
à eau
to keep one's head above water pipe, pressure, shortage
d'eau
to keep one's head above water industry
de l'eau

III.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] VB trans

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IV.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] VB intr

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V.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər]

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water polo in the PONS Dictionary

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polo [ˈpəʊləʊ, Am ˈpoʊloʊ] N SPORTS, FASHION

I.water [ˈwɔ:təʳ, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ] N

II.water [ˈwɔ:təʳ, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ] VB trans

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III.water [ˈwɔ:təʳ, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ] VB intr

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Overuse of the eggbeater kick has been a cause of knee injuries in water polo players.
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Sports in which the term is often used include football, baseball, rugby, rugby league, water polo, softball and track.
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And when he was picked to play goalie on his water polo team, he got a scuba weight belt to boost his training.
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He is widely considered the greatest water polo player of all time.
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Those involved in water sports such as swimming and water polo almost always participate barefoot due to the difficulty of swimming with footwear.
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But this was the day the drought was to break, with conditions more resembling water polo than football.
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She got into water polo through her family, as some of her uncles and cousins played the sport.
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At that age, she then switched sports to water polo.
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The larger of the outdoor pools, which seats 11,500 spectators, hosted swimming and water polo events.
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She is also trained in hockey and water polo.
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