good sport
Someone who exhibits polite behaviour even or especially when they loseSomeone who exhibits polite behaviour even or especially when they lose.
» I like music better than sports.
Ich mag Musik lieber als Sport. — Ullalia
Я люблю музику більше, ніж спорт. — deniko
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2 sensesSomeone who exhibits polite behaviour even or especially when they lose.
Thank you for being a good sport about the power outage. I know three hours with no air conditioning is difficult.
Someone who can take a joke or is indulgent toward being involved in others' antics.
Examples
74 sentencesI like music better than sports.
Я люблю музику більше, ніж спорт. — deniko
deIch mag Musik lieber als Sport. — Ullalia
Tom wasn't very good at sports.
Том не був дуже добрим спортсменом. — deniko
I think Tom is pretty good at sports.
Гадаю, Том досить добрий спортсмен. — deniko
I'm not good at sports.
Спорт — не моя сильна сторона. — deniko
ruУ меня неважно со спортом. — sharptoothed
I'm very good at sports.
У мене добре виходить все, що пов'язано зі спортом. — deniko
Forms
plural: good sports| Singular | good sport |
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Antonyms
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1 related wordsSee also
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