sumo
A stylised Japanese form of wrestling in which a wrestler loses if he is forced from…A stylised Japanese form of wrestling in which a wrestler loses if he is forced from the ring, or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touches the ground.
» Have you ever watched sumo wrestling?
Hast du schon mal Sumo geschaut?
Вы когда-нибудь смотрели сумо?
Ты когда-нибудь смотрел сумо?
Ты когда-нибудь смотрела сумо?
Ти колись дивився сумо?
Ти колись дивилася сумо?
Ви колись дивилися сумо?
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)A stylised Japanese form of wrestling in which a wrestler loses if he is forced from the ring, or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touches the ground.
Sumo
сумо́sumó
сумо́sumó
a Japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches the ground
(colloquial, countable)A rikishi (sumo wrestler).
Examples
30 sentencesHave you ever watched sumo wrestling?
Ти колись дивився сумо?
ruВы когда-нибудь смотрели сумо?
deHast du schon mal Sumo geschaut?
You know quite a lot about sumo.
Ти добре знаєшся на сумо.
ruТы достаточно много знаешь о сумо.
deDu weißt ziemlich viel über Sumo.
Tom looks like a sumo wrestler.
Your sister enjoys watching sumo wrestling on TV.
ruТвоей сестре нравится смотреть по телевизору борьбу сумо.
You know a lot about sumo, don't you?
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Japanese 相(す)撲(もう) (sumō).Borrowed from Japanese 相(す)撲(もう) (sumō).
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Forms
plural: sumo / sumosWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable