No. 1,384 in French

sportive

"Sportive" in French means "sporty" or "related to sports."

In a sentence

Elle est très sportive et aime courir chaque matin.
She is very athletic and likes to run every morning.
The word 'sportive' is used as an adjective to describe the person's quality of being athletic or sporty.
Cette voiture a une allure sportive avec son design élégant.
This car has a sporty look with its sleek design.
The word 'sportive' here is used as an adjective to describe the style or appearance that resembles sporty qualities or aesthetics.
Nous avons participé à une compétition sportive le week-end dernier.
We participated in a sports competition last weekend.
In this sentence, 'sportive' qualifies 'compétition', indicating the context involving sports activities.

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