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Meaning of Fencing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard

ˈfɛnsɪŋ

Definitions

The art or sport of duelling with swords, especially with the 17th- to 18th-century European dueling swords and the practice weapons descended from them (sport fencing).
countable, uncountable
Material used to make fences, fences used as barriers or an enclosure.
countable, uncountable
The buying and receiving of stolen goods.
countable, slang, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية المبارزة مبارزة

Bosanski mačevanje мачевање ограда тараба

Català esgrima

Čeština šerm

Dansk fægtning

Deutsch Absperrgitter Einzäunung Fechten Hehlerei Zaunfeld

Ελληνικά ξιφασκία περίφραξη

Esperanto skermo

Español cerca esgrima receptación vallado

فارسی شمشیربازی

Suomi aidanteko aidoittaminen aitaus miekkailu

Français escrime recel

עברית סַיִף

हिन्दी जंगला बाड़ बाड़ा

Hrvatski mačevanje мачевање ограда тараба

Magyar vívás

Հայերեն սուսերամարտ

Bahasa Indonesia anggar

Italiano ricettazione scherma

日本語フェンシング剣術

ქართული ფარიკაობა

한국어 검술 펜싱

Kurdî çît reçel şerm serm

Latviešu paukošana

Македонски мечувалство ограда тараба

Nederlands hekwerk heling schermen

Polski fechtunek szermierka

Português cerca esgrima receptação recetação

Română scrimă

Русский забор заграждение ограда ограждение фехтование

Српски mačevanje мачевање ограда тараба

Svenska fäktning inhägnad

Tagalog eskrima

Türkçe çit eskrim flöre parmaklık

Українська фехтування

Tiếng Việt đấu kiếm

Examples

“The pair both want ⟳ to touch ⟳ each other, and indulge in a series of fencings and parryings in the hope ⟳ of attaining their desire.”

“Fencing was erected around the field to keep ⟳ the horses in.”

CEFR level

Mastery
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