dressage
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowing from French dressage (“training”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dressage (countable and uncountable, plural dressages)
- (uncountable) the schooling of a horse
- (uncountable) an equestrian sport in which the horse and rider perform a test of specific movements in an arena, and are judged on the horse's obedience, acceptance of the bridle and of the rider's aids, gaits, impulsion, and the harmony between horse and rider
- (countable) an event or competition of the sport of dressage
- I'm competing in two dressage shows and a jumping show this weekend
Synonyms[edit]
- (the training of a horse): flatwork, training, haute ecole (high school), classical dressage, (poetically) ballet on horseback
Translations[edit]
schooling of a horse
horse sport
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event of the horse sport
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Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dressage m (plural dressages)
Further reading[edit]
- “dressage” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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- English terms borrowed from French
- English terms derived from French
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Dressage
- en:Horses
- en:Sports
- French words suffixed with -age
- French 2-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French masculine nouns
- French countable nouns
