sumo
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sumo(
soo
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moh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
1. (of highest rank)
a. supreme
El presidente de Argentina se reunió con el Sumo Pontífice en el Vaticano.The president of Argentina met the Supreme Pontiff in the Vatican.
b. highest
El monarca es quien tiene la suma autoridad en el reino.The monarch possesses the highest authority in the kingdom.
c. high (priest)
Al templo solo podían entrar el faraón y el sumo sacerdote.Only the pharaoh and the high priest were allowed in the temple.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
3. (sport)
b. sumo wrestling
Si quieres practicar sumo, tendrás que subir mucho más de peso.If you want to practice sumo wrestling, you need to gain more weight .
4. (wrestler)
a. sumo
Me quedé impactada cuando supe el número de calorías el sumo tenía que consumir al día.I was shocked when I learned how many calories the sumo had to eat every day.
b. sumo wrestler
Los dos sumos cayeron al piso, fuera del círculo de lucha.Both sumo wrestlers fell to the ground, outside the ring.
sumoadjectiveNoun
Copyright © 2006 Harrap Publishers LimitedAn adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
1. (supremo)
a. highest, supreme
2. (gran)
a. extreme, great
a lo sumoat most
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
3. (lucha japonesa)
a. sumo (wrestling)
sumo
(Dep) sumo; sumo wrestling
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