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sumo
noun
1. (sport) 
a. el sumo (M) 
He's been competing in professional sumo competitions since he was very young.Desde muy joven participa en torneos de sumo profesional.
2. (wrestler) 
a. el luchador de sumo (M) 
He must be the greatest sumo Japan has ever produced.Debe de ser el mejor luchador de sumo que jamás haya habido en Japón.
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sumo [ˈsuːməʊ]
noun
1 (Dep) (also sumo wrestling) sumo (m)
2 (also sumo wrestler) luchador (m) de sumo
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sumo(
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adjective
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.
2. (utmost) 
a. great 
Usa la sierra con sumo cuidado y no te cortes.Use the saw with great care and don't cut yourself.
b. extreme 
Este nuevo rifle te permite disparar con suma precisión.This new rifle allows you to shoot with extreme precision.
masculine noun
3. (sport) 
a. sumo 
En este dojo se practica sumo y karate.Sumo and karate are practiced in this dojo.
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.
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sumo
adjective
1. (supremo) 
a. highest, supreme 
2. (gran) 
a. extreme, great 
a lo sumoat most
Noun
3. (lucha japonesa) 
a. sumo (wrestling) 
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sumo
adjective
1 (supremo) great; supreme
con suma dificultad with the greatest o utmost difficulty; con suma indiferencia with supreme indifference; con suma destreza with consummate skill
2 [+rango] high; highest
sumo sacerdote high priest; la suma autoridad the supreme authority
3
a lo sumo at (the) most
sumo
(Dep) sumo; sumo wrestling
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