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boxe

boxing

noun boks Rare

Usage Note

Boxe refers to the sport of boxing; a practitioner is called a boxeur (m) or boxeuse (f). The related verb is boxer, meaning to box or to punch. La boxe thaïlandaise (Muay Thai) has grown in popularity in France alongside the classical discipline.

Examples

"Il s'entraîne à la boxe chaque soir."

Natural Translation

He trains in boxing every evening.

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