discus

ˈdɪskəs

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Definition of discus - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sportsround object thrown in sports

He threw the discus over 60 meters.

disk

plate

saucer

aquatic lifecolorful aquarium fish

The discus swam gracefully in the tank.

athletic eventsport where athletes throw a heavy circular object for distance

She won a gold medal in discus.

discus throw

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round object thrown in sports
colorful aquarium fish

Expressions with discus

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discus throw

track and field event where a discus is thrown for distance

She won the gold medal in the discus throw at the Olympics..

discus thrower

athlete participating in discus throw events

The discus thrower trained daily for the championship.

Origin of discus

Latin, discus (disk)

Terms with discus included in their meaning

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cage

athletics

area for throwing discus or hammer

discus throw

sport event

track and field event where a discus is thrown for distance

discus thrower

athletics

athlete participating in discus throw events

Examples of discus in a sentence

She trained daily to perfect her discus throw.
The aquarium featured a variety of discus.
Discus are popular among fish enthusiasts.
He excelled in discus during the school tournament.
The athlete trained daily for discus.

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French:disque, discus, ...
German:Diskus, Diskusfisch, ...
Italian:disco, discus, ...
Spanish:disco, pez disco, ...
Portuguese:disco, peixe-disco, ...
Chinese:铁饼, 七彩神仙鱼, ...
Japanese:円盤, ディスカス, ...
Arabic:قُرْص, سَمَكَة الدِيسْكِس, ...
Hebrew:דִּיסְקוּס, דִּיסְקוּס, ...
Russian:диск, дискус, ...
Ukrainian:диск, дискус, ...
Hindi:चक्र, रंगीन मछली, ...
Bengali:ডিসকাস, অ্যাকোয়ারিয়াম মাছ, ...
Catalan:disc, discus, ...
Czech:disk, terčovec, ...
Danish:diskos, discusfisk, ...
Dutch:discus, discusvis, ...
Greek:δίσκος, δισκοβολία, ...
Hungarian:diszkosz, diszkoszhal, ...
Khmer:ថាសគប់, ត្រីឌីស្កាស់, ...
Korean:원반, 디스커스 물고기, ...
Persian:دیسک, دیسکس, ...
Polish:dysk, dyskowiec, ...
Portuguese (BR):disco, acará-disco, ...
Romanian:disc, discus, ...
Swedish:diskus, diskusfisk, ...
Thai:จานขว้าง, ปลาดิสคัส, ...
Turkish:disk, diskus, ...
Vietnamese:đĩa ném, cá dĩa, ...

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