Phrase guide

sports car

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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noun

Meaning 1

An automobile designed for high speed and power, tight handling, and flashy looks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: car

2

noun

Meaning 2

a small low car with a high-powered engine; usually seats two persons

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sport car

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar

History

Etymology

From sports + car.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 跑車 /跑车 (pǎochē) — automobile designed for high speed
  • Danish: sportsvogn — automobile designed for high speed
  • Esperanto: sportaŭto — automobile designed for high speed
  • Finnish: urheiluauto — automobile designed for high speed
  • French: voiture de sport — automobile designed for high speed
  • French: voiture sportive — automobile designed for high speed
  • German: Sportwagen — automobile designed for high speed
  • Hungarian: sportautó — automobile designed for high speed
  • Hungarian: sportkocsi — automobile designed for high speed
  • Icelandic: sportbíll — automobile designed for high speed
  • Italian: vettura sportiva — automobile designed for high speed
  • Japanese: スポーツカー (supōtsukā) — automobile designed for high speed
  • Kazakh: спорттық көлік (sporttyq kölık) — automobile designed for high speed
  • Macedonian: спортски автомобил (sportski avtomobil) — automobile designed for high speed
  • Macedonian: спортска кола — automobile designed for high speed
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sportsbil — automobile designed for high speed
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sportsbil — automobile designed for high speed
  • Polish: samochód sportowy — automobile designed for high speed
  • Portuguese: carro desportivo — automobile designed for high speed
  • Portuguese: carro esportivo — automobile designed for high speed
  • Russian: спорти́вный автомоби́ль (sportívnyj avtomobílʹ) — automobile designed for high speed
  • Russian: спорти́вная маши́на (sportívnaja mašína) — automobile designed for high speed
  • Upper Sorbian: sportowy awto — automobile designed for high speed
  • Upper Sorbian: sportowy wóz — automobile designed for high speed
  • Spanish: automóvil deportivo — automobile designed for high speed
  • Spanish: coche deportivo — automobile designed for high speed
  • Spanish: carro deportivo — automobile designed for high speed
  • Swedish: sportbil — automobile designed for high speed
  • Turkish: spor araba — automobile designed for high speed
  • Turkish: spor otomobil — automobile designed for high speed