Translation of 'sporting event'

Question

My dictionary translated this as 'événement sportif' and did not give 'épreuve' as an option.  When I used the same dictionary in reverse by looking up the translation of 'épreuve', the translation was ordeal, test, hardship but not sporting event.  Do I need a new dictionary?

Accepted Answer

Hi Frank,
In French a sporting event ( évènement sportif ) is a large sporting competition like the Olympic Games, the football World Cup or the Tour de France.
Think of un évènement sportif as a big umbrella. Under this umbrella, you can have many épreuves sportives. For example, the Olympic Games is a sporting event, and the 100-meter sprint is a sporting competition within that event.
The Olympic games have a lot of individual events OR competitions and I think the problem here is the English which is looser in the use of the term 'event'.
Let me know what you think.

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Bonjour Frank C."Do I need a new dictionary?"No!         Not according to https://www.wordreference.com/fren/%C3%A9preuve   ethttps://dictionnaire.lerobert.com/definition/epreuveBonne journéeJim

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Thanks, so much, for your very through and clear explanation.  It is much appreciated!