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female athlete
A woman who regularly does sports, especially as a competitor in a particular sport. She is characterized by physical strength, endurance, and skill.
Die junge Athletin trainiert jeden Tag für die Olympischen Spiele.
The young female athlete trains every day for the Olympic Games.
'Athletin' (female athlete) is the feminine form of 'der Athlet' (the male athlete). The ending '-in' is the standard form in German for forming the feminine form from a masculine job title or person designation.
Meine Nachbarin ist eine erfolgreiche Athletin.
My neighbor is a successful female athlete.
The word belongs to a family of sports terms: 'der Athlet' (male athlete), 'die Athletik' (athletics, as a sporting discipline), and the adjective 'athletisch' (athletic, strongly built).
Sie hat einen sehr athletischen Körperbau.
She has a very athletic build.
Common adjectives used with 'Athletin' (female athlete) are 'professionell' (professional), 'erfolgreich' (successful), or 'jung' (young). Typical verbs are 'trainieren' (to train), 'antreten' (to compete), or 'sein' (to be).
Als professionelle Athletin achtet sie sehr auf ihre Ernährung.
As a professional female athlete, she pays close attention to her diet.
player
'die Spielerin' and 'die Athletin' can both refer to a woman in sports. 'Spielerin' fits especially with sports that involve a game, for example soccer, tennis, or basketball. The focus is on taking part in the game or on the team. 'Athletin' sounds more athletic and more general, and emphasizes training, performance, strength, or endurance. The word also fits sports without a game, for example track and field. Learners may confuse the words because many female sportspeople can be both. For a specific game, 'Spielerin' is more natural; for athletic performance in general, 'Athletin' is more likely.
Die Athletin trainiert jeden Morgen für den nächsten Wettkampf.
The athlete trains every morning for the next competition.
Die Spielerin schoss kurz vor dem Ende das entscheidende Tor.
The player scored the decisive goal shortly before the end.