jousting

English

jousting (countable and uncountable, plural joustings)

A medieval European sport in which mounted knights charged at each other bearing lances.
(figurative) Any activity in which two people spar with each other verbally.

medieval European sport

Arabic: مجاولة f (mujāwilah)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 馬上槍術比賽／马上枪术比赛 (mǎshàngqiāngshùbǐsài), 馬上比武／马上比武 (zh) (mǎshàngbǐwǔ)
Danish: ridderturnering
Dutch: steekspel (nl) n
French: joute équestre f, joute (fr) f
German: Tjost m, Tjostieren n, Lanzenstechen n
Greek: κονταρομαχία (el) f (kontaromachía), διαδορατισμός m (diadoratismós), τζόστρα f (tzóstra)
Hebrew: ג'אוסט, התכתשות, הפלה ברומח
Hungarian: lovagi torna (hu)
Italian: giostra (it) m
Malay: lawan tombak
Norwegian: dyst, dysting
Portuguese: justa (pt) f
Russian: рыцарский поединок (rycarskij pojedinok), поединок (ru) (pojedinok), сшибка на копьях (sšibka na kopʹjax)
Spanish: justa (es) f

two people sparing with each other verbally

jousting

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