Sport machen / treiben

to do sports

Türkçe: spor yapmak

Noun

der Sport m.

Verb

treiben

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

Register

Colloquial register

Watch out. Nuance: 'treiben' is slightly more formal than 'machen'.

In a sentence

Which form of treiben fills the gap?

Die Ärztin empfiehlt, mindestens dreimal pro Woche Sport zu ____.

How it is used

Means 'to do sports' or exercise in general. Colloquial register. Use in everyday chat about going to the gym. Nuance: 'treiben' is slightly more formal than 'machen'.

Other verbs that go with Sport

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• einen Sport ausübento practice a specific sport

All collocations with Sport

Other collocations built on treiben

• in die Ecke treibento force someone into a difficult situation with no escape
• Handel treiben mit+Dat.to trade with
• jdn. zur Raserei treibento drive someone into a rage
• jdn. in den Ruin treibento drive someone to ruin
• jdn. in den Selbstmord treibento drive someone to suicide
• jdn. zur Verzweiflung treibento drive someone to despair

All 7 collocations built on treiben

More from Körper und Gesundheit

• auf eigenen Beinen stehento be independent/self-sufficient
• aus der Haut fahrento fly off the handle
• in Ohnmacht fallento fall into a faint
• einen Infarkt erleiden / bekommento suffer a heart attack
• kühlen Kopf bewahrento keep a cool head

All collocations in Körper und Gesundheit