This is the 1196th most frequent French word.
sportives
The French word "sportives" means "sporty" or "athletic" in English (feminine plural form).
Here, 'sportives' is used as an adjective in its feminine plural form to describe 'filles' (girls), indicating their athletic nature.
Les filles sportives de la classe ont remporté la course.
The athletic girls in the class won the race.
In this sentence, 'sportives' is a feminine plural adjective describing 'activités' (activities), suggesting that these activities are related to sports.
Ces activités sportives sont idéales pour garder la forme.
These sports activities are ideal for staying in shape.
The term 'sportives' functions as an adjective in feminine plural form modifying the pronoun 'elles' (they), characterizing them as sporty or athletic in a general sense.