Anglais modifier

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Composé de south (« sud ») et de paw (« patte, paluche »).

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  1. (Sport) (Informel) Gaucher, gauchère.
  2. (En particulier) (Boxe) Fausse patte.
    • Apollo Creed: Look it’s the name man. The I-talian Stallion. The media will eat it up. Now who discovered America? An Italian right? What better way to get it on than with one of its descendants?
      Apollo’s Trainer: He’s a southpaw. I don’t want you messing with southpaws. They do everything backwards.
      Apollo Creed: Southpaw nothing. I’ll drop him in three. Apollo Creed meets the Italian Stallion. Now that sounds like a damn monster movie.
      — (John G. Avildsen (réal.), Sylvester Stallone (sc.), Rocky (1976))
      La traduction en français de l’exemple manque. (Ajouter)