French term
Australia
Literary and audio-visual translator, MA
Native in: English (Variant: Australian) 
Works in: French to English, Danish to English
sportif / sportive
I believe "sportive" is being used here in the more familiar sense of "playful" or "wild" (I can't find much evidence of this usage online or good in-sentence examples but I know it exists). I don't think it would make sense in this context for it to mean "sporty" or "healthy".
Interested in other interpretations!
| 3 +7 | physical |
Sheri P
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| 4 +1 | (sexual) playfulness |
David Hollywood
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| 3 +2 | Athletic sex |
ormiston
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| 4 | casual |
Nicole Acher
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| 3 | an acrobatic sexuality |
Sarah Triboulet-L'Heureux
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| 3 | vigorous |
Philippa Smith
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Non-PRO (1): Yvonne Gallagher
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Proposed translations
physical
| I think you must be right, Sheri! Thank you everyone for your suggestions, I think I'll go with "purely physical", as suggested by Helene. |
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
(sexual) playfulness
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Note added at 15 mins (2021-09-30 03:08:33 GMT)
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https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1363460717731928
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Note added at 16 mins (2021-09-30 03:09:34 GMT)
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Sexual playfulness not only enriches the sexual mood but gives special meaning to your relationship. It enables couples to experience sex ...
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Note added at 17 mins (2021-09-30 03:10:40 GMT)
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https://www.google.com/search?q=sexual playfulness&rlz=1C1GC...
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Note added at 22 mins (2021-09-30 03:15:13 GMT)
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Defined as a mode of sensory openness and drive towards improvisation, playfulness can be seen as central to a range of sexual activities from fumbling, random motions to elaborate, rehearsed scenarios. Play in the realm of sexuality involves experimentations with what bodies can feel and do.
Canada
Life Sciences & Biomed. Specialist, PhD
Native in: French (Variant: Canadian) 
Works in: French, English, English to French, and 1 more.
an acrobatic sexuality
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Tony M
: Without further context to corroborate, I think this amounts to over-interpretation.
2 hrs
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United States
Every detail matters
Native in: English , French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: French to English
casual
The book introduces a casual, purely physical approach to sex.
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Tony M
: I think this is over-interpretation — there is nothing in the S/T to suggest the 'casual' aspect.
1 hr
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The casual aspect seems to me implied by the “degage de tout pathos”. Recreational sex might work even better, with its connotation of something done for fun or sport.
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Athletic sex
Plenty inspiration online!
29 years turning out perfect English
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English
vigorous
"a vigorous, resolutely upbeat approach to sex"
I think your interpretation is right and that it is talking about a form of sexuality that is vigorous and playful and cheerful.
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