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GIVE UP X POINTS [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Team Sports (General)
  • Racquet Sports
  • Specialized Vocabulary and Phraseologism of Sports
DEF

After having given the best of one's self or played a good game, to lose a match by a margin of points represented by the letter "x".

CONT

To give up 3 points to one's opponent; to give up only one point to the opposite team.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports d'équipe (Généralités)
  • Sports de raquette
  • Vocabulaire spécialisé et phraséologie des sports
DEF

Tout en ayant donné le meilleur de soi, joué du mieux possible, perdre un match, une partie, par un écart de points dont le nombre est représenté par la lettre «x».

CONT

Concéder 3 points à l'adversaire; concéder un seul point à son adversaire.

Spanish

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