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SPIN RACQUET [1 record]

Record 1 2006-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
CONT

Always use the correct playing procedure. Toss a coin or spin a racket to decide who serves first. The winner of the toss can choose to serve, receive, take an end or can ask his opponent to choose.

OBS

Related phraseology: toss (of the coin) = coin toss.

OBS

Also a badminton term.

Key term(s)
  • spin the racquet

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

Pour déterminer qui servira le premier, tirer à pile ou face ou faire tourner la raquette.

OBS

Phraséologie connexe : tirage (au sort).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
OBS

El término se usa también para el bádminton.

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