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RUBBER GAME [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Team Sports (General)
- Various Sports (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- decisive game
1, record 1, English, decisive%20game
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- decisive match 2, record 1, English, decisive%20match
correct
- final game 1, record 1, English, final%20game
correct
- final match 2, record 1, English, final%20match
correct
- winning game 3, record 1, English, winning%20game
correct
- winning match 3, record 1, English, winning%20match
correct
- deciding game 4, record 1, English, deciding%20game
correct
- deciding match 3, record 1, English, deciding%20match
correct
- rubber game 5, record 1, English, rubber%20game
correct, see observation, United States
- rubber match 5, record 1, English, rubber%20match
correct, see observation, United States
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The game or match whose winner will win the series, championship or title; it is usually said of the last possible game in a series of 3, 5, or 7, but sometimes, of the sole game to be played between two individuals or teams for the championship or the title. 3, record 1, English, - decisive%20game
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rubber: A 3-game match or series; a series or match in which one side must win 2 out of 3 games. The term in general is found chiefly in British usage though it is often used attributively in the United States to refer to a final game or match played between 2 individuals or teams that have previously split an even number of games or matches. 5, record 1, English, - decisive%20game
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
rubber (match): term(s) preferred in tennis. 6, record 1, English, - decisive%20game
Record 1, Key term(s)
- rubber
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports d'équipe (Généralités)
- Sports divers (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- match décisif
1, record 1, French, match%20d%C3%A9cisif
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- match final 1, record 1, French, match%20final
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- partie décisive 1, record 1, French, partie%20d%C3%A9cisive
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- partie finale 1, record 1, French, partie%20finale
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- rencontre décisive 2, record 1, French, rencontre%20d%C3%A9cisive
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- rencontre finale 2, record 1, French, rencontre%20finale
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- affrontement décisif 2, record 1, French, affrontement%20d%C3%A9cisif
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- affrontement final 2, record 1, French, affrontement%20final
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- confrontation décisive 2, record 1, French, confrontation%20d%C3%A9cisive
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- confrontation finale 2, record 1, French, confrontation%20finale
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- belle 3, record 1, French, belle
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Europe
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie décisive qui désigne le vainqueur, lorsque des joueurs ont gagné un nombre égal de parties ou de «manches». 3, record 1, French, - match%20d%C3%A9cisif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Se dit habituellement de la dernière partie possible dans une série de 3, 5 ou 7 parties mais aussi de la seule partie ou rencontre entre 2 athlètes ou 2 équipes pour déterminer le gagnant du titre ou du championnat. 4, record 1, French, - match%20d%C3%A9cisif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
«joute» : terme archaïque ; lui préférer «affrontement, match, partie, rencontre, confrontation». 4, record 1, French, - match%20d%C3%A9cisif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Pluriel : des matchs ou des matches. 5, record 1, French, - match%20d%C3%A9cisif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
matchs (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 6, record 1, French, - match%20d%C3%A9cisif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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