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GAMES LOST [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-10-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Games and Competitions (Sports)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- double-elimination tournament
1, record 1, English, double%2Delimination%20tournament
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A competition in which a participant ceases to be eligible to win the tournament's championship upon having lost two games or matches. 2, record 1, English, - double%2Delimination%20tournament
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A double-elimination tournament may be used in 2-competitor games to allow each competitor a single loss without being eliminated from the tournament. All losers from the main bracket enter a losers’ bracket, the winner of which plays off against the main bracket’s winner. 2, record 1, English, - double%2Delimination%20tournament
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to a "single-elimination tournament." 3, record 1, English, - double%2Delimination%20tournament
Record 1, Key term(s)
- double elimination tournament
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Jeux et compétitions (Sports)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tournoi double élimination
1, record 1, French, tournoi%20double%20%C3%A9limination
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tournoi-élimination double 2, record 1, French, tournoi%2D%C3%A9limination%20double
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tournoi dans lequel un joueur [ou une équipe] doit perdre deux fois avant d'être éliminé. 2, record 1, French, - tournoi%20double%20%C3%A9limination
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tournoi double élimination. Sur ce type de tournois vous avez le droit à une défaite, donc si vous perdez, restez sur la table et vous aurez accès à un deuxième match, et si celui-ci est perdu, vous serez éliminés, et bien sûr tant que vous gagnez, vous continuez. 1, record 1, French, - tournoi%20double%20%C3%A9limination
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Si plusieurs tournois adoptent un système d'élimination simple ou double, il est difficile de retrouver la graphie correcte pour le signifier. On retrouve : «tournoi par élimination simple/double», l'apposition «tournoi élimination simple/double» ou le trait d'union «tournoi-élimination simple/double». 3, record 1, French, - tournoi%20double%20%C3%A9limination
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Par opposition au «tournoi-élimination simple». 4, record 1, French, - tournoi%20double%20%C3%A9limination
Record 1, Key term(s)
- tournoi en double élimination
- tournoi à double élimination
- tournoi double-élimination
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-08-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sports (General)
- Specialized Vocabulary and Phraseologism of Sports
- Games and Competitions (Sports)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- heartbreaker
1, record 2, English, heartbreaker
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To have lost a game with heavy consequences for the team or the athlete : losing in important Games or in a championship; not being able to represent one's country in an important competition; not being able to participate in the finals; having lost a match during which a player was injured and will not be able to come back for part of the season, the play-offs or an important competition, etc. 2, record 2, English, - heartbreaker
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sports (Généralités)
- Vocabulaire spécialisé et phraséologie des sports
- Jeux et compétitions (Sports)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- défaite amère
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9faite%20am%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tout match perdu et qui a de lourdes conséquences pour l'équipe ou l'athlète : ne pas l'emporter à d'importants Jeux ou dans un championnat; ne pas avoir la chance de représenter son pays à une importante compétition; ne pas pouvoir participer aux finales; avoir perdu un match au cours duquel un joueur a été blessé et ne pourra pas revenir au jeu pour une partie de la saison, les finales ou une importante compétition, etc. 2, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9faite%20am%C3%A8re
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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