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Record 1 1998-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

An ordinary player that does not play tennis well [pejorative].

OBS

Also used in good-natured ribbing by the pros and by players wanting to underinflate their profile, as in the sentence, "Oh, I’m only a weekend hacker". Related term : not to play seriously, to play lightly=jouer à la baballe [argot].

CONT

A weekend hacker wouldn’t notice the difference, but men who earn millions serving and volleying the game into tedium have taken notice [of the newly deflated tennis balls].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette

Spanish

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

El campeón siempre acierta en la elección [de la jugada que hay que realizar], el jugador mediocre, a veces acierta y en otras ocasiones yerra.

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