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GOOSE EGG [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-07-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Racquet Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- love
1, record 1, English, love
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In racquetball, badminton or tennis, no score, or a score of zero for one side. 2, record 1, English, - love
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tennis. Each player has no points to start with (zero is called "love"). If you are the server and you win the first point, the score will be 15-0 (15-love) in your favor. The server’s score is always announced first. Had you lost the first point, the score would have been 0-15 (love-15). 3, record 1, English, - love
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Probably derived from the French word "l'œuf", meaning egg-and implying the old goose egg, whose form is the same as the digit zero. 2, record 1, English, - love
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports de raquette
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- zéro
1, record 1, French, z%C3%A9ro
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Absence de point, avant le match ou pendant le match, dans les sports de raquette. 2, record 1, French, - z%C3%A9ro
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tennis. Au début du match, la marque est de 0-0 (love). Si le serveur gagne un point, c'est alors 15-0 en sa faveur, étant donné qu'on indique toujours les points du serveur en premier. Si, par contre, il perd le point, ce sera plutôt 0-15. 3, record 1, French, - z%C3%A9ro
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Deportes de raqueta
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cero
1, record 1, Spanish, cero
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Para ganar un juego [de tenis] hay que obtener cuatro puntos y siempre se cantan primero los puntos de quien sirve. Los puntos que se ganan se cuentan así: ningún punto igual a cero. 2, record 1, Spanish, - cero
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