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CROWD FAVORITE [3 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports (General)
DEF

The athlete or team that the spectators or television viewers consider the best or that they cheer because he/she/it comes from the same region or represent the same area or country as the majority in the crowd.

OBS

"Favourite" is the preferred spelling in Canada.

PHR

the favorite of the crowd; the favorite to win.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports (Généralités)
DEF

Athlète ou équipe que les spectateurs ou les téléspectateurs considèrent comme le/la meilleur(e) ou qu'ils encouragent parce qu'il/elle vient du même patelin qu'eux ou représente la région ou le pays d'origine de la majorité des gens qui compose la foule.

PHR

le favori de la foule, la favorite pour l'emporter.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
CONT

Bruguera won the French Open in each of the past two years and became one of the darlings of the crowd for his tenacious style.

CONT

In today’s final, Chang will play Boris Becker, the 1992 champion and fan favorite [...]

OBS

The English term "favorite" or "favorite tennis player" elicits a subjective response. The false French cognate "favorite", by itself, suggests a particular placement in the tennis computer rankings.

PHR

Media, overwhelming darling.

PHR

Darling of the French fans.

Key term(s)
  • fan favourite
  • crowd favourite
  • favourite

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

La foule [...] s'est consolée en assistant à la qualification d'une autre de ses coqueluches, Martina Navratilova, qui a montré à 37 ans de beaux restes face à la Tchèque Helena Sukova.

CONT

[...] la grande foule new-yorkaise, [était] plus attentive au résultat de son chouchou Agassi.

CONT

Robichaud sera sans contredit le leader de l'équipe unifoliée et le favori du public.

Spanish

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Record 3 1991-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
DEF

It's called the executive workout : Ten minutes in the whirlpool. Five minutes in the steam room. And maybe a few minutes in the sauna. The routine is a favorite lunch-hour feast of the high-powered crowd. It's guaranteed to make you relax. It may even cause you to shed a couple of pounds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
OBS

à toute vapeur : à très grande vitesse.

Spanish

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