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LOSER [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Baseball and Softball
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- losing pitcher
1, record 1, English, losing%20pitcher
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- loser 2, record 1, English, loser
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The pitcher charged with the loss, considering that he was pitching when his team lost the lead and the game. 3, record 1, English, - losing%20pitcher
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Baseball et softball
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lanceur perdant
1, record 1, French, lanceur%20perdant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lanceur au monticule au moment où l'équipe adverse a marqué les points qui lui ont permis de remporter la victoire. 2, record 1, French, - lanceur%20perdant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Lanceur responsable de la défaite de son équipe en permettant à l'adversaire de prendre une avance qui a valu la victoire à ce dernier. 3, record 1, French, - lanceur%20perdant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-08-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Racquet Sports
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- loser
1, record 2, English, loser
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In a tennis tournament, a player or team who loses to a competitor advancing to the next round. 2, record 2, English, - loser
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the finals, the loser remains a "finalist". 2, record 2, English, - loser
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Departure of losers in a single-elimination tennis tournament cuts the field in half at each round as the tournament narrows to two entries in the final. 2, record 2, English, - loser
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Bad, lucky loser. 2, record 2, English, - loser
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sports de raquette
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- perdant
1, record 2, French, perdant
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- perdante 2, record 2, French, perdante
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans un tournoi de tennis, joueur, joueuse ou équipe qui perd contre un adversaire qui passe au tour suivant. 2, record 2, French, - perdant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] finaliste blessé, perdant de premier tour au Cap, perdant tôt à Laval. 3, record 2, French, - perdant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] si vous ne voulez pas que les perdants se plaignent toujours de la luminosité, si vous voulez éviter d'être effectivement trop souvent ébloui, orientez le grand axe du court nord-sud. 4, record 2, French, - perdant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En finale, le perdant ou la perdante demeure «finaliste». 2, record 2, French, - perdant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Mauvais perdant. 5, record 2, French, - perdant
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Deportes de raqueta
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- perdedor
1, record 2, Spanish, perdedor
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-10-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Sports (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- loser
1, record 3, English, loser
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sports (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- vaincu
1, record 3, French, vaincu
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- battu 1, record 3, French, battu
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(Terminologie sportive russe). 1, record 3, French, - vaincu
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Deportes (Generalidades)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- perdedor
1, record 3, Spanish, perdedor
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- vencido 1, record 3, Spanish, vencido
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1995-05-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Racquet Sports
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- loser
1, record 4, English, loser
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Related terms: to buckle (under pressure), to drop, as in, he dropped the first set, to fall by the wayside, to be downed, to be on the brink of losing. 2, record 4, English, - loser
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... put up a gallant effort but went down by a 6-4,6-1 score. 3, record 4, English, - loser
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Sports de raquette
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- perdre
1, record 4, French, perdre
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- s'incliner 2, record 4, French, s%27incliner
correct
- s'effondrer 2, record 4, French, s%27effondrer
correct
- baisser pavillon devant 2, record 4, French, baisser%20pavillon%20devant
correct
- trébucher devant 2, record 4, French, tr%C3%A9bucher%20devant
correct
- plier l'échine 2, record 4, French, plier%20l%27%C3%A9chine
correct
- plier 3, record 4, French, plier
correct
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Phraséologie connexe : abandonner, p. ex.: Stich n'a abandonné qu'un seul set dans le tournoi, s'écrouler (=crumble), sombrer, avoir le bras qui plie, être mis au tapis, ployer sous la force des coups d'un adversaire, être à deux doigts de perdre pied face à un adversaire. 4, record 4, French, - perdre
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Nathalie Tauziat] s'est inclinée en demi-finale devant Brenda Schultz lors d'un match terne au cours duquel les échanges étaient plutôt rares. 2, record 4, French, - perdre
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[Martina Hingis], la jeune prodige de 13 ans et première tête de série [...] n'a tout simplement pas été à la hauteur de sa réputation, trébuchant devant l'Américaine Tara Snyder. 2, record 4, French, - perdre
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Établies troisièmes têtes de série, mesdemoiselles Hingis et Jeon ont plié l'échine face aux Néerlandaises Kim de Weille et Yvette Basting. 2, record 4, French, - perdre
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Yann Lefebvre a échoué dans sa tentative de remporter le Tournoi des Maîtres, dernière étape du Circuit satellite canadien [...] Godin et Lefebvre baissent pavillon devant Brandon Coupe et Mark Quinney des États-Unis, ce qui ne les empêchera pas de terminer au premier rang. 2, record 4, French, - perdre
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 5 CONT
L'Américain André Agassi [...] a perdu son match aux mains de son compatriote Todd Martin. 4, record 4, French, - perdre
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 6 CONT
[...] les échanges durent et Agassi finit par plier, dans un cinquième set fatigué. 3, record 4, French, - perdre
Record 4, Key term(s)
- trébucher
- baisser pavillon
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Deportes de raqueta
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- perder
1, record 4, Spanish, perder
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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