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SEMIFINAL [1 record]

Record 1 2014-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games and Competitions (Sports)
  • Team Sports (General)
  • Various Sports (General)
DEF

The next-to-last round of a tournament.

CONT

A noteworthy innovation in 1994 will be split sessions for semi-finals day. A singles and a doubles semi-final will make up the program for separate afternoon and evening sessions on Saturday ... That will allow one singles semi to be shown [on television].

OBS

semi-final; semi; semifinal: terms and abbreviation usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • semi-finals
  • semifinals

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux et compétitions (Sports)
  • Sports d'équipe (Généralités)
  • Sports divers (Généralités)
DEF

Avant-dernière épreuve d'un tournoi à l'issue de laquelle sont sélectionnés les deux derniers participants [ou les deux dernières équipes] de la finale.

OBS

pluriel : des demi-finales.

OBS

demi-finale : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • demi-finales

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Juegos y competiciones (Deportes)
  • Deportes de equipo (Generalidades)
  • Deportes diversos (Generalidades)
DEF

Fase de un torneo en el que los participantes ganadores participarán en la final.

CONT

Conchita Martínez, tercera favorita, derrotó en las semifinales a la francesa Mary Pierce (2) por un doble 6-3 [...] y se dispuso a jugar la semifinal contra Helena Sukova.

OBS

No confundir con "semifinal" cuando hace referencia a uno de los encuentros que componen la fase anterior a la final de un torneo.

OBS

semifinal: término utilizado generalmente en plural.

PHR

Meterse en las semifinales.

Key term(s)
  • semifinales
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