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SINGLES GAME [1 record]

Record 1 2016-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

A match between two players.

OBS

singles game: The correct terms are "singles match" or "singles." Oftentimes one hears "singles game" even though several "games" are required to make up a "match."

PHR

To compete in singles, to play in both singles and doubles, to win singles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Match disputé entre deux joueurs.

OBS

match de simple; match en simple : Au pluriel, on écrira des «matchs» ou des «matches» (de simple ou en simple).

Spanish

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

Debéis intentar el globo liftado, ya que en dobles exige mayor diagonal que en individual.

CONT

¿Puede el jugador que efectúa el saque, en un partido de individuales, colocarse en la parte de la línea de fondo, y detrás de ella, situada entre las líneas que delimitan lateralmente el campo para individuales y las que lo delimitan, asimismo lateralmente, para los partidos de dobles?

PHR

partidos individuales damas

Key term(s)
  • sencillos
  • individuales
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