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HANDICAP NUL [1 record]

Record 1 1988-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports (General)
  • Specialized Vocabulary and Phraseologism of Sports
  • Games and Competitions (Sports)
DEF

Good enough to compete at scratch in competition in which others are given handicaps.

CONT

a scratch golfer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports (Généralités)
  • Vocabulaire spécialisé et phraséologie des sports
  • Jeux et compétitions (Sports)
DEF

Assez bon pour que dans une compétition où l'on accorde des handicaps, le sien soit de zéro.

OBS

Il faut éviter de dire «sans handicap» qui signifie «n'ayant pas participé à suffisamment de compétitions pour avoir un handicap».

Spanish

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