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opponent (a player or a team of players?) - WordReference Forums
Hi all, when referring to the opponent team as a whole in a football/basketball match, should I call them "opponent" or "opponents"? When I look up this word in the dictionary, the word is defined as a person, but I wonder if it can also refer to a team of players. Many thanks! :)
Play continues until all players have reached the end.
Me gustaría traducir la frase: "Play continues until all players have reached the end." It's part of a board game. My attempt: El juego continúa hasta que los jugadores se lleguen al fin.
carry equal weight | WordReference Forums
Hello WordReferencers! Can somebody tell me the French equivalent for: 'To carry weight' as in "the two players are supposed to carry equal weight. I can only think of something like 'avoir influence', but I'm sure there's better. Many thanks Nigi.
A group who has / who have - WordReference Forums
The players of Real Madrid have won the World Cup. Nikon is going to announce a new camera. Nikon representatives are going to announce a new camera. From British folks, articles, etc I often see the plural, when no such distinction is made. It seems to me just to be the British style with collective nouns. Real Madrid have one the World Cup.
sign up vs sign someone up - WordReference Forums
The church has signed up more than enough volunteers for the festival. b : to hire (someone) to do something especially by having that person sign a contract The team signed up [= signed on] several new players. The record label signed the band up.
on and off the pitch - WordReference Forums
On (the pitch) and off the pitch = by the players and by the fans.
What does that make you? | WordReference Forums
Hi, I can't get the exact meaning of the following bold part! Does it mean: "What are you going to do?" ‘Tell Me This’ allows much latitude to White (the patient) who, for example, can play along with it by feeling ineffectual; or he can counter it by answering all the questions offered, in...
Latty | WordReference Forums
In the novel Wyrd Sisters, Terry Pratchett uses the word “latty”. I take it to mean the wagons of the group of travelling actors in the story; e.g.: “The lattys lurched slowly over the rutted roads”, but I can’t find the word anywhere. Can somebody please help me with the etymology and if there...
Fecha - Fútbol - WordReference Forums
Hola! otra vez yo con el vocabulario "futbolero". Quisiera saber si alguien me puede decir como se llaman las "fechas" del fútbol en inglés. En Argentina, cada fin de semana se juega una "fecha" de las que tiene el campeonato (si el campeonato tiene 38 fechas, durará 38 fines de semana)...
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