Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
ace
Greek translation:
άσος
Sep 10, 2009 16:41
14 yrs ago
English term
ace
GBK
English to Greek
Social Sciences
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Definition from
britishtennis.com:
A serve where the receiver fails to return or even touch the ball. The point is won by the server.
Example sentences:
Federer then squandered two game points before serving his second ace for the game to force a tiebreak, with the match ticking past three hours. (IBM Corp., Tennis Australia)
The second-seeded del Potro slammed down five of his 19 aces in the tie breaker, including an authoritative ace down the middle to earn his fourth championship point, then fired a forehand winner to end a high-quality 3-6, 7-5, 7-6(6) victory over Roddick and successfully defend his Washington DC championship. (Tennis Week)
Nadal finds a stunning forehand into the corner to earn two break points. Federer responds with an ace before forcing an error to snuff out both. (365 Media Group plc)
Proposed translations
(Greek)
| 4 +2 | άσος |
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Sep 10, 2009 16:20: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Sep 10, 2009 16:41: Enrique Cavalitto changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"
Sep 13, 2009 16:57: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Selection"
Oct 26, 2009 12:54: changed "Stage" from "Selection" to "Completion"
Proposed translations
+2
25 mins
Selected
άσος
επίσης γράφεται και άσσος
Definition from
own experience or research:
Πόντος που επιτυγχάνεται κατευθείαν μετά από σερβίς. Κυρίως χρησιμοποιείται στο τένις και το βόλεϋ
Example sentences:
Ο Γκούνθορ με άσο έδωσε προβάδισμα (25-24) στους Γερμανούς που είχαν όλα τα σετ στη διάθεση τους με εξαίρεση το 28-27 όταν μετά την επίθεση του Σμαραγδή (27-27) ο Αντρέ κάρφωσε άουτ (28-27) (european perssphoto agency)
Ο Φέντερερ κάνει το 1-0, αλλά ο αντίπαλος του απαντά με "άσο". Ακολουθεί μίνι-break του Ελβετού και στο γήπεδο γίνεται χαμός (2-1). Άσος (3-1) και νέος άσος (4-1)! (sport24.gr)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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