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UNFORCED ERROR [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

A point lost as a result of one’s player’s mistake during a rally, e.g. hitting the ball out or into the net (failed return), rather than the other player’s good shot.

OBS

A "fault" is an infraction of the rules of tennis. For instance, by failing to place a serve within the service court in two tries constitutes a service fault or "double fault"; if a ball sails beyond the boundary line, an official will call out "fault"(and not error). An "error" is a more subjective term used to denote any mistake committed by a player that causes him or her to lose the point. Note however that the term "error" is used in statistics, e. g. number of unforced errors. The generic term "mistake" is non-specific to tennis.

PHR

Careless, costly, flawless, loose, nagging, sprayed, uncharacteristic, unforced error.

PHR

Flurry, marging, rash of errors. Marging for errors.

PHR

To be prone to errors. To draw errors. To rack up errors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Point gagné à cause d'une erreur évidente plutôt qu'à cause de l'habilité du joueur.

PHR

Erreur grossière, manifeste.

PHR

Marge d'erreur.

PHR

Match cousu d'erreurs.

PHR

Accumuler des erreurs.

Spanish

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

[...] había jugado con un margen mínimo de errores ya con una efectividad casi del 100%.

PHR

Error corriente, no forzado, mayúsculo, de posición.

PHR

Errores que se irán acumulando.

PHR

Cometer, corregir, descubrir un error.

PHR

Sucesión de errores.

PHR

Analizar sus errores.

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Record 2 2000-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

A point lost with absolutely no pressure having been exerted by the opponent.

OBS

Example: double fault. Other unforced errors are commonly committed when an inconsistent and impatient player is attempting to force the completion of a point with the wrong shot selection for a given circumstance. Related terms: percentage tennis, (high/low) percentage shot, high-risk shot.

CONT

Chang won 10 straight games after dropping the first set, and was helped by Stich’s 60 unforced errors.

OBS

unforced error : also used in badminton.

PHR

to cut down on one’s unforced errors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Faute imputable au seul joueur, sans que son adversaire l'ait provoquée.

CONT

[...] mon adversaire m'a aidée quelque peu en commettant plusieurs erreurs non provoquées.

CONT

[Elle] l'a emporté malgré une foule d'erreurs non provoquées au deuxième set.

OBS

«Erreur non provoquée» : calque lexical sur l'anglais. Néanmoins en usage répandu au Canada.

OBS

faute non provoquée : employé aussi au badminton.

Key term(s)
  • erreur directe

Spanish

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

Término relacionado: error propio, p. ej.: Cada punto que perdamos por un error propio o que ganemos por el oponente se contabilizará sucesivamente come 15-30-4- y «juego» [...]

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