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IGUAL [1 record]

Record 1 1996-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

A scoring term that refers to an equal score for both sides or players; tie score.

OBS

30-all, for example, means that the score is 30-30.

CONT

[A tie-breaker is] a means of resolving sets that have reached a certain stage (6-all or 8-all, for example).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
OBS

Au tennis, si 2 joueurs opposés ont égalé la marque, on dit 15 partout, trente à (ou trente partout), puis égalité (40-40), selon le cas.

OBS

Voir aussi le terme connexe : trente à.

CONT

Lorsqu'au cours du jeu, les 2 adversaires sont à égalité de points, à 40 partout, le point suivant donne l'avantage à l'un des joueurs.

Spanish

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

... si hay un empate a tres puntos, o 40 iguales, o deuce, el juego continúa hasta que un jugador tenga una ventaja de dos puntos.

CONT

El jugador (o la pareja) que primero gana seis juegos, gana un «set», a no ser que ambos jugadores lleguen a cinco juegos «iguales».

Key term(s)
  • igual
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