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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPre-season
/ˈpriːˌsiː.zən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The period immediately preceding an official sports season, used for training, conditioning, and playing exhibition matches.
"The football team traveled to Austria for their intensive pre-season training camp."
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Occurring or performed before the official start of a season or operational period.
"They secured three straight wins during their pre-season friendly matches."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the Latin prefix 'prae-' (before) and Old French 'saison' (season), which traces back to the Latin 'satio' (sowing, planting). First appearing in English sports journalism in the late 19th century, it initially referred to the preliminary training period before official competitive league fixtures began.
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avant-saison
Transliteration: avã sɛzɔ̃
"L'équipe s'entraîne dur pendant l'avant-saison."
Saisonvorbereitung
Transliteration: zaɪzɔnfoːɐbəˌʁaeɪtʊŋ
"Die Mannschaft absolviert ein hartes Training in der Saisonvorbereitung."
precampionato
Transliteration: prekampjoˈnato
"Il precampionato è fondamentale per testare i nuovi giocatori."
pretemporada
Transliteration: pɾeteimpoˈɾada
"El club anunció los partidos amistosos de la pretemporada."
pré-temporada
Transliteration: pɾɛ tẽpoˈɾada
"A pré-temporada serve para ajustar a forma física da equipe."
सीज़न पूर्व
Transliteration: sīzan pūrva
Script: सीज़न पूर्व अभ्यास
"टीम ने सीज़न पूर्व अभ्यास मैच में शानदार प्रदर्शन किया।"
季前赛
Transliteration: jìqiánsài
"球队正在积极备战即将到来的季前赛。"
시즌 전
Transliteration: sijeun jeon
Script: 시즌 전 훈련
"선수들은 시즌 전 훈련에 집중하고 있다."
プレシーズン
Transliteration: puresīzun
"チームはプレシーズンの試合で戦術を確認した。"
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