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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesarbitre
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ar-bitr
"L'arbitre a sifflé la fin du match."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An official who watches a game or match to ensure that the rules are adhered to and to arbitrate matters arising during the play.
"The umpire signaled that the batter was out after a close play at home plate."
- 1
To act as an official umpire in a sports game or competition, or to mediate and settle a dispute between parties.
"She was asked to umpire the regional tennis championship finals."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'noumper', which traces back through Old French 'nonpeer' (meaning 'not equal', i.e., a third person to break a tie) from Latin 'non' (not) and 'par' (equal). Over centuries, the initial 'n' was mistakenly dropped by a process known as false division (yielding 'an oumper'), which eventually standardized into 'umpire'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Umpire" is said worldwide
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arbitre
Transliteration: ar-bitr
"L'arbitre a sifflé la fin du match."
Schiedsrichter
Transliteration: shiːts-ʁɪç-tɐ
"Der Schiedsrichter traf eine schwierige Entscheidung."
arbitro
Transliteration: ar-bi-tro
"L'arbitro ha ammonito il giocatore."
árbitro
Transliteration: ar-bi-tɾo
"El árbitro consultó con sus asistentes."
árbitro
Transliteration: ar-bi-tɾu
"O árbitro parou o jogo devido à falta."
अंपायर
Transliteration: ampāyar
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"अंपायर ने खिलाड़ी को आउट दे दिया।"
裁判
Transliteration: cái pàn
Script: 中文汉字
"裁判做出了公正的判决。"
심판
Transliteration: sim-pan
Script: 한국어 한글
"심판이 경기를 시작하는 콧바람을 불었다."
審判
Transliteration: shinpan
Script: 日本語
"審判が試合の判定を下した。"
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