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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesterrain de cricket
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tɛʁɛ̃ də kʁikɛt
"La qualité du terrain de cricket est cruciale pour le match."
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The central strip of the cricket field between the two wickets, 22 yards long, on which the batsman stands and towards which the bowler runs and bowls.
"The groundsman carefully rolled the cricket pitch to ensure an even bounce for the fast bowlers." - 2
Metaphorically, a field of play or arena for intense competition or debate.
"Political leaders treated the parliamentary debate like a fierce contest on a dry cricket pitch."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'cricket', originating from the Middle Dutch 'krick' (meaning a stick or staff) or Old English 'cryce', with 'pitch', derived from Middle English 'pichen' meaning to drive or fix firmly into the ground. Historically coined in 18th-century England, it originally referred to the prepared strip of ground pitched or set up for playing the game.
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terrain de cricket
Transliteration: tɛʁɛ̃ də kʁikɛt
"La qualité du terrain de cricket est cruciale pour le match."
Cricket-Pitch
Transliteration: ˈkrɪkɪtˌpɪtʃ
"Der Schiedsrichter inspizierte den Cricket-Pitch vor Spielbeginn."
pitch da cricket
Transliteration: pittʃ da kriket
"Il battitore ha preso posizione sul pitch da cricket."
campo de críquet
Transliteration: ˈkampo ðe ˈkɾiket
"El estado del campo de críquet afectó el rendimiento de los lanzadores."
pitch de críquete
Transliteration: ˈpitʃ dʒi ˈkɾikɛtʃi
"Os jogadores examinaram o pitch de críquete com atenção."
क्रिकेट पिच
Transliteration: kriket pich
"मैच शुरू होने से पहले अंपायर ने क्रिकेट पिच का निरीक्षण किया।"
板球场
Transliteration: bǎn qiú chǎng
"裁判在比赛开始前检查了板球场。"
크리켓 피치
Transliteration: keuriket pichi
"경기가 시작되기 전에 심판이 크리켓 피치를 점검했다."
クリケットピッチ
Transliteration: kuriketto picchi
"審判は試合の前にクリケットピッチの状態を確認した。"
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