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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesspareggio
Pronunciation / Transliteration: spa-red-jo
"La vittoria è stata decisa dopo un emozionante spareggio."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An extra contest, match, or period of play held to decide the winner when competitors are tied.
"The golf tournament ended in a dramatic shoot-off on the eighteenth hole." - 2
A competition in target shooting to determine the winner of a tied score.
"All three marksmen advanced to the final rapid-fire shoot-off."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb phrase 'shoot off', combining the Old English 'scēotan' (to shoot, dart) with the Germanic adverbial particle 'off'. Originally denoting a sudden projection or firing, it evolved in competitive contexts during the late 19th century to describe an extra round or contest held to break a tie.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shoot-off" is said worldwide
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tir de barrage
Transliteration: teer duh ba-rahzh
"La compétition s'est décidée lors d'un tir de barrage."
Stechen
Transliteration: shteh-khun
"Das Spiel endete unentschieden, deshalb gab es ein Stechen."
spareggio
Transliteration: spa-red-jo
"La vittoria è stata decisa dopo un emozionante spareggio."
desempate
Transliteration: de-sem-pa-te
"El torneo se decidió mediante un desempate de tiros libres."
desempate
Transliteration: de-zẽ-pa-ti
"Haverá um desempate para definir o campeão."
टाई-ब्रेकर
Transliteration: tai-brekar
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"मैच का फैसला करने के लिए एक शूट-आफ आयोजित किया गया।"
加赛
Transliteration: jiā sài
Script: 中文汉字
"两队比分打平，将通过加赛决出胜负。"
연장전
Transliteration: yeon-jang-jeon
Script: 한국어 한글
"동점을 기록한 두 팀은 연장전을 치렀다."
プレーオフ
Transliteration: purēofu
Script: 日本語
"同点だったため、優勝決定戦のシュートオフが行われた。"
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