Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
ace
Finnish translation:
läpisyöttö
Sep 10, 2009 16:41
14 yrs ago
English term
ace
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English to Finnish
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Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Definition from
britishtennis.com:
A serve where the receiver fails to return or even touch the ball. The point is won by the server.
Example sentences:
Federer then squandered two game points before serving his second ace for the game to force a tiebreak, with the match ticking past three hours. (IBM Corp., Tennis Australia)
The second-seeded del Potro slammed down five of his 19 aces in the tie breaker, including an authoritative ace down the middle to earn his fourth championship point, then fired a forehand winner to end a high-quality 3-6, 7-5, 7-6(6) victory over Roddick and successfully defend his Washington DC championship. (Tennis Week)
Nadal finds a stunning forehand into the corner to earn two break points. Federer responds with an ace before forcing an error to snuff out both. (365 Media Group plc)
Proposed translations
(Finnish)
| 5 +2 | läpisyöttö |
Hannu Jaatinen (X)
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Proposed translations
+2
1 hr
Selected
läpisyöttö
The term "ässä" is used quite often by the players, but the correct Finnish term is "läpisyöttö".
Definition from
Wikipedia:
(also known as "ässä", which is an anglism)<br /><br />Ässä tarkoittaa syöttöä, joka on syötetty siten, että vastustaja ei onnistu osumaan palloon, vaan se menee suoraan läpisyöttönä.
Example sentences:
Vastassa ollut kroaatti Ivo Karlovic syötti ottelussa 23 läpisyöttöä, mutta ei pystynyt haastamaan vahvasti palauttanutta sveitsiläistä. (YLE)
Ottelussa 50 läpisyöttöä tehnyt Federer sai lopulta haluamansa. (Urheiluveikkaus.com)
Turnauksen ensimmäisenä päivänä kroatialainen Ivo Karlović syötti 55 läpisyöttöä ottelussaan australialaista Lleyton Hewittia vastaan. (Wikipedia)
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