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ten·nis
(tĕn′ĭs)n.
1. A game played with rackets and a light ball by two players or two pairs of players on a rectangular court divided by a net. The players must hit the ball over the net and into a marked area on the other side for play to continue. Also called lawn tennis.
2. Court tennis.
[Middle English tenetz, tenyes, court tennis, from Anglo-Norman tenetz and Old French tenez, pl. imperative of tenir, to hold, from Latin tenēre; see detain.]
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tennis
(ˈtɛnɪs)n
(Tennis)
a. a racket game played between two players or pairs of players who hit a ball to and fro over a net on a rectangular court of grass, asphalt, clay, etc. See also lawn tennis, real tennis, court tennis, table tennis
b. (as modifier): tennis court; tennis racket.
[C14: probably from Anglo-French tenetz hold (imperative), from Old French tenir to hold, from Latin tenēre]
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ten•nis
(ˈtɛn ɪs)n.
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net. Compare lawn tennis.
[1350–1400; Middle English tenetz, ten(e)ys < Anglo-French: take!, imperative pl. of tenir to hold, take, receive (see tenant)]
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tennis
- drop shot - In tennis, it is so called because after it is hit, it drops abruptly to the ground.
- cachpule - The ancestral name for tennis or a tennis court.
- service game - In tennis, a game in which a particular player serves.
- tennis - From French tenez, "take, receive," which was originally called out by the server to the opponent.
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| Noun | 1. |  tennis - a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the courtdouble fault - (tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point footfault - a fault that occurs when the server in tennis fails to keep both feet behind the baseline court game - an athletic game played on a court break of serve, break - (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving; "he was up two breaks in the second set" professional tennis - playing tennis for money singles - tennis played with one person on each side doubles - tennis played with two players on each side undercut, cut - (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts do not bother a good tennis player" return - a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return" drive - (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) forehand, forehand shot, forehand stroke - (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash) forehand drive - (sports) hard straight return made on the forehand side (as in tennis or badminton or squash) fault - (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); "he served too many double faults" rally, exchange - (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; "after a short rally Connors won the point" service break - a tennis game won on the opponent's service advantage - (tennis) first point scored after deuce set point - (tennis) the final point needed to win a set in tennis match point - (tennis) the final point needed to win a match (especially in tennis) game - (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves ace - serve an ace against (someone) drop one's serve - lose a game in which one is serving |
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tennis
Tennis terms
ace, advantage, approach shot, backhand, ball, baseline, break of serve, break point, cannonball, centre line, centre mark, chip, clay court, court, deuce, double fault, doubles, drop shot, fault, foot fault, forecourt, forehand, game, grass court, ground stroke, half-volley, hard court, lawn tennis, let, line call, linesman, lob, love, love game, match, mixed doubles, net, net cord, passing shot, racket or racquet, rally, receiver, return, server, service, service line, set, set point, sideline, singles, slice, smash, tie-break or tiebreaker, topspin, tramline, umpire, undercut, volleyCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
تِنِسلُعْبَة التِّنِس
tenis
tennis
teniso
tennis
tenis
tenisz
tenis
tennis
テニス
테니스
sportbatistenisas
teniss
tenistenis ziemny
tenistenisový
tenis
tennis
เทนนิส
quần vợt
tennis
[ˈtenɪs]A. N → tenis m
B. CPD tennis ball N → pelota f de tenis
tennis club N → club m de tenis
tennis court N → pista f de tenis (Sp), cancha f de tenis (LAm)
tennis elbow N (Med) → sinovitis f del codo, codo m de tenista
tennis match N → partido m de tenis
tennis player N → tenista mf
tennis racquet N → raqueta f de tenis
tennis shoe N → zapatilla f de tenis
tennis club N → club m de tenis
tennis court N → pista f de tenis (Sp), cancha f de tenis (LAm)
tennis elbow N (Med) → sinovitis f del codo, codo m de tenista
tennis match N → partido m de tenis
tennis player N → tenista mf
tennis racquet N → raqueta f de tenis
tennis shoe N → zapatilla f de tenis
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
tennis
[ˈtɛnɪs] modif [club, match, game, tournament, circuit, champion, lesson] → de tennistennis ball n → balle f de tennistennis camp n (US) to go to tennis camp → faire un stage de tennistennis court n → court m de tennistennis elbow n → synovite f du coude, tennis-elbow mtennis player n → joueur/euse m/f de tennis
He's a tennis player → Il est joueur de tennis.
He's a good tennis player → C'est un bon joueur de tennis.tennis racket tennis racquet n → raquette f de tennistennis shoe n → chaussure f de tennis, tennis f
He's a tennis player → Il est joueur de tennis.
He's a good tennis player → C'est un bon joueur de tennis.tennis racket tennis racquet n → raquette f de tennistennis shoe n → chaussure f de tennis, tennis f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
tennis
n → Tennis nt
tennis
in cpds → Tennis-;tennis ball
n → Tennisball m
tennis club
n → Tennisklub m, → Tennisverein m
tennis court
n → Tennisplatz m
tennis elbow
n (Med) → Tennisarm m
tennis player
n → Tennisspieler(in) m(f)
tennis racket, tennis racquet
n → Tennisschläger m
tennis shoe
n → Tennisschuh m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
tennis
(ˈtenis) noun (also lawn tennis) a game for two or four players who use rackets to hit a ball to each other over a net stretched across a tennis-court. Let's play (a game of) tennis; (also adjective) a tennis match.
ˈtennis-court noun a specially-marked area on which tennis is played.
ˈtennis-racket noun a racket with which one plays tennis.
ˈtennis shoe noun a sports shoe suitable for tennis, running etc.
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tennis
→ تِنِس tenis tennis Tennis τένις tenis tennis tennis tenis tennis テニス 테니스 tennis tennis tenis ténis, tênis теннис tennis เทนนิส tenis quần vợt 网球Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
- We'd like to play tennis
- Where can I play tennis?
- How much does it cost to use a tennis court? (US)
How much is it to hire a tennis court? (UK)
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tennis
n tenis mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.