Sep 10, 2009 16:41
14 yrs ago
English term

ace

GBK English to Croatian Social Sciences 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 (Croatian)
5 +1 as
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Proposed translations

+1
3 days 2 hrs

as

Možda bi moglo biti i "neobranjivi udarac", ali mislim da je sasvim uobičajen i općenito prihvaćen upravo izraz "as".
Definition from own experience or research:
as - početni servisni neobranjivi udarac u tenisu <br /><br />Vladimir Anić, Rječnik hrvatskog jezika
Example sentences:
Iako Karlović pamti mečeve i s puno boljim postotkom prvog servisa (57 %), no kada je trebalo iz njegovog je reketa stigao neobranjiv udarac (16 as servisa), pa je četvrti nositelj turnira izgubio samo devet poena na svoj početni udarac. (dnevnik.hr)
Mario je slabo servirao tijekom cijelog meča. Od devet gemova na svom je servisu izgubio tri. Nijednom nije servirao as, a napravo je tri dvostruke pogreške. (Javno)
Peer comment(s):

agree Veronica Prpic Uhing
27 days
Hvala, Veronika!
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