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ten·nis  (tns)

n.

1. A game played with rackets and a light ball by two players or two pairs of players on a rectangular court, as of grass, clay, or asphalt, divided by a net. Also called lawn tennis.

2. Court tennis.

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[Middle English tenetz, tenyes, court tennis, from Anglo-Norman tenetz and Old French tenez, pl. imperative of tenir, to hold, from Latin tenre; see detain.]

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tennis [ˈtɛnɪs]

n

(Individual Sports & Recreations / 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

[probably from Anglo-French tenetz hold (imperative), from Old French tenir to hold, from Latin tenēre]

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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.

Thesaurus

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 court lawn tennis double 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 court tennis, real tennis, royal tennis - an ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled court 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) serve, service - (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play; "his powerful serves won the game" 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, volley

Translations

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

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tennis [ˈtɛnɪs]

n → tennis m
to play tennis → jouer au tennis
Do you play tennis? → Vous jouez au tennis?

modif [club, match, game, tournament, circuit, champion, lesson] → de tennis
tennis ball n → balle f de tennis
tennis camp n (US) to go to tennis camp → faire un stage de tennis
tennis court n → court m de tennis
tennis elbow n → synovite f du coude, tennis-elbow m
tennis 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 tennis
tennis shoe n → chaussure f de tennis, tennis f

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tennis

n → Tennis nt

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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

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tennis [ˈtɛnɪs]

1. n → tennis m

2. adj → da tennis

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tennis

n tennis [ˈtenis]

(alsolawn 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. tennis لُعْبَة التِّنِس тенис tenis(ový) tennis; tennis- das Tennis; Tennis-... τένις tenis tennis تنیس tennis (de) tennis טֶנִיס टेनिस tenis tenisz tenis tennis tennis; di tennis テニス 테니스 tenisas teniss tenis tennis tennis tenis ténis (de) tenis теннис tenis; tenisový tenis; teniški tenis tennis กีฬาเทนนิส tenis 網球 теніс ٹينس، ايک کھيل quần vợt 网球

n tennis-court

a specially-marked area on which tennis is played. tennisbaan مَلْعَب التِّنِس тенис корт tenisový dvorec tennisbane der Tennisplatz γήπεδο τένις pista de tenis tenniseväljak زمین تنیس tenniskenttä terrain de tennis מִגרָש טֶנִיס टेनिस कोर्ट tenisko igralište teniszpálya lapangan tenis tennisvöllur campo da tennis テニスコート 테니스 코트 kortas tenisa korts gelanggang tenis tennisbaan tennisbane kort campo de ténis teren de tenis теннисный корт tenisový dvorec / kurt teniško igrišče teniski teren tennisbana สนามเทนนิส tenis kortu 網球場 тенісний корт ٹينس کھيل کا ميدان sân quần vợt 网球场

n tennis-racket

a racket with which one plays tennis. tennisraket مِضْرَب التِّنِس тенис ракета tenisová raketa tennisketcher der Tennisschläger ρακέτα του τένις raqueta de tenis tennisereket راکت تنیس tennismaila raquette de tennis מַחבֵט טֶנִיס टेनिस रॉकेट teniski reket teniszütő raket tenis tennisspaði racchetta da tennis テニスラケット 테니스 라켓 raketė tenisa rakete raket tenis tennisracket tennisracket rakieta raqueta de ténis rachetă de tenis теннисная ракетка tenisová raketa teniški lopar teniski reket tennisracket ไม้ตีลูกในกีฬาเทนนิส tenis raketi 網球拍 тенісна ракетка ٹينس کھيل کا آلہ vợt tennis 网球拍

n tennis shoe

a sports shoe suitable for tennis, running etc. tennisskoen حِذاء التِّنِس тенис обувка teniska sportssko die Tennisschuhe παπούτσι τένις zapatilla de tenis tennis کفش تنیس tenniskenkä chaussure de tennis נָעַל טֶנִיס टेनिस सूज, जूते tenisica teniszcipő sepatu tenis scarpa da tennis テニス用などの運動靴 테니스 신발 sportbatis tenisa kurpe kasut tenis sportschoen tennis-/joggesko tenisówka (теннисный) кроссовок teniska teniški copat patike tennissko รองเท้าสำหรับใส่เล่นเทนนิส tenis ayakkabısı 網球鞋 тенісна туфля ٹينس کھيل کا جوتا giày tennis 网球鞋

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tennis → تنس 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