ace

Finnish translation: läpisyöttö

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English term or phrase:ace
Finnish translation:läpisyöttö

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16:41 Sep 10, 2009
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English term or phrase: ace
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 sentence(s):
  • 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
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läpisyöttö
Definition:
(also known as "ässä", which is an anglism)

Ässä tarkoittaa syöttöä, joka on syötetty siten, että vastustaja ei onnistu osumaan palloon, vaan se menee suoraan läpisyöttönä.
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läpisyöttö


Definition from Wikipedia:
(also known as "ässä", which is an anglism)

Ässä tarkoittaa syöttöä, joka on syötetty siten, että vastustaja ei onnistu osumaan palloon, vaan se menee suoraan läpisyöttönä.

Example sentence(s):
  • 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  

Explanation:
The term "ässä" is used quite often by the players, but the correct Finnish term is "läpisyöttö".
Hannu Jaatinen (X)
Finland
Local time: 11:00
Native speaker of: Finnish
PRO pts in category: 20

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Yes  Sari Hellsten
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Yes  Desmond O'Rourke: I once asked a Finnish friend what ässä meant, not realising it corresponded to ace!
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