le
masculine
/matʃ/
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Translation
match (sports)
Word origin
Borrowed in the nineteenth century from English match ('a contest, an equal'), which descends from Old English gemaecca ('mate, companion'). It is thus a Germanic word that French took back in its sporting sense.
- Origin
- English
- Root
- match
- English cognates
- match, mate
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralmatchs
Examples
.
The match kicks off at eight tonight.
Lyon .
We lost the match against Lyon three-one.
?
Did you watch the match yesterday?
football .
The football match starts at eight in the evening.
Lyon.
Our team won the match against Lyon.
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