Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
ace
Dutch translation:
ace
Sep 10, 2009 16:40
14 yrs ago
English term
ace
GBK
English to Dutch
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
(Dutch)
| 5 +2 | ace |
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Proposed translations
+2
2 hrs
Michel de Ruyter
Finland
Finland
Finland
Strong focus on details & style
Native in: Dutch 
Works in: English to Dutch, Finnish to Dutch
Related KudoZ points
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ace
Definition from
Wikipedia:
Een teruggeslagen serveerslag noemt men een return. Een niet door de tegenstander aangeraakte, correcte serveerslag heet een ace. Een bal die op de netrand wordt geslagen is een netbal.
Example sentences:
Krajicek liet zich in de beslissende set door een grapje van Rusedski van de wijs brengen. Na de zoveelste ace van Krajicek bood de wanhopige Brit zijn racket aan het ballenmeisje aan. (Wikipedia)
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