half-courts

English translation: half-court tennis

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French term or phrase:half-courts
English translation:half-court tennis
Entered by: Linda Ildevert (X)

14:27 Mar 26, 2005
French to English translations [PRO]
Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino / campsite facilities
French term or phrase: half-courts
In a list of facilities at a campsite. Obviously a games court of some sort - is it perhaps "short tennis"? No more details than this available, I'm afraid.
Nicky Over
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:52
half-court tennis
Explanation:
I would say that it refers to half-court tennis, which is, I assume, played on a court half the size of a standard court.
Its surface is usually asphalt or concrete (see reference below).
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Linda Ildevert (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:52
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Brilliant - Prozians to the rescue, yet again! Thanks very much.
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4 +1half-court tennis
Linda Ildevert (X)
4demi-tennis ,halfcourt
olganet


  

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halfs-courts
half-court tennis


Explanation:
I would say that it refers to half-court tennis, which is, I assume, played on a court half the size of a standard court.
Its surface is usually asphalt or concrete (see reference below).


    Reference: http://www.wimbledontennis.co.uk/dictionary.htm
Linda Ildevert (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:52
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Brilliant - Prozians to the rescue, yet again! Thanks very much.

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agree  Gayle Wallimann
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halfs-courts
demi-tennis ,halfcourt


Explanation:
demi-tennis n. m. Équivalent(s) English halfcourt
Plus facile que le tennis, c'est un sport disputé sur un court plus réduit et pratiqué avec du matériel spécial.
Cette discipline sportive vient d'Australie.
Court à dimensions réduites (12,62 m sur 6,40 m), de même que le filet et les raquettes.
http://individual.utoronto.ca/edasilva/1.2_defn.html

olganet
Local time: 08:52
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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