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English Sports / Fitness / Recreation Translation Glossary

English term		English translation
"transfer" - or other term?		move
(a game with) play-off implications (NBA basketball)		a game in which either or both teams have a chance to qualify for post season.
(physical fitness) training room		fitness centre, 'gym'	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
air-balled		a throw that misses the backboard, rim, and net entirely	BdiL
Entered by: BdiL
American sports terms		sound of disgust
apex		the highest point / the uppermost point
assisted		moved or adjusted freely according to the need of where to put your load	Yasutomo Kanazawa
Entered by: Yasutomo Kanazawa
‘Doghouse’		a "dog-eat-dog" environment / a place where dogfights are held
back air-spring		back-flip	Manuel Leite
Entered by: Manuel Leite
Bat. Avg.		batting average	Darko Kolega
Entered by: Darko Kolega
big massive pillows for gloves		large, cumbersome, well-padded gloves	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
Burn rubber behind the wheel of		accelerate so quicky that the wheels spin and leave black rubber marks on the pavement
chip a ball		kick a ball from underneath with less than maximum force
Coaching mantra?		Pre-game pep talk
coming up on the rail		catching up	Gabor Kun
Entered by: Gabor Kun
competitive bow		competitive debut / first appearance in competition
constructive initiative VS productive initiative		Constructive	Lara Barnett
Entered by: Lara Barnett
Day's hole location (in golf)		The location of the whole on that day	William [Bill] Gray
Entered by: William [Bill] Gray
departed with the match ball		left the pitch with the match ball (in hand) after scoring a hat-trick
disability sports		disabled sports
discipline		activity, specific sport
diving		diving
embracing a new concept of high-technology under layers		... high-technology layers of underclothes
Factory Pair (of guns)		special order of pair for one customer
finals		final games
first-line center		position of first-line center in ice hockey	Yvonne Gallagher
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
foot stride		stride
form book		record of team performances
GAYP (Tournament)		Go As You Please
GMs		general manager	Yasutomo Kanazawa
Entered by: Yasutomo Kanazawa
half-pipes		a structure consisting of two concave ramps
hit for six (bowler's point of view)		the ball you bowled causes the other team to score runs
hottest (in this context)		most fashionable and exciting
I'd twisted my levers and bars up		bent / damaged handlebars / gear, brake levers
in sixty		sixty shots/strokes
infield imaging technology		a technology of showing as if you are in the field or you are the ball itself
inside-left channel		inside-left attacker's space
ITO		international technical official
Judging box in weightlifting		control box
latest two-twenties		latest horses capable of running a mile in two minutes and twenty seconds

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