playoff

el desempate

USAGE NOTE

This word may also be spelled "play-off."

playoff(

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (tie-breaker game)

a. el desempate

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Do you know who won the playoff?¿Sabes quién ganó el desempate?

b. el partido de desempate

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

This tie means there will have to be a playoff.Este empate significa que tendrá que haber un partido de desempate.

playoffs

A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

plural noun

2. (series of games between the top teams)

a. la fase final

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Detroit will face Miami in the playoffs.Detroit se enfrentará a Miami en la fase final.

b. las eliminatorias

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

NBA playoffs start in April.Las eliminatorias de la NBA empiezan en abril.

c. el play-off

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Shortly after the regular season ends, the playoffs begin.Poco después de acabar la temporada regular, comienza el play-off.

d. la liguilla final

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

I think the Tigers will do really well in the playoffs.Creo que les irá muy bien a los Tigres en la liguilla final.

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