playoff

play-off

Breve serie di partite che decide quale squadra vince il campionato.

In inglese semplice: A short series of games that decides which team wins a league.

• Our team reached the playoffs.
• The first playoff game is tonight.
• Who will win this playoff series?

Espressioni comuni: playoff game, playoff series, playoff spot

spareggio

Partita aggiuntiva che decide il vincitore quando giocatori o squadre hanno risultati uguali.

In inglese semplice: An extra game played to decide the winner when players or teams have equal results.

• The match ended with a playoff.
• She won the golf title after a playoff.
• A playoff was needed because their scores were equal.

Sinonimi: tiebreaker

Espressioni comuni: sudden-death playoff, win a playoff, playoff hole

play-off promozione

Breve serie di partite che decide quale squadra passa a un campionato superiore.

In inglese semplice: A short series of games that decides which team moves into a higher league.

• They won promotion through the playoffs.
• The playoff final decides who joins the top league.
• Our team lost its promotion playoff.

Espressioni comuni: promotion playoff, playoff final, playoff place

musica di transizione

Breve brano tra le scene di un musical, che spesso riprende una canzone appena ascoltata.

In inglese semplice: A short piece of music played between scenes in a musical, often repeating a song just heard.

• The orchestra played a short playoff.
• The playoff repeated the melody from the previous scene.
• A cheerful playoff covered the change of scenery.

Sinonimi: transition music

Espressioni comuni: short playoff, orchestral playoff, playoff music