kicker

şutör, vuruşçu

Topa ayağıyla vuran kişi; özellikle Amerikan futbolunda bu görevi üstlenen oyuncu.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Someone who hits a ball with their foot, especially a player with this job in American football.

• Our kicker scored three points.
• The team needs a new kicker.
• Their kicker missed the final field goal.

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: team kicker, football kicker

işin püf noktası, işin can alıcı noktası

Bir durumu daha ilginç veya zor hale getiren, beklenmedik ve önemli ayrıntı.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: A surprising detail that makes a situation more interesting or difficult.

• The kicker is that delivery costs extra.
• Here’s the kicker: he already knew the answer.
• We loved the house, but the price was the kicker.

Nasıl kullanılır: the kicker is that… (The kicker is that we have to pay twice.)

Eş anlamlılar: catch, twist

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: the kicker is, here’s the kicker

kicker, yan kart

Pokerde, aynı değerdeki kart grubuna dahil olmayan ve eşitlik durumunda kazananı belirleyebilen ek kart.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: An extra card outside your matching set in poker, which can decide who wins a tie.

• My ace kicker won the hand.
• They had the same pair, but her kicker was higher.
• He held two pairs with a queen kicker.

Eş anlamlılar: side card

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: ace kicker, higher kicker