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удар слёта слеваEnglish-Russian dictionary of tennis terms > backhand volley
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1) (in tennis etc, a stroke or shot with the back of one's hand turned towards the ball: a clever backhand; His backhand is very strong.) revés2) (writing with the letters sloping backwards: I can always recognize her backhand.) letra/caligrafía inclinada a la izquierdabackhand n revéstr['bækhænd]1 revés nombre masculino1 dado,-a con el dorso de la mano2 (tennis) del revés\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLbackhand ['bæk.hænd] adv: de revés, con el revésbackhand n: revés mn.• revés (Tenis) (•Deporte•) s.m.adj.• inclinado a la izquierda adj.noun revés m; (before n)['bækhænd]backhand shot — revés m
1.ADJ [blow] de revésbackhand drive/shot/stroke — (Tennis) revés m
backhand volley — (Tennis) volea f de revés
2.N (Tennis) revés m* * *noun revés m; (before n)backhand shot — revés m
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I ['vɒlɪ]3) fig. (series)II 1. ['vɒlɪ]a volley of — una raffica di [questions, words]; una sfilza di [insults, oaths]
verbo transitivo sport (in tennis) prendere [qcs.] di volée [ ball]; (in soccer) prendere [qcs.] al volo [ ball]2.* * *['voli] 1. noun1) (in tennis, the hitting of a ball before it bounces.) volée2) (a burst of firing etc: a volley of shots; a volley of questions/curses.) scarica, raffica2. verb1) (to hit (a ball etc) before it bounces: He volleyed the ball back to his opponent.) (fare una volée), (colpire al volo)2) (to fire a rapid burst of (bullets, questions etc).) sparare, lanciare•* * *volley /ˈvɒlɪ/n.1 scarica; raffica: a volley of stones [blows], una scarica di pietre [di colpi]; a volley of bullets, una raffica di pallottole● ( calcio, ecc.) on the volley, al voloFALSI AMICI: volley non significa volley ( lo sport) NOTA D'USO: - volley o volleyball?-. (to) volley /ˈvɒlɪ/v. t.4 (mil.) scaricare; sparare* * *I ['vɒlɪ]3) fig. (series)II 1. ['vɒlɪ]a volley of — una raffica di [questions, words]; una sfilza di [insults, oaths]
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backhand ['bækhænd]1 noun∎ her backhand is weak son revers manque de puissance;∎ he has a wicked backhand il a un sacré revers;∎ keep serving to his backhand continue de servir sur son revers3 adverben revers -
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['bækhænd] 1. 2.* * *1) (in tennis etc, a stroke or shot with the back of one's hand turned towards the ball: a clever backhand; His backhand is very strong.) rovescio2) (writing with the letters sloping backwards: I can always recognize her backhand.) (scrittura/grafia inclinata a sinistra)* * *backhand /ˈbækhænd/A n.B a. attr.C avv.1 col dorso della mano; con un colpo a rovescio; di rovescio(to) backhand /ˈbækhænd/v. t.2 colpire con un manrovescio.* * *['bækhænd] 1. 2. -
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revers [ʀ(ə)vεʀ]masculine nound. ( = coup du sort) setback* * *ʀ(ə)vɛʀnom masculin invariable1) ( dos) ( de feuille) back, reverse; ( de tissu) wrong side; ( de médaille) reversele revers de la médaille — fig the downside (colloq)
2) ( repli) ( de veste) lapel; ( de pantalon) turn-up GB, cuff US; ( de manche) cuff3) ( au tennis) backhand (stroke)•Phrasal Verbs:••toute médaille a son revers — Proverbe there is no rose without a thorn
* * *ʀ(ə)vɛʀ nm1) [feuille, main] back2) [étoffe] reverse, reverse side3) [pièce, médaille] back, reverse4) TENNIS, PING-PONG backhandElle a un excellent revers. — She has an excellent backhand.
5) [veston] lapel, [pantalon] turn-up6) (= échec) setback7)prendre à revers MILITAIRE — to take from the rear
* * *revers nm inv1 ( dos) ( de feuille) back, reverse; ( de tissu) wrong side; ( de main) back; (de médaille, pièce) reverse; d'un revers de la main with the back of one's hand; le revers de la médaille fig the downside○, the disagreeable aspect; prendre une armée à revers Mil to attack an army from the rear;3 ( au tennis) backhand (stroke); faire un revers to play a backhand (stroke);revers de fortune reversal of fortune.toute médaille a son revers Prov there is no rose without a thorn.[rəvɛr] nom masculin1. [d'une blouse, d'un veston] lapel[d'une manche] (turned-back) cuff[d'un uniforme] facingcol/bottes à revers turned-down collar/boots2. [d'une feuille, d'un tissu, d'un tableau, de la main] back[d'une médaille, d'une pièce] reverse (side)c'est le revers de la médaille that's the other side of the coin, there's the rub3. [échec, défaite] setbackrevers de fortune reverse of fortune, setback (in one's fortunes)à revers locution adverbialeMILITAIRE from ou in the rear -
10 volée
volée [vɔle]feminine nouna. ( = envol, distance) flight ; ( = groupe) flockb. ( = tir) volleyc. ( = suite de coups) volley• administrer/recevoir une bonne volée to give/get a sound thrashinge. (locutions)* * *vɔle
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1) ( d'oiseaux) ( action de voler) flight; ( vol groupé) flock, flightune volée d'étourneaux — a flock ou flight of starlings
2) (de projectiles, coups) volleydonner une volée à quelqu'un — lit to give somebody a good thrashing; fig to thrash somebody
3) ( d'escalier) flight (of stairs)4) (sports de raquette, volley-ball) volleysaisir la balle à la volée — fig to seize the opportunity
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à toute volée locution adverbiale••* * *vɔle nf1) [projectiles, coups] volleyrecevoir une volée (= correction) — to get a good thrashing
recevoir une volée de bois vert (= critiques) — to be severely criticized
2) TENNIS volley3) [oiseaux] flight, flockà la volée; attraper une balle à la volée — to catch a ball in mid-air
Les cloches de l'église sonnaient à toute volée. — The church bells pealed.
de haute volée — first-rate, first-class
un pianiste de haute volée — a first-rate pianist, a first-class pianist
* * *A nf1 ( d'oiseaux) ( action de voler) flight; ( vol groupé) flock, flight; d'une seule volée [franchir] in a nonstop flight; une volée d'étourneaux a flock ou flight of starlings; une volée d'enfants fig a swarm of children; prendre sa volée to take wing, to fly off; un acteur/écrivain de haute volée fig a first-rate actor/writer;2 ( grêle) (de projectiles, coups) volley (de of); une volée de pierres/plombs a volley of stones/shot; donner or flanquer○ une (bonne) volée à qn lit to give sb a good thrashing; fig to thrash sb; prendre une volée aux échecs fig to get thrashed at chess;3 ( ensemble de marches d'escalier) flight (of stairs);4 (sports de raquette, volley-ball) volley; reprendre la balle de volée to take the ball on the volley; saisir la balle à la volée fig to seize the opportunity.B à toute volée loc adv lancer qch à toute volée to hurl sth; gifler qn à toute volée to strike sb a resounding slap in the face; claquer une porte à toute volée to slam a door; les cloches sonnaient à toute volée to bells were pealing out.volée basse ( au tennis) low volley; volée en coup droit ( au tennis) drive volley; volée haute smash; volée de revers backhand volley.les enfants se sont éparpillés comme une volée de moineaux the children scattered like flies ; asséner une volée de bois vert à qn to deliver a blistering critique of sb.[vɔle] nom féminin1. [ce qu'on lance]volée d'obus/de pierres volley of shells/of stonesvolée de flèches volley ou flight of arrowsil a pris une sacrée volée en demi-finale he got trounced ou thrashed in the semi-finalsreprendre une balle de volée to volley a ball, to hit the ball on the volleyil n'est pas/il est très bon à la volée he's a bad/he's a good volleyer[distance] flight7. CONSTRUCTION8. (Suisse) [promotion]à la volée locution adverbiale1. [en passant]attraper ou saisir à la volée [clés, balle] to catch in mid-air2. AGRICULTURE3. CHASSEà toute volée locution adverbialeil a lancé le vase à toute volée contre le mur he hurled the vase at ou flung the vase against the wallclaquer une porte à toute volée to slam ou to bang a door shuta. [cloches] to peal (out)b. [carillonneur] to peal all the bellsde haute volée locution adjectivale[spécialiste] top (avant nom) -
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Sports: backhand volleyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > удар с лета бэкхендом
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(pl -sci) reversein tennis backhandfig rovescio d'acqua downpour, cloudburstrovescio di fortuna reversal of fortuneil rovescio della medaglia the other side of the coinmettersi una maglia al rovescio put a sweater on inside out* * *rovescio agg. ( capovolto) upside down; ( con l'interno all'esterno) inside out: il tavolino giaceva rovescio sul pavimento, the table lay upside down on the floor // a rovescio, alla rovescia, ( capovolto) upside down; ( con l'interno all'esterno) inside out; ( col davanti dietro) back to front (o the wrong way round), (fig.) wrongly; badly: quel quadro è appeso alla rovescia, that picture is hanging upside down; ti sei messo il pullover a rovescio, you have put your pullover on inside out; you have put your pullover on back to front; tutto va alla rovescia, everything is going badly; capire qlco. alla rovescia, to misunderstand sthg. // ( lavoro a maglia) punto rovescio, purl stitch◆ s.m.1 reverse, reverse side, other side, back: il rovescio della medaglia, the reverse (o the other side) of the medal (anche fig.); il rovescio di una busta, di un foglio, the back of an envelope, of a sheet of paper; il rovescio di una stoffa, the reverse side of a cloth // ogni cosa ha il suo rovescio, there are two sides to everything2 ( opposto) opposite: egli è proprio il mio rovescio, he is just the opposite of me; fa sempre il rovescio di quello che gli dico, he always does the opposite of what I tell him3 (di pioggia ecc.) heavy shower; (fig.) rain, hail: un rovescio di pioggia, a heavy shower (of rain); un rovescio di sassi, a volley of stones; un rovescio di critiche, a hail of criticism; un rovescio d'ingiurie, a rain of insults4 ( tennis) backhand: è stato un bel rovescio, that was a good backhand (stroke); ha un buon rovescio, he has a good backhand; tirare di rovescio, to play a backhand (stroke); tirare sul rovescio di qlcu., to play on s.o.'s backhand; è debole, forte di rovescio, he has a weak, strong backhand5 ( dissesto, grave danno) setback, reverse, comedown; ( andamento negativo) reversal: rovescio finanziario, financial reverse (o setback); ebbe molti rovesci di fortuna, he suffered many setbacks.* * *[ro'vɛʃʃo] rovescio -scia, -sci, -sce1. aggMaglia purl attr2. sm1) (lato: di stoffa, indumento) wrong side, other side, (di medaglia) reverse2) Meteor downpour, heavy shower3) fig4) Maglia, (anche: punto rovescio) purl (stitch)5) Tennis backhand (stroke)3.a rovescio, alla rovescia avv — (con il davanti dietro) back to front, (sottosopra) upside down, (con l'esterno all'interno) inside out
capisce sempre tutto alla rovescia — he always gets things the wrong way round, he always gets the wrong end of the stick
* * *1. 2.sostantivo maschile1) (lato opposto) (di tessuto, moneta, maglione) back, reverse (side)2) meteor. downpour, drench, shower3) (manrovescio) backhander4) (nel tennis) backhand5) (dissesto) reversal, reverse6) a rovescio (sottosopra) upside down; (con il dentro fuori) inside out; (con il davanti dietro) back to front; (al contrario) backwards; (male) wrongmettere qcs. al rovescio — to put sth. on backwards
capire qcs. a rovescio — to get sth. backwards
••il rovescio della medaglia — fig. the other side of the coin
* * *rovesciopl. - sci /ro'vε∫∫o, ∫i/(a maglia) punto rovescio purl (stitch)1 (lato opposto) (di tessuto, moneta, maglione) back, reverse (side)2 meteor. downpour, drench, shower3 (manrovescio) backhander4 (nel tennis) backhand5 (dissesto) reversal, reverse6 a rovescio (sottosopra) upside down; (con il dentro fuori) inside out; (con il davanti dietro) back to front; (al contrario) backwards; (male) wrong; hai la camicia a rovescio your shirt is inside out; mettere qcs. al rovescio to put sth. on backwards; capire qcs. a rovescio to get sth. backwardsil rovescio della medaglia fig. the other side of the coin. -
14 удар
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1) (в различных значениях) blow;
воен. тж. thrust;
(острым оружием) stab;
(плетью) lash, slash;
(ногой, копытом) kick;
(кулаком) punch, cuff;
мн. hammering свободный удар (в футболе) ≈ free kick наносить удар( кому-л./чему-л.) ≈ to strike/deal/deliver a blow это для него тяжелый удар ≈ it is a hard/sad blow to him, he's hard hit удар по носу ≈ conk нанести встречный удар ≈ (в боксе) counter спорт след от удара ≈ dint делать неудачный удар ≈ (в гольфе) foozle удар в спину ≈ stab in the back удары пульса ≈ beat(ing) of the pulse ед. одним ударом ≈ at one blow/stroke смертельный удар ≈ fatal blow;
death-blow бомбовый удар ≈ bombing raid/attack удар с воздуха ≈ air strike удар в штыки ≈ bayonet assault главный удар ≈ main blow/attack возвратить удар ≈ to strike back завершающий смертельный удар ≈ coup de grace удар с полулета ≈ (в футболе) drop-kick удар в лицо ≈ facer удар снизу ≈ (в боксе) upper-cut удар слева ≈ (в теннисе) backhand удар справа ≈ (в теннисе) forehand удар сбоку ≈ side-winder
2) (звук) stroke удар грома ≈ thunder-clap, crash/peal of thunder
3) (кровоизлияние в мозг) stroke, apoplectic stroke/seizure ∙ ставить под удар (кого-л./что-л.) ≈ to endanger, jeopardize быть под ударом ≈ to be open to attack (о противнике) ;
to be in danger/jeopardy (быть в опасности) одним ударом убить двух зайцев ≈ to kill two birds with one stone быть в ударем.
1. blow (тж. перен.) ;
(рубящий) chop;
(колющий) stab, thrust;
(столкновение) impact;
(звук от толчка, сотрясения) crash, thud;
~ ногой kick;
наносить ~ кому-л. deal*/strike* smb. a blow;
~ в спину stab in the back;
~ судьбы stroke of fate;
одним ~ом with one`s stroke;
~ грома clap of thunder;
~ колокола stroke of a bell;
2. воен. attack, thrust, blow;
~ в штыки bayonet charge;
~ с воздуха air strike;
под ~ом exposed;
3. мед. stroke, seizure;
солнечный ~ sun-stroke;
4. спорт. (в боксе) lead;
боковой ~ hook;
запрещённый ~ foul;
(в бильярде) faulty stroke, miscue;
(в футболе) одиннадцатиметровый ~ penalty (kick/shot) ;
~ с лёта volley;
~ с отскоком half volley;
5. тех. тепловой ~ thermal shock;
быть в ~е be* in form, be* at one`s best;
быть под ~ом be* in danger;
ставить кого-л., что-л. под ~ endanger smb., smth. ;
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m blow(fig) blow, shockdi pistola shotmedicine strokecolpo apoplettico apoplectic fitcolpo di calore heat strokecolpo di sole sunstrokecolpo di stato coup d'étatcolpo di telefono phone callcolpo di testa whimfare colpo make an impactsul colpo, di colpo suddenly* * *colpo s.m.1 blow, stroke: un colpo di martello, the stroke of a hammer; uccidere un uomo con un colpo di spada, to kill a man with the stroke of one's sword; fu punito con dodici colpi di frusta, he was punished with twelve lashes of the whip; dare, vibrare un colpo a qlcu., to give (o deal o strike) s.o. a blow; un colpo in testa, a blow on the (o one's) head; se l'è cavata con un colpo in testa, all he got was a blow on his head // ( scherma): colpo di piatto, flat stroke; colpo di punta, thrust; colpo di taglio, cut blow // ( tennis): colpo al volo, volley; colpo diritto, forehand drive; colpo rovescio, backhand drive; colpo schiacciato, smash; colpo smorzato, drop shot // colpo di remi, oarstroke // un colpo di spazzola, a brushstroke // un colpo di pettine, a quick comb: mi do un colpo di pettine ed esco, I'll give my hair a quick comb and then go out // colpo di sole, sunstroke; colpi di sole ( nei capelli) highlights // colpo di vento, gust (of wind) // colpo di fulmine, stroke of lightning; (fig.) love at first sight // colpo di timone, tug of the tiller; (fig.) change of course // colpo di coda, flick of the tail; (fig.) sudden change // colpo da maestro, masterstroke // colpo fortunato, lucky stroke (o hit) // colpo basso, blow under the belt (anche fig.) // colpo di fortuna, stroke (o piece) of luck: che colpo di fortuna!, what a piece (o stroke) of luck! // colpo di grazia, finishing stroke // colpo di telefono, call (o ring): dammi un colpo di telefono non appena hai un minuto, give me a ring as soon as you can // (mil.): colpo di stato, coup d'état; colpo di mano, coup de main (o sudden attack) // colpo di testa, ( calcio) header, (fig.) rash act: non fare colpi di testa, don't act rashly; ha segnato con un colpo di testa, he scored with a header // colpo di genio, stroke of genius // colpo d'occhio, ( occhiata) quick glance; ( veduta) view; le case e il fiume sono un colpo d'occhio meraviglioso, the houses and the river are a marvellous view; a colpo d'occhio, at a glance // colpo di scena, coup de théâtre (o stage trick); un improvviso colpo di scena mise la polizia sulla pista giusta, a sudden, unexpected turn of events set the police on the right track // ( idraulica) colpo d'ariete, water hammer // a colpo sicuro, ( senza esitazione) without any hesitation (o unhesitatingly), ( senza alcun rischio) without any risk // di colpo, suddenly (o all of a sudden) // d'un colpo solo, tutto d'un colpo, all in one go // sul colpo, on the spot: morire sul colpo, to drop dead on the spot (o there and then), ( in un incidente) to be killed outright (o instantly) // dare un colpo al cerchio e uno alla botte, to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds // dare un colpo di spugna a qlco., to pass the sponge over sthg. // incassare, ricevere un colpo, (fig.) to take a blow; accusare, incassare il colpo, (fig.) to feel the blow // far colpo, to make a sensation; far colpo su qlcu., to make a hit with s.o. // senza colpo ferire, without any resistance // la morte dell'amico fu per lui un colpo fatale, the death of his friend came to him as a fatal blow2 ( d'arma da fuoco) shot: colpo di cannone, gun shot; colpo di fucile, rifle shot; colpo di rimbalzo, ricocheting shot; colpo a salve, blank shot // fallire il colpo, to miss the target3 ( apoplettico) (apoplectic) stroke: temevo gli venisse un colpo, I was afraid he would have a stroke // mi è venuto un colpo quando mi hanno presentato il conto, I got a shock when I was given the bill // mi venga un colpo se lo faccio!, I'll be damned if I do it! // ti venisse un colpo!, damn you! (o hang you!) // mi venisse un colpo se me ne sono ricordato, I couldn't for the life of me remember4 ( giornalistico) scoop: l'articolo sul segretario del partito è stato un bel colpo, that article on the Party Leader was a real scoop5 ( rapina) robbery: il colpo del secolo, the robbery of the century; fare un colpo, to pull off a robbery; hanno fatto un colpo in banca ieri mattina, they robbed the bank yesterday morning.* * *['kolpo]1. smprendere un colpo in o alla testa — to bump one's head
un colpo di coda — (di cavallo) a flick of the tail
2) (di arma da fuoco) shot3) Med stroke2.* * *['kolpo]sostantivo maschile1) (urto) blow, hit, strokericevere un colpo in testa — to get a bang o knock on the head
2) (di ascia) stroke, chop, fall; (di spada) stroke, slash, thrustun colpo di martello — a hammer blow, a knock with a hammer
3) (sparo) shotsparare un colpo di — to let off [fucile, pistola]
sparare un colpo su o contro qcn., qcs. — to fire o take a shot at sb., sth
4) (rumore) bang, bump, thud, thumpdare un colpo di ferro a qcs. — to run the iron over sth., to give sth. an iron
colpo di clacson — beep, honk, hoot, peep
6) (batosta) blow, knockessere un duro colpo, un colpo terribile — to be a blow (per qcn. to, for sb.)
colpo di testa — (nel calcio) header
8) colloq. (rapina) job9) colloq. strokemi ha fatto venire un colpo! — it gave me quite a turn o a nasty turn!
10) di colpo all of a sudden, suddenly11) in un colpo (solo) at a single stroke, in one (go)•colpo apoplettico — med. stroke
colpo basso — (nella boxe) blow below the belt (anche fig.)
colpo di calore — heat exhaustion o stroke
colpo di fortuna — lucky break o strike, stroke of luck
colpo di fulmine — coup de foudre, love at first sight
colpo di genio — stroke of genius, masterstroke
colpo di grazia — coup de grâce, death blow
colpo di scena — twist, turnup for the books BE
colpo di sole — sunstroke, insolation
colpo di telefono — buzz, ring
- i di sole — cosmet. highlights
••senza esclusione di -i — [ lotta] with the gloves off
fare colpo su qcn. — to make a hit with o an impression on sb.
perdere -i — [ motore] to miss
* * *colpo/'kolpo/sostantivo m.1 (urto) blow, hit, stroke; ricevere un colpo in testa to get a bang o knock on the head; ho preso un brutto colpo al ginocchio my knee got a nasty bang2 (di ascia) stroke, chop, fall; (di spada) stroke, slash, thrust; un colpo di martello a hammer blow, a knock with a hammer3 (sparo) shot; colpo d'arma da fuoco gunshot; sparare un colpo di to let off [fucile, pistola]; sparare un colpo su o contro qcn., qcs. to fire o take a shot at sb., sth.4 (rumore) bang, bump, thud, thump; un colpo alla porta a knock at the door5 (movimento rapido) dare un colpo di ferro a qcs. to run the iron over sth., to give sth. an iron; colpo di clacson beep, honk, hoot, peep; colpo di pennello (brush)stroke6 (batosta) blow, knock; essere un duro colpo, un colpo terribile to be a blow (per qcn. to, for sb.); ricevere un brutto colpo to take a knock7 sport (nel tennis, golf) shot, stroke; (nel karate) chop; (di remi) pull, stroke; colpo di testa (nel calcio) header9 colloq. stroke; (che) mi prenda un colpo se lo so! hanged if I know! mi ha fatto venire un colpo! it gave me quite a turn o a nasty turn! a mamma piglierà un colpo my mum's going to have a cow scherz.10 di colpo all of a sudden, suddenly11 in un colpo (solo) at a single stroke, in one (go)senza esclusione di -i [ lotta] with the gloves off; senza colpo ferire without striking a blow; fare colpo su qcn. to make a hit with o an impression on sb.; ha passato l'esame di guida al primo colpo she passed her driving test first time round; a colpo sicuro without fail; perdere -i [ motore] to miss; stai perdendo -i! you're slipping! fare un colpo di testa to have a rush of blood to the head\colpo apoplettico med. stroke; colpo d'aria chill; colpo basso (nella boxe) blow below the belt (anche fig.); colpo di calore heat exhaustion o stroke; colpo di fortuna lucky break o strike, stroke of luck; colpo di frusta whiplash injury; colpo di fulmine coup de foudre, love at first sight; colpo di genio stroke of genius, masterstroke; colpo di grazia coup de grâce, death blow; colpo d'occhio glance; a colpo d'occhio at a glance; colpo di scena twist, turnup for the books BE; colpo di sole sunstroke, insolation; colpo di Stato coup (d'état); colpo della strega back strain; colpo di telefono buzz, ring; - i di sole cosmet. highlights.
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volley — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 of stones, bullets, etc. VERB + VOLLEY ▪ fire, launch, unleash ▪ The police fired a volley of bullets over the heads of the crowd. PREPOSITION ▪ volley … Collocations dictionary
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volley — I UK [ˈvɒlɪ] / US [ˈvɑlɪ] noun [countable] Word forms volley : singular volley plural volleys 1) a lot of questions, insults etc all spoken or made at the same time a volley of abuse 2) a) a lot of objects that move through the air a volley of… … English dictionary
volley — vol|ley1 [ vali ] noun count 1. ) volley of a lot of questions, insults, etc. all spoken or made at the same time: a volley of abuse a ) a lot of objects that move through the air: a volley of bullets b ) a lot of shots from guns at the same time … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
backhand — n. Tennis etc. 1 a stroke played with the back of the hand turned towards the opponent. 2 (attrib.) of or made with a backhand (backhand volley) … Useful english dictionary
backhand — noun Backhand is used before these nouns: ↑drive, ↑stroke, ↑volley … Collocations dictionary
Serve and volley — is a style of play in tennis where the player serving moves quickly towards the net after hitting a serve. The server then attempts to hit a volley (a shot where the ball is struck without allowing it to bounce), as opposed to the baseline style … Wikipedia
Tennis — This article is about the sport. For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). Tennis The … Wikipedia
Chris Evert's Grand Slam history — Main article: Chris Evert Evert won 18 Grand Slam Tournaments in her career. Chris Evert won eighteen grand slam tournaments for her career (two Australian Open s, seven French Open s, three Wimbledon Championships , and six US Opens), and played … Wikipedia
Tennis shots — There are eight basic shots in the game of tennis: the serve, forehand, backhand, volley, half volley (pick up ball), overhead smash, drop shot, and lob. erve: Main article: Serve A serve (or, more formally, a service) in tennis is a shot to… … Wikipedia