- tennis *** ten·nis
- ['tɛnɪs]
1. ntennis m2. adjda tennis
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tennis *** ten·nis
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ten|nis — «TEHN ihs», noun. 1. a game played by two or four players on a special court, in which a ball is hit back and forth over a net with a racket; lawn tennis. 2. = court tennis. (Cf. ↑court tennis) ╂[Middle English teneys, apparently alteration of… … Useful english dictionary
ten·nis — /ˈtɛnəs/ noun [noncount] : a game that is played by two people or two pairs of people on a special court (called a tennis court) where they hit a small ball back and forth over a net using rackets a game of tennis = a tennis game a tennis… … Useful english dictionary
Tennis — Ten nis, n. [OE. tennes, tenies, tenyse; of uncertain origin, perhaps fr. F. tenez hold or take it, fr. tenir to hold (see {Tenable}).] A play in which a ball is driven to and fro, or kept in motion by striking it with a racket or with the open… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tennis court — Tennis Ten nis, n. [OE. tennes, tenies, tenyse; of uncertain origin, perhaps fr. F. tenez hold or take it, fr. tenir to hold (see {Tenable}).] A play in which a ball is driven to and fro, or kept in motion by striking it with a racket or with the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tennis — Ten nis, v. t. To drive backward and forward, as a ball in playing tennis. [R.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tennis — Ten|nis [ tɛnɪs], das; : Ballspiel, bei dem ein kleiner Ball von zwei Spielenden (oder Paaren von Spielenden) nach bestimmten Regeln über ein Netz hin und zurückgeschlagen wird: Tennis spielen. Zus.: Hallentennis, Rasentennis, Tischtennis. * * *… … Universal-Lexikon
tennis — tèn·nis s.m.inv. AU 1. gioco di origine inglese disputato in un campo rettangolare diviso da una rete tra due giocatori o coppie di giocatori che si rimandano a vicenda la palla utilizzando apposite racchette: gioco a tennis tutti i venerdì 2.… … Dizionario italiano
tennis — ten•nis [[t]ˈtɛn ɪs[/t]] n. spo a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net Compare lawn tennis • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME tenetz,… … From formal English to slang
tennis — ten|nis [ tenıs ] noun uncount ** a game in which two or four people use RACKETS to hit a ball across a net. A player scores a point when their opponent cannot hit the ball back. Tennis is played on a tennis court … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tennis — ten|nis W3S3 [ˈtenıs] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from Anglo French tenetz! take!, receive! (as called out by the player first hitting the ball in tennis), from tenir; TENANT] a game for two people or two pairs of people who use… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Tennis — Ten|nis das; <aus gleichbed. engl. tennis zu mittelengl. tenes, tenetz, dies zu (alt)fr. tenez! »nehmt!« od. »haltet!«, wohl Zuruf des Aufschlägers an seinen Mitspieler> ein Ballspiel zwischen zwei od. vier Spielern, die mit einem Schläger… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
