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let

let (in racket sports)

noun LET Rare
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Origin: English 'let'

Usage Note

Let is a sports anglicism: in tennis it marks a serve that clips the net and must be replayed, and more broadly a point to be played again. The official French recommendation is to use filet instead. It is a masculine noun and does not change form.

Examples

"L'arbitre a annoncé un let."

Natural Translation

The umpire called a let.

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