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the first set five-love up

English translation: with a head start of 5 games to 0

08:50 Jul 4, 2009

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English term or phrase: the first set five-love up

If it had been a tennis match, he would have started the first set five-love up.

tvera KudoZ activity Questions: 73 (4 open) (1 without valid answers) (10 closed without grading) Answers: 15 China
Local time: 12:16

English translation:with a head start of 5 games to 0

Explanation:
a tennis set is made up of 6 games, so you could say this was a certain advantage

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yes, sorry about the 6 game generalisation. a simplified answer for and easily googled answer.
here is the wiki definition of 'love': There is no definitive origin for the tennis score name for 0, "love". It first occurred in English, is of comparatively recent origin, and is not used in other languages. The most commonly believed hypothesis is that it is derived from English speakers mis-hearing the French "l'œuf", "the egg", which was the name for a score of zero used in French, because the symbol for a zero used on the scoreboard was an elliptical zero symbol, which visually resembled an egg.

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Note added at 1 day10 hrs (2009-07-05 19:19:27 GMT)
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an easily googled....

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Melzie
France
Local time: 05:16

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5 +6	with a head start of 5 games to 0	Melzie

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with a head start of 5 games to 0

Melzie
France
Local time: 05:16
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Asker: Thank you very much. But would you kindly explain for me how the association came between the match and the phrase "five-love"?

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

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Mark Nathan: I guess it is a way of saying that he would be almost certain to win.

30 mins

-> Thank you, Mark.

neutral

Cilian O'Tuama: for the record, a tennis set can be made up of 6-12 or more games

2 hrs

-> Thank you, Cilian.

agree

Jack Doughty

2 hrs

-> Thank you, Jack.

agree

writeaway: with Cilian. actually 6 is the minimum number of games needed to win a set. but starting 5-0 up would be nice-means that winning the set is almost certain (unless your opponent is Roger Federer). ;-) /sure did

3 hrs

-> Thank you, writeaway. - did you see the last set in the Wimbledon finals today? - like wow

agree

sibsab

14 hrs

-> Thank you, sibsab.

agree

Phong Le

18 hrs

-> Thank you.

agree

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