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left-field

French translation: extérieur à gauche

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English term or phrase:left-field
French translation:extérieur à gauche
Entered by: d0menic0

06:16 Nov 19, 2001
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / baseball
English term or phrase: left-field
I like to play left-field.
(baseball)
Kathryn
extérieur à gauche
Explanation:
The above is the expression.

technically: "joueur défensif en position dans le champ extérieur à gauche" -see link

Your sentence, then: "J'aime bien jouer extérieur à gauche".
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d0menic0
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1J'aime bien jouer "ailier gauche"
DOMINIQUE GRIFFIN (X)
4 +1voltigeur de gauche
Magali Fauchet (X)
4j'aime être l'ailier gauche
Evert DELOOF-SYS
4extérieur à gauche
d0menic0


  

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voltigeur de gauche


Explanation:
Hope this helps

Magali Fauchet (X)
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agree  Maya Jurt
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j'aime être l'ailier gauche


Explanation:
'j'aime être l'ailier gauche' = general - playing left-field

Ref.:
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Evert DELOOF-SYS
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J'aime bien jouer "ailier gauche"


Explanation:
traduction certifiée par mon fils, qui joue au football et qui joue "ailier gauche" et qui m'assure que cette expression appartient au jargon du sport, c'est comme cela que les joueurs se définissent sur le terrain.


    My own self
DOMINIQUE GRIFFIN (X)
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agree  Eva Blanar
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extérieur à gauche


Explanation:
The above is the expression.

technically: "joueur défensif en position dans le champ extérieur à gauche" -see link

Your sentence, then: "J'aime bien jouer extérieur à gauche".


    Reference: http://regles.cdb86.org/art200-i.html
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