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Shearers

French translation: Alan Shearers


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English term or phrase:Shearers
French translation:Alan Shearers
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07:00 Oct 30, 2009
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Marketing - Sports / Fitness / Recreation
English term or phrase: Shearers
Je ne comprends pas le sens de "Shearer" à la fin de la phrase suivante :

Another strength is the realism afforded to teams and players...height, weight, style and skill are unique to individuals so you never get the feeling that you're playing with or against a team of 11 Shearers.
NikkoJMP
Local time: 07:13
Alan Shearers
Explanation:
Alan Shearer was one of England's greatest ever strikers. Presumably this means that variety is offered, you never feel like you're playing against 11 world-class players, nor that everyone is the same.

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Note added at 15 mins (2009-10-30 07:16:08 GMT)
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(I guess this is here to make you feel less intimidated - a team of 11 Shearers would be a nightmare!)
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hjs45
Local time: 01:13
Grading comment
Didn't know him (shame on me)... thank you so much !
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5 +4Alan Shearers
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Alan Shearers


Explanation:
Alan Shearer was one of England's greatest ever strikers. Presumably this means that variety is offered, you never feel like you're playing against 11 world-class players, nor that everyone is the same.

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Note added at 15 mins (2009-10-30 07:16:08 GMT)
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(I guess this is here to make you feel less intimidated - a team of 11 Shearers would be a nightmare!)


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Shearer
hjs45
Local time: 01:13
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Didn't know him (shame on me)... thank you so much !

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Martyn G: Still have nightmares about him scoring against Scotland in '96.
4 mins
  -> :-) never thought growing up watching Shearer would actually come in handy

agree  MoiraB: aye, bonny lad
26 mins
  -> :-) never thought growing up watching Shearer would actually come in handy

agree  Helen Shiner
3 hrs

agree  Mary O’Connor
9 hrs
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