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Sports / Fitness / Recreation / rugby | | French term or phrase: de belle tenue | | "Le match a été de belle tenue." Does this simply mean the match was well played? (It follows a sentence about how many people attended so I was wondering if it could alternatively mean the spectators were well-behaved?) |
| Deborah CorlettKudoZ activityQuestions: 1 (none open) Answers: 0
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| | well/closely fought, well matched, a good match | Explanation:
Going on the context (ah, context!) of these other examples, I would suggest it means that it was "a good match/game", that the losing side put up a good show insofar as it was not trounced, annihilated, or whitewashed, but put on a more-than-worthy performance that excited and exhilirated the crowd.
La Ligue des Champions s'éloigne un peu pour les hommes d'Elie Baup qui ne déméritent pas pour autant. La prestation se révélait de belle tenue, mais elle demeure insuffisante pour compenser le rythme lensois.
http://www.maxifoot.fr/articles/4090/index.htm
Alors samedi ? «Ce match constitue pour eux une récompense et çà va faire bouger Biars, car l'an dernier çà sonnait creux dans les tribunes», remarque le président d'Avenir Foot 46.
«Maintenant on espère voir une rencontre de belle tenue.
Une défaite certainement, mais pas trop lourde» souhaite M.
http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/1998/11/06/161234-Offrez-nou...
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Note added at 59 mins (2008-08-14 23:00:25 GMT)
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Sorry about any spelling mistakes (I've just spotted one): I've just arrived home from a 40-hour plane trip, plus driving time. Conclusion: a red bull is good medicine for a white kangaroo. |
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Local time: 21:07
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24 mins confidence:   quite a show
Explanation:
It might refer both to the actual sports performance and to the public
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Note added at 31 mins (2008-08-14 22:32:24 GMT)
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" The match was quite a show" covers both aspects.
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51 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2 well/closely fought, well matched, a good match
Explanation:
Going on the context (ah, context!) of these other examples, I would suggest it means that it was "a good match/game", that the losing side put up a good show insofar as it was not trounced, annihilated, or whitewashed, but put on a more-than-worthy performance that excited and exhilirated the crowd.
La Ligue des Champions s'éloigne un peu pour les hommes d'Elie Baup qui ne déméritent pas pour autant. La prestation se révélait de belle tenue, mais elle demeure insuffisante pour compenser le rythme lensois.
http://www.maxifoot.fr/articles/4090/index.htm
Alors samedi ? «Ce match constitue pour eux une récompense et çà va faire bouger Biars, car l'an dernier çà sonnait creux dans les tribunes», remarque le président d'Avenir Foot 46.
«Maintenant on espère voir une rencontre de belle tenue.
Une défaite certainement, mais pas trop lourde» souhaite M.
http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/1998/11/06/161234-Offrez-nou...
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Note added at 59 mins (2008-08-14 23:00:25 GMT)
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Sorry about any spelling mistakes (I've just spotted one): I've just arrived home from a 40-hour plane trip, plus driving time. Conclusion: a red bull is good medicine for a white kangaroo.
| xxxBourth
Local time: 21:07
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| | Grading comment | Thanks, that's really helpful. |
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3 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): -1
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