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turno e returno

English translation: home and away


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Portuguese term or phrase:turno e returno
English translation:home and away
Entered by: T o b i a s
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10:19 Oct 1, 2011
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / soccer championships
Portuguese term or phrase: turno e returno
No entanto devido à mudança no sistema de disputa do Campeonato Brasileiro para turno e returno, com o intuito de acompanhar o calendário europeu, decidiu-se pela extinção do Campeonato do Nordeste, Rio-São Paulo e Sul-Minas.

ref:
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competições_esportivas


TIA
T o b i a s
home and away
Explanation:
each team plays every other team twice, once at home and one away, in the stadium of the adversary
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Georgia Morgan
Local time: 21:52
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2two-legged (tie)
kashew
3 +1home and awayGeorgia Morgan


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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
home and away


Explanation:
each team plays every other team twice, once at home and one away, in the stadium of the adversary

Georgia Morgan
Local time: 21:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 6
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Thanks to all for insightful comments.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  kashew: ;-))
1 day23 hrs
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
two-legged (tie)


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-legged_tie

kashew
France
Local time: 02:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nina_PT: also called 'two-legged' matches (match aller-retour)
29 mins
  -> Indeed, thanks.

agree  Gilmar Fernandes
2 hrs

neutral  Luciano Monteiro: Kashew, I'm sure you know your football, but you should note the asker is specifically asking for a term to describe the current Brazilian league format. Your answer could mislead the reader into believing it refers to a cup format with two-legged ties.
1 day12 hrs
  -> Yes, on reflection, Georgia's answer is quite correct!
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