Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
rubber
German translation:
Spiel
Jan 9, 2001 10:54
23 yrs ago
English term
losher
rubber
Non-PRO
English to German
Other
rubber
context: Cricket World Cup, to invite the Serbs
here for a rubber
context: Cricket World Cup, to invite the Serbs
here for a rubber
Proposed translations
(German)
| 0 | match |
ruebaer
|
| 0 | game |
Ingrid Fabi
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| 0 | Serie or Spielserie |
Dan McCrosky (X)
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Proposed translations
1 hr
Ingrid Fabi
Canada
Canada
Native in German
Canada
Reliable translator
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
Works in: German to English, French to English
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3
game
actually game or match, both make sense.
4 hrs
Serie or Spielserie
NODE – The New Oxford Dictionary of English shows a "rubber" to be a series of "matches" of cricket or tennis.
This German site refers to a "Match" as a "Partie" and a "Serie" as 5 "Matches" = "Partien":
http://www.sport.de/spart/cri/welcome.php3
The "CricInfo" site refers to a "rubber" as a "series", this time of 6 "matches".
http://www-uk3.cricket.org/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_...
and here a "test" = "match" and 5 "tests" = a "rubber"
http://www-uk3.cricket.org/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_...
Here is a list of CricInfo articles with the same usage.
http://search.cricket.org/perl/cisearch.cgi?query=rubber&hos...
From all these reputable references, it appears that a "rubber" is a "Serie" or "Spielserie".
HTH - Dan
This German site refers to a "Match" as a "Partie" and a "Serie" as 5 "Matches" = "Partien":
http://www.sport.de/spart/cri/welcome.php3
The "CricInfo" site refers to a "rubber" as a "series", this time of 6 "matches".
http://www-uk3.cricket.org/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_...
and here a "test" = "match" and 5 "tests" = a "rubber"
http://www-uk3.cricket.org/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_...
Here is a list of CricInfo articles with the same usage.
http://search.cricket.org/perl/cisearch.cgi?query=rubber&hos...
From all these reputable references, it appears that a "rubber" is a "Serie" or "Spielserie".
HTH - Dan
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