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- carry equal weight | WordReference Forums
Hello WordReferencers! Can somebody tell me the French equivalent for: 'To carry weight' as in "the two players are supposed to carry equal weight I can only think of something like 'avoir influence', but I'm sure there's better Many thanks Nigi
- I saw them play playing soccer. . | WordReference Forums
On the other hand, 'He saw them playing soccer' places an emphasis on the players ('them playing') 'I have seen them in the classroom and I have seen them playing soccer, and they looked like two different lots of children'
- sign up vs sign someone up | WordReference Forums
The church has signed up more than enough volunteers for the festival b : to hire (someone) to do something especially by having that person sign a contract The team signed up [= signed on] several new players The record label signed the band up
- So meta - WordReference Forums
They began by defining the concept of a "finite game", as any game between two players that was guaranteed to end within a finite number of moves Noughts and crosses (also called tic-tac-toe) is one example of a finite game
- boneyard - WordReference Forums
Hola, Es un termino de "Domino" Boneyard, At the beginning of a game, when all the dominoes have been turned face-down and shuffled, the collection of ramdomized tiles if referred to as the "boneyard" Players draw tiles from the boneyard to form their hands The remaining tiles are also called the boneyard Also known as the "reserve"
- The mistake you found was a good catch - WordReference Forums
It's certainly said in baseball, but I can imagine it being said in any sport where players have to catch something (perhaps a frisbee) and it can be difficult to catch whatever it is
- To have someone in your pocket vs to have someone in the palm of your . . .
This is the summary To have someone in your pocket means that there is some financial benefit to the person involved as in You can get a place in the national team if you can get one of the big shots in your pocket = if you can bribe someone who decide what players are included in the team you will get a place
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