Tiebreaker Meaning in English

word

US

ˈtaɪˌbɹeɪkɚ

TYE-bray-ker

UK

tˈaɪbɹeɪkɐ

TYE-bray-kuh

التعريف

A tiebreaker is something that decides the winner when a game, contest, or situation ends with equal scores or results. It can be a special round, question, or rule to break the tie.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Common in sports (especially tennis, basketball) and competitions. Can also describe extra questions in quizzes, or any rule used to break a tie. In conversation, often used as 'go to a tiebreaker' or 'need a tiebreaker'. Not used as a verb.

• Spanish: desempate - punto de desempate (deporte)
• Portuguese (BR): desempate - critério de desempate
• Portuguese (PT): desempate - critério de desempate
• Chinese (Simplified): 决胜局 - 决胜分
• Chinese (Traditional): 決勝局 - 決勝分
• Hindi: टाईब्रेक - निर्णायक
• Arabic: كسر التعادل - جولة فاصلة
• Bengali: টাইব্রেকার - সমতাব্রেককারী
• Russian: тай-брейк - решающий раунд
• Japanese: タイブレーク - 決定戦
• Vietnamese: vòng tiebreak - câu hỏi quyết định
• Korean: 타이브레이커 - 동점 결정전
• Turkish: beraberlik bozucu - eşitlik kırıcı
• Urdu: ٹائی بریکر - فیصلہ کن سوال
• Indonesian: tiebreak - penentu kemenangan

جمل نموذجية

The score was 6–6, so they played a tiebreaker.

basic

We used a tiebreaker question to pick the winner.

basic

The tiebreaker round was very exciting.

basic

Let's go to a tiebreaker if we can't agree.

natural

He won the game because of the tiebreaker.

natural

This is our third tiebreaker in a row!

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