REPÊCHAGE

Meaning of REPÊCHAGE in English

[ 'rɛpəʃα:ʒ ]

■ noun (in rowing and other sports) a contest in which the runners-up in the eliminating heats compete for a place in the final.

Origin

Fr., from repêcher 'fish out, rescue'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

REPECHAGE — noun see: piscatory Date: 1928 a trial heat (as in rowing) in which first-round losers are given another chance to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
REPECHAGE — ˌrepəˈshäzh, rəˈpeshˌäzh noun ( -s ) Etymology: French repêchage second chance, supplementary examination for a candidate that has previously failed, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
REPECHAGE — /rep'euh shahzh"/ , n. (in cycling and rowing) a last-chance qualifying heat in which the runners-up in earlier heats race …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
REPECHAGE — noun Etymology: French repêchage second chance, reexamination for a candidate who has failed, from repêcher to fish out, rescue, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
REPECHAGE — [re.pe.chage] n [F repechage second chance, reexamination for a candidate who has failed, fr. repecher to fish out, rescue, fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
REPECHAGE — repechage, repêchage BrE AmE ˈrep ə ʃɑːʒ -ɪ-, ˌ••ˈ• —French [ ʁə pɛ ʃaːʒ ]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
REPÉCHAGE — n. (in rowing etc.) an extra contest in which the runners-up in the eliminating heats compete for a place in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
REPÊCHAGE — n. (in rowing etc.) an extra contest in which the runners-up in the eliminating heats compete for a place in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
REPECHAGE — n. Pronunciation: ˌ re-p ə - ' shäzh, ' re-p ə - ˌ Function: noun Etymology: French repêchage second chance, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

Concise Oxford English vocab

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