underdog

underdog

1. altavastaaja

Synonyymisanakirja

underdog

epäonnistuja, epäonnistumaan tuomittu henkilö, epäonnistunut ihminen, luuseri, häviäjä, altavastaaja, heikompi.

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Englannin sanakirja

underdog (englanti > suomi)

1. altavastaaja

underdog englanniksi

1. A competitor thought unlikely to win.

2. 2004: The New Yorker, 30 August 2004, p.40

In Athens, the Americans are underdogs to the Chinese and the Canadians (qualifier)

3. 2014, Jacob Steinberg, "http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/mar/09/manchester-city-wigan-athletic-fa-cup Wigan shock Manchester City in FA Cup again to reach semi-finals", The Guardian, 9 March 2014:

The visit of a Championship side would not normally send a shiver down their spine but they knew that Wigan were underdogs who would snap at their heels and that they possessed a potent bite if they were not kept on a firm leash.

4. Somebody at a disadvantage.

5. A high swing wherein the person pushing the swing runs beneath the swing while the person being pushed is at the forward limit of the arc.

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