repechage
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repechage
- /ˈɹɛp.ə.ʃɑːʒ/ UK
- /ˈɹɛp.ɪ.ʃɑːʒ/ UK
- /ˌɹɛp.əˈʃɑʒ/ US
- /ɹəˌpɛʃˈɑʒ/ US
Where it comes from
From French repêchage, from repêcher (“to fish out, rescue”), from re- (“again”) + pêcher (“to fish”).
noun repechages · repêchage
- A heat (as in rowing or fencing) in which the best competitors who have lost in a previous round compete for a place or places yet left in the next round.
- The use of this form of competition.
Translations
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noun heat for competitors who have lost in a previous round
| Español | repesca, repechaje |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 패자부활전 paejabuhwaljeon |
| 中文 | 復活賽 /复活赛 fùhuósài |
| Português | repescagem |
| Français | repêchage |
| Deutsch | Hoffnungslauf, Trostrunde |
| Italiano | ripescaggio |
| Ελληνικά | ρεπεσάζ repesáz |
| Română | recalificări |
| Русский | репеша́ж repešáž |
Talk about this word "repechage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/repechage. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. repechage. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/repechage "repechage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/repechage.Cite this
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title = {repechage},
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