playoff

séries éliminatoires

Courte série de matchs qui détermine l’équipe championne d’une ligue.

En anglais simple : A short series of games that decides which team wins a league.

• Our team reached the playoffs.
• The first playoff game is tonight.
• Who will win this playoff series?

Expressions courantes : playoff game, playoff series, playoff spot

match de départage

Match supplémentaire qui désigne le vainqueur lorsque des joueurs ou des équipes sont à égalité.

En anglais simple : An extra game played to decide the winner when players or teams have equal results.

• The match ended with a playoff.
• She won the golf title after a playoff.
• A playoff was needed because their scores were equal.

Synonymes : tiebreaker

Expressions courantes : sudden-death playoff, win a playoff, playoff hole

barrage de montée

Courte série de matchs qui détermine l’équipe accédant à une division supérieure.

En anglais simple : A short series of games that decides which team moves into a higher league.

• They won promotion through the playoffs.
• The playoff final decides who joins the top league.
• Our team lost its promotion playoff.

Expressions courantes : promotion playoff, playoff final, playoff place

musique de transition

Court morceau joué entre les scènes d’une comédie musicale, reprenant souvent une chanson qu’on vient d’entendre.

En anglais simple : A short piece of music played between scenes in a musical, often repeating a song just heard.

• The orchestra played a short playoff.
• The playoff repeated the melody from the previous scene.
• A cheerful playoff covered the change of scenery.

Synonymes : transition music

Expressions courantes : short playoff, orchestral playoff, playoff music