playoff

プレーオフ

リーグの優勝チームを決めるために行う、一連の試合。

やさしい英語で： 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?

よく使う表現： playoff game, playoff series, playoff spot

決定戦、プレーオフ

選手やチームの成績が同じとき、勝者を決めるために行う追加の試合。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： tiebreaker

よく使う表現： sudden-death playoff, win a playoff, playoff hole

昇格プレーオフ

上のリーグへ進むチームを決めるために行う、一連の試合。

やさしい英語で： 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.

よく使う表現： promotion playoff, playoff final, playoff place

場面転換音楽

ミュージカルの場面の間に流れる短い曲。直前の歌を繰り返すことが多い。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： transition music

よく使う表現： short playoff, orchestral playoff, playoff music