Playoff — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any final competition to determine a championship

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/plˈeɪɔf/

🇬🇧British English

/plˈeɪɒf/

🇮🇳Indian English

/plˈeɪɒf/

1 syllable Say it as /plˈeɪɔf/.

Word Forms

play off

verb

set into opposition or rivalry

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ausspielen

jeder Endwettbewerb zur Ermittlung einer Meisterschaft

🇫🇷French

éliminatoires

toute compétition finale pour déterminer un championnat

🇪🇸Spanish

eliminatoria

cualquier competición final para determinar un campeonato

🇮🇹Italian

spareggio

qualsiasi competizione finale per determinare un campionato

🇳🇱Dutch

play-off

elke laatste wedstrijd om een kampioenschap te bepalen

🇵🇹Portuguese

Pague

qualquer competição final para determinar um campeonato

🇷🇺Russian

плей-офф

любое финальное соревнование по определению чемпионства

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भिड़ा देना

चैंपियनशिप निर्धारित करने के लिए कोई अंतिम प्रतियोगिता

🇧🇩Bengali

প্লে অফ

একটি চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ নির্ধারণের জন্য কোন চূড়ান্ত প্রতিযোগিতা

🇮🇳Tamil

பிளேஆஃப்

ஒரு சாம்பியன்ஷிப்பை தீர்மானிக்க எந்த இறுதி போட்டியும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్లేఆఫ్

ఛాంపియన్‌షిప్‌ను నిర్ణయించడానికి ఏదైనా చివరి పోటీ

🇮🇳Marathi

प्लेऑफ

चॅम्पियनशिप निश्चित करण्यासाठी कोणतीही अंतिम स्पर्धा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્લેઓફ

ચેમ્પિયનશિપ નક્કી કરવા માટેની કોઈપણ અંતિમ સ્પર્ધા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ಲೇಆಫ್

ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್‌ಶಿಪ್ ಅನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಲು ಯಾವುದೇ ಅಂತಿಮ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്ലേ ഓഫ്

ഒരു ചാമ്പ്യൻഷിപ്പ് നിർണ്ണയിക്കുന്നതിനുള്ള ഏതെങ്കിലും അവസാന മത്സരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਦਰ੍ਸ਼ਨ ਕਰਨਾ

ਇੱਕ ਚੈਂਪੀਅਨਸ਼ਿਪ ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਕੋਈ ਅੰਤਮ ਮੁਕਾਬਲਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پلے آف

چیمپئن شپ کا تعین کرنے کے لیے کوئی بھی حتمی مقابلہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

挑拨

任何决定冠军的决赛

🇯🇵Japanese

プレーオフ

チャンピオンシップを決定するための最終競技

🇰🇷Korean

플레이오프

챔피언십을 결정하기 위한 최종 경쟁

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vòng loại trực tiếp

bất kỳ cuộc thi cuối cùng nào để xác định chức vô địch

🇹🇭Thai

เพลย์ออฟ

การแข่งขันรอบสุดท้ายเพื่อตัดสินแชมป์

🇮🇩Indonesian

babak penyisihan

kompetisi final apa pun untuk menentukan kejuaraan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يتنحنح

أي منافسة نهائية لتحديد البطولة

🇮🇷Persian

پلی آف

هر مسابقه نهایی برای تعیین یک قهرمانی

🇹🇷Turkish

Final oynamak

şampiyonluğu belirlemek için herhangi bir son yarışma

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִשְׂחָק מַכרִיעַ

כל תחרות אחרונה לקביעת אליפות

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