underdog

underdog englannista suomeksi

1. heikompi, altavastaaja, häviäjä

0. Substantiivi

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, "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.

(syn)

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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