group of death

noun

A group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive, because the number of strong competitors in the group is greater than the number of qualifying places available for the next phase of the tournament.

Similar
pool of death
OriginSpanish grupo de la muerte →
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Meanings

noungroup of death (plural groups of death)

plural groups of death

  1. slanghobbiesA group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive, because the number of strong competitors in the group is greater than the number of qualifying places available for the next phase of the tournament.

    Synonyms: pool of death

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive, because the number of strong competitors in the group is greater than the number of qualifying places available for the next phase of the tournament.

Similar
pool of death
Also see
pool of death

Origin

  1. Spanishgrupo de la muerte
  2. Englishgroup of death

Calque of Spanish grupo de la muerte. Coined before or during the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

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Translations

Arabic مَجْمُوعَة الْمَوْت
  • مَجْمُوعَة الْمَوْتa group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive
Catalan grup de la mort
  • grup de la morta group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive
Chinese Mandarin 死亡之組 /死亡之组
  • 死亡之組 /死亡之组 (sǐwáng zhī zǔ)a group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive
Finnish kuolemanlohko
  • kuolemanlohkoa group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive
French groupe de la mort
  • groupe de la morta group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive
German Todesgruppe, Hammergruppe
  • Todesgruppea group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive
  • Hammergruppea group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive
Hungarian halálcsoport
  • halálcsoporta group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive
Italian gruppo della morte
  • gruppo della mortea group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive
Japanese 死の組
  • 死の組 (shi no kumi)a group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive
Korean 죽음의 조
  • 죽음의 조 (jugeum-ui jo)a group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive
Persian گروه مرگ
  • گروه مرگ (goruh-e marg)a group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive
Polish grupa śmierci
  • grupa śmiercia group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive
Portuguese grupo da morte
  • grupo da mortea group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive
Russian гру́ппа сме́рти
  • гру́ппа сме́рти (grúppa smérti)a group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive
Spanish grupo de la muerte
  • grupo de la muertea group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive
Swedish dödens grupp
  • dödens gruppa group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive
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Chicago

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