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group of death en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (slang) 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.

Forms

Synonyms

pool of death

Translations (18)

de Todesgruppe (a group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive) · pl grupa śmierci (a group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive) · hy մահվան խումբ (a group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive) · ar مَجْمُوعَة الْمَوْت (a group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive) · ja 死の組 (a group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive) · cmn 死亡之組 /死亡之组 (a group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive) · it gruppo della morte (a group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive) · ru гру́ппа сме́рти (a group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive) · es grupo de la muerte (a group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive) · fr groupe de la mort (a group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive) · fa گروه مرگ (a group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive) · sv dödens grupp (a group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive) · hu halálcsoport (a group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive) · ca grup de la mort (a group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive) · fi kuolemanlohko (a group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive) · ko 죽음의 조 (a group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive) · pt grupo da morte (a group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive) · de Hammergruppe (a group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive)