Le score
Example: Le score du match était très serré jusqu'à la fin.
Definition
"Le score" refers to the numerical record of points or goals achieved by each side in a game or competition. It indicates the relative success or failure of participants, such as in the phrase, 'Le score du match était très serré jusqu'à la fin,' meaning the match's score was very close until the end.
Etymology
The French term "le score" is borrowed directly from the English word 'score,' which originally comes from Old Norse 'skor,' meaning a notch or tally. Did you know that keeping score by making notches on a stick was a common practice? The word evolved to mean the record of points in a game, and French adopted it with the same meaning.
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"Le score" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (A1) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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