Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä
| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| ranska | vergé |
| suomi | raidallinen, juomuinen, juovikas |
Määritelmät
Adjektiivi
- Having streaks.
- (cricket) Used to describe a shot where the ball deflects off the edge of the bat, but is not caught by the slips or wicket-keeper and instead results in runs for the batsman.
- Unpredictable, variable; having periods of good and bad (e.g. weather).
- (chiefly of a person, usually Canada, US, in particular) Having alternating periods of good and bad performances; inconsistent.
- (archaic, slang) Having periods of irritation or bad temper.
- (soccer) Not well-executed, due to luck more than skill.
Esimerkit
- Although the two added thirteen important runs, including four byes let through by Mongia and a streaky outside edge cum late-cut by Pollock for four, one didn't need to be blessed with gifts of insight to realise that Pollock's days at the crease were numbered.
- ...rather than hitting it with the middle of the bat, I jagged it off the inside edge and French-cut it over the top of the stumps for another four. That was the only streaky shot I can remember.
- Compton troubled Bradman with his Chinaman, and one streaky shot was edged past Crapp at slips.
- Jones has always been a streaky hitter
Taivutusmuodot
| Komparatiivi | streakier |
| Superlatiivi | streakiest |