snooker
das Snooker, die Snookers
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snooker
A variant of billiards played on a large table with 15 red balls and 6 balls of other colors. The word refers to the game itself.
Am Freitagabend treffen wir uns immer, um eine Runde Snooker zu spielen.
On Friday evenings, we always meet up to play a round of snooker.
snooker
A game situation in snooker in which a player cannot play the targeted ball directly because another ball is blocking the path. Deliberately creating this situation is an important tactical move.
Durch den clever gelegten Snooker zwang er seinen Gegner zu einem Fehler.
With the cleverly set snooker, he forced his opponent into a mistake.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Snookers |
| genitive | des Snookers |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Snooker | die Snookers |
| accusative | das Snooker | die Snookers |
| dative | dem Snooker | den Snookers |
| genitive | des Snookers | der Snookers |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Whether the game or the game situation is meant can be recognized from the verb. 'Snooker spielen' (to play snooker) refers to the whole game, while 'einen Snooker legen' (to set a snooker) describes the tactical action within the game.
Wir spielen jeden Samstag Snooker.
We play snooker every Saturday.
Er hat mir einen perfekten Snooker gelegt.
He set me a perfect snooker.
When referring to the game as an activity, 'Snooker' (snooker) is often combined with verbs such as 'spielen' (to play), 'schauen' (to watch), or 'lieben' (to love). A common phrase is also 'eine Partie Snooker' (a game of snooker).
Schaust du heute Abend das Snooker-Finale im Fernsehen?
Are you watching the snooker final on TV tonight?
Lass uns eine Partie Snooker spielen.
Let's play a game of snooker.
To describe the specific game situation, fixed phrases are used, such as 'jemandem einen Snooker legen' (to deliberately block someone) or 'einen Snooker benötigen' (to need a snooker in order to put pressure on the opponent).
Der Spieler braucht jetzt einen Snooker, um noch eine Chance zu haben.
The player now needs a snooker to still have a chance.
