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Meanings of semi-final in English

Russian
полуфинал
Portuguese
meia-final
Catalan
semifinal
Spanish
semifinales

Penultimate round of a tournament.

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Usage of semi-final in English
1
A perfect All-Ireland semi-final really; victory yet plenty still to work on.
The Irish Times
2
Australia play India in the second semi-final in Sydney two days later.
Reuters
3
But, 35 minutes into Sunday's semi-final, Kerry had problems on two fronts.
The Irish Times
4
He said: It's a special season because we have reached the semi-final.
The Guardian
5
Definitely, need to have a reserve day for a semi-final going forward.
The South African
6
Galway showed a new side in yesterday's Bank of Ireland All-Ireland semi-final.
The Irish Times
7
Not that many people heard coach Ali talk of a semi-final target.
The Guardian
8
There is one material deviation from the semi-final of 12 months ago.
The Irish Times
9
Take the opening 50 minutes of the Leinster semi-final in splendid isolation.
The Irish Times
10
But the amiable Belgian knows tomorrow's semi-final will be a different matter.
The Guardian
11
He also led South Africa to the World Cup semi-final in 2007.
The Guardian
12
Last week's semi-final against Brisbane Roar, however, showed that City are fallible.
The Guardian
13
The victory set up a semi-final meeting with the United States tomorrow.
The Irish Times
14
However, the official will necessarily be under intense scrutiny in the semi-final.
The Guardian
15
The second semi-final is on Thursday, with the final on Saturday evening.
The Irish Times
16
England had used their review appeals by that stage of the semi-final.
Reuters
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Catalan
semifinal
Semi-final through the time
Semi-final across language varieties
Ireland
Common
South Africa
Common
Australia
Less common
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