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Meanings of referee in inglês

russo
спортивный арбитр
português
árbitro
espanhol
árbitro
catalão
àrbitre
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Person of authority, in a variety of sports, who is responsible for presiding over the game from a neutral point of view.

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árbitro
português
juiz
catalão
avaluador
espanhol
árbitro

Someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication.

juiz
português
árbitro
espanhol
árbitro

(Sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play.

árbitro
português
arbitrar
catalão
arbitrar
espanhol
arbitrar

Evaluate professionally a colleague's work.

arbitrar
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Examples for "ref"
Examples for "ref"
1
I think the ref made a decision that he can only answer.
The Guardian
2
Hardy confronted Dean after the fight but the ref defended his decision.
News.com.au
3
He will get to showcase his ref skills in tonight's main event.
The South African
4
After a lengthy delay the ref decides to award a free out.
The Guardian
5
Odd, but there's no way he's the ref: he looks too bored.
Wild Thing
Usage of referee in inglês
1
The Argentinian said afterwards he had no problem with the referee's decision.
The Guardian
2
I hope no referee has to go through this in the future.
The Guardian
3
A referee and two players would be enough to ensure a result.
The Guardian
4
The assistant referee had flagged for offside, however VAR eventually said otherwise.
The Irish Times
5
I don't understand why the referee has not shown up, said Camou.
The Guardian
6
Sports The video-assistant referee is a new addition to World Cup rules.
The new yorker
7
He will also referee the Lions' match against the New Zealand Maori.
The Irish Times
8
Bryce Lawrence, New Zealand Rugby's national referee manager, trots out the statistics.
Radio NZ
9
The match was also previewing the new NRL video referee bunker system.
The Guardian
10
Then, with seven seconds left, the referee called for us to break.
My Fight/Your Fight
11
The video assistant referee saw no infringement and the goal was given.
BBC
12
I said to the referee that the same thing happened against Tottenham.
The Guardian
13
Coppell disputed the decision by referee Martin Atkinson to award the penalty.
The Guardian
14
Both were blatant infringements and easy decisions for English referee Wayne Barnes.
Radio NZ
15
The referee, Craig Pawson, gave him the benefit of the considerable doubt.
The Guardian
16
The assistant referee had signalled for the minimum of six added minutes.
The Guardian
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Referee through the time
Referee across language varieties
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Common
Australia
Common
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