No. 6,357 in Dutch
supercup
A "supercup" is a football match between the winners of a league and a national cup.
In a sentence
Ajax heeft de supercup gewonnen door met 2-1 te winnen.
Ajax won the super cup by winning 2-1.
In this sentence, 'supercup' is used to refer to a specific soccer match or competition where a trophy called the Supercup is the reward.
De supercup wordt meestal aan het begin van het seizoen gespeeld.
The super cup is usually played at the beginning of the season.
Here, 'supercup' indicates the event or match itself that takes place annually in sports schedules.
Ik kijk uit naar de supercup volgende maand.
I am looking forward to the super cup next month.
In this instance, 'supercup' expresses anticipation for the upcoming occurrence of this specific annual sports event.
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