No. 121 in Greek
ματς
The Greek word "ματς" means "match" (as in a game or competition).
In a sentence
Παρακολουθήσαμε ένα ενδιαφέρον ματς χθες το βράδυ.
We watched an interesting match last night.
Here, "ματς" refers to a sports game or match.
Ο σκακιστής πέτυχε ματ στον αντίπαλό του.
The chess player achieved checkmate on his opponent.
In this sentence, "ματ" is used as part of the term 'checkmate' in chess.
Η φιλική συνάντηση μεταξύ των δύο ομάδων διήρκεσε σαν ένα ματς.
The friendly meeting between the two teams was just like a match.
Here, "ματς" is metaphorically used to compare an event to a sports match.
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