low blow

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Pronunciation

Audio (General Australian): (file)

Noun

low blow (plural low blows)

(boxing) An unfair or illegal blow that lands below the opponent’s waist.
(figurative, by extension) Any attack that is considered unfair or unscrupulous.

Translations

an unfair or illegal blow in boxing

Catalan: cop baix (ca) m
Finnish: isku vyön alle
French: coup bas (fr) m
German: Tiefschlag m
Hebrew: מכה מתחת לחגורה (he) f (maká mitákhat lakhagorá)
Hungarian: övön aluli ütés
Irish: buille íseal m
Italian: colpo basso (it)
Polish: cios poniżej pasa m
Romanian: lovitură sub centură f
Russian: уда́р ни́же по́яса (ru) m (udár níže pójasa)
Spanish: golpe bajo
Swedish: slag under bältet (sv) n
Ukrainian: уда́р ни́жче по́яса m (udár nýžče pójasa)

an unfair attack

Catalan: cop baix (ca) m
Chinese: 不公平的事
Finnish: isku vyön alle
French: coup bas (fr) m
Hungarian: (adjective) övön aluli
Italian: colpo basso (it)
Polish: cios poniżej pasa (pl) m
Romanian: lovitură sub centură f
Russian: уда́р ни́же по́яса (ru) m (udár níže pójasa)
Spanish: golpe bajo m
Swedish: slag under bältet (sv) n
Ukrainian: уда́р ни́жче по́яса m (udár nýžče pójasa)

See also

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