low blow

English

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Noun

low blow (plural low blows)

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

Translations

an unfair or illegal blow in boxing

• French: coup bas (fr) m
• German: Tiefschlag m
• Hungarian: övön aluli ütés
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• Russian: уда́р ни́же по́яса m (udár níže pójasa)
• Spanish: golpe bajo
• Swedish: slag under bältet (sv) n

an unfair attack

• Chinese: 不公平的事
• French: coup bas (fr) m
• Hungarian: (adjective) övön aluli
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• Russian: уда́р ни́же по́яса m (udár níže pójasa)
• Swedish: slag under bältet (sv) n

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• Hebrew: ^{(please verify)} מכה מתחת לחגורה (he) f
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See also

• below the belt
• dirty pool
• dirty trick
• cheap shot
• rabbit punch
• sucker punch