showdown

English

Etymology

From show + down.

Noun

showdown (countable and uncountable, plural showdowns)

1. The final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor
2. The final round in a poker match, where the all remaining players' cards have to be put down on the table and shown

Derived terms

• brodown showdown

Translations

the final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 對決 (zh), 对决 (zh) (duìjúe)

• Finnish: välienselvittely (fi)
• French: bras de fer (fr) m

• German: Showdown (de) n, entscheidender Machtkampf m
• Icelandic: lokauppgjör n
• Russian: фина́льный поеди́нок m (finálʹnyj pojedínok), реша́ющая схва́тка f (rešájuščaja sxvátka)
• Spanish: enfrentamiento (es) m

the final round in a poker match

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 攤牌 (zh), 摊牌 (zh) (tānpái)

• Russian: раскры́тие карт n (raskrýtije kart)