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league

/lig/ /liːg/
noun
  1. 1
    ligcountable

    A group of sports teams or players who play matches against each other to win a title.

    • Which team is at the top of the football league this season?
      Bu sezon futbol liginde hangi takım zirvede?
    • Our basketball team finished third in the league last year.
      Basketbol takımımız geçen yıl ligi üçüncü sırada bitirdi.
  2. 2
    seviye, çapcountable

    A level of quality or ability, used when comparing people or things.

    • As a cook, she is in a different league from the rest of us.
      Aşçılıkta o, hepimizden çok farklı bir seviyede.
    • That restaurant is out of our league; let's find somewhere cheaper.
      O restoran bize göre fazla lüks; daha ucuz bir yer bulalım.
  3. 3
    birlik, cemiyetcountable

    A group of people, organizations or countries that join together for a shared purpose.

    • The League of Nations had its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
      Milletler Cemiyeti'nin merkezi İsviçre'nin Cenevre kentindeydi.
    • Several small farms formed a league to sell their products together.
      Birkaç küçük çiftlik ürünlerini birlikte satmak için bir birlik kurdu.
  4. 4
    (biriyle) gizli iş birliği, (biriyle) el altından anlaşmauncountable

    Used in 'in league with': secretly working together with someone, usually to do something wrong.

    • Some fans believed the referee was in league with the other team.
      Bazı taraftarlar hakemin diğer takımla gizlice iş birliği yaptığına inanıyordu.
    • Are you two in league with each other to trick me?
      Siz ikiniz beni kandırmak için el altından anlaştınız mı?
  5. 5
    fersahcountable Archaic

    An old unit for measuring distance, equal to about three miles or five kilometres.

    • The old sailors travelled many leagues across the open sea.
      Eski denizciler açık denizde fersahlarca yol aldı.
    • In the fairy tale, the giant could walk seven leagues in one step.
      Masalda dev, tek adımda yedi fersah yürüyebiliyordu.

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Collocations

the football leaguethe Premier Leaguethe Champions Leaguetop of the leaguewin the leagueleague tableleague championsin a different leagueout of someone's leaguenot in the same league asin league withthe League of Nations

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