showdown
The final battle between two opponents, in which there can be only one victorThe final battle between two opponents, in which there can be only one victor.
» They knew the showdown was inevitable.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, idiomatic, uncountable)The final battle between two opponents, in which there can be only one victor.
Showdown, entscheidender Machtkampf
фина́льный поеди́нокfinálʹnyj pojedínok, реша́ющая схва́ткаrešájuščaja sxvátka
(countable, uncountable)The final round in a poker match, where all of the remaining players' cards have to be put down on the table and shown.
раскры́тие картraskrýtije kart
- a hostile disagreement face-to-face
Examples
8 sentencesThey knew the showdown was inevitable.
He knew the showdown was near.
This could be the showdown of the century.
It's the final showdown between good and evil.
deEs ist der Endkampf zwischen Gut und Böse.
He knew this would be the final showdown.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From show + down.From show + down.
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Forms
plural: showdownsSynonyms
3 synonyms- a hostile disagreement face-to-face:confrontationencounterface-off
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable