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Perfect Stranger Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
How to say it correctly in English? no. x7
Dear All,
I'm wondering which of these word combinations (if any of them) is the native way of saying them.
Ireland held off Germany to a draw.
Ireland held Germany to a draw.
Ireland held a draw with Germany.
Ireland held a draw against Germany.
Ireland held off Germany to a tie.
Ireland held Germany to a tie.
Ireland held a tie with Germany.
Ireland held a tie against Germany.
Ireland got a draw against Germany.
Ireland got to a draw against Germany.
Ireland got a tie against Germany.
Ireland got to a tie against Germany.
Ireland got a draw with Germany.
Ireland got a tie with Germany.
Thank you!
I'm wondering which of these word combinations (if any of them) is the native way of saying them.
Ireland held off Germany to a draw.
Ireland held Germany to a draw.
Ireland held a draw with Germany.
Ireland held a draw against Germany.
Ireland held off Germany to a tie.
Ireland held Germany to a tie.
Ireland held a tie with Germany.
Ireland held a tie against Germany.
Ireland got a draw against Germany.
Ireland got to a draw against Germany.
Ireland got a tie against Germany.
Ireland got to a tie against Germany.
Ireland got a draw with Germany.
Ireland got a tie with Germany.
Thank you!
Top answer
Perfect Stranger Ireland held Germany to a draw / tie. Germany is the stronger team.
- Perfect Stranger Ireland held Germany to a draw / tie.
- Germany is the stronger team.
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Perfect StrangerIreland held Germany to a draw / tie.Germany is the stronger team.
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AlpheccaStarsGermany is the stronger team.Thanks AS but that's a completely different meaning than I want to convey...
A native speaker from Ireland used the combination of held and draw and I'd like to learn the correct way of saying it because I can't quite remember how he said it.
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Ireland held off Germany to a draw.
Ireland held Germany to a draw. <<<<<<<<<<<
Ireld held a draw with Germany.
Ireland held a draw against Germany.
Ireland held off Germany to a tie.
Ireland held Germany to a tie.
Ireland held a tie with Germany.
Ireland held a tie against Germany.
Ireland held Germany to a draw. <<<<<<<<<<<
Ireld held a draw with Germany.
Ireland held a draw against Germany.
Ireland held off Germany to a tie.
Ireland held Germany to a tie.
Ireland held a tie with Germany.
Ireland held a tie against Germany.
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CliveIreland held Germany to a draw. <<<<<<<<<<<Thanks Clive. Would you say all the others are unnatural and non-native?
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Perfect StrangerThanks AS but that's a completely different meaning than I want to convey...When you use HOLD in context of the outcome in a sporting event, it implies that the subject was the weaker team, and that the outcome might have been a real struggle.
Ireland held Germany to a draw.
Implies that Germany should have won, but Ir
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AlpheccaStarsWhen you use HOLD in context of the outcome in a sporting event, it implies that the subject was the weaker team, and that the outcome might have been a real struggle.I stand corrected. Thank you so much for clarifying it for me.
Are the other sentences unnatural?
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