Tischtennis

table tennis

noun TISH-te-nis Rare

Also means

ping-pong

Usage Note

Tischtennis is the official German name for table tennis. The informal Ping-Pong is understood but considered colloquial. Germany has traditionally strong competitive players; Tischtennisplatte is the table and Tischtennisschläger the bat.

Examples

"In der Schulpause spielten sie eine schnelle Runde Tischtennis."

Natural Translation

During the school break they played a quick round of table tennis.

Literal Translation

In the school-break played they a quick round table-tennis.

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