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arbitre in English:

1. umpire


The umpire sits in a high chair at the side of the court.
A referee or umpire is an official who makes the players obey the rules.
I was asked to umpire the game.
It is not easy to be an umpire today.
The umpire called the ball foul.
The umpire sent the player off the field for using bad language.
It's a bad decision to argue with the umpire.
The umpire was partial to the team from his country.
The umpire gave him out.
You're the worst umpire in this whole league!
The umpire sent one of the players off the field,
to umpire at a match
The umpire ruled that the ball had gone out of court and her decision was final.
The umpire was unfair
a ​cricket/​tennis umpire

English word "arbitre"(umpire) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "Half past Alligator" (Donald Co...
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2. umpire's


The players have to abide by the umpire's decision.

English word "arbitre"(umpire's) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "The Silly Syclopedia" (Noah Lott)
Fiches du livre - "The Sportswoman's Library, v. 2...
Fiches du livre - "Harper's Round Table, November ...
Fiches du livre - "Fast Nine or, A Challenge from ...
Fiches du livre - "Spalding's Baseball Guide and O...

3. arbitrator



English word "arbitre"(arbitrator) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "Boer Politics" (Yves Guyot)
Fiches du livre - "The War of Chupas" (Pedro de Ci...
Fiches du livre - "Statement of Facts, on the Inju...
Fiches du livre - "M. Salvius Otho (Otho) The Live...
Fiches du livre - "Observations on an Anonymous pa...

4. referee


You’ll need someone to be your referee and write about how good you are.
He was a referee at the European football championship.
The hockey referee intervened to stop the fight.
The referee gave the player a yellow card.
The referee was unfair.
The captain appealed to the referee against the decision.
A fussy referee can ruin a bout.
The tape having been replayed, the referee conceded that the ball had crossed the line.
Inevitably my husband is expected to be the referee.
After retiring as a player, he continued to be a referee until the age of fifty.
the referee whistled for a free kick
I got a letter from your referee.
The referee gave Miguel a yellow card for being rude to him during the match.
In the second half, the referee dictated a dubious penalty.
He's an odd man; so we'll have him referee.

English word "arbitre"(referee) occurs in sets:

False friends in French 126 - 150
sports collectif tmtc
Mot courants

5. arbiter



English word "arbitre"(arbiter) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "The Arbiter A Novel" (Lady F. E...
Fiches du livre - "Talk of Uncle George to his Nep...
Fiches du livre - "Napoleon's Appeal to the Britis...