tener buen saque: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  SpainLatin Americaneutralsports
  • Literal (sports): to have a powerful, accurate, or effective serve in racket or net sports such as tennis or volleyball.

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  • El tenista tiene buen saque y suele ganar muchos puntos con su servicio potente y preciso.

    The tennis player has a powerful serve and usually wins many points with his strong and precise service.

  • Durante el partido de voleibol, ella demostró tener buen saque que dificultó la recepción del equipo contrario.

    During the volleyball match, she showed to have a good serve that made it difficult for the opposing team to receive.

  • Para mejorar tu juego, debes practicar tener buen saque, ya que es fundamental para iniciar el punto con ventaja.

    To improve your game, you must practice having a good serve, since it is fundamental to start the point with an advantage.

  • El entrenador destacó que todos los jugadores necesitan tener buen saque para competir a nivel profesional.

    The coach emphasized that all players need to have a good serve to compete at a professional level.

• 2.

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  • Figurative: to make a strong or effective opening move; to begin an action decisively or advantageously.

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  • Con ese argumento, tu presentación tuvo buen saque y captó la atención de todos desde el principio.

    With that argument, your presentation made a strong opening and captured everyone's attention from the start.

  • Si quieres negociar, tienes que tener buen saque para que la otra parte tome en serio tus propuestas.

    If you want to negotiate, you have to make a strong opening so the other party takes your proposals seriously.

  • El equipo tuvo buen saque al iniciar el proyecto, logrando avanzar más rápido que sus competidores.

    The team made a strong start when launching the project, managing to advance faster than their competitors.