showdown

English

Etymology

From show + down.

Noun

showdown (countable and uncountable, plural showdowns)

The final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor.
(poker) The final round in a poker match, where the all remaining players' cards have to be put down on the table and shown.

Derived terms

brodown showdown

Translations

the final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor

Chinese:
Mandarin: 對決 (zh), 对决 (zh) (duìjúe)
Finnish: välienselvittely (fi)
French: bras de fer (fr) m
German: Showdown (de) n, entscheidender Machtkampf m

Hungarian: leszámolás (hu)
Icelandic: lokauppgjör n
Russian: фина́льный поеди́нок m (finálʹnyj pojedínok), реша́ющая схва́тка f (rešájuščaja sxvátka)
Spanish: enfrentamiento (es) m

the final round in a poker match

Chinese:
Mandarin: 攤牌 (zh), 摊牌 (zh) (tānpái)

Russian: раскры́тие карт n (raskrýtije kart)

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