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tanteo

score

noun tahn-TEH-oh Rare
Arts & Culture Sports

Also means

trial run

Usage Note

Tanteo derives from tantear ('to gauge', 'to probe') and has two main senses: in sports it means the running score or scoreboard reading, and more broadly it means a tentative test or sounding-out. The phrase a tanteo means 'by trial and error' or 'by guesswork'. In card games, tanteo specifically refers to point-counting, and in some legal contexts it refers to a right of first refusal (derecho de tanteo).

Examples

"El tanteo al descanso era de dos a uno."

Natural Translation

The score at half-time was two to one.

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