one-two

English

Noun

one-two (plural one-twos)

1. (soccer) A quick one-touch play between two players.
   • 2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     A Ricketts and Stuart Holden one-two around the box then created a decent chance for an almost instant equaliser - but Welsh full-back Ricketts blasted over when a calmer finish could have been rewarded.

   • March 26 2023, David Hytner, “Kane and Bukayo Saka combine against Ukraine for England’s perfect Euros start”, in The Guardian‎^[2]:

     Kane had dropped off to spread the play with a diagonal and, when he darted for the far post, Saka curled the ball back towards him – call it a long-range one-two.

2. (boxing) A one-two punch; two punches delivered in rapid succession
3. Two things in short succession
   • November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk

     Smalling’s quick one-two of yellow cards towards the end of the first half had left an air of inevitability about what would follow and, if anything, it was probably a surprise that City restricted themselves to Sergio Agüero’s goal bearing in mind another of United’s defenders, Marcos Rojo, was taken off on a stretcher early in the second half with a dislocated shoulder.

4. (motor racing) A race victory such that two (often both) cars of a constructor or team finish first and second in the race.

Translations

soccer: quick one-touch play between two players

• Czech: narážečka f
• Dutch: een-tweetje (nl) n
• French: une-deux (fr) m
• German: Doppelpass (de) m
• Swedish: väggpassning c, väggpass n, väggspel n

boxing: two-punches delivered in rapid succession

• French: une-deux (fr) f
• Italian: unodue m

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See also

• tiki-taka

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