hat trick

• Terme utilisé dans le sport, notamment au football, au hockey et au cricket, désignant trois buts ou points marqués par un même joueur lors d'une même partie ou d'un même match. Peut aussi s'employer au sens large pour décrire trois succès ou exploits consécutifs.

A term used in sports, especially football (soccer), hockey, and cricket, referring to a player scoring three goals or points in a single game or match. It can also be used more broadly to describe three consecutive successes or achievements.

1. Three consecutive successesB2formal

   The achievement of three consecutive wins, goals, or successes in a sport or other activity.

   coup du chapeau

   • The striker scored a hat trick in the final match.
   • She achieved a hat trick by winning three gold medals at the Olympics.
   • The bowler took a hat trick, dismissing three batsmen in three balls.

2. Three successes in any fieldB2informal

   Used more broadly to describe three consecutive successes in any area, not just sports.

   coup du chapeau

   • The company pulled off a hat trick by launching three successful products in one year.
   • He completed a hat trick of awards at the film festival.
   • The politician achieved a hat trick of election victories.