semi-final

semi-final (plural semi-finals)

1. Alternative spelling of semifinal.

• semi-finalist

semi-final f (plural semi-finaes)

1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of semifinal; now a common misspelling.
   • 1927 July 3, “Os primeiros resultados do torneio internacional de lawn-tennis [The first results of the international lawn-tennis tournament]”, in A Manhã, Rio de Janeiro, page 6:

     Helen Wills e Elizabeth Ryan, dos Estados Unidos, entraram para as provas semi-finaes, batendo Mrs. Watson e Miss Goldsack.

     Helen Wills e Elizabeth Ryan, from the United States, got into the semi-final trials, against Mrs. Watson and Miss Goldsack.

   • 1930 February 14, “Uma sensacional luta em perspectiva: Trocarão murros e por certo bem violentos, no dia 27, Sharkey e Phil Scott [An amazing fight in perspective: Sharkey and Phil Scott will exchange punches, and definitely violent ones, on the 27th]”, in A Tribuna, volume XXXVI, number 322, Santos, page 5:

     Estava assentado que se Tuffy Griffith vencesse Johnny Risko disputaria a semi-final da eliminatoria com Jack Sharkey […]

     It was agreed that, if Tuffy Griffith won, Johnny Risko would compete in the qualifiers’ semi-final with Jack Sharkey […]

   • 1930 April 24, “Bruno Spalla reapparecerá sabbado, no Estadio Riachuelo [Bruno Spalla will reappear Saturday, in the Estadio Riachuelo]”, in A Noite, volume XX, number 6622, Rio de Janeiro, page 7:

     Na semi-final Roberto Santos, depois de um longo estagio, reapparecerá aos seus admiradores enfrentando Relampago, um promissor pugilista da categoria de peso “penna”.

     In the semi-final Roberto Santos, after a long training period, will reappear to his admirers fighting against Relampago, a promising pugilist in the feather-weight category.