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Record 1 1995-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
OBS

"Ball tube" is rarely heard in North America, where "can" is used, even though the balls may be stored in a see-through plastic container. Moreover, "tubes" from England contain 4 balls, whereas "cans" from North America contain only 3 balls. One must say "can of balls" and not "ball can" because the latter refers to the recipient itself and not its contents.

Key term(s)
  • tube of balls

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
OBS

Le conditionnement des balles dans des tubes en plastique souple pressurisés à la même pression que la balle tend à se généraliser.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
CONT

Su buen estado naturalmente se altera con el desgaste; de todas formas, hay pelotas que reúnen unos mínimos de cualidades y que vienen presentadas normalmente en cajas o botes.

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