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Record 1 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Sports (General)
DEF

A rubber, plastic or metal projection screwed or inserted into a hole in the sole or heel of a sports shoe (baseball, football, soccer, lacrosse, luge, bobsleigh, etc.,) to ensure a better grip and greater traction and to prevent the athlete from falling or sliding while running, throwing or hitting.

CONT

Cleats are typically flattened or rounded cones usually no thicker or longer than 1/2 inch.

CONT

The pattern of the cleats traditionally differs from sport to sport, but there is little practical difference. Shoes designed for wear on synthetic surfaces may have molded lugs or cleats or may even have ripple soles.

CONT

The CleatKaddy includes power bits to remove and install both metal spikes and plastic cleats and also includes a Philips head bit.

PHR

Screwed spikes; screwed studs; molded cleats; molded spikes; soft spikes; hard spikes.

OBS

In sledge hockey, the end of a stick is made of picks to help propel the sledge.

Key term(s)
  • studs
  • cleats
  • spikes
  • lugs

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Sports (Généralités)
DEF

Protubérance de cuir, de caoutchouc, de plastique ou de métal en forme de cône à tête plate ou arrondie qui se visse ou s'insère dans des orifices sous la semelle et le talon de chaussures portées pour la pratique de sports [...] pour assurer un meilleur ancrage au sol ou empêcher les chutes ou les glissades dans les déplacements accélérés lorsque les athlètes courent, lancent ou frappent.

CONT

Chaussure de trail avec pointes amovibles pour coureur pronateur ou universel.

OBS

Sous les chaussures.

OBS

pointe : terme surtout utilisé pour désigner la notion du terme «spike».

PHR

Crampons amovibles; crampons moulés; crampons vissés; crampons souples; crampons durs.

OBS

L'extrémité d'un des bâtons de hockey sur luge est composée de crampons qui servent à propulser la luge.

Key term(s)
  • crampons
  • pointes

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo y accesorios deportivos
  • Deportes (Generalidades)
Key term(s)
  • tacos
  • clavos
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Record 2 1996-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Crops
DEF

The bottom 4 to 6 leaves of the plant.

CONT

Those [leaves] adjacent to the ground are sometimes called stand lugs.

CONT

The lowermost leaves of the plant corresponding to trash lugs in the flue-cured types are known as flyings or granulators and the next leaves on the plant constitute the lugs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des plantes industrielles
DEF

Feuilles inférieures de la plante de tabac, qui ont peu d'importance. Elles peuvent être utilisées pour des cigarettes bon marché, sans traitement spécial.

CONT

À l'intérieur de chaque organe, la nicotine s'accumule surtout dans les parties superficielles [...]. Les feuilles hautes sont plus riches que le feuilles basses et, dans une même feuille, la teneur en alcoloïde croît de la base vers le sommet et de la nervure médiane vers les bords.

Spanish

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