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early end [1 record]

Record 1 2005-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Curling
DEF

One of the first ends of a curling game, usually one of the first three or four, especially the first one.

OBS

Antonym: late end.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Curling
DEF

L'une des premières manches d'un match de curling, habituellement, l'une des trois ou quatre premières, sinon la toute première.

OBS

Antonyme : manche de fin de match.

OBS

Pluriel : des matchs ou des matches.

OBS

matchs (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

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