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ARM-WRESTLING [1 record]

Record 1 2002-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wrestling
  • Games and Competitions (Sports)
DEF

A form of wrestling in which two opponents, usually facing each other across a table, rest their right or left elbows on the table and, placing their corresponding forearms upward and parallel, grip each other's hand, the object being to force the opponent's hand down so that it touches the table.

OBS

Both hyphenated and unhyphenated forms are found in reliable sources.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lutte
  • Jeux et compétitions (Sports)
DEF

Jeu de force où les deux partenaires face à face, les mains empoignées, les coudes appuyés sur une table, cherchent à renverser le bras de l'adversaire.

CONT

Jouer au bras-de-fer. Se faire battre au bras-de-fer.

OBS

«Tir au poignet» est l'expression en usage au Québec pour désigner ce jeu.

OBS

Des sources françaises fiables donnent «bras de fer» avec ou sans traits d'union : une partie de bras de fer. Le terme québécois s'écrit toujours sans trait d'union.

Spanish

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