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BE BRUSH [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-11-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- get the broom
1, record 1, English, get%20the%20broom
correct, verb phrase
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- get the brush 1, record 1, English, get%20the%20brush
correct, verb phrase
- deliver on the broom 1, record 1, English, deliver%20on%20the%20broom
correct, verb phrase
- deliver on the brush 1, record 1, English, deliver%20on%20the%20brush
correct, verb phrase
- be on the broom 2, record 1, English, be%20on%20the%20broom
correct, verb phrase
- be on the brush 1, record 1, English, be%20on%20the%20brush
correct, verb phrase
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To deliver a rock at the point indicated as the target by the skip's broom or brush. 1, record 1, English, - get%20the%20broom
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Antonym: miss the broom, miss the brush. 1, record 1, English, - get%20the%20broom
Record 1, Key term(s)
- on the broom
- on the brush
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- prendre le balai
1, record 1, French, prendre%20le%20balai
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- prendre la brosse 2, record 1, French, prendre%20la%20brosse
correct
- frapper le balai 1, record 1, French, frapper%20le%20balai
correct
- frapper la brosse 2, record 1, French, frapper%20la%20brosse
correct
- lancer sur le balai 2, record 1, French, lancer%20sur%20le%20balai
correct
- lancer sur la brosse 2, record 1, French, lancer%20sur%20la%20brosse
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lancer la pierre à l'endroit indiqué comme cible par le balai ou la brosse du capitaine. 2, record 1, French, - prendre%20le%20balai
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Antonyme : rater le balai; rater la brosse. 2, record 1, French, - prendre%20le%20balai
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sur le balai
- sur la brosse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-08-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Curling
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- be on the broom
1, record 2, English, be%20on%20the%20broom
correct, verb phrase
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- be on the brush 1, record 2, English, be%20on%20the%20brush
correct, verb phrase
- hit the broom 1, record 2, English, hit%20the%20broom
correct, verb phrase
- hit the brush 1, record 2, English, hit%20the%20brush
correct, verb phrase
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A technique consisting in "playing the target," that is to always try to deliver a rock along the imaginary line between the release point and the point indicated as a target by the broom or brush of the skip. 2, record 2, English, - be%20on%20the%20broom
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The delivered rock that does not hit the broom or brush is either a "wide rock" delivered between the skip's broom or brush and a side line, or a "narrow rock" delivered between the skip's broom or brush and the house or the centre line. 2, record 2, English, - be%20on%20the%20broom
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- viser le balai
1, record 2, French, viser%20le%20balai
correct, verb phrase
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- viser la brosse 1, record 2, French, viser%20la%20brosse
correct, verb phrase
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Technique qui consiste à jouer sur la cible, c'est-à-dire [de toujours chercher] à atteindre le point indiqué par le balai ou la brosse du capitaine. 1, record 2, French, - viser%20le%20balai
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La pierre lancée qui n'atteint pas la cible est soit une «pierre large» qui s'immobilise entre le balai ou la brosse du capitaine et un côté de la piste, ou une «pierre étroite» qui s'immobilise entre le balai ou la brosse du capitaine et la maison ou la ligne médiane. 2, record 2, French, - viser%20le%20balai
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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