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Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports (General)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports (Généralités)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports (General)
  • Games and Competitions (Sports)
  • Specialized Vocabulary and Phraseologism of Sports
  • Team Sports (General)
DEF

To have less points than the opponent or opposing team at a given point of a game, match or meet; not to be among the leaders in a race, sometimes after having been of the lead pack before.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports (Généralités)
  • Jeux et compétitions (Sports)
  • Vocabulaire spécialisé et phraséologie des sports
  • Sports d'équipe (Généralités)
DEF

Avoir moins de points que l'adversaire ou l'équipe adverse à un point donné d'un match, d'une partie ou d'une rencontre; accuser un retard sur le meneur dans une course après avoir été, parfois, du peloton de tête auparavant.

Spanish

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