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Record 1 1999-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Curling
DEF

Rocks laying very close to each other, in the house or in front of it, face to face but without touching each other.

OBS

freeze (noun): A rock thrown with the precise draw weight and momentum to come to rest directly up against a stationary rock, in the house or not, but without moving it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Curling
DEF

Pierres immobilisées, dans ou devant la maison, face à face et très près l'une de l'autre, mais sans se toucher.

OBS

gel (nom) : Pierre lancée avec la pesanteur de placement précise pour qu'elle vienne s'immobiliser sur une autre pierre, dans la maison ou non, sans pour autant la déplacer.

Spanish

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