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NET POST [2 records]

Record 1 2012-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

Each of the pair of spikes holding the net on a tennis court.

OBS

There are two pairs of net posts; the doubles posts and the singles posts or poles. The term "post" is short for "net post".

OBS

A shot hit so wide that it goes into the opposing court without clearing the net is said "around the post"; the shot is considered within the rules even if the flight of the ball is higher than the net.

PHR

doubles post, singles post.

Key term(s)
  • singles stick
  • doubles stick
  • stick singles post
  • doubles post

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

[Le filet est] suspendu entre 2 poteaux par un câble recouvert d'une bande de tissu blanc [et est]; retenu au centre par une sangle blanche.

CONT

[...] catalogue complet d'articles de tennis (filets, poteaux, écrans antivent, paniers de balles, bancs de joueurs, chaises d'arbitre, lance-balles Lobmatic, équipement d'entretien, etc).

OBS

Distinguer entre l'entrée lexicale «poteau de filet» et l'entrée contextuelle, «poteau du filet», et choisir la forme appropriée.

PHR

poteau de double, poteau de simple.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
CONT

[El terreno de juego] estará dividido en su mitad por una red, suspendida de una cuerda o cable metálico de un diámetro máximo de 0,01 m (2/3 de pulgada), sujeto por los extremos o pasando por encima (arrollado) a dos postes de madera o metálicos [...]

CONT

[...] ni el jugador, ni parte alguna de su indumentaria, ni su raqueta, toquen la red, los palos, la cuerda o cable metálico, la cincha, la franja de lona [...]

PHR

~ de dobles, ~ de sencillos (= de singles); pelota que choca contra un ~.

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Record 2 2001-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Volleyball
OBS

[The net] is fixed to posts which are outside the court.

OBS

The posts supporting the net must be at least 50 cm from the side lines and shall not interfere with the duties of the referee or the umpire.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volleyball
OBS

Les poteaux destinés à soutenir le filet doivent être éloignés d'au moins 50 cm, des lignes de côté; ils ne doivent pas gêner les arbitres dans l'exercice de leurs fonctions.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vóleibol
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