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STEP OVER [5 records]

Record 1 2020-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soccer (Europe: Football)
DEF

… a turning move where you step over or around the ball in a way that makes the defender think you're turning in one direction before you pivot the other way.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soccer (Europe : football)
DEF

[…] pivot accompagné d'un pas par-dessus ou autour du ballon qui fait croire au défenseur que le joueur ira dans une direction avant d'aller dans le sens opposé.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-03-07

English

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

... he absolutely cannot go forward in this posture without stepping over or "chevaler" - the front inside leg over the outside and, similarly, the inside hind leg over the outside.

Key term(s)
  • step-over
  • cross-over

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Croise[r] ses pieds, en marche, ou les pose[r] successivement, l'un devant l'autre.

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
OBS

The rules prohibit [the athlete] from touching both the circle and the top of the stopboard ... Stepping over the circle or the stopboard is likewise a foul.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
CONT

Il s'agit pour le sauteur d'atteindre une planche de bois - dite «planche d'appel» - de 20 cm, sans que le pied empiète sur le muret de sable (ou la planche de plasticine) qui limite cette planche dans le sens de la fosse de réception.

OBS

L'expression «empiéter sur» est employée surtout pour les épreuves de course.

PHR

Mordre la ligne; dépasser la ligne d'arrêt.

Spanish

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Record 4 2006-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
OBS

Technique/tactics - jumping events.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
OBS

Technique/tactique - sauts.

Spanish

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Record 5 1986-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
OBS

(sur les droits des provinces)

Spanish

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