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SWIPE BASE [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baseball and Softball
DEF

For a runner, to reach a base without the help of a hit, a foul throw or a passed ball.

OBS

Using "to steal" only is rather incomplete to mean "to steal a base" while playing baseball.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Baseball et softball
DEF

Pour un coureur, avancer d'un but sans l'aide d'un coup frappé, d'un mauvais lancer ou d'une balle passée.

OBS

Utiliser «voler» seulement est incomplet pour signifier «voler un but» en jouant au baseball. Le terme «base» est l'anglicisme ayant cours en Europe pour signifier l'un des trois buts.

Spanish

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