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BIG SERVER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-03-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Racquet Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- big server
1, record 1, English, big%20server
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hard server 2, record 1, English, hard%20server
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Person who can deliver a swift, hard (cannonball) serve. 2, record 1, English, - big%20server
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Related phraseology: a big boomer, to drill the big serve, server has a lot of leverage. 2, record 1, English, - big%20server
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Maurice McLoughlin was the first of the big servers. 1, record 1, English, - big%20server
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports de raquette
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gros serveur
1, record 1, French, gros%20serveur
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- grand serveur 2, record 1, French, grand%20serveur
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- canonnier 1, record 1, French, canonnier
correct, masculine noun
- canonnière 3, record 1, French, canonni%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Joueur, joueuse réputé(e) pour son excellent service, ses corps-canons, difficiles à retourner. 3, record 1, French, - gros%20serveur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Ivanisevic] le canonnier croate a réussi à maintenir l'espoir, mais n'a jamais pu prendre la mesure de [son adversaire]. 1, record 1, French, - gros%20serveur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[Avant Sampras], il y avait eu un joueur comme l'Australien John Newcombe qui était un gros serveur. Goran et [Sampras, ils servent] très fort. 1, record 1, French, - gros%20serveur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Limiter la puissance sans faire régresser les coups, en établissant par exemple un meilleur rapport entre la surface et la balle pour éviter les matches éclairs des grands serveurs, ou bien changer les règles du service, qui permettent au joueur de rentrer dans le terrain en sautant avant de frapper la balle. 2, record 1, French, - gros%20serveur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les expressions «gros serveur» et «grand serveur» se disent également au masculin pour les femmes, les contreparties au féminin étant péjoratives et portant un autre sens. 3, record 1, French, - gros%20serveur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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