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PUT AWAY [5 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
DEF

The action of adding information resources of business value (IRBV) to official files within the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) Records Management Program.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)
DEF

Ajout de ressources documentaires à valeur opérationnelle (RDVO) dans des dossiers officiels du Programme de gestion des dossiers de la GRC (Gendarmerie royale du Canada).

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

To place an easy ball so accurately or to hit it so hard that the opponent cannot possibly return it.

CONT

... to feint the interception when you have no intention of following through can induce a weak response which can be put away by your team-mate.

PHR

To put away an easy kill (at the net).

Key term(s)
  • put-away
  • putaway

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Écraser la balle violemment.

CONT

Tout lob trop court ou trop bas doit être «tué» d'un smash définitif.

PHR

Tuer les balles faciles.

Spanish

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

Después de ejecutar una dejada os aconsejo que subáis hasta media pista, a la altura de la línea de saque, para formar la doble muralla (red y jugador), de esta manera el jugador que quiere devolver la dejada, preocupado en levantar la pelota, no os verá, o si os ve, ya será tarde y os entregará la pelota, pudiendo rematar vosotros la jugada de volea o con un lob de volea [...] ya que intentará rematar desde la red vuestra devolución.

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Record 3 2012-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

A shot hit so hard or ball placed so accurately that it is literally put away (out of the reach) of an opponent. Usually the opponent will have presented you will the opportunity to "make the kill" by hitting a short lob or a weak groundstroke.

OBS

The verbal form is "put away" and the adjective and nominal forms, "put-away".

OBS

The terms "kill" (noun), "kill shot", "put-away" (noun), and, sometimes, "smash" (noun), all mean, in racquet sports, a shot virtually unreturnable.

CONT

If the receiver is fooled by this move he will attempt to return down the line but the feint will have kept the net guard in position for an easy kill.

PHR

Absolute, easy, risky put-away.

PHR

To hit, volley a put-away.

Key term(s)
  • put away
  • smash
  • plum ball

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Retour de balle frappé avec une telle force ou en un point du court si distant que l'adversaire n'y peut rien pour maintenir la balle en jeu.

CONT

Un coup qui tue [...] Quand on a un bon coup droit, il faut le peaufiner jusqu'à en faire une arme redoutable, un coup qui «tue», qui permet de raccourcir les échanges.

OBS

Un «coup» frappé avec force devient semblable à un «tir» au hockey.

CONT

[...] il se peut fort bien que vous soyez du genre patient qui raffole des longs échanges tout en préparant progressivement le coup fatal.

Spanish

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

estar en pos del tanto definitivo e inapelable.

CONT

El lob de ataque es un golpe mortal que se ejecuta elevando la pelota, golpeando de abajo arriba. Cuando bota la pelota da un salto que hace imposible su devolución.

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Record 4 2007-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Records Management (Management)
DEF

[To] return files, papers or cards to their normal storage place within cabinets, shelving, folders, etc.

OBS

put away; PA: term and abbreviation to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des documents (Gestion)
OBS

[A.C. : Abréviation] de l'expression «À CLASSER», qui sert à indiquer qu'il faut ranger un dossier, un document ou une carte à sa place propre dans le classeur, les rayonnages ou la chemise, etc.

OBS

à classer; AC : terme et abréviation d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 5 1994-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phraseology
CONT

He has put down five lobsters at a sitting.

OBS

Put someone down: criticize, denigrate. To knock or dump on someone. (R. Chapman, American Slang, 1986, p. 353).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie
OBS

Bouffer avidement et avec excès.

Spanish

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