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PUTTING [2 records]

Record 1 2011-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
CONT

Shot "putting" appears to be a strange name. Why not shot "throwing" instead? Upon examination of the rules, one sees that the shot put event is described in a fashion that eliminates throwing the shot ... In reality, the shot is "put" from a position from above shoulder level.

CONT

Putting the weight.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
DEF

Action de lancer [le poids].

CONT

Le lancement du poids.

OBS

Le terme «lancement» est très rarement employé au niveau international. (Association canadienne d'athlétisme amateur.)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Atletismo
PHR

Lanzamiento de peso.

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Record 2 1996-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Golf

French

Domaine(s)
  • Golf
CONT

S'il y a un aspect du golf qui est plus important [...], c'est bien le potting. [...] Le corps reste immobile, [...] la tête doit toujours être juste au-dessus de la balle [...] le potter reste près du sol durant le mouvement.

OBS

rouler : terme proposé par l'Office de la langue française du Québec.

Spanish

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