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Record 1 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
  • Translation (General)
  • Boxing
OBS

Familiar terms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
  • Traduction (Généralités)
  • Boxe
OBS

Termes familiers.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vocabulario general
  • Traducción (Generalidades)
  • Boxeo
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Record 2 2015-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baseball and Softball
DEF

A powerful batter who makes many extra-base hits and home runs, but may not have a high batting average.

OBS

The terms "slammer", "blaster", "swatter", "swatsmith", "walloper", "swinger", "clouter", "biffer" and "rapper" are colloquial expressions for a slugger in baseball.

Key term(s)
  • slammer
  • blaster
  • swatter
  • swatsmith
  • walloper
  • swinger
  • clouter
  • biffer
  • rapper

French

Domaine(s)
  • Baseball et softball

Spanish

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Record 3 1994-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
  • Translation (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
  • Traduction (Généralités)

Spanish

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