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TAKE SOMEBODY WRONG FOOT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-05-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Racquet Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wrongfoot
1, record 1, English, wrongfoot
correct, see observation, verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hit behind 2, record 1, English, hit%20behind
correct, verb
- go behind 1, record 1, English, go%20behind
correct, verb
- take somebody on the wrong foot 3, record 1, English, take%20somebody%20on%20the%20wrong%20foot
correct, verb
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To direct a shot to where one's opponent just was, causing him or her to run back to retrieve a shot. 1, record 1, English, - wrongfoot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
I'll trick him with this shot by hitting behind him. 2, record 1, English, - wrongfoot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Usually, in two-element words, the nominal form is hyphenated and the verbal form is not. 4, record 1, English, - wrongfoot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Related phraseology: To handcuff somebody, to catch somebody running the wrong way, wrongfooting shot, to catch the opponent wrong-footed, to be off balance. 1, record 1, English, - wrongfoot
Record 1, Key term(s)
- wrong foot
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports de raquette
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- faire un contre-pied
1, record 1, French, faire%20un%20contre%2Dpied
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- prendre l'adversaire à contre-pied 2, record 1, French, prendre%20l%27adversaire%20%C3%A0%20contre%2Dpied
correct
- prendre l'adversaire sur le mauvais pied 3, record 1, French, prendre%20l%27adversaire%20sur%20le%20mauvais%20pied
correct
- faire un contrepied 4, record 1, French, faire%20un%20contrepied
- prendre l'adversaire à contrepied 4, record 1, French, prendre%20l%27adversaire%20%C3%A0%20contrepied
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Retourner la balle dans la direction d'où elle vient, mais du côté opposé à celui où le joueur l'a frappée. 5, record 1, French, - faire%20un%20contre%2Dpied
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
contre-pied : Coup dirigeant la balle non dans la partie dégagée du court, mais dans la partie où l'adversaire se trouve, et du côté opposé à la direction de son démarrage. Il s'agit d'une arme très efficace, car il est pratiquement impossible à un joueur de repartir dans la direction inverse à celle de son premier démarrage si le coup est suffisamment rapide et soudain. «À contre-pied» : tactique qui a pour but de contrer le déplacement de l'adversaire sur le terrain. En français on utilise également le substantif «le contre-pied» là où l'anglais utilise le verbe, par exemple, deux ou trois amortis en contre-pied. Phraséologie connexe : être pris à contre-pied. 6, record 1, French, - faire%20un%20contre%2Dpied
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
contrepied : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 4, record 1, French, - faire%20un%20contre%2Dpied
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Deportes de raqueta
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- jugar el contrapié
1, record 1, Spanish, jugar%20el%20contrapi%C3%A9
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
contrapié: golpe que coge al rival corriendo hacia el lado opuesto. 2, record 1, Spanish, - jugar%20el%20contrapi%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Intentad jugar siempre el contrapié o sobre el adversario. 1, record 1, Spanish, - jugar%20el%20contrapi%C3%A9
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