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Slap Shot [3 records]

Record 1 2002-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ice Hockey
DEF

A hard shot made with a swinging stroke in which the stick blade hits the ice just behind the puck usually causing the puck to leave the ice.

CONT

The slap shot ... differs from the "wrist shot" in that the player winds up, bringing his stick back so far that it is nearly perpendicular with the ice, and then he brings it down in an arc, swatting the puck as he goes into his follow through.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hockey sur glace
CONT

Le lancer frappé est l'un des éléments les plus menaçants de la panoplie du joueur offensif [...] Le bâton du joueur doit toucher la glace de 3 à 5 cm derrière la rondelle avant de la frapper [...] Ce genre de lancer nécessite beaucoup de force [...]

OBS

«Tir envolé» s'emploie en Suisse, d'après le journal Le Droit (17 juillet 1959).

Key term(s)
  • lancer claqué
  • tir claqué

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Films
OBS

Actors : Paul Newman, Michael Ontkean, Lindsay Crouse.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de films
OBS

Voyant que les spectateurs sont friands de jeu rude, le gérant d'une équipe de hockey en difficulté financière incite ses joueurs à multiplier les bagarres et les mise en échec fracassantes.

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Proverbs and Maxims

French

Domaine(s)
  • Proverbes et dictons
OBS

la langue bien pendue, 25 janvier 1958

Spanish

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