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Record 1 2002-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combat Sports (General)
  • Team Sports (General)
OBS

Tripping: The act of making an opponent fall by catching any part of his body in combat sports or using a stick to do so in team sports.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de combat (Généralités)
  • Sports d'équipe (Généralités)
DEF

Attaque de l'arrière en vue de faire chuter un adversaire; elle peut être légale en sports de combat mais s'avère souvent illégale en sports d'équipe.

OBS

«Croc-en-jambe» convient à des sports tels la lutte, le judo et le karaté; «accrochage» est plus approprié aux sports d'équipe tels le hockey ou le football lorsque les joueurs, délaissant le jeu pour la bataille, adoptent des comportements passibles de punitions.

Spanish

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