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bagel [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

A set in which a player or team fails to win a game.

OBS

The slang term "bagel (job)" denotes a shutout set (6-0). The loser's score of zero looks like a bagel, hence the moniker. Sometimes referred to as "doughnut". A double bagel or triple bagel is essentially a shutout match.

PHR

Double, triple bagel.

Key term(s)
  • bagel job
  • shutout
  • doughnut

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Manche gagnée sans que l'adversaire ait pu gagner un jeu (6-0).

CONT

L'impressionnante victoire par deux belles «roues de bicyclette» 6-0, 6-0.

CONT

[...] la Française a bouclé le match le plus expéditif du jour en infligeant une «double bulle» deux 6-0 à Lori McNeil devant un central franchouillard, ravi mais frustré.

Key term(s)
  • blanc
  • service blanc
  • jeu blanc

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Breadmaking
DEF

A hard roll shaped like a doughnut that is made of raised dough and cooked by simmering in water and then baked to give it a glazed browned exterior over a firm white interior.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boulangerie
DEF

Petit pain d'origine juive, en forme d'anneau, dont la pâte est pochée avant d'être cuite au four.

CONT

Les bagels sont des petits pains en forme d'anneau fabriqués avec une pâte courante serrée. On roule les pâtons en boules, que l'on laisse fermenter brièvement [...] Après une seconde fermentation d'une heure, [...] les bagels sont plongés dans l'eau bouillante pendant deux minutes, lavés à l'eau froide et séchés avant la cuisson au four [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Panificación
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