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basketball game [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-03-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Basketball
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- basketball game
1, record 1, English, basketball%20game
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- basketball match 2, record 1, English, basketball%20match
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Your concern centered on a voice over during the opening of a Toronto Raptors basketball game broadcast on Tuesday, November 26th. 3, record 1, English, - basketball%20game
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Italy's Alessandro Abbio lays up for a score as China's Guo Shiqiang looks on during the men's preliminary basketball match against Italy at the Olympic Games in Sydney September 25, 2000. 4, record 1, English, - basketball%20game
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "basketball game" is much more frequently used than "basketball match". 5, record 1, English, - basketball%20game
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Basket-ball
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- match de basket-ball
1, record 1, French, match%20de%20basket%2Dball
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- partie de basket-ball 2, record 1, French, partie%20de%20basket%2Dball
correct, feminine noun
- joute de basket-ball 3, record 1, French, joute%20de%20basket%2Dball
correct, feminine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mais un panier de pêches a bel et bien été utilisé lors du premier match de basket-ball, en 1891. 4, record 1, French, - match%20de%20basket%2Dball
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Cependant, après une rencontre inattendue avec un braconnier à grosse voix, il se rend compte qu'il est plus facile de faire face à ses peurs que de les fuir, et se joint à nouveau à ses confrères lors d'une partie de basket-ball enthousiasmante. 2, record 1, French, - match%20de%20basket%2Dball
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[...] ce qui la touche le plus dans son travail, c'est... un sourire. Le sourire d'un adolescent heureux de partager une joute de basket-ball ou de gratter de la guitare avec elle. 3, record 1, French, - match%20de%20basket%2Dball
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des matchs ou des matches. 5, record 1, French, - match%20de%20basket%2Dball
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
matchs (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 6, record 1, French, - match%20de%20basket%2Dball
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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