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dead ball [3 records]

Record 1 2014-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports (General)
  • Team Sports (General)
CONT

The whistle of the referee stops all play. The ball is then "dead".

OBS

A ball is considered dead when it is temporarily out of play.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports (Généralités)
  • Sports d'équipe (Généralités)
CONT

Le jeu s'arrête au coup de sifflet de l'arbitre. La balle est alors «morte».

CONT

Un temps mort pour repos peut être accordé par un des deux arbitres uniquement lorsque le ballon est «mort».

OBS

Le ballon est mort quand il est hors-jeu.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes (Generalidades)
  • Deportes de equipo (Generalidades)
CONT

Balón fuera de juego. El balón estará fuera de juego cuando: haya cruzado completamente una línea de banda o de meta, ya sea por tierra o por aire. El juego haya sido interrumpido por el árbitro.

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Record 2 2011-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baseball and Softball
DEF

A ball, batted or thrown, that bounces over a frnce or gets into the stands or dugout, declared "out of play" by a ruling of the umpire that results in a regular and temorary suspension of play.

Key term(s)
  • dead balls

French

Domaine(s)
  • Baseball et softball
DEF

Balle déclarée hors jeu par suite d'une interruption régulière et temporaire du match.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Béisbol y softball
Key term(s)
  • golpeados por lanzamientos
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Record 3 2002-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Basketball
DEF

A ball ... [that] is temporarily out of play.

OBS

Dead-ball foul: A foul committed while the clock is stopped and the ball is not in play.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Basket-ball
DEF

Ballon est [... qui] est hors-jeu.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Básquetbol
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