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PLAY ROCK THAT RUBS GUARD [1 record]

Record 1 1999-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Curling
DEF

To deliver a rock that, for an instant, gets very close to a guard without really touching it.

OBS

tight: Said of a very narrow space between two rocks at a given moment of the game.

OBS

guard (noun): A rock positioned between the hog line and the house, often to protect another rock behind, and that blocks the path of a rock to deliver.

OBS

rub (verb): For a rock, to graze on another rock while passing by.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Curling
DEF

Lancer une pierre qui, en cours de trajectoire, passe très près d'une garde mais sans la toucher.

OBS

garde : Pierre immobilisée entre la ligne de jeu et la maison, souvent pour en protéger une autre derrière, et qui bloque la trajectoire d'une pierre à lancer.

OBS

frôler : Pour une pierre, en toucher à peine une autre en cours de trajectoire.

OBS

L'espace entre la pierre lancée et la garde est donc, pour un instant, très étroit. Ce mince espace entre deux pierres à un moment donné du jeu est qualifié de «restreint» (en anglais, «tight»).

Spanish

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