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centre circle [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-05-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soccer (Europe: Football)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- centre circle
1, record 1, English, centre%20circle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- center circle 2, record 1, English, center%20circle
correct, United States
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The field of play is divided into two halves by a halfway line, which joins the midpoints of the two touch lines. The centre mark is indicated at the midpoint of the halfway line. A circle with a radius of 9.15 m (10 yds) is marked around it. 3, record 1, English, - centre%20circle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The centre circle is used for the kickoff, the opposing players being excluded from it until the ball is kicked. 4, record 1, English, - centre%20circle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Soccer (Europe : football)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rond central
1, record 1, French, rond%20central
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cercle central 2, record 1, French, cercle%20central
correct, masculine noun
- cercle d'engagement 3, record 1, French, cercle%20d%27engagement
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cercle de 9,15 m [10 verges] de rayon tracé au centre du terrain. 4, record 1, French, - rond%20central
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Au départ, le ballon est placé au centre du terrain [...] Les joueurs de l'équipe opposée à celle qui effectue le coup d'envoi ne peuvent pas pénétrer à l'intérieur du cercle au centre du terrain tant que le ballon n'est pas en jeu, c'est-à-dire tant qu'il n'a pas parcouru une distance égale à sa circonférence. 5, record 1, French, - rond%20central
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fútbol
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- círculo central
1, record 1, Spanish, c%C3%ADrculo%20central
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un campo de fútbol es siempre rectangular y tiene unas medidas que oscilan entre los 90 y los 120 metros de largo, con una anchura superior a 45 metros e inferior a 90 metros. [...] El campo está además dividido en dos partes iguales por otra línea, atravesada por un círculo central de 9,15 metros de radio. Desde el centro de esa circunferencia tiene lugar el saque inicial. 2, record 1, Spanish, - c%C3%ADrculo%20central
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-09-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Basketball
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- centre circle
1, record 2, English, centre%20circle
correct, Canada, Great Britain
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- central circle 2, record 2, English, central%20circle
correct
- center circle 3, record 2, English, center%20circle
United States
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a circle two inches in width and having a radius of two feet measured to the inside. 3, record 2, English, - centre%20circle
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Basket-ball
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cercle central
1, record 2, French, cercle%20central
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au centre du terrain il est tracé un cercle central de 1 m. 80 de rayon. 2, record 2, French, - cercle%20central
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Básquetbol
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- círculo central
1, record 2, Spanish, c%C3%ADrculo%20central
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-12-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Curling
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- tee
1, record 3, English, tee
correct, noun, Canada, Great Britain, United States
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- T 2, record 3, English, T
correct, see observation, noun
- button 3, record 3, English, button
correct, see observation, noun, Canada
- 2-foot ring 4, record 3, English, 2%2Dfoot%20ring
correct, see observation
- two-foot ring 4, record 3, English, two%2Dfoot%20ring
correct, see observation
- two-foot circle 4, record 3, English, two%2Dfoot%20circle
correct, see observation
- 2-foot 4, record 3, English, 2%2Dfoot
correct, see observation, noun
- two-foot 4, record 3, English, two%2Dfoot
correct, see observation, noun
- centre ring 4, record 3, English, centre%20ring
correct, see observation, Canada
- center ring 5, record 3, English, center%20ring
correct, see observation, United States
- centre circle 6, record 3, English, centre%20circle
correct, see observation, Canada
- center circle 4, record 3, English, center%20circle
correct, see observation, United States
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The large dot located in the centre of the rings at each end of the playing area on a curling sheet, the target toward which the stones are aimed; it helps determine which rock is closest to the centre of the house, where intersect the tee line and the centre line. 4, record 3, English, - tee
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The house is formed of four concentric circles having a diameter of 12 (3,66 m), 8 (2,44 m), 4 (1,22 m) and 2 feet (0,61 m) respectively. The ring enclosed by the 12-foot and the 8-foot circles (called "outer ring") is blue and the one enclosed by the 4-foot and the 2-foot circles (called "inner ring" or "inside ring"), red, which leaves uncolored the ring enclosed by the 8-foot and the 4-foot circles (called "middle ring") and the inside of the 2-foot circle (called "tee" or "button"), giving them a white appearance. Seen from above, the house appears as a series of three rings, blue, white and red around a white button. 4, record 3, English, - tee
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The tee is the uncoloured centre circle of the target; it is outlined by the red 4-foot circle surrounding it. In certain countries, a dolly placed on one end of the tee line is used to mark the centre of the house. The term «dolly» is not a synonym of the term «tee». 4, record 3, English, - tee
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The centre of the house being a full circle and not a ring, there is a mix as to what is really the "inner circle": the red ring or the button? Since the rings, outer, middle and inner, or 12-foot, 8-foot and 4-foot, are considered as having a tee or button in their centre, it follows that the "inner circle" is the red ring enclosed between the 4-foot and the 2-foot circles and not the tee itself, even if the 2-foot circle enclosing the tee is the smallest of the four circles forming the house. [The illustration in The Visual Dictionary clearly establishes that the "inner circle" is the area enclosed by the 4-foot circle]. 4, record 3, English, - tee
Record 3, Key term(s)
- dolly
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- bouton
1, record 3, French, bouton
correct, masculine noun, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- mouche 2, record 3, French, mouche
correct, feminine noun
- centre de la maison 3, record 3, French, centre%20de%20la%20maison
correct, masculine noun
- cercle de 2 pieds 4, record 3, French, cercle%20de%202%20pieds
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- cercle de deux pieds 4, record 3, French, cercle%20de%20deux%20pieds
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- 2-pieds 4, record 3, French, 2%2Dpieds
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- deux-pieds 4, record 3, French, deux%2Dpieds
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- le plus petit cercle 5, record 3, French, le%20plus%20petit%20cercle
see observation, masculine noun
- but 6, record 3, French, but
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Europe
- cercle de but 7, record 3, French, cercle%20de%20but
see observation, masculine noun, Europe
- tee 8, record 3, French, tee
correct, masculine noun, Europe
- T 9, record 3, French, T
correct, masculine noun, Europe
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gros point qui marque le centre de la cible qu'est la maison à chacune des deux extrémités d'une piste de curling; il permet de déterminer quelle pierre est positionnée le plus près du point central des cercles, là où se croisent la ligne du T et la ligne médiane. 4, record 3, French, - bouton
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si votre pierre semble être à égale distance de la mouche qu'une pierre adverse, on peut utiliser un instrument de mesure pour déterminer laquelle est la plus près de la mouche. 10, record 3, French, - bouton
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La maison est formée de quatre cercles concentriques de 12 (3,66 m), 8 (2,44 m), 4 (1,22 m) et 2 pieds (0,61 m) de diamètre. L'anneau compris entre le cercle de 12 pieds et celui de 8 pieds (appelé «cercle extérieur») est teinté de bleu, et celui compris entre le cercle de 4 pieds et celui de 2 pieds (appelé «cercle intérieur»), teinté de rouge, ce qui laisse l'espace entre les cercles de 8 pieds et de 4 pieds (appelé «cercle intermédiaire» ou «cercle du milieu») et l'intérieur du cercle de 2 pieds (appelé «bouton» ou «mouche»), à l'état naturel, en apparence blancs. Vue en plongée, la maison apparaît comme une série de trois anneaux de couleur, bleu, blanc, rouge, encerclant un bouton blanc. 4, record 3, French, - bouton
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «but» signifie davantage le «bouton» que la «maison» bien que l'usage lui donne un sens ou l'autre. 4, record 3, French, - bouton
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les quatre cercles qui forment la maison sont appelés le cercle de douze pieds, le cercle de huit pieds, le cercle de quatre pieds et la mouche qui est le plus petit cercle au centre. 5, record 3, French, - bouton
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Dans certains pays, on place, à une extrémité de la ligne du T, une borne en forme de gros pion pour marquer le centre de la maison; le terme «borne» n'est pas synonyme de «bouton». 4, record 3, French, - bouton
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Comme le centre de la maison est un cercle plein et non un anneau, on ne s'entend pas sur ce qui constitue le «cercle intérieur» : l'anneau rouge ou le bouton? La maison étant considérée comme les cercles de 12, 8 et 4 pieds de diamètre ayant, au centre, un bouton, il s'ensuit que le «cercle intérieur» est l'anneau rouge compris entre les cercles de 4 pieds et de 2 pieds de diamètre et non le bouton lui-même, même si le cercle de 2 pieds encerclant le bouton est considéré comme le plus petit des quatre cercles concentriques formant la maison. [L'illustration en page 620 de l'ouvrage «Le visuel : dictionnaire thématique français-anglais» de 1992, établit clairement que le «cercle intérieur» est l'anneau délimité par le cercle de 4 pieds]. 4, record 3, French, - bouton
Record 3, Key term(s)
- borne
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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