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DEAD HEAT RACE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-11-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dead heat
1, record 1, English, dead%20heat
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A race in which two or more horses finish exactly level. 2, record 1, English, - dead%20heat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The prizes for the positions involved are divided equally between them. 2, record 1, English, - dead%20heat
Record 1, Key term(s)
- dead heat race
- dead-heat race
- dead-heat
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Courses hippiques et sports équestres
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- course à égalité
1, record 1, French, course%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9galit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dead-heat 2, record 1, French, dead%2Dheat
correct, masculine noun, France
- dead heat 3, record 1, French, dead%20heat
correct, masculine noun, France
- arrivée à égalité 4, record 1, French, arriv%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9galit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- ex æquo 5, record 1, French, ex%20%C3%A6quo
correct, see observation, invariable
- ex-æquo 6, record 1, French, ex%2D%C3%A6quo
see observation, invariable
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Résultat d'une course où deux ou plusieurs chevaux n'ont pu être départagés, ayant passé le poteau sur la même ligne. 7, record 1, French, - course%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9galit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ex æquo : (du latin «ex æquo»= à égalité) Locution adverbiale : À égalité, sur le même rang (surtout en parlant de concurrents dans un examen, une épreuve sportive, etc.). «Candidats classés ex æquo. Élèves ex æquo. Être deuxième ex æquo avec un camarade». Nom invariable : Personne qui a obtenu le même rang qu'un autre (surtout pluriel). «Départager les ex æquo». 8, record 1, French, - course%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9galit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Aucune source contemporaine française n'ajoute de trait d'union au terme latin «ex æquo», la seule affichant une graphie avec trait d'union étant une source traduite à laquelle on ne peut accorder beaucoup de poids. 9, record 1, French, - course%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9galit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Pluriel : dead-heats; anglais «dead heat», de «dead», mort, nul, et «heat», course. 8, record 1, French, - course%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9galit%C3%A9
Record 1, Key term(s)
- course ex æquo
- course ex-æquo
- course avec ex æquo
- égalité
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- empate
1, record 1, Spanish, empate
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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