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Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- narrow
1, record 1, English, narrow
correct, see observation, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A [delivery] inside the imaginary line to the skip's broom or brush. 2, record 1, English, - narrow
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "narrow" is used as a noun to mean a delivered rock (deliver a narrow), an adjective to qualify a rock or a delivery (make a narrow delivery), or an adverb to modify an action verb (deliver narrow). 3, record 1, English, - narrow
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term "inside" refers to the part of a playing area midway between the sides; it thus means, for a curling sheet, an area getting close to the centre line. 3, record 1, English, - narrow
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
The distance measured between the rock delivered and the skip's broom or brush, which is the intended target. 4, record 1, English, - narrow
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- écart étroit
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9cart%20%C3%A9troit
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- écart mince 1, record 1, French, %C3%A9cart%20mince
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- pierre trop étroite 2, record 1, French, pierre%20trop%20%C3%A9troite
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- pierre trop mince 2, record 1, French, pierre%20trop%20mince
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- étroit 3, record 1, French, %C3%A9troit
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- mince 3, record 1, French, mince
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Distance qui sépare une pierre qui est lancée trop à l'intérieur du point fixé par le balai ou la brosse du capitaine. 4, record 1, French, - %C3%A9cart%20%C3%A9troit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Position de la pierre qui s'est immobilisée trop à l'intérieur du point indiqué comme cible. 5, record 1, French, - %C3%A9cart%20%C3%A9troit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les termes «étroit(e)» et «mince» s'utilisent comme noms pour signifier la pierre lancée (lancer une mince), ou comme adjectifs pour qualifier une pierre ou un lancer (un lancer étroit). 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9cart%20%C3%A9troit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «intérieur» signifie la partie d'une aire de jeu à mi-chemin entre les côtés; pour une piste de curling, il signifie donc tout espace se rapprochant de la ligne médiane. 5, record 1, French, - %C3%A9cart%20%C3%A9troit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Les expressions «écart étroit» et «pierre trop mince» ne sont pas, selon la rigueur de la langue française, des synonymes absolus : la première fait allusion à la distance entre le point d'immobilisation de la pierre lancée et le point cible indiqué par le skip; la seconde, à la position de la pierre lancée une fois immobilisée. Cependant, les deux ont en commun de se rapporter à un lancer trop à l'intérieur de la cible. 5, record 1, French, - %C3%A9cart%20%C3%A9troit
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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