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ESQUIVER [7 records]

Record 1 2011-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Team Sports (General)
  • Combat Sports (General)
  • Translation (General)
DEF

To move quickly in order to get away from a person, a blow, or something thrown (in combat sports especially); to manoeuvre around a defender by employing a dodge (in team sports).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports d'équipe (Généralités)
  • Sports de combat (Généralités)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
DEF

Éviter prestement un coup, un contact, par une feinte ou un effacement du corps.

OBS

Dans les sports de combat, le terme signifie éviter un coup (boxe), une touche (escrime), une prise (lutte, judo); dans les sports d'équipe, il signifie l'esquive de l'adversaire tout en conservant la rondelle (hockey), l'anneau (ringuette), la balle ou le ballon (football, soccer, handball, etc.).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de equipo (Generalidades)
  • Deportes de lucha (Generalidades)
  • Traducción (Generalidades)
PHR

Esquivar sin equilibrio.

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Record 2 2010-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Boxing
DEF

To work one's way toward or away from a boxing opponent while eluding his blows with swaying, turning, and slipping movements of the body.

CONT

A middleweight ... fast, shifty, hard-hitting, weaving in with short, savage punches - Gene Tunney.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boxe
DEF

Éviter prestement un coup, un contact, par une feinte ou un effacement du corps.

OBS

«Weave», en ce sens, est un terme propre à la boxe. Il n'a pas d'équivalent français qui en porte toute l'image; «esquiver» le rend bien même s'il n'est pas exclusivement approprié à la boxe.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Boxeo
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Record 3 2006-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
CONT

The cross-bar can best be avoided if the eyes are focused on it (pole vault).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
CONT

Le sauteur (à la perche) projeté vers le haut franchit la barre face à elle. Il l'esquive en rejetant les bras au-dessus de la tête, en fléchissant les jambes vers l'arrière et en cambrant les reins.

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fencing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Escrime

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Esgrima
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Record 5 2001-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Handball
OBS

Technique/tactics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Handball
OBS

Technique/tactique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Balonmano
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Record 6 1993-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
DEF

to avoid or escape from by deceit or cleverness; elude ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 7 1987-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Proverbs and Maxims
OBS

White House Spokesman Larry Speakes ... articulated this fence-straddling last week when he told the New York Times, "I would dodge, not lie, in the national interest.

Key term(s)
  • fence-straddling

French

Domaine(s)
  • Proverbes et dictons

Spanish

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