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HOT DOG [3 records]

Record 1 2024-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
CONT

The tweener ... is a difficult tennis shot where a player hits the ball between his or her legs. It is typically performed facing away from the opponent, when the player attempts to recover a lob and has no time to turn back around, and hits the ball backward between their legs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Coup réalisé en frappant la balle de manière à la faire passer entre ses jambes, tout en la dirigeant vers le filet.

OBS

inter : désignation proposée par l’Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) en 2023.

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meats and Meat Industries
DEF

A thin sausage, usually about six inches in length, traditionally made of smoked meats combined with seasonings, including meats such as all beef, beef and pork, turkey and beef, or chicken and beef.

OBS

In the U.S. the frankfurter is more commonly called the hot dog or wiener and it is served as a sandwich on a long split roll or bun. Frankfurters are available in various sizes from small links, generally used as appetizers, to foot long pieces of meat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
CONT

Saucisse de Francfort. Saucisse fumée précuite, originaire d'Allemagne traditionnellement faite d'une fine pâte de porc, elle connaît aujourd'hui plusieurs variations.

OBS

La version américaine, la fameuse saucisse à hot-dog, peut contenir de la viande séparée mécaniquement, des sous-produits de porc ou de boeuf ainsi que des édulcorants, des aromates et des additifs. Elle contient jusqu'à 30 % de matières grasses.

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Restaurant Menus
DEF

A sandwich consisting of a frankfurter in a split roll, usually eaten with mustard, sauerkraut, or relish.

CONT

A hot dog is classified as a type of sausage or, alternatively, a sandwich on a suitably shaped bun with the sausage and condiments on it. Also called a frankfurter (named after the city of Frankfurt am Main, Germany) or a frank, a wiener (named after the city of Wien, Austria known as Vienna in English), or (with tongue in cheek) a tube steak. Hot dogs are eaten with a wide variety of condiments, most common of which are mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, sauerkraut, pickle relish, chopped onion, chopped lettuce, tomato (chopped, sliced, or in wedges), pickle spear, and chilli pepper. A hot dog served with all available condiments is known as a hot dog with "the works", or "everything."

OBS

Other variations are found. A hot dog served with the addition of cheese is known as a "cheese hotdog" or simply a "cheese dog" ... A hot dog served with the addition of chili is known as a "chili dog". A hot dog served with both of these would be a "chili cheese dog"... A hot dog on a stick fried in corn batter is commonly called a corn dog ... A hot dog which is split down the center, stuffed with cheese, wrapped in bacon and deep-fried is known as a francheesie or alternately a francheezie.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Menus (Restauration)
DEF

Mot anglo-amér., composé de dog «chien» et hot «chaud» et attesté dep. 1900 comme appellation d'une saucisse chaude placée dans un petit pain allongé.

OBS

Ce mot emprunté à l'anglais n'a pas d'équivalent en français.

OBS

La forme francisée chien-chaud est parfois utilisée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Menú (Restaurantes)
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