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JOUER BRAS-DE-FER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-02-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Wrestling
- Games and Competitions (Sports)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- arm wrestle
1, record 1, English, arm%20wrestle
correct, verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Indian wrestle 2, record 1, English, Indian%20wrestle
correct, see observation, verb
- arm-wrestle 3, record 1, English, arm%2Dwrestle
verb
- indian-wrestle 4, record 1, English, indian%2Dwrestle
verb
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To take part in a contest in which two opponents sit face to face and, gripping each other's hand, palm into palm with the elbow resting on a flat surface, try to force each other's arm down without raising the elbow from the table. 2, record 1, English, - arm%20wrestle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Joe Frazier squeezed into a booth at his Philadelphia rib restaurant ... and propped his once-fabled left on the table. "C'mon," he said to his nephew Rodney, an amateur heavy weight who is undefeated in three bouts. It was an invitation to arm-wrestle. 5, record 1, English, - arm%20wrestle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Arm wrestling is also called "Indian wrestling". 2, record 1, English, - arm%20wrestle
Record 1, Key term(s)
- arm wrestling
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Lutte
- Jeux et compétitions (Sports)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tirer au poignet
1, record 1, French, tirer%20au%20poignet
correct, Quebec
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tirer du poignet 1, record 1, French, tirer%20du%20poignet
correct, Quebec
- jouer au bras de fer 2, record 1, French, jouer%20au%20bras%20de%20fer
correct, see observation, Europe
- jouer au bras-de-fer 2, record 1, French, jouer%20au%20bras%2Dde%2Dfer
correct, see observation, Europe
- se livrer à une partie de bras de fer 3, record 1, French, se%20livrer%20%C3%A0%20une%20partie%20de%20bras%20de%20fer
- faire une partie de bras de fer 3, record 1, French, faire%20une%20partie%20de%20bras%20de%20fer
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Participer à un genre de lutte où les concurrents essaient de s'abattre mutuellement la main sur une table en s'appuyant coude à coude sur cette table, et en s'empoignant la main droite paume contre paume. Celui qui, sans relever le coude, couche sur la table l'avant-bras de son adversaire est déclaré vainqueur. 4, record 1, French, - tirer%20au%20poignet
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une partie de bras de fer, une épreuve de force. 5, record 1, French, - tirer%20au%20poignet
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Des sources françaises fiables donnent «bras de fer» avec ou sans traits d'union; l'expression québécoise «tir au poignet» s'écrit sans trait d'union. 2, record 1, French, - tirer%20au%20poignet
Record 1, Key term(s)
- tir au poignet
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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