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PHOTO-FINISH [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-09-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Sports Regulations
- Photography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- photo finish camera
1, record 1, English, photo%20finish%20camera
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- photo-finish camera 2, record 1, English, photo%2Dfinish%20camera
correct
- finish-line camera 1, record 1, English, finish%2Dline%20camera
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A camera for producing a photographic record of the order of arrival of competitors at the finish of a race. 2, record 1, English, - photo%20finish%20camera
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A photo finish camera works using strip photography –a sensor is fixed on the finish line from a high angle, taking a rapid succession of images through a narrow slit as athletes cross the line. 1, record 1, English, - photo%20finish%20camera
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Règlements généraux des sports
- Photographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- caméra d'arrivée
1, record 1, French, cam%C3%A9ra%20d%27arriv%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- photo-finish 2, record 1, French, photo%2Dfinish
anglicism, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] appareil qui sert à effectuer l'enregistrement [photographique de l'arrivée d'une course]. 3, record 1, French, - cam%C3%A9ra%20d%27arriv%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'événement unique était survenu il y a une semaine. Felix et Tarmoh ont réalisé un temps identique de 11,068 s. Même la caméra d'arrivée, qui saisit 3000 images chaque seconde, n'a pu les départager. 1, record 1, French, - cam%C3%A9ra%20d%27arriv%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
photo-finish : terme qui sert aussi à désigner l'action d'enregistrer l'arrivée d'une course ainsi que l'épreuve développée de cet enregistrement. 4, record 1, French, - cam%C3%A9ra%20d%27arriv%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Reglamentos generales de los deportes
- Fotografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cámara de cronometraje
1, record 1, Spanish, c%C3%A1mara%20de%20cronometraje
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cámara de foto-finish 1, record 1, Spanish, c%C3%A1mara%20de%20foto%2Dfinish
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-09-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- General Sports Regulations
- Photography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- photo-finish photograph
1, record 2, English, photo%2Dfinish%20photograph
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- photo-finish picture 2, record 2, English, photo%2Dfinish%20picture
correct
- photo finish 3, record 2, English, photo%20finish
correct, noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The official photo finish shows Erik Zabel of Germany ... winning the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Saint-Omer and Boulogne-sur-Mer, northern France, Sunday. 4, record 2, English, - photo%2Dfinish%20photograph
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Règlements généraux des sports
- Photographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- photo d'arrivée
1, record 2, French, photo%20d%27arriv%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- photo de fin de course 2, record 2, French, photo%20de%20fin%20de%20course
correct, feminine noun
- photo-finish 2, record 2, French, photo%2Dfinish
anglicism, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Photographie permettant de départager les concurrents à l'arrivée. 3, record 2, French, - photo%20d%27arriv%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Reglamentos generales de los deportes
- Fotografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- foto de llegada
1, record 2, Spanish, foto%20de%20llegada
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Toma fotográfica de llegada de una carrera deportiva, mediante una cámara situada en la línea de meta. 2, record 2, Spanish, - foto%20de%20llegada
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
foto de llegada: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que "foto de llegada" es una alternativa válida en español al anglicismo "photo finish". 3, record 2, Spanish, - foto%20de%20llegada
Record 3 - internal organization data 2017-09-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- General Sports Regulations
- Photography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- photo finish
1, record 3, English, photo%20finish
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- photo finish film 2, record 3, English, photo%20finish%20film
correct
- finish film 3, record 3, English, finish%20film
correct
- photo-finish 4, record 3, English, photo%2Dfinish
correct, noun
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A photographic record of the order of arrival of competitors at the finish of a race. 5, record 3, English, - photo%20finish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the conduct of race-meetings in relation to the supervision and operation of pari-mutuel systems, including photo-finishes, video patrol and the testing of bodily substances taken from horses entered in a race at such meetings, including, in the case of a horse that dies while engaged in racing or immediately before or after the race, the testing of any tissue taken from its body ... 6, record 3, English, - photo%20finish
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Règlements généraux des sports
- Photographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- photo témoin
1, record 3, French, photo%20t%C3%A9moin
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- photo d'arrivée 2, record 3, French, photo%20d%27arriv%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- film d'arrivée 3, record 3, French, film%20d%27arriv%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
- photographie d'arrivée 4, record 3, French, photographie%20d%27arriv%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- photo-finish 5, record 3, French, photo%2Dfinish
anglicism, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La photo témoin est couramment utilisée sur les champs de courses. Elle seule permet de déterminer un ordre d'arrivée qui réserve parfois de surprises. 6, record 3, French, - photo%20t%C3%A9moin
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] la tenue de réunions de courses quant à la surveillance et la conduite de systèmes de pari mutuel, y compris les photos d'arrivée, le contrôle magnétoscopique et les analyses de liquides organiques prélevés sur des chevaux inscrits à une course lors de ces réunions et, dans le cas d'un cheval qui meurt pendant une course à laquelle il participe ou immédiatement avant ou après celle-ci, l'analyse de tissus prélevés sur le cadavre [...] 7, record 3, French, - photo%20t%C3%A9moin
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Reglamentos generales de los deportes
- Fotografía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- película de llegada
1, record 3, Spanish, pel%C3%ADcula%20de%20llegada
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- foto de llegada 2, record 3, Spanish, foto%20de%20llegada
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Registro fotográfico del final de una carrera deportiva tomado con una cámara ubicada en la línea de llegada. 3, record 3, Spanish, - pel%C3%ADcula%20de%20llegada
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
foto de llegada: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que "foto de llegada" es una alternativa válida en español al anglicismo "photo finish". 2, record 3, Spanish, - pel%C3%ADcula%20de%20llegada
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-12-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- photo finish
1, record 4, English, photo%20finish
correct, noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- photo-finish 2, record 4, English, photo%2Dfinish
correct, noun
- close finish 3, record 4, English, close%20finish
correct
- tight finish 4, record 4, English, tight%20finish
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A result so close it is necessary to use the finish-line camera to determine the order of finish. 1, record 4, English, - photo%20finish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The eight-year-old, who won the 2001 Sydney Cup and last year went down to Henderson Bay in a photo-finish, was given a mandatory three-month ban which could end his racing career. 2, record 4, English, - photo%20finish
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Courses hippiques et sports équestres
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- déboulé
1, record 4, French, d%C3%A9boul%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, France
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- arrivée serrée 2, record 4, French, arriv%C3%A9e%20serr%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- fin de course serrée 3, record 4, French, fin%20de%20course%20serr%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Course ou partie de course particulièrement rapide ou lorsque les évènements se précipitent. 4, record 4, French, - d%C3%A9boul%C3%A9
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans la troisième, la décision finale s'est résumée à un déboulé. 5, record 4, French, - d%C3%A9boul%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- fin de carrera muy reñido
1, record 4, Spanish, fin%20de%20carrera%20muy%20re%C3%B1ido
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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