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TEMPO GAME [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-12-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Specialized Vocabulary and Phraseologism of Sports
- Team Sports (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tempo of a game
1, record 1, English, tempo%20of%20a%20game
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The pace of a game, the rate of succession of plays in a match. 2, record 1, English, - tempo%20of%20a%20game
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The tempo of a game can be slowed down, in hockey, by numerous offsides, battles, or a full count of allowed time-outs; in curling, by the length of the consultations among teammates or of the skips' reflection time; in baseball, by successions of fall balls or of batters that have a full count against them, etc. 2, record 1, English, - tempo%20of%20a%20game
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire spécialisé et phraséologie des sports
- Sports d'équipe (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- allure du jeu
1, record 1, French, allure%20du%20jeu
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- allure d'un match 1, record 1, French, allure%20d%27un%20match
correct, feminine noun
- allure d'une partie 1, record 1, French, allure%20d%27une%20partie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Déroulement d'un match, vitesse à laquelle les jeux se succèdent. 2, record 1, French, - allure%20du%20jeu
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'allure d'un match peut être ralenti, au hockey, par de nombreux hors-jeu, des batailles ou la demande du maximum des temps d'arrêt permis; au curling, par la durée des consultations entre joueurs ou du temps de réflexion du skip; au baseball, par une succession de fausses balles frappées ou un très grand nombre de frappeurs accédant au compte complet contre eux, etc. 2, record 1, French, - allure%20du%20jeu
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Pluriel : des matchs ou des matches. 3, record 1, French, - allure%20du%20jeu
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
matchs (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 4, record 1, French, - allure%20du%20jeu
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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