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Record 1 2015-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Funeral Services
  • Archaeology
DEF

A hole dug in the ground in which a dead body is to be buried.

OBS

grave; gv: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes funèbres
  • Archéologie
DEF

Trou creusé en terre et destiné à l'inhumation des morts.

OBS

tombe; tbe : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wrestling
DEF

[A movement in which] an opponent's shoulders are forced to the mat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lutte
DEF

Mouvement visant à maintenir les épaules de l'adversaire contre le tapis.

CONT

Un combat peut se terminer plus tôt [...] par un tombé, lorsque les deux épaules du lutteur en position défensive sont maintenues simultanément en contact avec le sol assez longtemps pour que l’arbitre puisse observer un contrôle complet.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lucha
DEF

[Acción por la que] un luchador logra mantener los omóplatos de su rival sobre el colchón [y ganar así] el combate inmediatamente.

CONT

[...] existen principalmente dos formas de alcanzar la victoria en el combate: [la primera es] por tocado: cuando un luchador mantiene controlado con los dos omoplatos sobre el tapiz a su adversario el tiempo suficiente para que el cuerpo arbitral lo constate. No importa el marcador.

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