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CHEATER [12 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2014-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

A person who participates or engages in tennis, either by playing games or by rallying.

CONT

... Mecir, a player of great fluidity and economical stroke play defeats [Wilander] by playing a wide range of shots which never allows Wilander to establish the rhythm which sees him wear down so many opponents.

OBS

Related colloquial epithets and categories of players : attacker, big hitter, big-point player, cheater, choker, chop shot artist, circuit player, clean hitter, club champ(ion), club contenders, contestant, counterpuncher, dinker, drawing card, fighter, flatbelly flash,(dangerous) floater, frontrunner, good mover, grand slammer, grinder, hard-hitter, hard-server, heavy-topspin player, human backboard, iceman, inventor, lefty(=southpaw), Man of Steel, net guard, netman, net rusher, non-server, non-striker(i. e. player whose doubles partner has to hit the ball), one-grip man, one-shot specialist, opponent, outsider, paper tiger, passer, phenom, power player, retriever, rookie, scrambler, serve-and-volleyer, shotmaker, smasher, spin artist, spoiler, tennis-hall-of-famer, two-hander,(heavy) underdog, up-coming(young) star, veteran, wildcard, wrist player, Wunderkind.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Joueur ou joueuse qui pratique le tennis.

CONT

[...] les meilleurs joueurs d'un tournoi sont désignés «têtes de série» (le mieux classé est tête de série 1, etc.).

OBS

À la différence de «adepte de tennis».

OBS

Les termes «tennisman» et «tenniswoman», qui n'existent pas en anglais ne doivent pas être utilisés. On trouve dans des documents du début du siècle, le mot «tennisseur» utilisé dans ce sens.

OBS

Pluriel : des tennismans ou des tennismen.

OBS

tennisman (sing.); tennismans : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004).

OBS

Termes connexes : attaquant, court-tout, grand espoir, joueur de fond de court (=joueur d'échange, crocodile), relance-tout, relanceur, renvoyeur, échangeur, joueur de touche, joueur de calibre supérieur, Daviscupman, cogneur (=frappe-fort), machine à échanges, mazette, ogresse du gazon, outsider, passeur, pousse-balle (=pousseux), puncheur, recordman, recordwoman, repousseur, routier, les fortes raquettes (=top tennis players), gros serveur (=canonnier), joueur de filet, joueur «all-around». Catégories d'âge : juniors (17-18 ans), cadets (15-16 ans, Minimes : 13-14 ans, Benjamins (11-12 ans), Poussins (9-10 ans).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
CONT

[...] Conchita [Martínez] arrasó a Pierce, la jugadora que la privó de ganar el Open de Australia, con un doble 6-3.

CONT

Habíamos quedado en encontrarnos en el Player's Lounge, que no es otra cosa que la sala de jugadores, ese lugar tan especial donde los tenistas pasan las interminables horas previas a sus partidos.

OBS

Epítetos relacionados: mujer de hielo, veterano.

PHR

jugador de primera (clase) (=top-level player), tenista diestro, tenista regular.

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Record 2 2007-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
  • Diamond Industry
CONT

Maintain the dop and the tang in the correct positions: ... e) polish the facet: check the angle and the indexing of the tang: readjust the angle indicator, if required ...

OBS

... equipment/supplies used by fancy shape specialists :... gg) tangs, including : for the crown :-indexed quickstep tang, including the following components(see Figure F4) : frame; sub-frame; adjusting legs; claw holder; spirit level(adjustable) ;angle adjuster; index adjuster(cheater) ;index wheel; dop assembly; height adjuster; angle gauge;-Goren crown tang(see Figure F 7)...

OBS

When faceting, the size of the angles must be kept constant. This is done with calibers (gauges) or with measuring equipment which has been directly mounted on the dops, or with a graduated scale fixed on the American dops ... There are also magnetical calibers which adheres to the dops.

OBS

Part of a tang.

Key term(s)
  • angle gage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Industrie diamantaire
CONT

Matériel de taille : J'utilise ce que l'on appelle un diviseur mécanique. Il se compose d'un diviseur (à gauche sur la photo) et d'un indicateur d'angle (à droite). La pierre est collée sur le dop qui lui-même est vissé sur le bras du diviseur.

OBS

[La mesure des angles] se fait soit à l'aide de calibres, soit avec les instruments réglage montés directement sur les dops de construction récente ou avec les échelles graduées fixées sur les dops américains. Il existe aussi des calibres aimantés qu'on place sur les dops.

OBS

Partie d'une pince.

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
  • Diamond Industry
OBS

... equipment/supplies used by fancy shape specialists :... gg) tangs, including : for the crown :-indexed quickstep tang, including the following components(see Figure F4) : frame; sub-frame; adjusting legs; claw holder; spirit level(adjustable) ;angle adjuster; index adjuster(cheater) ;index wheel; dop assembly; height adjuster; angle gauge;-Goren crown tang(see Figure F 7)...

OBS

Part of a tang.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Industrie diamantaire
OBS

Une fois la pince réglée, il n'y a plus rien à changer à moins d'avoir à travailler des pierres fort différentes comme cela pourrait arriver en passant, par exemple, de la catégorie des 20 pierres par carat à celle des 4 pierres par carat. Dans ce dernier cas, on monte simultanément les deux pattes de la pince, mais avant de le faire, il est bon de repérer le précédent réglage pour ne pas avoir à le refaire.

OBS

Partie d'une pince.

Spanish

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Record 4 2007-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
  • Diamond Industry
OBS

... equipment/supplies used by fancy shape specialists :... gg) tangs, including : for the crown :-indexed quickstep tang, including the following components(see Figure F4) : frame; sub-frame; adjusting legs; claw holder; spirit level(adjustable) ;angle adjuster; index adjuster(cheater) ;index wheel; dop assembly; height adjuster; angle gauge;-Goren crown tang(see Figure F 7)...

OBS

Part of a tang.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Industrie diamantaire
OBS

Partie d'une pince.

Spanish

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Record 5 2007-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
  • Diamond Industry
OBS

... equipment/supplies used by fancy shape specialists :... gg) tangs, including : for the crown :-indexed quickstep tang, including the following components(see Figure F4) : frame; sub-frame; adjusting legs; claw holder; spirit level(adjustable) ;angle adjuster; index adjuster(cheater) ;index wheel; dop assembly; height adjuster; angle gauge;-Goren crown tang(see Figure F 7)...

OBS

Half-automatic head of a polishing tang ... adjustment of the angle ...

OBS

Part of a tang.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Industrie diamantaire
OBS

Tête de pince mécanique pour la taille de la culasse [...] réglage de l'angle de coupe [...]

OBS

Partie d'une pince.

Spanish

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Record 6 2004-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
  • Diamond Industry
CONT

... equipment/supplies used by fancy shape specialists :... gg) tangs, including : for the crown :-indexed quickstep tang, including the following components(see Figure F4) : frame; sub-frame; adjusting legs; claw holder; spirit level(adjustable) ;angle adjuster; index adjuster(cheater) index wheel; dop assembly; height adjuster; angle gauge;-Goren crown tang(see Figure F 7)...

Key term(s)
  • Quickstep crown tong
  • quickstep tong
  • indexed quickstep tong

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Industrie diamantaire

Spanish

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Record 7 2004-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
  • Diamond Industry
OBS

... equipment/supplies used by fancy shape specialists :... gg) tangs, including : for the crown :-indexed quickstep tang, including the following components(see Figure F4) : frame; sub-frame; adjusting legs; claw holder; spirit level(adjustable) ;angle adjuster; index adjuster(cheater) index wheel; dop assembly; height adjuster; angle gauge;-Goren crown tang(see Figure F 7)...

OBS

Part of a tang.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Industrie diamantaire
OBS

Partie d'une pince.

Spanish

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Record 8 2004-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
  • Diamond Industry
OBS

... equipment/supplies used by fancy shape specialists :... gg) tangs, including : for the crown :-indexed quickstep tang, including the following components(see Figure F4) : frame; sub-frame; adjusting legs; claw holder; spirit level(adjustable) ;angle adjuster; index adjuster(cheater) index wheel; dop assembly; height adjuster; angle gauge;-Goren crown tang(see Figure F 7)...

OBS

Part of a tang.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Industrie diamantaire
OBS

Partie d'une pince.

Spanish

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Record 9 2004-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
  • Diamond Industry
OBS

... equipment/supplies used by fancy shape specialists :... gg) tangs, including : for the crown :-indexed quickstep tang, including the following components(see Figure F4) : frame; sub-frame; adjusting legs; claw holder; spirit level(adjustable) ;angle adjuster; index adjuster(cheater) index wheel; dop assembly; height adjuster; angle gauge;-Goren crown tang(see Figure F 7)...

OBS

Part of a tang.

Key term(s)
  • subframe

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Industrie diamantaire
OBS

Partie d'une pince.

Spanish

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Record 10 2004-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

An undesired, very light, extra facet [that] may be caused by faulty equipment or negligence.

CONT

A ghost facet is formed when a cutter tries to bring facet meet points "in" with the use of a cheater or the use of a micro adjuster. Both are considered a normal process, but by doing so he creates another facet that may be barely perceptible. This is called a ghost facet and is not considered to be "extra facet"...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Extra-facette, indésirable et à peine perceptible.

OBS

Équivalents proposés par une tailleuse de diamants de Matane.

Spanish

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Record 11 2004-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
  • Diamond Industry
CONT

The index adjuster is used to emphasize an angle very slightly to avoid an inclusion, for example.

CONT

Index Splitter(cheater) : Radial type rotates the dop arm 10° left of the center position. This adjustment is smooth and with anti-back lash.

OBS

Part of a tang.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Partie d'une facetteuse permettant d'accentuer très légèrement un angle pour éviter, par exemple, une inclusion.

CONT

La tricheuse est aussi appelée plus savamment modificateur d'angle.

OBS

Partie d'une pince.

Spanish

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Record 12 1993-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
CONT

Occasionally somebody uses a cheater to loosen frozen pipes and fittings.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
CONT

Quelquefois, certaines personnes utilisent une rallonge pour desserrer des tuyaux et des raccords grippés.

Spanish

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