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CROSS-COURT FOREHAND [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Racquet Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- corner
1, record 1, English, corner
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Assuming that Joe is an average club player, he’ll almost always hit approximately to the same spot from that forehand corner of his. He won’t cross-court half the time and put it down the line or into the center the rest of the time. 2, record 1, English, - corner
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Backhand, baseline, forehand, open, service box corner. 3, record 1, English, - corner
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
To pick the corner. 3, record 1, English, - corner
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 PHR
To put/place the ball into the corner. 3, record 1, English, - corner
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports de raquette
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coin
1, record 1, French, coin
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Après un échange réussi de dix coups, passer à un échange de vingt coups, en essayant de frapper profond dans les coins de coup droit. 1, record 1, French, - coin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Coin de coup droit, de revers. 2, record 1, French, - coin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Frapper les coins. 2, record 1, French, - coin
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Deportes de raqueta
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- esquina
1, record 1, Spanish, esquina
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- ángulo 2, record 1, Spanish, %C3%A1ngulo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Colocad el primer servicio en los ángulos. 2, record 1, Spanish, - esquina
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Nos referimos al recorrido que describe el cuerpo en su desplazamiento hacia la pelota; éste ha de ser siempre [...] más o menos en dirección a la esquina derecha de la pista contraria, en diagonal [...] lo que es atajar la pelota, cortarle el camino. Si se ataca la pelota en este sentido, se irán encontrando grandes beneficios en el momento del impacto. 3, record 1, Spanish, - esquina
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Esquina del drive. 4, record 1, Spanish, - esquina
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-12-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Racquet Sports
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- drive
1, record 2, English, drive
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- driven shot 2, record 2, English, driven%20shot
correct, rare
- offensive stroke 3, record 2, English, offensive%20stroke
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An offensive groundstroke where the tennis ball is propelled forcefully with either top spin or with a flat-faced racquet deep into an opponent’s court. Such a quick shot would barely clear the net. 4, record 2, English, - drive
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Both the French and Spanish make much use of the anglicism "drive", albeit not in a correct fashion: In English "drive" is supposed to imply a ball hit with a lot of pace to win a point outright, regardless of the type of spin used to accomplish this task. (The terms "shot" and "stroke", being more neutral, need not imply any added spin whatsoever) However in both French and Spanish, "drive" is often used as a synonym for "forehand" (shot/stroke), or like English it can refer to any hard shot, whether on the backhand or forehand side. 4, record 2, English, - drive
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... driven shots down the line can travel above head height at the net and still drop inside the base-line. 2, record 2, English, - drive
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Angled, backhand, cross-court, deep, flat, forehand, hard, penetrating drive. 4, record 2, English, - drive
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 PHR
A drive leaves the racket. 4, record 2, English, - drive
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 PHR
To hit, return, rip, smack, wallop a drive. To thread the needle with a drive. 4, record 2, English, - drive
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sports de raquette
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- coup d'attaque
1, record 2, French, coup%20d%27attaque
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- drive 2, record 2, French, drive
correct, anglicism, see observation, masculine noun
- coup drive 3, record 2, French, coup%20drive
correct, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Frappe de la balle avec force après son rebond. La balle tombe habituellement dans le fond du terrain. 4, record 2, French, - coup%20d%27attaque
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
drive : terme générique qui ne s'emploie guère au Canada. Utiliser plutôt «coup droit» ou «coup de revers», ou «boulet» (coup puissant) selon le cas. 4, record 2, French, - coup%20d%27attaque
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les coups d'approche. Il s'agit d'un coup droit ou d'un revers d'attaque sur une balle courte de l'adversaire qui préparent une montée au filet destinée à conclure le point. 5, record 2, French, - coup%20d%27attaque
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Effet brossé de revers [...] Voilà un coup d'attaque qui requiert un parfaite synchronisation. 6, record 2, French, - coup%20d%27attaque
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Drive lifté, d'attaque, éclair. 4, record 2, French, - coup%20d%27attaque
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Délivrer des drives. 4, record 2, French, - coup%20d%27attaque
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Deportes de raqueta
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- golpe de ataque
1, record 2, Spanish, golpe%20de%20ataque
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- drive 2, record 2, Spanish, drive
correct, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El anglicismo-término «drive» puede tener dos traducciones inglesas: 1) drive (sentido genérico) 2) forehand drive (sentido específico). El término «golpe de ataque» es genérico y así puede tener traducciones diferentes según el contexto. 3, record 2, Spanish, - golpe%20de%20ataque
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Revés liftado [...] Este golpe de ataque requiere perfecta coordinación. 2, record 2, Spanish, - golpe%20de%20ataque
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[El golpe liftado de derecha] es, normalmente, de ataque, es un golpe que suele desbordar bastante está bien ejecutado y que se emplea, sobre todo, para mover al contrario de un lado a otro, siendo muy efectivos los golpes cruzados; en este caso, el cruzado de derecha, haciendo que, como el bote es rápido y muy alto, el contrario, para devolverlo, tenga que salirse literalmente de la pista. 4, record 2, Spanish, - golpe%20de%20ataque
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Golpe de ataque angulado. 3, record 2, Spanish, - golpe%20de%20ataque
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-11-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Racquet Sports
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- club player
1, record 3, English, club%20player
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tennis player who, as opposed to a "tournament player", regularly plays at a club rather than on a professional tour. 2, record 3, English, - club%20player
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Assuming that Joe is an average club player, he’ll almost always hit approximately to the same spot from that forehand corner of his. He won’t cross-court half the time and put it down the line or into the center the rest of the time. 1, record 3, English, - club%20player
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sports de raquette
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- joueur de club
1, record 3, French, joueur%20de%20club
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- joueuse de club 1, record 3, French, joueuse%20de%20club
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Joueur ou joueuse de tennis qui, contrairement au «joueur/joueuse de tournoi», joue régulièrement sur les courts dun club et non sur le tour professionnel. 2, record 3, French, - joueur%20de%20club
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Deportes de raqueta
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- jugador de club
1, record 3, Spanish, jugador%20de%20club
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- jugadora de club 2, record 3, Spanish, jugadora%20de%20club
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] el golpe cortado de revés lo están practicando no solamente los jugadores de club y principiantes, sino también los jugadores de torneos [...] 1, record 3, Spanish, - jugador%20de%20club
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-03-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Racquet Sports
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- inside-out forehand
1, record 4, English, inside%2Dout%20forehand
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- off-forehand 2, record 4, English, off%2Dforehand
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of forehand shot in which the player runs around his backhand to hit a cross-court forehand into the opponent's backhand side. 2, record 4, English, - inside%2Dout%20forehand
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... running around your backhand to hit the inside-out forehand .... 1, record 4, English, - inside%2Dout%20forehand
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Slight inside-out forehand. 2, record 4, English, - inside%2Dout%20forehand
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Sports de raquette
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- coup droit décroisé
1, record 4, French, coup%20droit%20d%C3%A9crois%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-03-15
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Racquet Sports
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- cross-court forehand
1, record 5, English, cross%2Dcourt%20forehand
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mayotte... advances to the net to hit a volley but he does not put enough strength into his stroke and, with the ball landing on his service line, Chang is allowed to move forward and hit a vicious cross-court forehand, well out of Mayotte's reach. 1, record 5, English, - cross%2Dcourt%20forehand
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
To dip a cross-court forehand. 2, record 5, English, - cross%2Dcourt%20forehand
Record 5, Key term(s)
- crosscourt forehand
- crosscourt forehand drive
- crosscourt forehand shot
- cross-court forehand drive
- cross-court forehand shot
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Sports de raquette
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- coup droit croisé
1, record 5, French, coup%20droit%20crois%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] Agassi s'adjugeait une deuxième manche éclair par un coup droit croisé sur la ligne [...] 1, record 5, French, - coup%20droit%20crois%C3%A9
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2006-08-22
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Racquet Sports
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- reach
1, record 6, English, reach
correct, noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mayotte... advances to the net to hit a volley but he does not put enough strength into his stroke and, with the ball landing on his service line, Chang is allowed to move forward and hit a vicious cross-court forehand, well out of Mayotte's reach. 1, record 6, English, - reach
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Sports de raquette
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- portée
1, record 6, French, port%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Évaluation de l'espace à l'intérieur duquel un joueur de tennis est en mesure de frapper un retour de balle en tenant compte de la longueur de son bras, de la distance qu'il est raisonnablement en mesure de franchir sur le jeu et de la vitesse de la balle. 2, record 6, French, - port%C3%A9e
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2000-07-13
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Racquet Sports
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- hit crosscourt
1, record 7, English, hit%20crosscourt
correct, verb
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- crosscourt 2, record 7, English, crosscourt
correct, verb
- cross-court 2, record 7, English, cross%2Dcourt
correct, verb
- go crosscourt 3, record 7, English, go%20crosscourt
correct, verb phrase
- hit on the diagonal 1, record 7, English, hit%20on%20the%20diagonal
correct, verb phrase
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Assuming that Joe is an average club player, he’ll almost always hit approximately to the same spot from that forehand corner of his. He won’t cross-court half the time and put it down the line or into the center the rest of the time. 2, record 7, English, - hit%20crosscourt
Record 7, Key term(s)
- cross court
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Sports de raquette
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- frapper en croisé
1, record 7, French, frapper%20en%20crois%C3%A9
correct, verb phrase
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- jouer en diagonale 2, record 7, French, jouer%20en%20diagonale
- frapper en diagonale 3, record 7, French, frapper%20en%20diagonale
correct, verb phrase
- faire un coup croisé 3, record 7, French, faire%20un%20coup%20crois%C3%A9
correct, verb phrase
- croiser 2, record 7, French, croiser
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Locution connexe : smasher en diagonale. 3, record 7, French, - frapper%20en%20crois%C3%A9
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Deportes de raqueta
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- jugar cruzado
1, record 7, Spanish, jugar%20cruzado
correct, verb phrase
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1996-01-09
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Racquet Sports
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- spot
1, record 8, English, spot
correct, noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Small area on the tennis court where a player aims his shots. 2, record 8, English, - spot
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Assuming that Joe is an average club player, he’ll almost always hit approximately to the same spot from that forehand corner of his. He won’t cross-court half the time and put it down the line or into the center the rest of the time. 1, record 8, English, - spot
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Sports de raquette
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- endroit
1, record 8, French, endroit
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Deportes de raqueta
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- punto
1, record 8, Spanish, punto
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] al lanzar la pelota para colocarla en el punto idóneo [...] 1, record 8, Spanish, - punto
Record 9 - internal organization data 1995-10-12
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Racquet Sports
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- inside-out shot
1, record 9, English, inside%2Dout%20shot
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type of shot in tennis where the player runs around his backhand to hit a cross-court forehand into the opponent's backhand side. 1, record 9, English, - inside%2Dout%20shot
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... running around your backhand to hit the inside-out forehand .... 2, record 9, English, - inside%2Dout%20shot
Record 9, Key term(s)
- inside-out
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Sports de raquette
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- décroisé
1, record 9, French, d%C3%A9crois%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme connexe : coup décentré. 2, record 9, French, - d%C3%A9crois%C3%A9
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un plan de frappe arrière entraîne un décroisé. 3, record 9, French, - d%C3%A9crois%C3%A9
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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