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DAVIS CUP [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Racquet Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- American twist serve
1, record 1, English, American%20twist%20serve
correct, see observation, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- American twist 2, record 1, English, American%20twist
correct, see observation, noun
- twist service 3, record 1, English, twist%20service
correct
- twist serve 4, record 1, English, twist%20serve
correct, noun
- twist 5, record 1, English, twist
correct, noun
- kick serve 6, record 1, English, kick%20serve
correct, see observation, noun
- kick service 1, record 1, English, kick%20service
correct
- kicker 4, record 1, English, kicker
correct, see observation, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of topspin serve hit with a combination of topspin and sidespin. The ball not only takes a high bounce, it also flies in a direction opposite of what one would normally expect it to. 4, record 1, English, - American%20twist%20serve
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An exageration of the topspin serve turns the service into a kick service or "American twist". A right-hander’s American twist serve puts left-to-right spin on the ball. Such a serve can present difficulties for the receiver, particularly on grass where the bounce could be tricky. 4, record 1, English, - American%20twist%20serve
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The "kick serve" is also called the "kicker". It became known as the "american twist" or "american twist serve" in the first Davis Cup match in 1900 when the finalists, Holcombe Ward, a Harvard man, and his college friend, Dwight Davis, used the stroke they had developed to beat their English opponents. 7, record 1, English, - American%20twist%20serve
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
If the kick serve is correctly delivered it can often be followed in so as to make your next shot the volley you might have tried on a successful power serve ... Try to mix the angle of [your] serves and watch for weaknesses in your opponent, e.g., a backhand to a high-kicking serve is not easily played at club standard. 6, record 1, English, - American%20twist%20serve
Record 1, Key term(s)
- American twist service
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports de raquette
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- service twisté
1, record 1, French, service%20twist%C3%A9
correct, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- service américain 2, record 1, French, service%20am%C3%A9ricain
correct, masculine noun
- service lifté 3, record 1, French, service%20lift%C3%A9
masculine noun
- service inversé 4, record 1, French, service%20invers%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Service brossé où la balle rebondit haut et dans la direction opposée à son mouvement original. 2, record 1, French, - service%20twist%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On l'appelle aussi à tort «service lifté». 2, record 1, French, - service%20twist%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Termes connexes : service brossé ou service lifté (ou service à effet toppé). 1, record 1, French, - service%20twist%C3%A9
Record 1, Key term(s)
- service lifté
- service brossé
- service à effet toppé
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Deportes de raqueta
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- saque topspin
1, record 1, Spanish, saque%20topspin
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- saque liftado 1, record 1, Spanish, saque%20liftado
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-08-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Names of Events
- Racquet Sports
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Federation Cup
1, record 2, English, Federation%20Cup
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An annual worldwide women’s team tennis event among nations, which was begun in 1963. 2, record 2, English, - Federation%20Cup
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare with "Davis Cup", the men's team tennis event. 2, record 2, English, - Federation%20Cup
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms de manifestations et d'activités diverses
- Sports de raquette
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Coupe de la Fédération
1, record 2, French, Coupe%20de%20la%20F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tournoi de tennis féminin tenu annuellement depuis 1963; il est le pendant du tournoi de la Coupe Davis chez les hommes. 2, record 2, French, - Coupe%20de%20la%20F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] grâce à trois victoires à zéro, chacune acquise en deux petits sets, les Espagnoles n'ont pas laissé l'ombre d'une chance à leurs adversaires américaines pour décrocher [...] leur troisième Coupe de la Fédération, équivalent féminin de la Coupe Davis. 1, record 2, French, - Coupe%20de%20la%20F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On écrit «Coupe de la Fédération» avec une majuscule à «Coupe» pour signifier le tournoi, et «coupe de la Fédération» avec une minuscule à «coupe» pour désigner le trophée. 2, record 2, French, - Coupe%20de%20la%20F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Nombres de acontecimientos
- Deportes de raqueta
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- Copa Federación
1, record 2, Spanish, Copa%20Federaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Partidos de Copa Davis y de la Copa Federación. 1, record 2, Spanish, - Copa%20Federaci%C3%B3n
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-07-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Games and Competitions (Sports)
- General Sports Regulations
- Racquet Sports
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- challenge round
1, record 3, English, challenge%20round
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A contest or game between a defending champion or titleholder, an individual or a team, and another athlete or team of athletes, called the challenger(s), who has survived an elimination tournament undertaken to provide a single challenger. 2, record 3, English, - challenge%20round
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The distinctiveness of a challenge-round competition is that the defending champion is not required to play before the challenge round itself and therefore, cannot lose in the early stages of the competition. The term was especially used in the Davis Cup Tournament before 1972, to name the match between the team of the country having won the previous tournament and the winner of the interzone final. 2, record 3, English, - challenge%20round
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Jeux et compétitions (Sports)
- Règlements généraux des sports
- Sports de raquette
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- challenge
1, record 3, French, challenge
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- challenge round 2, record 3, French, challenge%20round
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- Challenge-Round 3, record 3, French, Challenge%2DRound
masculine noun, specific
- chalenge 1, record 3, French, chalenge
correct, see observation, masculine noun, France
- défi 1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9fi
correct, see observation, masculine noun, France
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rencontre entre le champion défendant ou détenteur du titre et l'aspirant qui l'a emporté sur tous les adversaires dans un tournoi élimination préalable. 4, record 3, French, - challenge
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
challenge round : Terme autrefois utilisé en coupe Davis (tennis), pour désigner la rencontre qui opposait le pays tenant de la coupe et le vainqueur de la finale interzones. 2, record 3, French, - challenge
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
«Challenge» se prononce à la française. 1, record 3, French, - challenge
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Dans «200 mots du sport olympique», 1988-08-01, sous «Termes généraux», la Commission ministérielle de terminologie du sport (France) recommande la graphie «chalenge» et accepte «défi» comme synonyme. 4, record 3, French, - challenge
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 OBS
challenge : Terme entériné par le Comité de linguistique de Radio-Canada et le Secrétariat d'État du Canada. 4, record 3, French, - challenge
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-03-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Names of Events
- Racquet Sports
- Prizes and Trophies (Sports)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Davis Cup
1, record 4, English, Davis%20Cup
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An annual international teams tournament event for male tennis players; the trophy given to the winners. 2, record 4, English, - Davis%20Cup
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
To hold, regain, win, wrest the Davis Cup. 2, record 4, English, - Davis%20Cup
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Noms de manifestations et d'activités diverses
- Sports de raquette
- Prix et trophées (Sports)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Coupe Davis
1, record 4, French, Coupe%20Davis
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- coupe Davis 2, record 4, French, coupe%20Davis
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une rencontre de coupe Davis se joue sur trois jours et en cinq matches : deux simples le premier jour, un double le deuxième, deux simples (le contraire des deux premiers) le troisième. Matches au meilleur des cinq sets. Tie-break sauf au cinquième set. Repos de dix minutes à la fin du troisième set. La victoire revient à l'équipe qui remporte trois matches. 3, record 4, French, - Coupe%20Davis
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Louis Cayer, capitaine canadien de la coupe Davis (1995). Dans certains journaux, le terme «coupe» s'écrit avec un «C» majuscule. 4, record 4, French, - Coupe%20Davis
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
En français, dans le corps d'un texte, «Coupe Davis» signifie le tournoi et «coupe Davis», le trophée. 1, record 4, French, - Coupe%20Davis
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Arracher, détenir, disputer, reconquérir, remporter la Coupe Davis. 4, record 4, French, - Coupe%20Davis
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Nombres de acontecimientos
- Deportes de raqueta
- Premios y trofeos (Deportes)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- Copa Davis
1, record 4, Spanish, Copa%20Davis
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En el Campeonato Internacional de Tenis (Copa Davis) y en los Campeonatos Oficiales de la Federación Internacional, debe haber, en las pistas en que se celebren los encuentros, un espacio detrás de cada línea de fondo, no inferior a 6,40 m (21 pies) y, a ambos lados de la pista, otro de 3,65 m (12 pies), también como mínimo. 1, record 4, Spanish, - Copa%20Davis
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-03-15
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Racquet Sports
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- coaching
1, record 5, English, coaching
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The act of giving advice to a tennis player; by extension, giving advice while player is in action. 2, record 5, English, - coaching
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Coaching» is strictly forbidden during the course of a game, unless in Davis Cup or Federation Cup formats. 2, record 5, English, - coaching
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
To receive coaching. 2, record 5, English, - coaching
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Sports de raquette
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- conseils
1, record 5, French, conseils
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- coaching 2, record 5, French, coaching
correct, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le «coaching» en cours de jeu est interdit en tennis. 3, record 5, French, - conseils
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dans les rencontres par équipes, un capitaine, assis près du terrain, peut prodiguer des conseils au(x) joueur(s) lors des changements de côtés à la fin d'un jeu, mais pas aux changements de côtés dans un jeu décisif (bris d'égalité). 1, record 5, French, - conseils
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le mot «coaching» employé dans la réglementation en anglais comprend toute forme de conseils et de directives. 1, record 5, French, - conseils
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-01-31
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Urban Integration
- Sociology of Work
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- clockmaking city 1, record 6, English, clockmaking%20city
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Guy Forget is now the captain of the French Team for the Davis Cup. He lives in Neuchâtel, the clockmaking city at the foot of the Jura, where he likes to relax between tournaments. 1, record 6, English, - clockmaking%20city
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Intégration urbaine
- Sociologie du travail
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- cité de l'horlogerie
1, record 6, French, cit%C3%A9%20de%20l%27horlogerie
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La recréation de l'industrie française nécessite un rajeunissement total de l'outillage et surtout la fabrication de notre propre outillage. [...] Pour faire éclose ces créateurs et ces exécutants de qualité, il nous faut créer des cadres harmonieux et des milieux sociaux favorables, autrement dit des cités de l'outillage moderne comme se formèrent jadis les cités de l'horlogerie ou de la taillanderie. 2, record 6, French, - cit%C3%A9%20de%20l%27horlogerie
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Bienvenue à Neuchâtel, la cité de l'horlogerie [...] 3, record 6, French, - cit%C3%A9%20de%20l%27horlogerie
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1998-07-22
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Racquet Sports
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Davis Cup player
1, record 7, English, Davis%20Cup%20player
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tennis player chosen by his country to represent it in the Davis Cup, an international tennis tournament played annually between national teams and including singles and doubles competition for men. 2, record 7, English, - Davis%20Cup%20player
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Sports de raquette
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- Daviscupman
1, record 7, French, Daviscupman
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Europe
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- joueur de la Coupe Davis 1, record 7, French, joueur%20de%20la%20Coupe%20Davis
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Joueur désigné par son pays pour le représenter dans le tournoi international de rencontres en simples et en doubles masculins dont l'enjeu est l'obtention de la coupe Davis. 1, record 7, French, - Daviscupman
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Victoire de Guy Forget sur le Daviscupman américain Pete Sampras. 2, record 7, French, - Daviscupman
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le trophée remis est la «coupe Davis» (minuscule à «coupe»); «Coupe Davis» (majuscule à «Coupe») désigne le tournoi. Le pendant féminin de la Coupe Davis est la «Coupe de la Fédération» à l'issue duquel tournoi la «coupe de la Fédération» est remise à l'équipe nationale féminine gagnante. 1, record 7, French, - Daviscupman
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «Daviscupman» a été relevé dans L'Équipe du 19 mai 1948, selon la source PSPOR,1982,,,102; selon cette source encore, le trophée remis est dit également le «saladier» en raison de sa forme. 1, record 7, French, - Daviscupman
Record 7, Key term(s)
- saladier
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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