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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2017-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

One who is called upon, often without remuneration, to return or feed balls to a player requiring hitting practice. Such a player has the specific objective of sharpening the skills of a player. Games are usually not played.

OBS

Not to be confused with "trainer", "pro", or "coach". A professional tennis player may have a coach, a trainer and a "hitting partner" help him in his efforts to win tournaments and prize money. The term "sparring partner", borrowed from boxing, is sometimes used colloquially as a synonym for "hitting partner". A colloquial term often used as a synonym: (tennis) buddy.

CONT

Have your coach or practice partner return shots to you at varying heights and widths on your forehand side so that you can train to get back to a court position which encourages another shot to your forehand.

PHR

to hit with a practice partner

Key term(s)
  • tennis buddy
  • buddy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Terme de boxe valant aussi pour le Tennis : joueur ou joueuse avec qui s'entraîner, contre rémunération ou non, pour parfaire l'exécution de ses coups, corriger des défauts bien précis ou simplement s'exercer à retourner des balles peu importe la trajectoire suivie ou l'effet imputé.

CONT

Établie 5e favorite, la gagnante du tournoi Katerina Maleeva éprouve quelques difficultés avec son classement international (41e) depuis le retrait des compétitions de sa sœur Manuela, amie, confidente et compagne d'entraînement.

CONT

Lorsque je voyageais autour du monde avec Mats Wilander, nous l'utilisions souvent comme partenaire d'entraînement.

CONT

Pour que l'exercice réussisse, demandez à votre partenaire de jeu de lancer la balle un peu plus à votre droite [...]

Spanish

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

[...] es fácil encontrar una cancha para practicar [el tenis] con un compañero.

CONT

Lo ideal es que el compañero de prácticas sepa colocar la pelota lo suficientemente bien como para que al principio sólo se necesite abrir el movimiento con el pie izquierdo, ajustar y golpear simultáneamente con el siguiente pie derecho.

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Record 2 2017-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Household Articles - Various
  • Restaurant Equipment
CONT

Since non-pressurized baskets brew directly into the cup without forcing the espresso through a tiny hole, inconsistent or too coarse/fine grounds will result in poor shot extraction–it won’t be pulled in the correct time or have any crema.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Articles ménagers divers
  • Équipement (Restaurants)
CONT

[...] un filtre dit «pressurisé» permet d'obtenir un résultat plutôt intéressant sans forcément avoir recours à un moulin à café. [...] En effet, l'utilisation de ce type de filtre permet de créer une mousse sur le café (à ne pas confondre avec la créma que l'on retrouvera uniquement avec un filtre classique et un café fraichement moulu) et ce, quelle que soit la finesse de la mouture.

CONT

Le filtre non préssurisé obtient un résultat café plus crémeux que mousseux [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Artículos domésticos varios
  • Equipo para restaurantes
CONT

Para baristas más experimentados, [la cafetera] incluye dos filtros de una sola pared; los filtros no presurizados le dan más espacio para experimentar con diferentes tamaños de molienda, cantidades de molienda y presión de apretado.

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Record 3 2016-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bowling, Billiards and Other Ball Games
DEF

A variation of basic pocket billiards played in championship competition. This game differs from basic pocket billiards chiefly in 2 respects. First, the player is required to designate both the ball he intends to pocket and the pocket. Failure to make the called shot is a miss and ends his inning. Second, once 14 balls have been pocketed, they are racked again. The player continues play by pocketing the 15th ball and caroming the cue ball into the racked balls or by driving a called ball from the racked balls into a pocket. Each time 14 balls have been pocketed, they are reracked and play continues to the end of the game. The number of points set for a game is usually 125 or 150.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Quilles, billards et autres jeux de boules
DEF

variété de jeu de billard à blouses dans lequel les billes sont replacées dans le triangle chaque fois qu'il n'en reste plus qu'une sur la table.

CONT

Le continuel (14.1) est le jeu (...) utilisé dans toutes les compétitions importantes. (...) Le joueur qui débute a la bille de choc en main pour effectuer le bris (...) Il peut jouer directement sur la pyramide ou par une ou plusieurs bandes, en autant que deux billes au moins soient projetées à la bande, en plus de la bille de choc. Il peut également nommer une bille qui sera valide si elle est empochée. (...) Seules la bille voulue et la blouse visée doivent être nommées à ce jeu (...) les billes sont replacées sur la table seulement lorsque quatorze d'entre elles ont été réussies, la quinzième demeurant à l'endroit où elle s'est arrêtée sur la table. (...) le joueur continue de jouer en se servant généralement de la quinzième bille pour ouvrir le jeu. Il peut toutefois jouer directement sur la pyramide (...) Dans les tournois importants, la partie est de 150 points.

Spanish

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Record 4 2014-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
CONT

Any transference of weight into the shot will now have to be through rotation of the upper body. Provided weight transference and footwork are combined correctly, balance will be maintained.

OBS

In Spanish, there are two closely related equivalents, one for the process ("traslación"), the other for the result of such a process ("traslado").

PHR

Forward weight transfer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

Les trois éléments importants dans le développement de la puissance au service sont : 1. le mouvement de frappe du bras; 2. le transfert de poids; 3. les forces rotationnelles du corps.

CONT

Transférer le poids du corps. La seule force du bras est insuffisante pour donner du poids à la balle. L'aide des jambes est indispensable [...] ce transfert du poids du corps de la jambe arrière sur la jambe avant permet de donner plus de puissance à la balle au moment de l'impact.

CONT

Pratiquez le transfert du poids.

PHR

Un transfert de poids s'effectue vers l'avant.

Spanish

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

Traslación del peso del cuerpo de la pierna derecha a la izquierda o delantera.

CONT

[...] nos va a favorecer transmitir el peso de la pierna de atrás hacia adelante en cada golpe; naturalmente, este traslado de peso tiene dos partes muy positivas.

Key term(s)
  • traslado de peso del cuerpo
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Record 5 2014-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law on Use of Air Space
CONT

... the customary rule has been that aircraft from one state have a right to fly over the high seas, but not over the territory or territorial sea of another state. It is a serious breach of international law for a state to order its aircraft to violate the air space of another state.(In May 1960, when a United States U2 reconnaissance aircraft was shot down over the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union cancelled a summit conference with the United States in protest against the violation of its air space).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit aérien

Spanish

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Record 6 2012-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
OBS

poaching: a strategy in doubles play in which the player closest to the net extends the range of his reach by cutting in front of his or her partner in order to attempt a volley on the return of serve intended for his partner waiting near the baseline.

OBS

There is a slight difference between "poaching" and "interception". The first term implies a resolve to move over to one’s partner’s side of the court, whether one is expecting to make contact with the ball or not. The second term implies less doubt as to whether the ball will come or not. It will come and the player will meet the ball to put it away. In general, the French term "interception" conveys both English meanings. In English, the term "poaching" denotes a strategy as well as a set of specific actions used in doubles play; the term "poach" is the result of these actions. The French term "braconnage" denotes the action, while the term "interception" denotes the result. Related terms: crisscrossing, switching, to intervene.

CONT

You can advance the cause of your pairing by improving the ability to use the player nearer the net [net guard] to intervene, or fake to do so, in the exchanges. The interception of the return of serve or a mid-rally shot will demonstrate your resolve to dominate that court position... Even if your success rate is not all it could be, the threat you pose may be sufficient to earn other points, and to feint the interception when you have no intention of following through can induce a weak response which can be put away by your team-mate... The poaching shot is usually down the sidelines, wide of the opposing net guard.

PHR

fake poach; to set up a poach.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

En double, résultat de l'action selon laquelle un joueur placé au filet anticipe le retour adverse, croise et réussit (ou manque) un coup destiné à son partenaire; action de cueillir la balle sur le retour adverse.

OBS

L'interception n'est pas à rechercher systématiquement, c'est un coup d'opportunité. Terme connexe : braconnage [action].

CONT

Ce joueur excelle à frapper des services «canon» et des interceptions fulgurantes.

Spanish

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

En caso de cruce, su compañero deberá permutar su puesto.

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Record 7 2012-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

Strokes played between delivery of service and completion of a point; trading of shots between opponents before someone finally fails to make a return and consequently loses the point.

CONT

If you yourself are forced wide, with your opponent moving to cover a sideline return, a cross court response can put you back in the rally.

CONT

Sampras won the 22-stroke rally with a crosscourt backhand to break Agassi for the set and, as it turned out, to break his spirit as well.

CONT

You can advance the cause of your pairing by improving the ability to use the player nearer the net [net guard] to intervene, or fake to do so, in the exchanges.

OBS

Slight nuance between the English terms "rally" and "exchange". In a "rally", the ball must bounce; the term implies an "exchange" of groundstrokes. One can have an "exchange" of any type of shot, for instance, an exchange of volleys, where the ball never touches the ground. Moreover an "exchange" takes place between points; whereas a "rally" can take place between players simply wanting to hit a few balls without keeping score. In Spanish the term "intercambio" is generic. Therefore it means either "rally" or "exchange", depending on the context-"un intercambio de voleas de cerca, un intercambio de golpes de revés". Furthermore, one can use the term "exchange" in English when referring specifically to the length of a rally, i. e. the number of consecutive balls that pass over the net, as in the phrase "At Wimbledon, there were nary an exchange that exceeded 4 shots".

PHR

Baseline, close-quarter exchange, 10-shot rally. Stroke, tempo of a rally.

PHR

Rally speed. Rally ends.

PHR

To break up, dictate, extend, finish off, slow down, sustain a rally. To buy time in a rally. To have control of a rally. To take the pace out of a rally. To gain ascendancy in the rally. To have the final say in the rally. To get drawn into a long rally. To get into a long rally. To keep a rally alive.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Longue série de coups de fond entre deux personnes (ou deux équipes opposées) après le service.

CONT

[Nathalie Tauziat] s'est inclinée en demi -finale devant Brenda Schultz lors d'un match terne au cours duquel les échanges étaient plutôt rares.

CONT

Combien de rencontres de tennis se jouent [...] sans échanges, asphyxiées sous un amoncellement de double fautes [...] l'échange s'avère en général très bref, sans compter que les retours de service de votre partenaire vous font regretter d'avoir joué.

PHR

Échange de balles âpres, de fond de court, interminable, varié. Les échanges peuvent s'éterniser, se prolonger. Échanges au filet. Cadence d'un échange de balles. Concours d'échanges de balles. Série d'échanges.

PHR

Abréger la durée des échanges de balles. Conclure un échange de balles. Mettre un temps à l'échange de balles.

Spanish

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

peloteo: Acción de jugar a la pelota por entretenimiento sin haber hecho partido.

CONT

[El revés cortado es un] golpe con efecto, de rotación hacia atrás.[...] Ideal para intercambio de golpes desde el fondo de la pista y subidas a la red.

CONT

Intercambio de golpes que siguen al servicio y el resto; un punto largo.

PHR

Intercambio de golpes desde el fondo de la pista.

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Record 8 2012-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

A shot hit so hard or ball placed so accurately that it is literally put away(out of the reach) of an opponent. Usually the opponent will have presented you will the opportunity to "make the kill" by hitting a short lob or a weak groundstroke.

OBS

The verbal form is "put away" and the adjective and nominal forms, "put-away".

OBS

The terms "kill" (noun), "kill shot", "put-away" (noun), and, sometimes, "smash" (noun), all mean, in racquet sports, a shot virtually unreturnable.

CONT

If the receiver is fooled by this move he will attempt to return down the line but the feint will have kept the net guard in position for an easy kill.

PHR

Absolute, easy, risky put-away.

PHR

To hit, volley a put-away.

Key term(s)
  • put away
  • smash
  • plum ball

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Retour de balle frappé avec une telle force ou en un point du court si distant que l'adversaire n'y peut rien pour maintenir la balle en jeu.

CONT

Un coup qui tue [...] Quand on a un bon coup droit, il faut le peaufiner jusqu'à en faire une arme redoutable, un coup qui «tue», qui permet de raccourcir les échanges.

OBS

Un «coup» frappé avec force devient semblable à un «tir» au hockey.

CONT

[...] il se peut fort bien que vous soyez du genre patient qui raffole des longs échanges tout en préparant progressivement le coup fatal.

Spanish

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

estar en pos del tanto definitivo e inapelable.

CONT

El lob de ataque es un golpe mortal que se ejecuta elevando la pelota, golpeando de abajo arriba. Cuando bota la pelota da un salto que hace imposible su devolución.

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Record 9 2011-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

A shot that directs the ball diagonally from one corner of the court to the opposite corner; the ball so hit.

CONT

Cross court shots are played diagonally, i.e. right court to right court.

CONT

The cross court shot prevents the opponent from getting set on the baseline and preparing himself for an attacking approach shot.

OBS

Many purists have tried in vain to maintain the distinction between a "shot" and a "drive", the latter yielding a ball with a lot of pace while the former term being more generic, i. e., not necessarily a ball hit hard, but simply the result of the racquet making contact with the ball-a slice backhand or drop volley are both "shots" that require more touch than power. The term "drive" implies the use of power [and is a groundstroke].

PHR

Angled crosscourt shot.

PHR

To meet a crosscourt shot.

Key term(s)
  • cross court shot
  • cross court
  • cross-court

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Coup frappé en diagonale, ou balle qui passe d'un coin du court à l'autre, traversant le filet en diagonale.

CONT

Le coup croisé s'exécute en diagonale : ex. de carré droit à carré droit.

CONT

[...] il faut frapper plus haut vers le centre, pour une mesure défensive, ou faire un coup croisé et tenter un coup de débordement.

Spanish

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

Pelota que cruza la pista en sentido diagonal.

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Record 10 2011-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
OBS

Many purists have tried in vain to maintain the distinction between a "shot" and a "drive", the latter yielding a ball with a lot of pace while the former term being more generic, i. e., not necessarily a ball hit hard, but simply the result of the racquet making contact with the ball-a slice backhand or drop volley are both "shots" that require more touch than power. The term "drive" implies the use of power.

CONT

After you’ve seen him hit long diagonal drives three or four times from that spot, you can be sure he’ll do it nine times out of ten.

OBS

cross-court drive: also a badminton term.

PHR

Angled cross-court drive.

Key term(s)
  • crosscourt drive

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

Diriger des coups profonds en croisé sur le coup droit de l'adversaire, ou en parallèle sur son revers, ou tenter un coup croisé en angle (près de l'angle formé par la ligne de service et la ligne de côté).

OBS

drive croisé : terme de badminton.

Spanish

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

Golpe cruzado y profundo hacia la esquina del drive de su adversario, en paralelo a la esquina del revés o intente un golpe muy angulado (buscando con el bote la zona lateral del cuadro de recepción).

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Record 11 2011-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
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.

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.

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.

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.

Key term(s)
  • American twist service

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Service brossé où la balle rebondit haut et dans la direction opposée à son mouvement original.

OBS

On l'appelle aussi à tort «service lifté».

OBS

Termes connexes : service brossé ou service lifté (ou service à effet toppé).

Key term(s)
  • service lifté
  • service brossé
  • service à effet toppé

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
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Record 12 2011-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
CONT

Good athletes in all sports have great balance... It's important to keep your eyes, head and body well balanced and have good overall posture. Being off balance forces you to compensate for the body's poor position and results in awkward, ineffective strokes. Keeping your feet wide apart is an important key to maintaining good balance and positioning while moving from shot to shot.

PHR

Out of balance.

PHR

To maintain, regain balance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

[S'il n'y a] pas de transfert de poids vers l'avant (poids sur les talons), [vous aurez comme conséquence un] équilibre précaire au moment de la frappe [et un manque] de puissance [...]

PHR

Hors d'équilibre.

PHR

Reprendre l'équilibre.

Spanish

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Record 13 2010-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surface Treatment of Metals
  • Sanding and Polishing of Metals
DEF

A machine used for cleaning castings.

CONT

Shot blasting is done to bring about a good, clean surface of metal. Shot blasting machines are normally utilized in the mining industry, as well as some transporting industries. Wheelabrator structural steel shot blast cleaning systems have been designed to clean different structural shapes for before or after fabrication. They are also commonly used in the foundry industry.

CONT

wheelaborator. ... The [castings] are tumbled about in a cabinet on a horizontal belt and at the same time are subjected to bombardment by a stream of metal shot. This latter is maintained by feeding the shot on to the blades of an impeller. The shot are then projected centrifugally at high speed on to the castings. This method is more economical and admits of better control of the abrasive than is possible using air jets. The moving belt must, of course, be well covered with parts to be cleaned, and the impeller blades should preferably be of some hard metal such as high-silicon iron.

OBS

Wheelabrator shot blast cleaning system: Wheelabrator is a trade name of the Wheelabrator group Ltd, Broadheath, Altrincham, Cheshireis. Wheelabrator Group Ltd is well known globally for its surface preparation and finishing solutions. The name Wheelabrator is followed by an uppercase R in a circle, in superscript.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements de surface des métaux
  • Sablage et ponçage des métaux
OBS

Selon un spécialiste de la compagnie Stelco que nous avons consulté, le «Wheelaborator» se rapporterait à une marque déposée. Il s'agit d'un type spécifique d'appareil de grenaillage (a «type of shot blasting equipment»). La description que nous avons trouvée dans la source anglaise TOTME [An encyclopaedia of metallurgy and materials] nous apprend qu'il s'agit d'une turbine, d'où les propositions françaises. On pourrait aussi dire : appareil de grenaillage «Wheelaborator®».

OBS

«grenailleuse» : Se dit d'une sableuse à air comprimé, lorsque le sable est remplacé par la grenaille, ou plus particulièrement d'une sableuse à turbine (par projection centrifuge d'abrasif) (notion de la présente fiche) qui exige l'emploi de la grenaille de fonte ou d'acier.

OBS

Sableuses : Appareils utilisés au sablage ou au grenaillage des pièces métalliques. Suivant l'agent transporteur, ils appartiennent à deux classes différentes : a) appareils à air comprimé pouvant fonctionner au sable et à la grenaille, indifféremment, sans subir aucune modification; b) appareils à turbines centrifuges qui exigent l'emploi de la grenaille de fonte ou d'acier. [...] Dans les appareils à turbines centrifuges, l'abrasif (grenaille) est projeté violemment sur les pièces au moyen d'une ou plusieurs turbines tournant à grandes vitesses [...] munies de 2 à 8 palettes droites ou légèrement incurvées. L'alimentation en abrasif est assurée par gravité. Ces turbines sont placées latéralement, sur les tonneaux rotatifs ou à la partie supérieure, pour les tables rotatives.

Spanish

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Record 14 2010-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
  • Bearings and Bearing Systems (Mechanical Components)
CONT

If engine parts have been cleaned by sand blasting or shot peening, thoroughly clean them; the residue from these processes will find its way into the engine oil and cause damage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Paliers, coussinets et roulements (Composants mécaniques)
OBS

Les pièces du moteur nettoyées par sablage ou grenaillage doivent être ensuite parfaitement nettoyées, car ces procédés laissent des résidus pouvant être entraînés dans le circuit de graissage et provoquer des dégâts.

Spanish

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Record 15 2007-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
CONT

Good athletes in all sports have great balance. They keep their heads upright and their bodies relatively straight up and down in order to be able to operate from a solid base.

CONT

Notice how my legs have provided a solid base, with the knees slightly bent to start the uncoiling into the shot... The pros end up with a wide base after pulling the back leg around.

CONT

The most important elements of the power forehand are the hip and shoulder rotation, increased racquet-head speed and a strong lower-body foundation, using the legs as the base to hit the shot and recover for the next one.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

[...] transfert en double appui du poids du corps.

Spanish

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

Doble apoyo en el suelo. Los dos pies en el suelo es la posición ideal en la que debéis encontraros para ejecutar un golpe desde el fondo de la pista; el peso del cuerpo se traslada del pie trasero al delantero durante el movimiento de pagada.

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Record 16 2007-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports (General)
  • Paddle Sports
  • Track and Field
CONT

Pistol shot. After the athletes have held for about 2 seconds after the set command, the pistol may be fired.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports (Généralités)
  • Sports de pagaie
  • Athlétisme
CONT

[Le départ] peut être analysé en trois temps, dont les deux premiers correspondent aux commandements du starter et le troisième à la réaction au coup de pistolet.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes (Generalidades)
  • Deportes de remo
  • Atletismo
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Record 17 2006-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Golf
DEF

A short approach shot of low trajectory usually hit from near the green.

CONT

The chip shot is used when the ball rests a few feet from the green. ... The chip shot is made with a four, five, six ... iron. The choice of club depends on ... type of grass from which the ball is hit ... and the amount of green between the ball and the pin.

CONT

The Rule places no restriction on when a player may have the flagstick attended, held up, or removed, so it is permissible, for example to have the flagstick attended for a chip shot.

OBS

It is normally hit with overspin or bite.

OBS

Chip shots differ from pitch shots in that pitch shots are meant to have a higher trajectory that results in a shot landing closer to the pin and rolling just a bit. Pitch shots are typically played from farther off the green than chip shots.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Golf
CONT

[...] le «chip» se joue à proximité du vert. L'outil idéal à employer peut varier entre un fer-4 et un fer-6, selon la position de la balle et la distance à parcourir entre la coupe et le bord du vert.

CONT

La règle ne comprend aucune restriction quant au moment où un joueur peut faire prendre le drapeau en charge, le faire soulever ou le faire enlever. Il peut donc demander à ce que le drapeau soit pris en charge lors d'un coup coché.

OBS

On distingue le coup d'approche roulé (chip) et le coup d'approche lobé (pitch).

OBS

coché : terme proposé par l'Office de la langue française du Québec.

Spanish

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Record 18 2006-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Golf
DEF

A short shot lofting the ball into the air in a high arc and landing with backspin.

CONT

The pitch shot is used when the ball is from 15 feet to 75 yards from the green. The eight or nine iron or a pitching wedge is used to give the ball loft and backspin. This shot is hit high to a spot near the flagstick, where backspin causes it to stop.

OBS

Chip shots differ from pitch shots in that pitch shots are meant to have a higher trajectory that results in a shot landing closer to the pin and rolling just a bit. Pitch shots are typically played from farther off the green than chips shots.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Golf
CONT

[...] la balle doit suivre une trajectoire plus haute et rouler relativement peu. [...] Le bâton idéal pour le «pitch» est le wedge d'allée [ou] un fer-9.

OBS

On distingue le coup d'approche roulé (chip) et le coup d'approche lobé (pitch).

Spanish

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Record 19 2006-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Photography
DEF

stock photos: ... professional photographs of common places, landmarks, nature, events or people that are bought and sold on a royalty-free basis and can be used and reused for commercial design purposes.

OBS

The photographer (or stock photography distributor) has ownership to the images, and the commercial designer has some limited usage of the photo ...

OBS

The opposite of "stock" would be an "assignment shoot" where(as an example) a client has hired a photographer to shoot a specific layout for a particular company where the resulting images have been shot for a pre-determined purpose and use.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Photographie
DEF

Prises de vues qu'un photographe met à la disposition d'une banque de clichés pour la location ou la vente.

Spanish

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Record 20 2005-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Facilities (Recreation)
  • Ice Hockey
  • Field Hockey
CONT

A composite shaft [of a hockey stick] should be purchased for the shaft consistency, shot speed and accuracy and its lighter weight. These are the most expensive and have less durability than aluminum. The average cost of a high-end composite shaft is $90 with blade. Lower priced composites shafts are generally targeted at the recreational market, less advanced players or young amateurs. These shafts cannot withstand hard play. Consumers should be careful when choosing the proper shaft. Just because a composite stick is more expensive does not mean that it will last longer!

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Loisirs)
  • Hockey sur glace
  • Hockey sur gazon
CONT

Manche composite hybride - conception ultra-légère qui combine sensation et légèreté. Revêtement de fibre de verre filé - enveloppe stratifiée pour augmenter la prise et fournir une rigidité bi-axiale exceptionnelle [au manche du hockey].

Spanish

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Record 21 2004-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
CONT

The class rating, a separate number from the speed rating, makes it easier to compare horses in a field to each other. The number is a projection of what the expected winning speed rating would be for that particular race. In other words, if a race is given a class rating of 80, a horse that can run that speed rating or better would be expected to have a good shot at winning the race.

CONT

The class rating is calculated from the amount of stakes the horse has won, its total placings and the number of starts it has had and is an indication of its overall ability. The higher the number the better.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres

Spanish

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Record 22 2004-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
  • Physical Education, Coaching and Sport Psychology
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
DEF

A psychological or physical barrier, a feeling of exhaustion, which a runner, a cyclist, a cross-country skier or any long-distance performer may experience during a race (especially a marathon).

CONT

"The Wall. "It evades easy definition, but to borrow from Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart's famous definition of obscenity, you know it when you see it-or rather, hit it. It usually happens around mile 20, give or take a couple of miles. Your pace slows, sometimes considerably. Some runners say that it feels as though their legs had been filled with lead quail shot... Others can’t feel their feet at all. Thought processes become a little fuzzy... Muscle coordination goes out the window, and self-doubt casts a deep shadow over the soul.... Even if you’re racing at a reasonable pace and you’ve done a good job of carboloading in the days before the marathon, you still have only about 2, 000 calories worth of glycogen stored in the muscles and liver; that's about enough to get you to-surprise!-mile 20. If you manage to deplete your glycogen reserves, say hello to The Wall.

CONT

It is this depletion of muscle glycogen that sportspeople know as "hitting the wall."

CONT

The bad news is that more than half of all nonelite marathon runners report having hit The Wall at least once. The good news is that more than 40 percent of all nonelite marathon runners have never hit The Wall. In other words, while it certainly doesn’t hurt to be prepared for the possibility of hitting The Wall, doing so is far from inevitable.

OBS

wall: something that resembles a wall in function especially by establishing limits.

PHR

Runner wall.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
  • Éducation physique, entraînement des athlètes et psychologie du sport
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
CONT

La soudaineté de la fatigue en course sur route et au marathon en particulier a conduit à l'expression désormais classique : «frapper le mur». [...] En fait, il n'y a pas un mur mais des murs. [...] Le premier est «la panne de glycogène musculaire». Le deuxième est «la panne de glucose sanguin». Le troisième est «le mur de la chaleur».

OBS

Le «mur de la chaleur» guette tous les coureurs si les conditions atmosphériques ne sont pas favorables : c'est-à-dire s'il fait trop chaud, s'il y a trop de soleil ou s'il fait trop humide. Il guette aussi les coureurs qui ne boivent pas suffisamment pendant la course. N'oubliez donc pas de boire.

OBS

Au Canada, «frapper le mur» veut dire souffrir des effets de l'un ou l'autre des 3 murs. En France, «toucher le mur» veut dire être victime de la panne de glycogène musculaire.

PHR

Mur de la chaleur; frapper le mur.

PHR

Toucher le mur.

Spanish

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Record 23 2004-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Guns (Naval)
CONT

In a three gun turret, the guns operate independently of each other in elevation. They may be loaded and shot independently of each other. This greatly increases rate of fire. The other benefit is that if you lose one elevation drive motor, you have only lost one gun rather than three.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Canons (Navires)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cañones (Buques)
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Record 24 2003-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
  • Military Training
CONT

MILES is a system the Army uses for wargames. You mount a small box, the transmitter, on the end of the barrel of your weapon, and wear a harness that has several straps on the front and back with infrared receptors on them. You also have a key that is normally in the transmitter to enable it. The transmitter has a microphone in it, and whenever a shot is fired, the sound causes it to fire a coded IR laser beam. The sensors on the harness are wired to a box on the back which detects when you have been hit. If you are, a beeper starts sounding loudly. To turn it off you have to take the key out of the transmitter, thus disabling it, and put it in a switch in the harness. Then you are "dead", and have to wait for an observer to come around with a special key that can reset the harness. They can also use the God gun, which is so called because it can fire pulses that will "kill" you like the other transmitters, but it can also fire pulses that reset your harness(bring you back to life...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
  • Instruction du personnel militaire

Spanish

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Record 25 2003-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
CONT

O’Brien technique: In 1952, American Parry O’Brien began his throws with his back to the shot put fan. Because this gave him an extra quarter-turn, it increased his propulsion and improved his performances by about 1m.

CONT

The Glide technique is usually favored by larger throwers who have trouble spinning within the small shot circle. They also benefit from the longer pull gained from the power position of the Glide technique.

OBS

Shot put.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
CONT

Technique O'Brien : En 1952, l'Américain Parry O'Brien innove en commençant ses lancers dos à l'aire de réception. Grâce à l'acquisition d'un quart de tour supplémentaire, il augmente sa force de propulsion et accroît ses performances d'environ un mètre.

OBS

Poids en translation (O'Brien).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Atletismo
OBS

Peso.

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Record 26 2002-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
CONT

Digital cameras... have... feature also have an overexposure warning, this blinking of overexposed areas of the image can be very useful to quickly tell if any part of the image is overexposed.... but with overexposure warning you always have the option to use a little more negative exposure compensation and take the shot again.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
CONT

[Appareil photo numérique]. Mécanisme permettant de corriger l'exposition d'une image lors de la prise de vue en augmentant (compensation positive) ou en diminuant (compensation négative) l'exposition enregistrée par le posemètre.

Spanish

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Record 27 2002-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Blasting Work (Mining)
DEF

A technique of shot firing in which an explosive charge is fired in a shothole, which is filled with water under pressure and in which the strata around the shothole have been infused with water.

OBS

Evidently a means of infusing coal with water by means of an explosion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail aux explosifs (Exploitation minière)
OBS

À titre de mesure préventive, les poussières peuvent être neutralisées par arrosage en cours de foration ou de transport des matériaux ou par infusion du massif avant l'abattage.

Spanish

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Record 28 2000-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

To place a tennis ball in such a position on the opposing court, as to force an opponent to stretch out in order just to make contact with the ball.

OBS

"To spread somebody", "to pull/stretch somebody out wide", "to pull somebody out of position" are all closely related expressions to render the ubiquitous French term "déborder". Other quasi-synonyms : in trouble,(to be) pulled off the court,(to be) out of control, threatened(=under threat), forcing shot, ball out of reach, to move sb. around(=move sb. left and right, to run one's opponent(from) corner to corner), to run sb. around the court, to break sb. 's defenses, to be on the defensive position, to keep sb. on the defensive, to run sb. ragged, to move sb. laterally, to move sb. up and back, to keep somebody off-balance, to be off balanced, to have sb. on the ropes/strings, to have sb. on the defensive, to keep sb. off balance, to have sb. run all over the court=to run sb. all over the court=to get/have sb. on the run, to be on the run, to be out of position, to get sb. off the court, to be pressed, to be under pressure, to swing sb. out wide, not to be able to recover from a shot, to dig oneself out of trouble/a big hole,(be) stretch(ed) out(wide), be stretching for the ball, ball out of reach.

CONT

If the serve has driven your opponent wide to one side, do not hesitate to use the resulting space for your first volley.

CONT

If you are forced wide, with your opponent moving to cover a sideline return, a cross court response can put you back in the rally.

CONT

The shot landing near the sideline and between the service line and baseline takes your opponent out wide for his return, opening up the court for your next shot.

CONT

The slice delivery swerves sharply through the air before and after the bounce, staying low as it takes your opponent out of court.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Annihiler les défenses et déjouer la position de l'adversaire sur le court en plaçant la balle hors de sa portée à l'aide de différents coups.

OBS

«Faire sortir du court» est une locution légèrement plus précise que «déborder» : on peut faire courir de gauche à droite quelqu'un à la recherche de la balle sans nécessairement le faire sortir du court. Phraséologie connexe : entraîner l'adversaire à l'extérieur du court, contraindre quelqu'un à un déplacement, coup d'attaque, coup de débordement/dépassement (=le passing-shot), mettre quelqu'un sous pression, mettre en difficulté, contre-attaquer, être (complètement) sorti du terrain.Une des expressions hyperboliques et favorites des joueurs de tennis, surtout en Europe, est «Je l'ai laissé à dix mètres», c'est-à-dire laisser la balle hors de son atteinte.

CONT

Le coéquipier suit l'autre, déporté à droite [ou] déporté à gauche.

CONT

[...] la balle ne viendra pas toujours à vous. Le plus souvent l'adversaire la placera hors de votre portée immédiate, loin, sur votre gauche, c'est naturel : c'est le jeu.

CONT

C'est l'adversaire qui vous a déporté dans un coin du court.

CONT

En servant croisé, la balle rebondira vers l'extérieur du court, ce qui déportera naturellement le relanceur dans le couloir.

Key term(s)
  • sortir du court
  • sortir du terrain

Spanish

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

Fraseología relacionada: golpe que obliga, poner en dificultad, descolocación (del adversario), amenazado, presionar a alguien, momentos de apuro, desbordamiento (lateral del adversario), dejar un agujero por donde pueda colocar la pelota el adversario, perder su posición, defenderse, tener tiempo de colocarse (=gain time, gain one's composure), obligar a alguien a salir de la pista, desplazar (=move), hacer correr al adversario, mover al contrario de un lado a otro, obligar al adversario a salir de la pista, poner en dificultad. Antónimo: estar en buena posición.

CONT

El servicio cortado sirve para la segunda pelota. Los zurdos lo utilizan muchísimo, ya que desbordan a los diestros sobre el revés.

CONT

La pelota gira sobre sí misma antes y después del bote, sacando al adversario de la pista sin apenas elevarse.

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Record 29 2000-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

Cartridge containing projectile(s) and designed to be fired in a shotgun. The cartridge body may be metal, plastic or paper.

OBS

12 gauge shot shell.

CONT

High velocity shot shells have a velocity around 1300 f/s plus a heavier shot charge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Cartouche à plombs ou à balle, conçue pour être tirée dans un fusil de chasse. Le tube de la douille peut être en métal, en plastique ou en carton.

OBS

cartouche de fusil de chasse : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

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Record 30 1997-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
  • Translation (General)
CONT

Ever since Germany's biggest bank announced its holding in Vereinsbank(fourth biggest in profit terms), previously lethargic bank shares have shot ahead and rumours have been rife.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
  • Traduction (Généralités)
CONT

Depuis que la Deutsche Bank a annoncé son rapprochement avec la banque bavaroise, les cours des actions bancaires, jusque-là atones, se sont envolés et diverses rumeurs se sont propagées.

Spanish

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Record 31 1995-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

Topspin or kick serve that seems to kick up or bounce high immediately after the bounce.

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.

Key term(s)
  • high-kick service
  • high-bouncing service
  • high-kicking service
  • high kicking serve
  • high kicking service

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

L'action du chop permet de retourner efficacement vers le bas des retours de service haut brossé et d'attaquer dans le rebond des coups d'approche sur balles brossées courtes.

Spanish

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Record 32 1994-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
CONT

I’m not very good at puzzles, but I’ll take a shot at it.

OBS

... have(or take) a shot at [Colloq. ] to make a try at.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

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Record 33 1993-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
  • Bearings and Bearing Systems (Mechanical Components)
CONT

If engine parts have been cleaned by sand blasting or shot peening, thoroughly clean them; the residue from these processes will find its way into the engine oil and cause damage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Paliers, coussinets et roulements (Composants mécaniques)
OBS

Les pièces du moteur nettoyées par sablage ou grenaillage doivent être ensuite parfaitement nettoyées, car ces procédés laissent des résidus pouvant être entra nés dans le circuit de graissage et provoquer des dégâts.

Spanish

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Record 34 1993-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems
OBS

High velocity shot shells have a velocity around 1300 f/s plus a heavier shot charge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes

Spanish

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Record 35 1993-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Criminology
OBS

In the first seven months of 1985 there have been at least 16 reported hijackings excluding one attempt foiled by a security guard who shot dead the hijacker.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Criminologie
OBS

Au cours des sept premiers mois de 1985 il y a eu au moins 16 détournements d'avion déclarés (plus une tentative de détournement déjouée par un garde à bord de l'avion qui a abattu l'apprenti-pirate de l'air.

Spanish

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Record 36 1991-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

System of semi-automatic or automatic firing wherein the bolt remains in the rearward position after each shot or burst, preventing cook-off by not having a round remaining in the chamber. Generally, firearms of this system have a fixed firing pin. Some firearms fire on semi-automatic from a closed bolt and on automatic from an open bolt.

OBS

Term and definition officialized by the Small Arms Terminology Working Group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Système de tir semi-automatique ou automatique dans lequel la culasse reste à la position arrière après chaque coup ou rafale, empêchant ainsi l'auto-inflammation en ne gardant pas de cartouche dans la chambre. Les armes à feu dotées de ce système ont normalement un percuteur fixe. Certaines armes à feu tirent coup par coup d'une culasse fermée et en rafale d'une culasse ouverte.

OBS

Terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

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Record 37 1979-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ice Hockey
OBS

Any player who while taking or attempting to take a shot raises the blade of the stick above the waist on BOTH the back swing and the follow through shall be considered to have taken an illegal shot and shall be assessed a minor penalty.

OBS

See rule 68(a) in ACHA-6E 51.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hockey sur glace
OBS

Tout joueur, lorsqu'il lance ou tente de lancer la rondelle, et qui élève la lame de son bâton plus haut que le niveau de la ceinture lorsqu'il ramène ce dernier vers l'arrière et qu'il prolonge le mouvement vers l'avant, sera considéré comme ayant exécuté un lancer irrégulier et on lui infligera une pénalité mineure.

OBS

Voir article 68(a) dans ACHA-6F 51.

Spanish

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