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MISS SHOT [6 records]

Record 1 2023-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cinematography
CONT

The close-up is a shot often taken at relatively close range on a longer lens. The benefit of the close up is that it gives us a detailed and intimate look we might normally miss.

Key term(s)
  • closeup shot
  • closeup

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cinématographie
CONT

Un gros plan est une image filmée de près, qui présente plus de détails au spectateur. Le résultat sera à la fois intime et informatif, car vous saurez ce qui se passe autour du sujet.

OBS

Avec le plan américain, c'est peut-être le plus célèbre des plans de cinéma, celui qui traduit le mieux émotions et frémissements [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cinematografía
DEF

[Plano que] muestra el rosto entero o una parte de la figura humana, o bien un objeto globalmente.

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Record 2 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 3 2012-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

The result of hitting the tennis ball with a tennis racquet; sometimes refers to the actual placement of the ball or manner in which it is struck.

CONT

A shot is the combination of a stroke and the situation in which it is used.

OBS

"Long" is an informal expression used to indicate that a shot went out past the baseline. Important nuance: a "stroke" implies early preparation and a complete follow through. If one were to envision a stroke, one would see a series of sequences, ending with a "shot", i.e. the result of all of the above. Consequently, a "shot" is the result of the "stroke". "Shot" implies a quick, sharp movement because one is focusing on the end result, not the series of sequences leading up to it. A "blow" is rather an imprecise, general term similar in meaning to "shot". Although many would like to maintain these nuances in English, "shot" and "stroke" are often used synonymously. "Blow" is used only rarely. Note, however that although there are two possible equivalents ("coup" and "frappe") in French, neither are semantically identical to the English offerings. The Spanish term "pegada" works well as an equivalent for "shot", although technically the term more specifically refers to the actual hitting action caused by the racket coming in contact with the ball, and not to the end result [cause vs effect].

CONT

Keeping your feet wide apart is an important key to maintaining good balance and positioning while moving from shot to shot.

CONT

Since his injury in the first set, he has lost a lot of sting in his shots.

PHR

Shape, strength of shot. Barrage, range, string of shots.

PHR

Shot bounces. Shot drifts wide. Shot has no pace on it. Shot will go/sail long.

PHR

Accurate, aggressive, angled, approach, bread-and-butter, buggywhip, chip, cinch, crafty, cross-court, crummy, decisive, deep, defensive, delicate, down-the-line, down-the-T, drop, extraordinary, fantastic, fast, floating, floppy, follow-up, forcing, gutsy, hard, hard-to-read, high-risk, inside-out, kill, laser, looping, loose, low, low-percentage, low-risk, mammoth, midcourt, off-centre, offensive, outside-in, passing, percentage, power, pressure, recovery, risky, safe, set-up, shallow, sharp-angled, short, showoff, sloppy, soft, spin, strong, tactical, topspin, touch, tough, tricky, two-handed, underspin, varied, vicious, wide, winning, wrongfooting shot.

PHR

Irretrievable key shot.

PHR

To admire, angle, anticipate, attack, baby, block, bungle, center, chop down, conceal, cut off, develop, dip, direct, flatten out, go for, guide, handle, hit, hold, improvise, intercept, lean into, line up, make, meet, miss, move into, muff, muscle, net, place, play, pop up, practice, pull off, put away, retrieve, rifle, run down, rush through, send, set up, smack, spray, step into, take, target, telegraph, time, track, underspin, unleash a shot.

PHR

To add pep to a shot. To approach behind a shot. To be cute with a shot. To react to a shot. To scoop down for a shot. To put one’s whole body behind shot. To get one’s weight behind/into the shot. To mix up shots. To stream together shots.

PHR

To raise a shot high. To telegraph shop direction. To whip a shot up/down the line.

PHR

Crushing shots. Filing one’s body into a shot.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

[...] Rien pour embarrasser François dont la régularité des coups en fond de terrain et la grande ténacité font de ce jeune joueur le champion canadien des 14 ans et moins.

CONT

[...] ses coups assenés du fond du court avec cette insolente précision qui blanchit les lignes.

PHR

Coup d'approche, d'attaque, en angle, audacieux, de base, de contre-attaque, coupé, croisé, décentré, décisif, défensif, déguisé, dévastateur, époustouflant, d'expert, explosif, faiblard, fantaisiste, fatal, de grande classe, lourd, mal ajusté, offensif, plat, précis, puissant, raté, retenu, risque, souple, spectaculaire, tordu.

PHR

Puissance, tempo d'un coup. Déroulement du coup. Gamme, production des coups.

PHR

Anticiper, appuyer, centrer, ralentir, rater, tourner un coup.

PHR

Assurer un bon centrage d'un coup. Laisser aller ses coups.

PHR

Sortir des coups impressionnants.

Spanish

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

Efecto de jugar a pegar golpes a una pelota.

CONT

Cualidades que debe poseer un buen servicio [...] Variación constante de la pegada (plana o con efecto).

CONT

Vuelta a la posición de espera tardía, lo que hace dejar un hueco en el que nuestro adversario dirigirá su próximo tiro.

PHR

Tiro angulado. Golpe definitivo, defensivo, estático, violento.

PHR

Un golpe lleva efecto.

PHR

Angular un tiro.

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Record 4 2011-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shooting (Sports)
  • Disabled Sports
OBS

For blind or visually impaired biathletes, the result of the shot is identified by a hit or miss sound.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tir (Sports)
  • Sports adaptés
OBS

Les biathlètes ayant une déficience visuelle se fient à un système acoustique qui émet un signal particulier lorsque la cible est ratée.

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
OBS

For blind or visually impaired biathletes, the result of the shot is identified by a hit or miss sound.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ski et surf des neiges
OBS

Les biathlètes ayant une déficience visuelle se fient à un système acoustique qui émet un signal particulier lorsque la cible est touchée.

Spanish

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Record 6 2002-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Basketball
DEF

The act of throwing a ball toward the basket in order to score points.

PHR

To take, miss, attempt a shot.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Basket-ball
CONT

[un] joueur qui se tient à proximité du panier adverse et dont le rôle essentiel est de tirer au panier [...] ou [...] de récupérer le ballon sur un tir manqué de l'un de ses coéquipiers.

CONT

C'est l'action, individuelle ou collective, qui permet de s'assurer la possession du ballon au moment où il rebondit après un shoot manqué.

Key term(s)
  • shot

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Básquetbol
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