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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A stroke made by hitting down on the ball with a slicing motion. Such an action imparts both backspin and side-spin to the ball, forcing it to break to a right-handed player’s left side just before he is to hit the ball.  2, record 1, English, - slice

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The generic term "slice" in English can mean one of 2 things : 1) the actual stroke which causes the ball to turn sideways 2) the type of ball that comes off the strings of someone making such a stroke. Moreover, many purists instructors feel that one should maintain a nuance between a slice, a chip and a chop. Nonetheless, the French equivalent for the English word "slice" ranges from "slice"(anglicisme accepté) to "chop". Note also that the French use the term "slice" to denote a particular type of serve. Compare the term "slice" with "topspin shot", "sidespin".  2, record 1, English, - slice

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Backhand, deep, hard, one-handed slice.  2, record 1, English, - slice

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Slice with excessive underspin/backspin.  2, record 1, English, - slice

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To hit a slice.  2, record 1, English, - slice

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Coup imprimant à la balle une rotation latérale de haut en bas. La raquette frappe en décrivant (vers le bas et «à travers» la balle un angle inférieur à 45 degrés. Cette action se retrouve fréquemment pour les balles ayant un niveau de frappe inférieur aux genoux.  4, record 1, French, - coup%20coup%C3%A9

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Dans certains textes, l'anglicisme «slice» désigne un effet qui fait tourner la balle vers l'arrière (=backspin), en sens contraire de sa trajectoire, mais en réalité le «slice» est un coup qui imprime à la balle une rotation à la fois latérale et arrière. Selon certains experts, il y a une nuance entre «coupé», «slicé» et «chopé» en fonction de l'angle à laquelle la raquette fait contact avec la balle; étudiez la phrase suivante : il faut initier les élèves au contrôle du «chop» sur balle haute, de la «slice» sur balle moyenne, et de l'effet latéral sur balle basse si on veut les aider à s'adapter aux différents niveaux de frappe et produire des trajectoires de balles efficaces [Louis Cayer]. Le terme connexe «effet rétro» (=slice with excessive underspin) ne désigne qu'une certaine rotation de la balle.  4, record 1, French, - coup%20coup%C3%A9

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Un slice fait de la droite vers la gauche fait s'écarter la balle vers la droite; dans le cas inverse, c'est l'inverse qui se produit.  5, record 1, French, - coup%20coup%C3%A9

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

golpe con efecto: término genérico que puede significar también «topspin shot». Término relacionado: pelota cortada.  3, record 1, Spanish, - golpe%20cortado

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[...] no todos los golpes planos son iguales, y por supuesto, muchísimo menos todavía lo son los golpes cortados o liftados.  4, record 1, Spanish, - golpe%20cortado

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Golpe cortado en profundidad.  3, record 1, Spanish, - golpe%20cortado

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Type of serve in which the player imparts a forward or overspin rotation to the ball causing it to bounce high after ground contact. The spin imparted by the racket is the opposite of what it would be normally.  3, record 2, English, - topspin%20serve

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Not to be confused with the "American twist(serve) ", "twist(serve) "or kick serve(=kicker), which is a topspin serve with an added "twist". The term "topspin serve" is a generic. One can deliver a "topspin serve" without it "kicking up" very high. "Kicker" : slang. See also "high-kicking serve".  3, record 2, English, - topspin%20serve

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For the topspin serve you throw the ball above your head, and bend your elbow sharply and bring the racket up so that the ball rolls across the short string and thus departs with topspin on it.  1, record 2, English, - topspin%20serve

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Perfectly-aimed topspin serve.  3, record 2, English, - topspin%20serve

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Topspin serve jumps up.  3, record 2, English, - topspin%20serve

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Service brossé où la balle rebondit haut.  1, record 2, French, - service%20bross%C3%A9

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[...] dans un service lifté, après être [...] passée nettement au-dessus du filet, la balle retombe rapidement dans le court et dévie vers la gauche du relanceur en rebondissant haut.  4, record 2, French, - service%20bross%C3%A9

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Lanzamiento de pelota: a la izquierda. Trayectoria: Izquierda-derecha y de abajo arriba. Utilización: segundo servicio. Ideal para subidas a la red.  3, record 2, Spanish, - servicio%20liftado

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

El saque liftado es el saque más avanzado que hay en el tenis [...] es un saque complicado y que, normalmente, es utilizado por jugadores de torneos, sobre todo de torneos importantes, jugadores de primera. Se utiliza fundamentalmente como segundo saque; llamamos «saque liftado» a un saque que en realidad tiene distintos efectos.  2, record 2, Spanish, - servicio%20liftado

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

The stroke used to return a serve.  6, record 3, English, - return%20of%20serve

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... won the tiebreak on a screaming service return hit right at the charging Sampras.  7, record 3, English, - return%20of%20serve

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With Becker serving at 6-5 in the fourth set, the Romanian hit some good returns, and broke for the match.  7, record 3, English, - return%20of%20serve

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A player claims his return shot was good after a linesman called "out."  5, record 3, English, - return%20of%20serve

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return of service: term also used in table tennis.  1, record 3, English, - return%20of%20serve

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR

Accurate, aggressive, anticipated, attacking, backhand, blocked, controlled, crisp, cross court, dink, down-the-line, driven, drop shot, effective, flat, high, ill-directed, ineffective, lobbed, low, mishit, predictable, short, topspin, underspin, unplayable return of serve.  2, record 3, English, - return%20of%20serve

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Interception of a return of serve.  2, record 3, English, - return%20of%20serve

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Premier renvoi ou coup de la balle qui fait suite au service adverse.  5, record 3, French, - retour%20de%20service

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Le grand tamis favorise beaucoup les lifteurs étant donné sa surface plus large ainsi que le joueur de double et de service-volée. Il est idéal pour le retour de service et la volée.  6, record 3, French, - retour%20de%20service

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[...] l'échange s'avère en général très bref, sans compter que les retours de service de votre partenaire vous font regretter d'avoir joué.  7, record 3, French, - retour%20de%20service

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retour de service : terme employé aussi au tennis de table.  8, record 3, French, - retour%20de%20service

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Celui qui l'effectue est le relanceur. Le terme «retour» est en l'occurrence, une forme abrégée de «retour de service».  5, record 3, French, - retour%20de%20service

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR

Retour de service d'attaque, bas, bloqué, court, croisé, en coup droit, en montée au filet, en parallèle, en revers, faible, gagnant, haut, imparable, lobé, millimétré, placé, plongeant, profond.  5, record 3, French, - retour%20de%20service

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Muster elevó el brazo derecho hacia el cielo, justo en el momento en que la última devolución de Chang salió fuera de los límites de la pista central de Roland Garros.  5, record 3, Spanish, - devoluci%C3%B3n%20de%20servicio

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Si la devolución es mala, nuestro adversario aprovechará la ocasión y tomará la iniciativa [...]  6, record 3, Spanish, - devoluci%C3%B3n%20de%20servicio

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Las tres cualidades más importantes que debe reunir un resto son: 1.° No fallar la pelota jamás. 2.° Poner siempre en dificultad al adversario. 3.° Tomar la iniciativa [...] Tres posibilidades de resto: al centro a sus pies, cruzada o paralela.  6, record 3, Spanish, - devoluci%C3%B3n%20de%20servicio

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Devolución alta, corta.  7, record 3, Spanish, - devoluci%C3%B3n%20de%20servicio

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Resto bloqueado, cortado, en globo, largo.  7, record 3, Spanish, - devoluci%C3%B3n%20de%20servicio

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Un fallo en la devolución.  7, record 3, Spanish, - devoluci%C3%B3n%20de%20servicio

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Interceptar, realizar un resto/una devolución.  7, record 3, Spanish, - devoluci%C3%B3n%20de%20servicio

Record 4,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 4, 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 4, English, - American%20twist%20serve

Record number: 4, 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 4, English, - American%20twist%20serve

Record number: 4, 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 4, English, - American%20twist%20serve

Record number: 4, 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 4, English, - American%20twist%20serve

Record 4,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Service brossé où la balle rebondit haut et dans la direction opposée à son mouvement original.  2, record 4, French, - service%20twist%C3%A9

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS

On l'appelle aussi à tort «service lifté».  2, record 4, French, - service%20twist%C3%A9

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Termes connexes : service brossé ou service lifté (ou service à effet toppé).  1, record 4, French, - service%20twist%C3%A9

Record 4,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 5,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF

An advanced type of serve that is hit with a great deal of speed and forward spin causing it to drop rapidly to the floor.  4, record 5, English, - topspin%20serve

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT

When practicing serves, you should practice at least three different varieties. In general, a hard topspin serve, an intermediate normal serve, and a lob creampuff dead-ball serve are good choices to practice.  5, record 5, English, - topspin%20serve

Record 5,  Textual support,  French

Record 5,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 6,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Topspin or kick serve that seems to kick up or bounce high immediately after the bounce.  1, record 6, English, - high%2Dkicking%20serve

Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 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.  2, record 6, English, - high%2Dkicking%20serve

Record 6,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 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.  1, record 6, French, - service%20haut%20bross%C3%A9

Record 6,  Textual support,  Spanish