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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

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When the racket is spun in the "toss" at the beginning of a match to decide service or side, it will come to rest presenting either the rough or the smooth face of strings. The thin strings at the top and bottom of the racket head are strung in such a way as to present a rough or smooth surface against the thicker playing strings.  2, record 1, English, - rough%20or%20smooth

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Today’s tennis racquets no longer have a special cord running through them which allows players to determine by touch whether the "spin" of a racket has yielded a "rough" or "smooth" surface.  3, record 1, English, - rough%20or%20smooth

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Tennis (locution). Rough or smooth (rugueux ou uni) : Tirer au sort le côté du jeu «à nœuds ou cordes», en laissant tomber la raquette.  1, record 1, French, - %C3%A0%20n%26oelig%3Buds%20ou%20cordes

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En parlant d'une raquette, l'un des côtés s'appelle «droits» (côté où les cordes verticales croisent par-dessous les cordes horizontales) et l'autre «nœuds» (côté où les cordes verticales croisent par-dessus les cordes horizontales). Pour choisir le côté du service, l'un des joueurs fait pivoter sa raquette la tête en bas et la laisse tomber; l'autre dit «droits» ou «nœuds». Par extension : (tennis) Tirer à nœuds ou cordes. [Pratique abandonnée dû au fait que la raquette tombe le plus souvent du côté «nœuds», plus lourd.]  1, record 1, French, - %C3%A0%20n%26oelig%3Buds%20ou%20cordes

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Strings running horizontally from one side of the racket head to the other.  1, record 2, English, - cross%2Dstrings

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Hybrid, a pairing of 2 different strings: one for the mains and the other for the crosses. [As opposed to "main strings" or "mains".]  2, record 2, English, - cross%2Dstrings

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Chacune des cordes qui va d'un côté à l'autre du cadre d'une raquette, passant par-dessus et par-dessous des cordes qui vont de haut en bas et qui sont d'abord tendues ou tissées.  4, record 2, French, - travers

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Tension recommandée : 29-34 kg, 1 à 2 kg en moins pour les travers.  1, record 2, French, - travers

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Nœuds, côté de la raquette où les cordes verticales passent par-dessus les horizontales.  2, record 2, French, - travers

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Les expressions «cordes horizontales» et «cordes transversales» s'utilisent surtout au pluriel.  4, record 2, French, - travers

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A popular and versatile way of holding the racket, characterized by the wrist lying directly over the top of the grip and the palm facing down and the index finger and thumb forming a V around the left side of the racket handle.  4, record 3, English, - continental%20grip

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Continental Grip. Also known as the "hammer" grip, because you hold the racquet as if you are going to hammer a nail with the side of the frame, the Continental is the one grip that can be used for every shot. But its primary uses are for serves, volleys, overheads, slices, and defensive shots.  5, record 3, English, - continental%20grip

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS

Used as a compromise between the eastern forehand and eastern backhand grips by some players to eliminate the necessity of shifting their hand on the racket. Sometimes the term "service grip" is erroneously used as a synonym because it is the grip most commonly used in serving; however this is a misnomer since today there are many different types of service grips in use.  4, record 3, English, - continental%20grip

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR

Modified continental grip.  4, record 3, English, - continental%20grip

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Prise intermédiaire entre celle du coup droit et celle du revers.  4, record 3, French, - prise%20continentale

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

La prise continentale [a été popularisée] par des joueurs du [Vieux] Continent. On l'appelle aussi «prise marteau» [la main tient le manche comme un marteau], ou bien encore neutre ou unique, parce qu'elle est censée permettre de jouer tous les coups sans changer de prise.  5, record 3, French, - prise%20continentale

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Prise idéale pour exécuter le service.  4, record 3, French, - prise%20continentale

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Prise continentale modifiée.  4, record 3, French, - prise%20continentale

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Sistema continental martillo. Se coge la empuñadura como un martillo, en el mismo plano que el antebrazo, formando un ángulo, antebrazo raqueta, de 100 a 110° más o menos. La empuñadura continental no es aconsejable para los que empiezan, ya que requiere mucha fuerza en la muñeca debido a que la mayor parte de la mano está sobre la empuñadura; yo la aconsejaría sólo para la volea, el servicio y el smash, ya que permite el juego de muñeca indispensable, sobre todo en el servicio y en el smash [...]  2, record 3, Spanish, - empu%C3%B1adura%20continental

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continental: nombre de la empuñadura de servicio originaria de Gran Bretaña.  4, record 3, Spanish, - empu%C3%B1adura%20continental

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Continental modificada.  5, record 3, Spanish, - empu%C3%B1adura%20continental

Record 4,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF

How much a racket bends from head to shaft or from one side of the head to the other when contact with the ball is made.  1, record 4, English, - flexibility

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS

In English, one speaks of the "degree of flexibility" in a tennis racquet; in French, one speaks of "degré de rigidité". It is a matter of expressing the same reality in a different way.  2, record 4, English, - flexibility

Record 4,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT

La rigidité de la raquette est liée à la déformation ou au degré d'élasticité du cadre. Une raquette qui «plie» beaucoup lors de l'impact avec la balle est classée flexible. Une raquette qui plie très peu lors de l'impact est une raquette rigide [...] En laboratoire, on teste le degré de rigidité d'une raquette en fixant celle-ci dans un étau, puis en appliquant une force au centre du tamis pour la faire plier.  2, record 4, French, - rigidit%C3%A9

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT

[Un autre facteur qui influence l'achat d'une raquette] est la rigidité du cadre. Un cadre plus rigide augmentera la puissance, mais diminuera le contrôle et augmentera la vibration du cadre.  3, record 4, French, - rigidit%C3%A9

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR

Échelle de la rigidité.  4, record 4, French, - rigidit%C3%A9

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Record 5,  Textual support,  English

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The curved path of something moving through space.  3, record 5, English, - flight

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As she brings the raquet head down below the flight of the ball, you can see how her wrist is laid back.  4, record 5, English, - flight

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT

... hitting straight into the incoming flight pattern of the ball ...  2, record 5, English, - flight

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS

The Spanish term "recorrido" is generic. In its most basic meaning the term denotes the path of a moving object whether it be a racquet, a ball or even a human body. Furthermore, in English one speaks of the "flight" or "trajectory" of the ball, the "path." The only difference between the two English terms is in phraseological usage: one can say "a steep trajectory (of the ball);" one would not say a "steep flight."  5, record 5, English, - flight

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS

In groundstroke play the ball has two flights : the first as it leaves your opponent's racket and the second after the ball has bounced on your side of the net.  6, record 5, English, - flight

Record 5,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT

La frappe de la balle [de service] doit s'opérer quand celle-ci est au sommet de sa trajectoire ascendante, propulsée par la main libre.  2, record 5, French, - trajectoire

Record 5,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT

En nuestro desplazamiento para interceptar el recorrido de la pelota hacia nosotros es bastante frecuente pensar, por parte de todo principiante, o al menos de muchos, que si la pelota viene muy rápida, hay que retroceder hacia el fondo de la pista, porque se viene encima.  3, record 5, Spanish, - trayectoria

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT

[la pelota] es modificada su trayectoria por el viento [...]  4, record 5, Spanish, - trayectoria

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 CONT

[...] acompañar a la pelota en su vuelo hacia la pista contraria [...]  5, record 5, Spanish, - trayectoria

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Se trata de una pelota.  6, record 5, Spanish, - trayectoria

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS

En el juego de fondo, la pelota describe dos vuelos o trayectorias: una después de ser golpeada por la raqueta, la otra después de haber botado al otro lado de la red.  7, record 5, Spanish, - trayectoria