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THROW ROCK WIDE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-11-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- curling
1, record 1, English, curling
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A game developed in Scotland in which two teams of four players each throw granite rocks spinning over a stretch of ice 138 feet long and 14 feet 2 inches wide(Can.) to 15 feet 6 inches wide towards a three-ringed target in an attempt to place a rock as close as possible to the center of the rings marked by a spot called the button. 2, record 1, English, - curling
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A team scores one point for each stone it places nearer the center of the rings than its opponent. After all players on both teams have delivered their stones to one end of the rink (an "end"), the stones are scored and then delivered to the opposite end. ... Though a match may be played to a stipulated number of points, most are played for a designated number of ends (as 14, 17, or 21). 3, record 1, English, - curling
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Curling was a demonstration sport at the 1988 Olympic Winter Games in Calgary, Canada; it became an official Olympic sport at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. 4, record 1, English, - curling
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- curling
1, record 1, French, curling
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sport qui consiste pour deux équipes de quatre joueurs à lancer à tour de rôle deux pierres sur une surface de glace vers une cible formée de cercles concentriques au centre desquels se trouve un point aussi appelé bouton, de façon à placer une ou plusieurs pierres le plus près possible du centre. 2, record 1, French, - curling
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le curling oppose deux équipes de quatre joueurs chacune. Une partie est en général de dix «bouts» ou manches. Une manche est complète quand toutes les pierres ont été lancées d'un côté de la piste à l'autre. Durant la manche suivante, les pierres seront lancées dans la direction opposée. Chaque équipe a huit coups par manche. C'est l'équipe dont le pointage accumulé est le plus élevé qui remporte la partie. 3, record 1, French, - curling
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Assez curieusement, les dictionnaires définissent le curling comme un sport où l'on joue avec un «palet» tandis que les ouvrages sur la discipline utilisent le terme «pierre», comme il se doit. 4, record 1, French, - curling
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le curling a été un sport de démonstration aux Jeux Olympiques d'hiver de 1988 à Calgary (Canada); il est devenu discipline olympique officielle aux Jeux Olympiques d'hiver de 1998 à Nagano (Japon). 4, record 1, French, - curling
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le Comité International Olympique (CIO) demande de respecter le nom des Jeux Olympiques tel qu'établi dans la Charte olympique, soit d'utiliser la majuscule «O». Par contre, les règles d'écriture de la langue française recommandent d'utiliser «Jeux olympiques», graphie préconisée par Sport Canada. 5, record 1, French, - curling
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- curling
1, record 1, Spanish, curling
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-08-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Curling
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pinch the broom
1, record 2, English, pinch%20the%20broom
correct, verb phrase
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- pinch the brush 2, record 2, English, pinch%20the%20brush
correct, verb phrase
- be narrow on a shot 3, record 2, English, be%20narrow%20on%20a%20shot
correct, see observation
- deliver a narrow 3, record 2, English, deliver%20a%20narrow
correct, see observation
- deliver a narrow shot 3, record 2, English, deliver%20a%20narrow%20shot
correct, see observation
- throw a rock narrow 3, record 2, English, throw%20a%20rock%20narrow
correct, see observation, Canada
- throw a stone narrow 3, record 2, English, throw%20a%20stone%20narrow
correct, see observation
- throw a rock to the inside 3, record 2, English, throw%20a%20rock%20to%20the%20inside
correct, see observation, Canada
- throw a stone to the inside 3, record 2, English, throw%20a%20stone%20to%20the%20inside
correct, see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
For a curler, to deliver a rock that comes to rest inside the imaginary line to the designated target, between the skip’s broom or brush and the centre line; to deliver rocks that tend in that direction. 3, record 2, English, - pinch%20the%20broom
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A "narrow rock" is delivered between the skip’s broom and the house or the centre line, the inside of the playing area; a "wide rock" is delivered between the skip’s broom and a side line, the outside of the playing area. 3, record 2, English, - pinch%20the%20broom
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term "inside" refers to the part of a playing area midway between the sides; it thus means, for a curling sheet, an area getting close to the centre line. 3, record 2, English, - pinch%20the%20broom
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Antonym :throw a rock wide; be wide on a shot; throw a rock wide. 3, record 2, English, - pinch%20the%20broom
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lancer une pierre vers l'intérieur
1, record 2, French, lancer%20une%20pierre%20vers%20l%27int%C3%A9rieur
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- lancer une pierre à l'intérieur du balai 2, record 2, French, lancer%20une%20pierre%20%C3%A0%20l%27int%C3%A9rieur%20du%20balai
correct, see observation
- lancer une pierre à l'intérieur de la brosse 2, record 2, French, lancer%20une%20pierre%20%C3%A0%20l%27int%C3%A9rieur%20de%20la%20brosse
correct, see observation
- lancer une pierre à l'intérieur de la cible 3, record 2, French, lancer%20une%20pierre%20%C3%A0%20l%27int%C3%A9rieur%20de%20la%20cible
correct, see observation
- lancer à l'intérieur du balai 1, record 2, French, lancer%20%C3%A0%20l%27int%C3%A9rieur%20du%20balai
correct, see observation
- lancer à l'intérieur de la brosse 1, record 2, French, lancer%20%C3%A0%20l%27int%C3%A9rieur%20de%20la%20brosse
correct, see observation
- lancer à l'intérieur de la cible 3, record 2, French, lancer%20%C3%A0%20l%27int%C3%A9rieur%20de%20la%20cible
correct, see observation
- lancer une pierre étroite 1, record 2, French, lancer%20une%20pierre%20%C3%A9troite
correct, see observation
- lancer une étroite 1, record 2, French, lancer%20une%20%C3%A9troite
correct, see observation
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pour un curleur, une curleuse, lancer une pierre qui s'immobilise à l'intérieur de la ligne imaginaire vers la cible, entre le balai ou la brosse du skip et la ligne médiane; lancer des pierres qui prennent souvent cette direction. 1, record 2, French, - lancer%20une%20pierre%20vers%20l%27int%C3%A9rieur
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une «pierre étroite» s'immobilise entre le balai du capitaine et la maison ou la ligne médiane, l'intérieur de l'aire de jeu; une «pierre large» s'immobilise entre le balai du capitaine et un côté de la piste, l'extérieur de l'aire de jeu. 1, record 2, French, - lancer%20une%20pierre%20vers%20l%27int%C3%A9rieur
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «intérieur» signifie la partie d'une aire de jeu à mi-chemin entre les côtés; pour une piste de curling, il signifie donc tout espace se rapprochant de la ligne médiane. 1, record 2, French, - lancer%20une%20pierre%20vers%20l%27int%C3%A9rieur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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