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Record 1 2014-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Team Sports
  • Indigenous Arts and Culture
CONT

Snow snake is played on a track. Snow is piled up at the beginning of the track to a height of about 4 feet. Then the track gradually slopes downward to follow the contour of the earth. A log is then placed on top of the snow pile to make a track that the shooters must throw their snakes in. The community who has the best throws, wins. The best throwers win prizes but more importantly, bragging rights until the next event.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports d'équipe
  • Arts et culture autochtones
CONT

Le serpent à neige est un jeu d’hiver traditionnel chez les Autochtones des régions boisées de l’Est. Le jeu consiste à lancer aussi loin que possible un bâton préparé à cette fin dans un couloir de neige. Chaque concurrent a trois essais et le gagnant est celui qui lance le serpent le plus loin.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soccer (Europe: Football)
  • North American Football
  • Rugby
CONT

The goalkeeper is allowed to pick up the ball, run with it and then punt it, throw it or drop it and dribble or kick it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soccer (Europe : football)
  • Football nord-américain
  • Rugby
CONT

Le gardien de but a le droit de ramasser le ballon, courir avec puis le dégager, l'envoyer ou le faire tomber et dribbler ou tirer.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baseball and Softball
DEF

For a player, to position himself near or behind a teammate to be able to assist on a play if necessary (as by catching a fly under the sun, retrieving a dropped ball still in play or stopping a missed ball).

OBS

back up a throw : To position oneself near or behind a fellow fielder or baseman attempting to catch a throw from a teammate, catcher, pitcher or baseman.

OBS

back up a hit: To position oneself near or behind a fellow fielder attempting to catch a fly or a ball hit in that direction, in case the ball gets through.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Baseball et softball
DEF

Se mettre derrière un joueur pour attraper la balle en cas d'une erreur de sa part.

OBS

Ce rôle revient souvent au voltigeur qui se place près ou derrière un coéquipier pour attraper une chandelle dont la trajectoire est mal jugée en raison du soleil, ou récupérer une balle échappée encore en jeu ou difficile à capter parce que mal lancée; il parvient ainsi à freiner la progression du coureur ou à le retirer avant qu'il ne parvienne à toucher un but.

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

In general, the result of winning a game against the server. More specifically, from the perspective of the server, a loss of a service game. If the server loses the game, he is broken, sometimes in spirit as well as fact.

CONT

... Sampras pulled off the first break of the match in the third game of the second set, broke again two games later, and slowly took control.

OBS

Sometimes colloquially called "breaker". Although "service" and "serve" are synonyms, one does not say "serve break". Compare with "break service", the verb.

PHR

An insurance break.

PHR

To be down, be up a service break. To throw a service break away.

Key term(s)
  • serve break
  • break of service
  • breaker

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

[Fait de] prendre le service de l'adversaire sans perdre le sien, d'où un avantage de 2 jeux. Se dit lorsque le serveur perd la partie servie.

OBS

Les expressions «faire la brèche» ou «créer la rupture» sont proposées en équivalent de «faire le break».

Key term(s)
  • bris

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
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Record 5 2011-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
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.

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".

CONT

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.

PHR

Perfectly-aimed topspin serve.

PHR

Topspin serve jumps up.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Service brossé où la balle rebondit haut.

CONT

[...] 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.

Spanish

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

Lanzamiento de pelota: a la izquierda. Trayectoria: Izquierda-derecha y de abajo arriba. Utilización: segundo servicio. Ideal para subidas a la red.

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.

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Record 6 2011-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Golf
  • Baseball and Softball
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

To hit or throw a ball high up in the air, having it describe a high arc.

CONT

He lofted a towering drive into the left-field seats - Murray Chass, New York Times.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Golf
  • Baseball et softball
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Frapper une balle de façon à ce qu'elle décrive une trajectoire courte et élevée.

Spanish

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Record 7 2011-05-09

English

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

Strap strung inside shafts of sulky to keep the horse swinging the rear end to the right and left and traveling sideways on its gait.

CONT

Gaiting straps are put on a horse to keep his rear end in line. I’ve put them on trotters on both sides. Sometimes they’ll throw their feet out pretty wide into a wheel or the sulky, particularly on a half-mile track where they’re going at a terrific clip around the turns. A lot of good horses that I’ve raced had to wear gaiting straps over a half-mile track. A gaiting strap catches them up along the stifle and keeps them from throwing their foot out.

OBS

A term used in harness racing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
OBS

Terme appartenant aux courses attelées.

OBS

DALCH, page 64F, met par erreur, «sangle de direction» comme synonyme de «courroie de langue» au lieu de l'inscrire comme synonyme de «courroie d'allure» qui figure sur la même page; il le fait cependant pages 63E et 111F.

Spanish

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Record 8 2010-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
CONT

Speed of Release. This is perhaps the most important aspect in the range of the throw. The speed of release is a function of how hard you work and for how long, divided by how heavy the load is. To tidy this up : Relase Speed [equals the] Average force [multiplied by] the time of application [divided by] the mass of implement.

CONT

The approach run plays a key role in increasing the speed of release of the javelin, which is an important factor in determining the throw distance.

OBS

Technique/tactics - throwing events.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
CONT

La vitesse d'envol : elle dépend de l'accélération reçue sur la distance qui a précédé le lancer. 22m d'élan donne une vitesse de 14m/s.

CONT

La course d'élan est importante : sur une piste qui n'excède pas 36,50 m de long, elle s'achève sur une ligne courbe à ne pas dépasser. Elle permet de donner au javelot une vitesse d'envol en le plaçant sur une trajectoire qui doit être la plus longue possible; pour ce faire, le javelot doit être amené dans une position arrière maximale au moment de placement : c'est la position dite «du double appui», où avant le geste final du lancer, le javelot est pointé vers le haut selon un angle qui varie entre 30° et 40°.

OBS

Technique/tactique - lancers.

Spanish

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Record 9 2010-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
CONT

It is called a cross-over stride because it is difficult to think of a better name, especially since the term "cross-step" does not really describe the action... The right leg was picked up fairly straight with heel leading, and on landing the right foot was at 90 degrees to the line of throw, resulting in a deceleration of the forward speed of the body. This action, known as the "cross-step", is very seldom seen today.

CONT

As he draws the javelin back, he rotates the body slightly and forces a crossover of the fourth step.

CONT

The change in the angle of the trunk is particularly marked during the so-called "cross-step" immediately prior to the throwing stride ...

Key term(s)
  • crossover stride
  • cross over
  • cross-over
  • crossstep

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
CONT

Pas croisé : Phase du lancer du javelot. C'est l'action de courir de côté, le bassin étant placé de côté. C'est la période pendant laquelle le lanceur va chercher à prendre «de l'avance» des pieds sur le haut du corps.

CONT

La foulée de mise en place du corps commence dès que le pied gauche se pose au sol. On l'a souvent nommée «pas croisé», mais cette image traduit assez mal la réalité. En fait, dans toutes les foulées de course les jambes se croisent. Simplement, dans cette troisième foulée de préparation, la pose du pied droit en avant est plus rapide que dans une course normale et elle revêt une forme particulière.

OBS

Le terme «foulée de mise en place du corps» ne signifie rien en athlétisme; c'est un terme vieilli. Source : Jean-Paul Baert, Entraîneur national, Association canadienne d'athlétisme amateur.

Spanish

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Record 10 2008-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
OBS

An "ugly baby" is a reality that is difficult to confront but impossible to deny because it is blatantly obvious.

OBS

Beware of the “Ugly Baby Syndrome. ” An “Ugly Baby” is developed at the concept phase and you can not put it back. So what happens? It gets dressed up to make it look OK. It hangs around for about 18 years because the factory will “adopt” the ugly baby and resist re-design. The moral of the story is that the concept phase is extremely important to prevent creation of an unworkable design that ends up staying around because no one wants to throw away something they’ve started working with.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 11 2006-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
CONT

For some the experience of riding up a hill will be one of elation but for most, the pain of climbing has been enough to see the bike sent to the darkest recesses of the shed or garage and the reintroduction of tiddly-winks to the daily activities.

CONT

You will get buckets of water thrown over you, you will get balloons from every corner thrown at you and they also have these huge bicycle pump looking things that throw a spout of water several meters. If you are cycling up a steep gradient you might be said to be a captive audience to them. They have no mercy.

CONT

You turn in the dirt road to your right and after a short slope you find a rocky climb, with fairly wide hairpin bends offering a beautiful view of the surrounding valleys. Just before the church of Cigno the tarmac road starts again and after cycling through this small village you get to a crossroads (the highest point this route) where you turn left along a beautiful slope leading to Civorio.

OBS

The term "gradient" may also be used to mean the "grade of a hill", in which case it is usually expressed as a percentage. "Hill" and "slope" are also polysemic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Route en pente.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
DEF

Terreno en pendiente.

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Record 12 2004-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baseball and Softball
DEF

To catch a throw from a outfielder that is heading for home plate or third base in an attempt to hold up a base runner or to help a ball get to its intended target faster.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Baseball et softball
DEF

Attraper au passage une balle adressée par un voltigeur vers le marbre afin de mettre hors jeu un coureur cherchant à atteindre le but suivant.

Spanish

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Record 13 2003-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

An attacking shot to counteract another attacking short.

OBS

counterattack: term also used in table tennis.

OBS

Related term: reply.

CONT

If your opponent is at the net and you can not make an effective passing shot, it is best to throw up a defensive lob. On the other hand, if you are well balanced and your opponent is not crowding the net, you may elect to hit a counter-attacking shot that may be a passing short or a topspin lob.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
OBS

Lorsqu'on réplique à une balle d'attaque à la suite d'une balle rapide ou précise ou que l'on déjoue un joueur en position au filet. [Phraséologie connexe : riposte, retour offensif.]

OBS

coup de contre-attaque : terme [également] employé au tennis de table.

Key term(s)
  • retour offensif

Spanish

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Record 14 2002-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Basketball
OBS

Rules/refereeing.

DEF

The restriction against offensive players taking up set positions within the free throw lane for more than three seconds.

Key term(s)
  • three second rule
  • 3-second rule
  • 3 second rule
  • 3-sec rule
  • 3 sec rule

French

Domaine(s)
  • Basket-ball
OBS

Règlement/arbitrage.

OBS

Un joueur ne doit pas rester plus de trois secondes dans la zone restrictive adverse, entre la ligne de fond et la ligne de lancer franc lorsque son équipe est en possession du ballon.

Key term(s)
  • règle des 3 s

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Básquetbol
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Record 15 1999-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Curling
DEF

To execute a delivery that puts a rock in front of another one already in the house(provide cover), or puts a rock, or guard, in front of a rock laying in front of the house(throw up a guard).

CONT

Provide cover for a rock.

OBS

guard (noun): A rock positioned between the hog line and the house, often to protect another rock behind, and that blocks the path of a rock to deliver.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Curling
DEF

Exécuter un lancer qui résulte en une pierre placée devant une autre déjà dans la maison (couvrir une pierre), ou qui place une pierre, ou garde, devant une pierre immobilisée devant la maison (placer une garde).

OBS

garde : Pierre immobilisée entre la ligne de jeu et la maison, souvent pour en protéger une autre derrière, et qui bloque la trajectoire d'une pierre à lancer.

Spanish

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Record 16 1994-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
DEF

Green plastic container usually put up outside or in public buildings into which people throw away sorted household waste.

CONT

The recycling bin is clearly identified to properly separate the recyclables and is provided by the municipality for recuperating sorted household waste, in order to recycle it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
DEF

Contenant de plastique vert, installé dans un édifice public ou à l'extérieur, dans lequel on dépose les déchets domestiques triés.

CONT

Le cabanon de récupération est fourni par la municipalité et est clairement identifié afin qu'on y récupère, par apport volontaire, les déchets recyclables.

Spanish

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Record 17 1993-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheeled Vehicles (Military)
  • Land Forces
CONT

With the [vehicle] you just stop, throw the gear lever into control on the dashboard on lock, heel-and-toe, and the transmission will bite firmly to pull the vehicle up hill without the slightest wheelspin, even on a wet concrete surface as was the case during the test.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules à roues (Militaire)
  • Forces terrestres

Spanish

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Record 18 1991-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phraseology
  • Toxicology
  • Occupational Health and Safety
CONT

When developing workplace labels, employers should attempt to use simpler language.... instead of "if ingested", use "if swallowed, make the person throw up".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie
  • Toxicologie
  • Santé et sécurité au travail

Spanish

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