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THUNDERBOLT [5 records]

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Record 1 2012-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

... the stroke that starts play.

CONT

[His] serve has lost its bite.

OBS

The server stands behind the baseline and has two tries to send the ball into the diagonally opposite service court.

OBS

Any motion, including underhand or sidearm is permissible, however, the overhead or overarm stroke is by far the most common. (The terms "overarm service" and "roundarm service" are rarely heard today.) There are basically three types of service: 1) the flat service; 2) the slice service; 3) the spin service. Note that the term "serve" is ambiguous in English. On the one hand it may refer to the result of going through (e.g. he can hit a very hard "serve"); finally, it may even refer to one of the two attempts allowed to complete a service (e.g. he is about to make his second "serve" - French: deuxième balle de service). On this last note, at Wimbledon, England, one hears the chair umpire call out "first service", rather than "first serve".

PHR

Awesome, big, break, cannonball, curving, deep, dodgy, down-the-center, easy, effortless, explosive, fault, first, high-bouncing, hook, huge, kick, killer, left-handed, let, long, medium-paced, over-powering, patty-cake, percentage, power(ful), return, returning, second, short, sliced, slow spin, smoking, smooth, solid, spin, spun, strong, technically sound, thunderbolt, underhand, unreturnable, well-placed, well-timed, whopping, wide serve. Return of serve. Serve and volley.

PHR

To break, return serve. To slice, take a serve. To rush one’s serve. To struggle with one’s serve. To take something/a little bit off one’s serve.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Coup utilisé pour introduire le point.

CONT

Pour le débutant, le service constitue une mise au jeu souvent difficile, mais représente chez le bon joueur un coup d'attaque lui permettant normalement de gagner le jeu sur son service.

CONT

[Elle] fait partie de la nouvelle génération des joueuses qui frappent très fort au coup droit et au revers et elle possède un excellent service.

CONT

Quand le service s'annonce bon, la trajectoire de la balle ressemble à celle d'un ballon d'hélium !

CONT

[...] vos services auront plus de mordant, de meilleurs effets et seront mieux contrôlés.

OBS

Le serveur, placé de profil derrière la ligne de fond, a droit à des essais pour envoyer la balle dans le carré de service situé en diagonale.

PHR

Service appuyé, constant, déficient, en dessous, énorme, foudroyant, gagnant, de gaucher, impeccable, imprenable, en pousse-balle, redoutable, rythmé, travaillé. Bon, gros, long, puissant service.

PHR

Service au trois quarts de la vitesse possible.

PHR

Bloquer, frapper, livrer, rabattre, récupérer, remettre, retourner un service. Conserver, gagner, passer, perdre, remporter son service. Recevoir le service. Tenir service. Varier ses services.

PHR

Décocher le service le plus rapide. Faire un service gagnant. Mesurer le service d'un adversaire. Prendre le service de l'adversaire. Se présenter au service pour le match.

Spanish

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

El servicio es el golpe más difícil del tenis por la perfecta coordinación de movimientos que exige, por lo tanto, está sujeto a multitud de amaneramientos y errores.

OBS

El servicio es el golpe más difícil del tenis, exige mucha coordinación de movimientos.

CONT

"... su servicio no era gran cosa, me adelanté para presionarle y las cosas empezaron a marchar muy bien" [Muster].

PHR

Servicio a 3/4 de velocidad, ascendente, bueno, (muy) colocado, potente, rápido, válido. Un servicio cae buena, con efecto. Servicio se zambulla en la pista contraria.

PHR

Devolución, ejecución del servicio. Devolvedor(a), falta de servicio.

PHR

Colocar, efectuar, ejecutar, realizar, recibir un servicio. Devolver el servicio.

PHR

Orden de saque.

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Record 2 2010-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
CONT

The A-10 Thunderbolt and OA-10 Thunderbolt IIs are the first Air Force aircraft specially designed for close air support of ground forces. They are simple, effective and survivable twin-engine jet aircraft that can be used against all ground targets, including tanks and other armored vehicles.

PHR

Lightweight twin-jet.

Key term(s)
  • twin engine jet aircraft
  • twinjet plane
  • twin-jet plane
  • twin jet aircraft
  • twinjet aircraft
  • twin-jet
  • twin jet
  • twin jet A/C
  • twinjet A/C

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
DEF

Avion propulsé par deux turboréacteurs.

PHR

Biréacteur d'attaque.

PHR

Biréacteur léger.

PHR

Biréacteur à fuselage étroit; de la classe moyenne-supérieure.

Key term(s)
  • bi-réacteur
  • avion biréacteur

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de aeronaves
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Record 3 2009-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
DEF

A canopy made like a soap bubble, which attempts to provide 360° vision to the pilot.

CONT

Bubble canopies have been in use since World War II. The British had already developed the "Malcolm hood", which was a bulged canopy, but the British Miles M. 20 was one of the first aircraft designs to feature a true bubble canopy. Although it never went into production the idea of the bubble canopy was used on other British fighters, such as the Typhoon and Tempest. It was also taken on by the US for the P-51 Mustang and P-47 Thunderbolt among others.

Key term(s)
  • bubbletop

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
CONT

Le Mustang disposant d'une verrière bulle à visibilité de 360°.

OBS

Ce type de verrière offre au pilote de chasse un excellent champ visuel.

Spanish

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Record 4 1995-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
DEF

thunderbolt : a stone or stone implement(as a hatchet or arrowhead) thought to be the material part of lightning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie
CONT

On appelait aussi «glossopètres» des céraunies, ou pierres de tonnerre, que l'on croyait être tombées du ciel et qui sont des armes en pierre préhistoriques.

CONT

La légende voulait que les haches polies soient produites par la foudre, d'où leur nom. On les appelait aussi céraunies. (L'archéologie préhistorique, p. 27).

Spanish

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Record 5 1983-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

flint supposed to be chipped by thunderbolt

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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