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Record 1 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
DEF

A unit for measuring mass that is equal to approximately 454 grams.

OBS

In the avoirdupois system, ... in a general use in English-speaking countries, one pound equals 16 ounces (about 454 g). In the troy system, used for precious metals and gems, one pound equals 12 troy ounces (about 373 g).

OBS

1 kg = 2.205 pounds avoirdupois.

OBS

pound: The plural forms are "pounds" and "pound" (especially when used collectively).

OBS

lb.; lb: used as singular or collective plural abbreviations.

OBS

lbs.; lbs: used as plural abbreviations.

OBS

pound : A measure of weight and mass derived from the ancient Roman "libra"(=327. 25 grams), but very [often] modified in the course of ages in different countries, and... used for different classes of things; in Great Britain, now fixed for use in trade by a Parliamentary standard. Denoted by "lb. "(Latin "libra"). Formerly used without change in the pl., a usage still sometimes retained after a numeral, esp. dial. and colloq., also in comb. as "a five pound note, ""a twenty pound shot. "This pound consisted originally of 12 ounces, corresponding more or less to that of troy weight, which contains 5760 grains=373. 26 grams. This is still used by goldsmiths and jewellers in stating the weight of gold, silver, and precious stones, but as early as the thirteenth or fourteenth century, a pound of sixteen ounces was in use for more bulky commodities. This was made a standard for general purposes of trade by Edward III, and known as the pound "aveir de peis, "i. e. of merchandise of weight, now called "avoirdupois. "This pound of 16 ounces, containing 7000 grains=453. 6 grams, has been since 1826 the only legal pound for buying or selling any commodity in Great Britain. In former times, the pound varied locally from 12 to 27 ounces, according to the commodity, pounds of different weight being often used in the same place for different articles such as bread, butter, cheese, meat, malt, hay, wool... The Scotch pound of 16 ounces of Troy or Dutch Weight consisted of 7608. 9496 grains; the Tron pound kept at Edinburgh=9622. 67 grains. "Pound" is also used to translate foreign names of weights, of cognate origin or representatives of Latin "libra. "These vary greatly : in Italy, between 300 and 350 grams, in Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands and some German states, between 459 and 469 grams, and in other German states, Denmark, etc., between 477 and 510. 22 grams. But the standard German "Pfund" is now 500 grams, i. e. half a kilogram.

OBS

With regard to the pound, the values currently in use are: 1 imperial standard pound = 0.453 592 338 kgm. [kilogram]; 1 Canadian pound = 0.453 592 43 kgm.; 1 United States pound = 0.453 592 4277 kgm.

Key term(s)
  • lbs
  • avoirdupoids pound
  • pound avoirdupoids
  • pound avpd
  • avoir-du-pois pound
  • avoir-du-poids pound
  • pound avoir-du-poids
  • pound avoir-du-pois

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
DEF

Unité de poids anglo-saxonne valant 16 onces ou environ 0,454 kg.

OBS

lb : Le symbole s'écrit sans point et sans «s» au pluriel (1 lb, 20 lb).

OBS

Cette unité a déjà été utilisée en France, et son poids variait, selon les provinces, entre 380 et 550 grammes. Aujourd'hui le mot «livre» est utilisé pour désigner un demi-kilogramme. Exemples : Acheter une livre de beurre, de fraises, de café, de sucre. Demi-livre, quart de livre. Une livre et demie. Haltère de trente livres. Le Canada a officiellement adopté le système métrique; l'emploi du mot «livre», dans le sens strict de l'unité de mesure anglo-saxonne équivalant à 0,454 kg, subsiste encore, mais est appelé à disparaître.

OBS

Le Canada a officiellement adopté le système métrique en 1970. Les unités métriques (grammes, kilogrammes, centimètres, mètres, kilomètres, litres, etc.) remplacent les traditionnelles unités impériales également utilisées par les États-Unis (livre, pouces, pieds, verges, milles, pintes, etc.). Cependant, la résistance de son principal partenaire commercial, les États-Unis, à l'adoption du système métrique, ainsi que la résistance dans la population au nouveau système ont fait que le Canada vit toujours, en 2014, avec les deux systèmes, le Système international (SI) et le système impérial. Au Canada, la livre de 0,454 kg, par exemple, demeure d'usage courant dans le commerce, notamment pour les denrées alimentaires.

Key term(s)
  • livre avoirdupoids

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

The amount, by weight, of a component of a cartridge, i. e. priming weight, propellant weight, bullet or shot weight.

OBS

charge; ch: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Masse d'un élément d'une cartouche, soit le poids du composé d'amorçage, le poids de la poudre et le poids de la balle ou des plombs.

OBS

charge : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

OBS

charge; ch : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 3 2018-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Antique and Obsolete Weapons
  • Guns (Naval)
  • Guns (Land Forces)
DEF

A spherical projectile filled with gunpowder and grapeshot that exploded on impact.

CONT

Hollow shot are fired from shell guns, and were introduced chiefly for the naval service, their advantages over solid shot being : 1) their large diameter, with comparatively small weight; 2) that they can be fired from lighter guns; 3) that they require a less charge of powder.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes anciennes
  • Canons (Navires)
  • Canons (Forces terrestres)
DEF

Projectile sphérique rempli de poudre et de mitraille qui explosait au point d'impact.

Spanish

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Record 4 2018-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Antique and Obsolete Weapons
  • Archery
DEF

The great bow of medieval England that sometimes reached a length of 6 feet, 7 inches, had a drawing weight of 100 pounds, and shot a cloth-yard shaft of 37 inches.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes anciennes
  • Tir à l'arc
DEF

Arme traditionnelle de l'Angleterre médiévale aux lignes pures formées d'une tige de bois ou de métal courbée et tendue au moyen d'une corde liant ses deux extrémités.

Spanish

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Record 5 2014-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
CONT

Any transference of weight into the shot will now have to be through rotation of the upper body. Provided weight transference and footwork are combined correctly, balance will be maintained.

OBS

In Spanish, there are two closely related equivalents, one for the process ("traslación"), the other for the result of such a process ("traslado").

PHR

Forward weight transfer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

Les trois éléments importants dans le développement de la puissance au service sont : 1. le mouvement de frappe du bras; 2. le transfert de poids; 3. les forces rotationnelles du corps.

CONT

Transférer le poids du corps. La seule force du bras est insuffisante pour donner du poids à la balle. L'aide des jambes est indispensable [...] ce transfert du poids du corps de la jambe arrière sur la jambe avant permet de donner plus de puissance à la balle au moment de l'impact.

CONT

Pratiquez le transfert du poids.

PHR

Un transfert de poids s'effectue vers l'avant.

Spanish

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

Traslación del peso del cuerpo de la pierna derecha a la izquierda o delantera.

CONT

[...] nos va a favorecer transmitir el peso de la pierna de atrás hacia adelante en cada golpe; naturalmente, este traslado de peso tiene dos partes muy positivas.

Key term(s)
  • traslado de peso del cuerpo
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Record 6 2012-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

The result of hitting the tennis ball with a tennis racquet; sometimes refers to the actual placement of the ball or manner in which it is struck.

CONT

A shot is the combination of a stroke and the situation in which it is used.

OBS

"Long" is an informal expression used to indicate that a shot went out past the baseline. Important nuance: a "stroke" implies early preparation and a complete follow through. If one were to envision a stroke, one would see a series of sequences, ending with a "shot", i.e. the result of all of the above. Consequently, a "shot" is the result of the "stroke". "Shot" implies a quick, sharp movement because one is focusing on the end result, not the series of sequences leading up to it. A "blow" is rather an imprecise, general term similar in meaning to "shot". Although many would like to maintain these nuances in English, "shot" and "stroke" are often used synonymously. "Blow" is used only rarely. Note, however that although there are two possible equivalents ("coup" and "frappe") in French, neither are semantically identical to the English offerings. The Spanish term "pegada" works well as an equivalent for "shot", although technically the term more specifically refers to the actual hitting action caused by the racket coming in contact with the ball, and not to the end result [cause vs effect].

CONT

Keeping your feet wide apart is an important key to maintaining good balance and positioning while moving from shot to shot.

CONT

Since his injury in the first set, he has lost a lot of sting in his shots.

PHR

Shape, strength of shot. Barrage, range, string of shots.

PHR

Shot bounces. Shot drifts wide. Shot has no pace on it. Shot will go/sail long.

PHR

Accurate, aggressive, angled, approach, bread-and-butter, buggywhip, chip, cinch, crafty, cross-court, crummy, decisive, deep, defensive, delicate, down-the-line, down-the-T, drop, extraordinary, fantastic, fast, floating, floppy, follow-up, forcing, gutsy, hard, hard-to-read, high-risk, inside-out, kill, laser, looping, loose, low, low-percentage, low-risk, mammoth, midcourt, off-centre, offensive, outside-in, passing, percentage, power, pressure, recovery, risky, safe, set-up, shallow, sharp-angled, short, showoff, sloppy, soft, spin, strong, tactical, topspin, touch, tough, tricky, two-handed, underspin, varied, vicious, wide, winning, wrongfooting shot.

PHR

Irretrievable key shot.

PHR

To admire, angle, anticipate, attack, baby, block, bungle, center, chop down, conceal, cut off, develop, dip, direct, flatten out, go for, guide, handle, hit, hold, improvise, intercept, lean into, line up, make, meet, miss, move into, muff, muscle, net, place, play, pop up, practice, pull off, put away, retrieve, rifle, run down, rush through, send, set up, smack, spray, step into, take, target, telegraph, time, track, underspin, unleash a shot.

PHR

To add pep to a shot. To approach behind a shot. To be cute with a shot. To react to a shot. To scoop down for a shot. To put one's whole body behind shot. To get one's weight behind/into the shot. To mix up shots. To stream together shots.

PHR

To raise a shot high. To telegraph shop direction. To whip a shot up/down the line.

PHR

Crushing shots. Filing one’s body into a shot.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

[...] Rien pour embarrasser François dont la régularité des coups en fond de terrain et la grande ténacité font de ce jeune joueur le champion canadien des 14 ans et moins.

CONT

[...] ses coups assenés du fond du court avec cette insolente précision qui blanchit les lignes.

PHR

Coup d'approche, d'attaque, en angle, audacieux, de base, de contre-attaque, coupé, croisé, décentré, décisif, défensif, déguisé, dévastateur, époustouflant, d'expert, explosif, faiblard, fantaisiste, fatal, de grande classe, lourd, mal ajusté, offensif, plat, précis, puissant, raté, retenu, risque, souple, spectaculaire, tordu.

PHR

Puissance, tempo d'un coup. Déroulement du coup. Gamme, production des coups.

PHR

Anticiper, appuyer, centrer, ralentir, rater, tourner un coup.

PHR

Assurer un bon centrage d'un coup. Laisser aller ses coups.

PHR

Sortir des coups impressionnants.

Spanish

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

Efecto de jugar a pegar golpes a una pelota.

CONT

Cualidades que debe poseer un buen servicio [...] Variación constante de la pegada (plana o con efecto).

CONT

Vuelta a la posición de espera tardía, lo que hace dejar un hueco en el que nuestro adversario dirigirá su próximo tiro.

PHR

Tiro angulado. Golpe definitivo, defensivo, estático, violento.

PHR

Un golpe lleva efecto.

PHR

Angular un tiro.

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Record 7 2011-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Curling
DEF

A rock positioned between the hog line and the house, often to protect another rock behind, and that blocks the path of the rock to be delivered.

CONT

Guards are a most difficult shot to execute perfectly : both line... and weight... are important.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Curling
DEF

Toute pierre qui s'immobilise entre la ligne de jeu et la maison, souvent pour protéger une autre pierre qui s'y trouve déjà, et qui bloque la trajectoire d'une pierre à lancer.

OBS

Il est parfois difficile d'enlever une garde adverse sans déplacer les pierres de son équipe déjà bien positionnées dans la maison; à défaut d'enlever une telle garde, il faut alors la contourner pour placer la pierre lancée en position de marquer.

Spanish

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Record 8 2010-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
DEF

Technique in the last part of the follow-through in shot put, hammer and discus throws, used to gain body balance and to avoid fouling by stepping on or outside the circle (i.e. a recovery mechanism following the release of the implement).

CONT

After the shot has left the hand, a quick movement reversing the position of the feet transfers the body weight on to the right foot. An extension of this foot tends to stop the forward motion of the body, and in turn prevents a foul.

OBS

The term "reverse" is most commonly used.

OBS

Technique/tactics - throwing events.

Key term(s)
  • leg reversal

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
CONT

Pour éviter de sortir du cercle après une poussée complète, c'est-à-dire lorsque le poids a été poussé le plus loin possible en avant, le lanceur effectue un changement de pied. La jambe gauche est portée en arrière pendant que la droite, vivement placée contre le butoir, fléchit et que le tronc se casse, arrêtant ainsi le mouvement vers l'avant et permettant de rétablir l'équilibre.

OBS

Technique/tactique - lancers.

Key term(s)
  • changement de jambe

Spanish

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Record 9 2005-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Facilities (Recreation)
  • Ice Hockey
  • Field Hockey
CONT

A composite shaft [of a hockey stick] should be purchased for the shaft consistency, shot speed and accuracy and its lighter weight. These are the most expensive and have less durability than aluminum. The average cost of a high-end composite shaft is $90 with blade. Lower priced composites shafts are generally targeted at the recreational market, less advanced players or young amateurs. These shafts cannot withstand hard play. Consumers should be careful when choosing the proper shaft. Just because a composite stick is more expensive does not mean that it will last longer!

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Loisirs)
  • Hockey sur glace
  • Hockey sur gazon
CONT

Manche composite hybride - conception ultra-légère qui combine sensation et légèreté. Revêtement de fibre de verre filé - enveloppe stratifiée pour augmenter la prise et fournir une rigidité bi-axiale exceptionnelle [au manche du hockey].

Spanish

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Record 10 2002-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ice Hockey
DEF

A shot at goal made with a long sweep of the blade on the ice (as if sweeping the floor or shovelling the snow) before executing the shot proper.

OBS

The shot is initiated by transferring body weight to the skate closest to the target. As weight is transferred, arms begin to drag, or sweep the puck/stick quickly towards the target. In one motion, top arm snaps towards the body and the wrist is rapidly extended while bottom wrist flexes and snaps stick through...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hockey sur glace
DEF

Lancer vers le filet, la lame du bâton restant longuement en contact avec la glace avant de décocher le tir comme tel qui impute une trajectoire à la rondelle; mouvement semblable à celui du balai pour ramasser la poussière.

OBS

La rondelle est placée près du corps vis-à-vis ou en arrière du patin arrière; il se produit une rotation vigoureuse du tronc, des épaules et des bras vers la cible et un transfert de poids de la jambe arrière à la jambe avant; il y a alors le mouvement balayé du bâton, suivi d'un fouetté violent des poignets.

Spanish

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Record 11 1996-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ice Hockey
CONT

A snap shot is halfway between a wrist shot and a slap shot. The puck is shot from the middle of the stick blade and the weight shifts from the back skate to the front skate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hockey sur glace
CONT

Le lancer frappé court permet d'exploiter au maximum l'élément de surprise contre le gardien adverse [...] La lame du bâton doit être refermée sur la rondelle [...], le joueur abaisse sa main inférieure sur le manche de son bâton. [...] Il décoche [...] son lancer, libérant toute la puissance de ses avant-bras et de ses poignets.

Spanish

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