TERMIUM Plus®

From: Translation Bureau

On social media

Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.

WOMENS PLAY [6 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

Filter results by subject field

Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2017-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Baseball and Softball
OBS

[The Provincial Women's Softball Association of Ontario is dedicated to inciting girls to] play this game and advance to national and international events.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Baseball et softball

Spanish

Save record 1

Record 2 2016-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organized Recreation (General)
  • Equipment and Facilities (Recreation)
  • Social Games
DEF

A game for 2 or 4 players in which each in turn tosses 2 horseshoes underhand to a metal stake 40 feet away(30 feet in women's play) in an attempt to ring the stake or to come closer to it than one's opponent.

OBS

A side scores one point for each shoe closer to the stake than an opponent’s and 3 points for a ringer - a horseshoe that encircles the stake. Matches are normally played to 50 points in singles games and 21 points in doubles.

OBS

"Horseshoes" meaning the game, is plural in form and singular in use.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Loisirs organisés (Généralités)
  • Installations et équipement (Loisirs)
  • Jeux de société
DEF

Jeu pour 2 ou 4 joueurs consistant à lancer, à tour de rôle, 2 fers en vue de les placer autour ou à proximité des piquets à 40 pieds de distance l'un de l'autre.

OBS

Un encerclement vaut 3 points et un appuyé, 1 point. On accorde 1 point pour chaque fer plus près du piquet que celui de l'adversaire.

OBS

«Jeu de fers» désigne d'abord le jeu lui-même. Cependant, il s'emploie aussi pour désigner le terrain où l'on pratique ce jeu.

OBS

jeu de fers à cheval: Appellation populaire. On dit, de même, «jouer aux fers» ou «jouer aux fers à cheval».

OBS

Dans certaines régions du Québec, comme en Abitibi, on nomme cette discipline le «tir au crochet».

Key term(s)
  • jeu de fer à cheval
  • tir au crocher

Spanish

Save record 2

Record 3 2012-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

Set of strokes and movements in which the principal objective is to maintain an exchange between two players (or two teams in doubles) for as long as possible. The successful player(s) not only wins the rally (play), but the point as well.

OBS

By extension, the term "play" is sometimes used as a synonym of "game, "as in the phrase, "In women's play, top-seeded defending champion Arantxa Sanchez Vicario routed Conchita Mart­nez. "

PHR

Aggressive, consistent, continuous, flawless, gallery, gutsy, night, serve-and-volley, singles, sloppy, superb play.

PHR

Stoppage in play.

PHR

To dictate, dominate, hold up play. To read the play.

PHR

To have no play on the ball. To keep the ball in play.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

Neuvième joueur au classement junior [,il] a entrepris en lion l'ultime manche, multipliant les jeux spectaculaires pour rapidement prendre les devants.

PHR

Jeu continu, spectaculaire.

PHR

Régularité dans le jeu.

PHR

Améliorer, arrêter, entraver, interrompre, perturber, retarder, suspendre le jeu.

PHR

Jeu au filet.

PHR

Style de jeu.

Spanish

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

La pelota está en juego hasta que no se ha decidido el tanto.

PHR

Juego demorado, interferido, suspendido.

PHR

Interrupción en el juego.

PHR

Mantener la pelota en juego.

PHR

Suspender un juego.

PHR

El juego se reanuda.

PHR

Juego que se está desarrollando.

Save record 3

Record 4 2006-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Team Sports (General)
DEF

A game that resembles basketball and that is played with a soccer ball between 2 teams of 7 players each on a hard court 100-feet long and 50-feet wide.

CONT

Originally known as "women's basketball" and adapted from basketball in the USA, netball, while basically unknown in its homeland, is the preeminent women's team sport(both as a spectator and participant sport) in Australia and New Zealand and is popular in the United Kingdom, Jamaica, South Africa, and other Commonwealth countries. Later, the name "netball" was adopted as women were beginning to play basketball proper, and netball started to attract male players.

OBS

... a ball is thrown into a large pocket-net attached to a high pole.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports d'équipe (Généralités)
DEF

Jeu féminin de balle au panier, pratiqué en Grande-Bretagne.

CONT

Le netball est un sport collectif mettant aux prises deux équipes de 7 joueurs chacune. À l'origine exclusivement féminin, le netball est également pratiqué par des hommes et même des équipes mixtes.

OBS

Variante du basket-ball.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de equipo (Generalidades)
OBS

Variante del baloncesto para mujeres.

Save record 4

Record 5 2006-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
  • History (General)
OBS

In Canada, October is the Women’s History Month.

OBS

Women's History Month(WHM) was created in 1992 to encourage greater awareness among Canadians of the historical contributions of women to our society, and to recognize the achievements of women as a vital part of our Canadian heritage. The goal of WHM is to write women back into Canadian history and to develop a better understanding of the diverse roles women play in contemporary society.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
  • Histoire (Généralités)
OBS

Au Canada, le mois d'octobre est le Mois de l'histoire des femmes.

OBS

Le Mois de l'histoire des femmes (MHF) a été créé en 1992 pour sensibiliser davantage les Canadiennes et les Canadiens aux contributions historiques des femmes à notre société et souligner les réalisations des femmes, élément déterminant de notre patrimoine canadien. L'objectif du MHF est de redonner aux femmes la place qui leur revient dans l'histoire du Canada et de mieux faire comprendre les rôles divers joués par les femmes dans la société contemporaine.

Spanish

Save record 5

Record 6 1995-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Audio-Visual Documents
OBS

Video produced in 1991 by the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre, Toronto, Ontario. A documentary about a women's theatre troupe called VOICE(Violence Overcome In Creative Ensemble) whose members have written and produced a play about their experiences as survivors of violence. The play describes how women overcome violence alone and within the sisterhoods of women's shelters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents audio-visuels
OBS

Vidéo produit en 1991 par le Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre, Toronto (Ontario).

Spanish

Save record 6

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2026
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Display options

Change the order of display of the official languages of Canada
Option to display the non-official languages (Spanish or Portuguese)
Display definitions, contexts, etc., on records

Features

GCtranslate (available on the Government of Canada network only)

Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: