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Record 1 2014-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physics
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
CONT

Occupants should be securely fastened to the seat with the seat cushion almost completely compressed to prevent a condition called dynamic overshoot or “seat slap. ” Dynamic overshoot occurs when there is excessive cushioning, under-Gz [negative g force] which is lifting you off the seat, pulling legs back in anticipation. The net effect is additional Gz forces because the seat has farther to travel prior to contact of the individual.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Roller Skating and Skateboarding
  • Body Movements (Sports)
CONT

Bitch slap. Grabbing right near the front wheel on the heel edge with your front hand, then pushing the tail over the left(right if goofy foot) by crossing your back leg underneath your front leg.

OBS

Skateboarding term.

Key term(s)
  • bitch-slap

French

Domaine(s)
  • Patin à roulettes et planche à roulettes
  • Mouvements du corps (Sports)
DEF

Figure consistant à virer en équilibre sur une jambe pliée que l'on tient croisée par-dessus l'autre jambe qui est tendue.

CONT

[...] parmi les jeunes ayant participé à cette fête du skate, certains savent déjà effectuer des figures difficiles : daffy nose, 360, christie croisé [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ice Hockey
DEF

A hard shot made with a swinging stroke in which the stick blade hits the ice just behind the puck usually causing the puck to leave the ice.

CONT

The slap shot... differs from the "wrist shot" in that the player winds up, bringing his stick back so far that it is nearly perpendicular with the ice, and then he brings it down in an arc, swatting the puck as he goes into his follow through.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hockey sur glace
CONT

Le lancer frappé est l'un des éléments les plus menaçants de la panoplie du joueur offensif [...] Le bâton du joueur doit toucher la glace de 3 à 5 cm derrière la rondelle avant de la frapper [...] Ce genre de lancer nécessite beaucoup de force [...]

OBS

«Tir envolé» s'emploie en Suisse, d'après le journal Le Droit (17 juillet 1959).

Key term(s)
  • lancer claqué
  • tir claqué

Spanish

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Record 4 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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Record 5 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
  • Language Problems
OBS

(per) (ping)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
  • Problèmes de langue

Spanish

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