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DISTANCE RUNNING [16 records]

Record 1 2024-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
  • Physiotherapy
  • Hygiene and Health
CONT

Physical activity refers to any bodily movement produced by the contraction of skeletal muscle that increases energy expenditure above a basal(resting) level... Exercise... refers to a subset of physical activity that is a planned, structured, repetitive, and purposeful attempt to improve or maintain physical fitness, physical performance, or health. It usually includes more noticeable leisure-time activities such as distance running, swimming, aerobic dancing, mountain biking, weight lifting, yoga, and sporting activities such as basketball, racquetball, and tennis...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
  • Physiothérapie
  • Hygiène et santé
CONT

Il est fréquent de constater que le terme d'exercice est souvent assimilé à celui d'activité physique. Toutefois, ils se distinguent en ceci que l'exercice caractérise une activité planifiée et structurée, réalisée de façon répétitive et destinée à améliorer la condition physique et la santé. [...] Ainsi, le terme «exercice» est souvent défini comme une activité physique structurée [...], réalisée au cours des temps libres (marche, jogging, natation, sport de loisir).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Acondicionamiento físico y culturismo
  • Fisioterapia
  • Higiene y Salud
DEF

Conjunto de movimientos corporales que se realizan para mantener o mejorar la forma física.

DEF

Práctica de una actividad en donde tienen que trabajar los músculos.

CONT

El ejercicio físico planificado con el objetivo de la mejora de la forma física, la musculación y la flexibilidad, proporciona grandes beneficios en todos los aspectos de la vida. Desde los más básicos de la salud y el bienestar, hasta los menos concretos como la actitud positiva y la alegría.

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Record 2 2013-04-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Muscles and Tendons
DEF

Pain over the lateral compartment of the knee where the iliotibial band passes over the femoral condyle. Usually brought on by running. May have associated creaking, crepitus or clicking. Palpation often tender and with compression of the iliotibial band during flexion and extension, pain should be reproduced.

CONT

iliotibial strain.... Etiology : Usually seen in runners due to the repetitive movement of the iliotibial band over the lateral femoral epicondyle. Symptoms : Pain with running, usually at a set distance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Muscles et tendons
CONT

Ressauts tendineux. Deux localisations à connaître : ressaut du fascia lata sur le grand trochanter; ressaut de la bandelette de Maissiat sur le tubercule du condyle externe.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fencing
  • Combined-Events Contests
DEF

A running attack generally executed from beyond normal lunging distance.

CONT

The flèche is a running attack executed in the following manner : 1. The arm is extended with opposition, the point directed at the target. 2. The weight is shifted from the left to the right leg, and the left foot is brought up to a position slightly in front of the right foot. 3. From this position, the arm and shoulder stretch out as far as they will go, the body inclines forward until it is almost off-balance, and the distance is closed with a rush, preventing the opponent from riposting.

OBS

The "flèche" is an attack made by running, rather than a step or a lunge; the action is stopped when one fencer passes another.

OBS

By definition, a "fleche" is a "running attack" or an attack with a flèche, or "flèche attack". These last expressions are thus explanations of "flèche" rather than synonyms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Escrime
  • Compétitions à épreuves combinées
DEF

Progression offensive consistant en un déséquilibre du corps vers l'avant, précédé d'un allongement du bras conjugué avec une détente alternative des jambes.

OBS

La «flèche» est une attaque consistant en une course plutôt qu'une marche ou une feinte; un assaut prend fin lorsqu'un escrimeur dépasse l'autre sur la piste.

OBS

Par définition, une «flèche» est une attaque en courant. L'expression «attaque en flèche» est donc une explication de «flèche» plutôt qu'un synonyme.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Esgrima
  • Competiciones de pruebas combinadas
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Record 4 2012-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signalling (Rail Transport)
  • Rail Traffic Control
DEF

A signal system used to guarantee a minimum distance between trains running in the same direction and to guarantee that trains running in opposite directions are not in the same section of track simultaneously.

OBS

block system: term officially approved by Canadian Pacific Ltd.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation (Transport par rail)
  • Circulation des trains
DEF

Système de signalisation ferroviaire qui permet de garantir une distance minimale entre les trains circulant dans le même sens et de garantir que deux trains de sens opposés ne sont pas simultanément dans la même section de voie.

OBS

cantonnement : terme uniformisé par Canadien Pacifique Ltée.

Spanish

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Record 5 2012-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Traffic
DEF

The speed over a specified section of highway, being the distance divided by running time.

OBS

running speed: term proposed by the World Road Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circulation routière
DEF

Quotient de la distance parcourue par un véhicule par le temps pendant lequel le véhicule est en marche.

OBS

vitesse de marche : terme et définition proposés par l'Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tránsito vial
DEF

Cociente entre la distancia recorrida por un vehículo y el tiempo durante el cual el vehículo está en marcha.

OBS

velocidad de un tramo: Término utilizado por la Asociación Mundial de la Carretera.

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Record 6 2010-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pleasure Boating and Yachting
DEF

A fast sprint that takes the opponents by surprise and is intended to achieve a very quick victory.

CONT

All running races of any distance end with a sprint-a sort of final blitzkrieg to demoralize your opponents and tax them physically just when they are at their lowest ebb.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Yachting et navigation de plaisance
DEF

Fin de course rapide donnant une avance à un concurrent sur ses adversaires de façon à les décourager en les prenant par surprise.

Spanish

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Record 7 2010-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
  • Metallurgy - General
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

... the UAB [University of Alabama at Birmingham] team probed deeper into the welding process and made a fundamental metallurgical discovery-constitutional liquid film migration-a phenomenon that Dr. Thompson says would not have been found without the Gleeble. In the 1980's, researchers working in solid state electronic devices discovered diffusion-induced grain boundary migration, in which diffusion of elements from the top layer of a device would cause the grain boundaries to move in unpredictable directions. Five years later, other investigators found that running a liquid along the grain boundary could also cause it to move. Then, in the course of their NASA-related research, Dr. Thompson and his colleagues discovered that liquid film migration of grain boundaries occurred naturally during welding as the result of precipitates liquating in the heat affected zone. The UAB team further found that the migration distance was an order of magnitude greater than previously observed and that new grains were actually formed during the process. Spurred on by this discovery, the UAB researchers looked at real-world welding processes and found that constitutional liquid film migration could be found there too.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
  • Métallurgie générale
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

Équivalent proposé par le service de chimie physique de l'Université libre de Bruxelles.

Spanish

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Record 8 2007-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surfing and Water-Skiing
CONT

Skimboarding(or skimming) is a sport which involves riding a board on an outgoing wave.... Unlike surfing, skimboarding starts on the beach. The skimboarder stands within running distance from the point of entry into the water with the skimboard in hand and waits for a wave. As the desired wave approaches, the skimboarder runs towards the water. Depending on conditions, the board is dropped on a thin layer of water from a receding wave or on the thicker water in front of the wave. Then he or she runs onto the board one foot at a time using a technique known as the "One-Step" while properly positioning the feet and maintaining balance towards the centre of the board.

Key term(s)
  • skim-boarding

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ski nautique et surfing
DEF

[...] sport de glisse qui consiste à surfer sur une vague en se lançant de la plage.

CONT

Le skimboard. La planche de skimboard est courte, fine, sans dérive, en polyester ou en bois. Le skimboard se pratique sur le rivage, utilisant la fine pellicule d'eau laissée par la vague qui se retire de la plage pour aller percuter la vague suivante en réalisant des figures très similaires à celles du surf.

Spanish

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Record 9 2007-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
CONT

The main function of the upper body and arm action is to provide balance and promote efficient movement.... The normal arm action during distance running involves shoulder extension to pull the elbow straight back; then as the arm comes forward, the hand will move slightly across the body.... The arm action also contributes a little to the vertical lift during the propulsion phase which may help the runner to be more efficient, reducing the work done by the legs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
CONT

Pour un coureur de 100 mètres, l'action des bras est loin d'être négligeable, il faut donc effectuer beaucoup de travail du haut du corps, d'où ces musculatures importantes.

CONT

La technique de course. [...] L'oscillation des bras : orientée dans le sens de la course, elle «tire» vers l'avant.

CONT

[...] il est nécessaire de coordonner en permanence le mouvement des bras en opposition du mouvement des jambes.

Spanish

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Record 10 2007-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
DEF

The track events in athletics beyond the range of sprinting but short of the broad general classification of long-distance running. Middle-distance events on the programme of major athletics championships are the 800 metres, 1, 500 metres, and 3, 000 metres steeplechase for men, and the 800 metres for women.

CONT

There is a real danger in middle-distance racing of setting too fast a pace, and losing momentum.

CONT

Exactly what constitutes "middle-distance running" is a matter of opinion-an opinion that is constantly changing.

Key term(s)
  • medium distance running

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
CONT

La course de demi-fond est dominée par l'Afrique de l'est. L'Éthiopie domine la scène du demi-fond ces dernières années.

OBS

Le demi-fond lui-même est divisé en deux compartiments : d'abord le demi-fond court : 800 mètres, 1 000 mètres, 1 500 mètres et mile (1 609, 40 m); une frontière : le 3 000 mètres; et, au-delà, le demi-fond long : 5 000 et 10 000 mètres.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Atletismo
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Record 11 2006-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
DEF

The long-distance events in track athletics are those beyond the category of middle-distance running, the border line being approximately at 3 miles and 5, 000 metres. Long-distance events in the programme of all major championships are the 10, 000 metres and the marathon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
CONT

Les courses de demi-fond et de fond. [...] Fond : 5 000 mètres et 10 000 mètres (hommes); 20 000 mètres; 15 miles (hommes).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Atletismo
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Record 12 2006-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Glacial drift which has been carried some distance from the glacier by running water that was produced by ice melt.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Ensemble de matériaux déposés par un cours d'eau provenant d'un glacier, généralement stratifiés par l'eau courante.

CONT

L'approvisionnement en matériaux granulaires provient principalement des dépôts fluvio-glaciaires et deltaïques.

OBS

Bien qu'il consiste surtout en matériaux d'origine glaciaire, ce dépôt est fréquemment classé par les eaux courantes qui transportent les matériaux plus fins à une plus grande distance du glacier avant de les laisser se déposer.

OBS

fluvioglaciaire : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Glaciología
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
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Record 13 2003-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
  • Land Forces
DEF

The horizontal co-ordinate used to express the distance eastwards from a reference line running north-south on a gridded plan. Used in conjunction with the vertical co-ordinate, called northing, it defines the location of a point.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
  • Forces terrestres
DEF

Coordonnée horizontale exprimant la distance à l'est d'une ligne d'origine nord-sud sur un plan quadrillé. Avec la coordonnée verticale appelée ordonnée, elle définit la position d'un point.

OBS

abscisse : terme uniformisé par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cartografía
  • Ejército de tierra
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Record 14 2000-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paper Manufacturing Processes
DEF

A straight sharp "blister cut" with a glazed edge, running for a short distance at an angle to the direction of web travel, induced at the calender stack. Caused by wrinkles where excess paper creases in the calender stack and splits open during calendering usually at an angle to the machine direction due to differential web speed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication du papier
DEF

Fente nette à bords glacés, relativement courte, produite à angle avec la direction machine.

OBS

Le phénomène apparaît lorsqu'il se forme un pli fortement pressé dans la calandre.

Spanish

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Record 15 1989-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
DEF

alteration of the phrase how goes it? : a running graph of the progress of an airplane flight involving the distance covered, fuel consumed and time elapsed and enabling the pilot to determine the equitime point

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne

Spanish

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Record 16 1982-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

A sensing system now under evaluation in the UK will increase air safety by helping to prevent aircraft from running off the end of the runway. The runway distance indicator is the result of four years’ research and development work(...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
CONT

Un indicateur de distance parcourue au décollage, en cours d'évaluation au Royaume-Uni, devrait permettre d'accroître de façon notable la sécurité en contribuant à prévenir tout dépassement de l'extrémité de piste pendant la phase d'envol.

Spanish

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