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HAND HOLDS [25 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2015-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skating
CONT

Death Spiral forward inside. The man is skating backward outside, his partner is skating forward inside. The partner performs a pivot and holds the hand of the lady... The lady is leaning sideways and her arm is also outstretched as she circles around her partner...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Patinage
CONT

Spirale de la mort avant intérieure. Le patineur patine à reculons extérieur, sa partenaire patine avant intérieure. Le patineur pivote et tient la main de la patineuse [...] La patineuse est penchée de côté et les bras sont aussi tendus à mesure qu'elle tourne autour de son partenaire [...]

OBS

Ce terme appartient au patinage artistique.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
OBS

Possession may be "actual" or "constructive". These two are otherwise respectively known as possession "in deed" and "in law". (Anger and Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p.8)

OBS

Actual possession exists where the thing is in the immediate occupancy and control of the party. (Black’s, 5th ed., 1979, p. 1047)

CONT

A person has actual possession("de facto" possession, possession in fact) of a thing when he exercises physical control over it. Thus a person who holds a thing in his hand has actual possession of it while he occupies it...(Jowitt's, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 1389)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

possession effective; possession de fait : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archery
DEF

To pull the bowstring and the arrow back and tense the bow into the anchor position as a preparation for shooting the arrow.

CONT

A right-hand archer holds the bow with the left hand and draws with the right hand; a left-hand archer holds the bow with the right hand and draws with the left hand.

Key term(s)
  • bend the bow

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tir à l'arc
DEF

Tirer la corde de l'arc et la flèche au maximum vers l'arrière jusqu'à ce qu'elles atteignent la position d'ancrage en préparation pour le décochement de la flèche.

CONT

Un archer droitier tient l'arc à la main gauche et allonge avec la main droite; un archer gaucher tient l'arc à la main droite et allonge avec la main gauche.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tiro con arco
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Record 4 2011-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Card Games
  • Games of Chance
CONT

Figuring out betting patterns is one of the most important poker betting strategies, and is made of determining the sequence and sizing of bets placed during the course of a hand. Learning to identify betting patterns and then using logic to put your opponent on a list of likely hands will take you a long way to figuring out what hand your opponent holds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux de cartes
  • Jeux de hasard
CONT

Un joueur attentif est donc capable de tirer des conclusions sur la main adverse lorsqu'il identifie un schéma de jeu particulier.

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
CONT

Having settled himself in the saddle the horseman holds his reins in one hand while he adjusts his stirrups.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Régler la longueur des étriers.

CONT

Les arbitres assistants mettent en place la selle de l'équipage numéroté, mais c'est au cavalier qu'incombe le droit d'ajuster les étriers.

Spanish

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Record 6 2011-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
OBS

This is when a rider has a rude hand and holds the reins more firmly than he should. It is the worst fault one can have on horseback, for this hardness of hand spoils the horse's mouth, accustoms him to rearing, and puts him in danger of falling over backward.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Main agissant avec force, à contre-temps, sans nuances, dépourvue de tact, incapable de céder.

OBS

Elle provient le plus souvent d'une absence de décontraction, d'un manque d'équilibre et d'une mauvaise attitude générale du cavalier. Elle est nuisible à la santé morale et physique du cheval.

Spanish

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Record 7 2010-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

A method of holding the reins, taught in the Spanish Riding School, the left hand holds three reins and the right hand one.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Méthode de tenue des rênes enseignée à l'École espagnole de Vienne, trois rênes dans la main gauche et une dans la main droite.

Spanish

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Record 8 2010-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Ice Hockey
DEF

The glove that the goalie uses to hold his stick.

CONT

The back of the blocker or blocking glove is a rectangular padded area that the goalie uses to block shots.

CONT

The goaltender has a special glove known as a blocker which is worn on the hand that holds the stick. The blocker is used to block shots that are high on the goalie's stick side.

Key term(s)
  • stick mitten

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Hockey sur glace
DEF

Gant que porte le gardien de but dans la main tenant le bâton; fortement rembourré, le dessus du gant est renforcé d'un «carré de gardien de but (CAN)» qui permet de repousser les lancers du revers de la main.

CONT

Le gant carré doit être légèrement incurvé au-dessus des doigts mais une courbe trop accentuée n'est pas à conseiller car elle diminue la surface offerte pour arrêter la rondelle et diminue aussi la protection des doigts. Cette pièce doit être très rigide.

CONT

Le gant bloqueur et la mitaine d'attrape ouverte sont placés sur le côté, légèrement en avant de façon à être dans l'angle de vision du gardien de but.

OBS

Le gant est parfois désigné simplement comme «carré de gardien de but» (partie pour le tout) ou, en langage familier «le biscuit», pour sa forme et sa rigidité.

OBS

L'autre gant, porté dans la main libre, se nomme «la mitaine attrape-rondelle», les deux gants étant aussi désignés par le générique «gant/mitaine de gardien de but».

Spanish

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Record 9 2009-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Telecommunications
OBS

The Telecommunications Executive Management Institute of Canada(TEMIC) was thus created as a non-profit organization with the mandate to assist telecommunication organizations from developing and newly industrialized countries in expanding their capacity to build their future. Based in Montreal(Canada), the Institute holds training seminars in Canada and abroad, in order to allow participants to acquire, from member-organizations, first hand knowledge on the latest management techniques and technologies available in Canadian telecommunications.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Télécommunications
OBS

L'Institut des cadres supérieurs en gestion des télécommunications du Canada (TEMIC) fut donc mis sur pied en tant que société sans but lucratif avec le mandat d'accroître la capacité des pays en développement à bâtir leur futur. L'Institut, localisé à Montréal (Canada), organise des séminaires de formation dans divers endroits an Canada et à l'étranger, afin de permettre aux participants d'acquérir, directement de ses sociétés-membres, des connaissances sur les techniques de gestion ainsi que sur les technologies les plus récentes au Canada dans le domaine des télécommunications.

Spanish

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Record 10 2006-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

On shoulder firearms having a conventional stock design, that portion of the stock just behind the receiver, where the trigger hand holds the firearm.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Sur les armes d'épaule à monture conventionnelle, partie amincie de la crosse immédiatement derrière le boîtier de culasse, pour faciliter la prise en main de l'arme par la main de tir.

OBS

poignée; poignée de crosse : termes et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Armas ligeras
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Record 11 2005-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

Loops at the end of the reins to prevent the rider from losing [the reins] during a roadster competition.

CONT

Handholds are permitted in all classes in the Roadster Pony Division.

CONT

Always check the handholds on the reins before heading onto the racetrack.

OBS

Terms usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • handhold
  • hand hold
  • finger loop

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Boucles au bout des rênes qui permettent au conducteur d'y insérer la main afin de ne pas les échapper au cours d'une compétition de cheval de route.

OBS

Termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • anneau de retenue
  • poignée de guide

Spanish

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Record 12 2004-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games and Competitions (Sports)
CONT

Easily the most dangerous event in rodeo is bull riding. This is so because of the size and ferocity of the adversary. A rodeo bull can sometimes weigh over 2, 500 pounds(1, 130 kg) and nearly always weighs at least a ton. The most common bull used in rodeo is the Brahma,... No spurring or marking is required of the cowboy in bull riding. He holds on to a bull-rope that encircles the animal' s barrel and then is wrapped around the cowboy's hand. The only requirement is that the cowboy not touch anything with his free hand and that he stay aboard for the 10-second ride.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux et compétitions (Sports)
CONT

La monte du taureau-buffle [...]. En présence : un fauve de 1 500 livres et un «chevaucheur» disposant, pour se tenir en équilibre, d'une corde passée autour de la futaille déchaînée. Figuration obligée : des clowns en habit de cirque. Ils détourneront l'attention du monstre quand le concurrent sera à terre.

Spanish

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Record 13 2002-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Fabric Nomenclature
  • Clothing (General)
CONT

Our braided mohair tape is manufactured from the long silky hair of the Angora goat... Mohair fabrics are inherently cool to the touch, resistant to dust and moisture, and have a firm, lustrous hand. Durability in all conditions adds to the usefulness of this attractively ridged tape, which holds up well in the wash, with less "fuzzing out"... The braid structure contains straight warp threads for stability, causing it to hold its width... and imparting the corduroy look. Our natural white is the hue of goats’wool after being bleached...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Nomenclature des tissus
  • Vêtements (Généralités)
CONT

[...] Les vêtements avec les poches en dessous de la taille, ou avec une bande côtelée enserrant la taille [...] ne sont pas considérés comme des chemises [...]

Spanish

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Record 14 2002-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Wool Industry
  • Fabric Nomenclature
CONT

... is manufactured from the long silky hair of the Angora goat... Mohair fabrics are inherently cool to the touch, resistant to dust and moisture, and have a firm, lustrous hand... which holds up well in the wash, with less "fuzzing out"... Our natural white is the hue of goats’wool after being bleached, a warmish off-white.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Industrie lainière
  • Nomenclature des tissus
CONT

[...] il faudrait définir les termes comme «mohair», «tricot de mohair» [...] et indiquer précisément quel contenu en mohair est requis dans un tissu pour qu'il soit qualifié de tissu de mohair [...]

Spanish

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Record 15 2002-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Wool Industry
CONT

Our braided mohair tape is manufactured from the long silky hair of the Angora goat... Mohair fabrics are inherently cool to the touch, resistant to dust and moisture, and have a firm, lustrous hand. Durability in all conditions adds to the usefulness of this attractively ridged tape, which holds up well in the wash, with less "fuzzing out" than tapes made of sheep's wool. The braid structure contains straight warp threads for stability... and imparting the corduroy look...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Industrie lainière

Spanish

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Record 16 2002-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Clothing (General)
CONT

Our braided mohair tape is manufactured from the long silky hair of the Angora goat... Mohair fabrics are inherently cool to the touch, resistant to dust and moisture, and have a firm, lustrous hand. Durability in all conditions adds to the usefulness of this attractively ridged tape, which holds up well in the wash, with less "fuzzing out"... The braid structure contains straight warp threads for stability, causing it to hold its width... and imparting the corduroy look. Our natural white is the hue of goats’wool after being bleached...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Vêtements (Généralités)
CONT

[...] Les vêtements avec les poches en dessous de la taille, ou avec une bande côtelée enserrant la taille [...] ne sont pas considérés comme des chemises [...]

Spanish

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Record 17 2002-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drilling (Machine-Tooling)
DEF

A drilling machine in which a vertical drill moves into the work, which is stationary.

CONT

A drill press is preferable to a hand drill when the location and orientation of the hole must be controlled accurately. A drill press is composed of a base that supports a column, the column in turn supports a table. Work can be supported on the table with a vise or hold down clamps, or the table can be swiveled out of the way to allow tall work to be supported directly on the base. Height of the table can be adjusted with a table lift crank than locked in place with a table lock. The column also supports a head containing a motro. The motor turns the spindle at a speed controlled by a variable speed control dial. The spindle holds a drill chuck to hold the cutting tools(drill bits, center drills, deburring tools, etc.). [An illustration follows. ]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Perçage (Usinage)
CONT

perceuse à colonne : [...] Elles ont la possibilité d'effectuer le perçage d'éléments les plus variés, unitairement ou en série, avec des outillages appropriés. [...] Une table porte-pièce peut coulisser, s'orienter et se bloquer sur cette colonne.

Spanish

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Record 18 1997-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
OBS

helper : A term used to describe a worker who supports another worker of a higher level of expertise in an occupation, by performing a combination of more routine, essentially manual duties, such as the following : Conveys and holds materials and tools for worker aided, and uses hand or power tools or appliances in a helping capacity. Transports materials, tools, and supplies to and from worksite, using wheelbarrows, hand trucks, hoists, powered equipment and similar devices.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale

Spanish

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Record 19 1994-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

A large hold with a sharp edge around which the fingers can curl.

CONT

A larger fingertip hold becomes a true handhold-for the entire hand-... such holds are nicknamed "jug handles" or, when appearing at the end of a hairy lead, "Thank God holds. "

OBS

Although one finds "bucket" defined as a large handhold and used as a synonym for "jug handle", it is also used to name a large foothold. Some sources define "bucket" as a large hold, thus making the concept for "bucket" broader than "jug handle."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
DEF

Prise relativement large et confortable [...] ou jugée telle, plus ou moins évidée et présentant un bord franc que la main peut bien saisir ou sur laquelle le pied peut bien se poser.

CONT

Elles [les prises horizontales] sont parfois assez vastes pour être «prises» à pleine main : dans notre jargon d'alpiniste nous les appelons «poignées de valises».

OBS

On trouve le terme «baquet» défini en tant que prise de main ou, d'un sens plus large, en tant que prise que la main peut saisir ou sur laquelle le pied peut se poser.

Spanish

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Record 20 1994-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

[a hold used] for balance, to help raise yourself by pulling up on the hold, or to provide various forms of counterpressure.

CONT

Handholds offer maximum security when all fingers are used.

CONT

Handholds vary considerably. The easiest to use are those incut ones that the fingers can curl round and afford a pull; these are often called "jugs" if they are large. Pressure holds are holds where there is no grip as such and one relies on the friction of the rock. They may be sideways. There is also the "pinch grip", where the rock can be squeezed between fingers. A jammed hold(jamming) is when the hand is jammed into a crack for a pull. An undercut hold is one that is upside down, but it can be useful.

OBS

In winter climbing, hand or foot holds may be cut in snow or ice by an axe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
CONT

La bonne utilisation des prises de mains dépend plus de l'habileté manuelle et de la force des doigts que de techniques précises.

OBS

Sur le glacier l'alpiniste crée ses prises de main et de pied en taillant la glace au piolet (manches).

OBS

Le pluriel du terme varie selon les sources consultées. Il apparaît parfois comme «prises de mains» et d'autres fois comme «prises de main».

Spanish

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Record 21 1987-10-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Police
OBS

The safety factor which is the checking motion with the baton or free hand that holds the attacking hand in place momentarily as your retaliation takes place.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Police

Spanish

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Record 22 1987-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Woodworking
DEF

an adjustable stop with a projecting knife or hook that holds a piece of work on the bench.

CONT

Blocking knife.... The blade is forged to an iron bar varying in length from 1 to 4 ft. This bar has a hook at one end, and a handle, often T-shaped, at the other. The hook engages with an eye-bolt fixed to a bench or stool to form a hinge. In operation, one hand holds the wood to be shaped, while the other, by moving the knife up and down, pares away the unwanted wood, using the bar as a lever. The longer [size]... is used by cloggers, brush, and by boot-last and boot-tree makers; the smaller sizes are used for shaping rake tines, tent pegs, wooden spoons, etc.

OBS

All the terms listed above, except "bench knife" are common to England.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Travail du bois
DEF

Outil à main de sabotier ou de formier, composé d'une lame pouvant prendre diverses positions autour d'une de ses extrémités formant pivot, et qui sert à dégrossir les bûches ou les ébauches.

OBS

Le découpage d'une billette, pour qu'elle s'adapte au pied humain, demande de l'habileté et de nombreux coups de lames différentes. L'avantage des couteaux à leviers utilisés pour ce découpage est que vous pouvez exercer un gros effort sur la lame tout en présentant le bois sous n'importe quel angle.

Spanish

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Record 23 1986-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Processes - Various
CONT

One large industrial organization holds annually a discussion meeting for educators at which time they hand to each participant an eight-to ten-page mimeographed report which is read and discussed together.

OBS

mimeograph, n.: a machine for making copies of written, drawn, or typewritten matter by means of a stencil placed around a drum containing ink.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés d'impression divers
OBS

"Rapport ronéotypé" : par analogie avec "texte ronéotypé" (PEROB, 1985, p. 1729).

OBS

"Rapport ronéoté" : par analogie avec "page ronéotée" (MUCON, 1980, p. 47).

OBS

L'adjectif "ronéoté" est familier (cf. PEROB, 1985, p. 1728).

OBS

ronéo, n.f. : Machine qui sert à reproduire un texte dactylographié au moyen de stencils.

Spanish

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Record 24 1980-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
OBS

matériel roulant hand holds CLCY 74, p. S1-74.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
OBS

GZZI; CBCY p. 427; poignées montoires LGTF; juin 1972.

Spanish

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Record 25 1979-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combat Sports (General)
CONT

Saddle-bronc riding is similar to the bareback event except that the rider is mounted on a light, specialized saddle called an Association saddle. He holds on to a single piece of rope that is attached to the horse's head by a halter. As in bareback riding, the rider must use only one hand and must not touch anything with his free hand.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de combat (Généralités)
CONT

Monte d'un cheval sellé. (...) La simplicité même: une selle est prestement jetée sur le râble d'un animal tout à fait sauvage (...), surpris, furieux, mort de trouille, que l'on a préalablement coincé entre les planches d'une solide palissade afin qu'il puisse littéralement "éclater" quand la porte s'ouvre. (...) Chaque monture reçoit le même type de selle et une longe de six pieds de long. Pour le cavalier: des éperons courts, aux molettes émoussées. Ne jamais toucher les épaules du cheval avant qu'il soit retombé sur ses pattes, le premier saut effectué. Et puis tenir une main en l'air, celle libérée de la tenue de la longe.

Spanish

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