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HAND SEAT [6 records]

Record 1 2024-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Furniture (Various)
  • Keyboard Instruments
  • Percussion Instruments
  • String Instruments
CONT

Traditionally, piano benches are longer and wider. They’re designed to accommodate duets, offering ample space for two players to sit side by side comfortably. Piano benches tend to be sturdier and heavier, providing stability during intense practice sessions or performances.... On the other hand, piano stools are typically smaller and more compact. They may feature a cushioned or unpadded seat and are often lighter in weight. Piano stools come in various designs, with some featuring a single central leg and others boasting a set of legs closer together.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mobilier divers
  • Instruments de musique à clavier
  • Instruments de musique à percussion
  • Instruments de musique à cordes

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-10-27

English

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

Untie your reins and take them up in your inside hand. With your outside hand, take hold of the pommel and straighten your arm so that you’re pulling your shoulders back and pulling your seat toward your hand at the same time.

OBS

Related term: right lead

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
CONT

L'on manœuvre «à main droite» lorsque l'antérieur droit du cheval est le plus en avant dans la foulée de galop, ou lorsque le déplacement ou le changement de direction se fait dans le sens du mouvement des aiguilles d'une montre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
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Record 3 2014-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
CONT

The main difference between the chest press machine and a bench press is the body position in which the exercise is performed. ... A chest press machine guides the movement of your arms along a fixed path, helping to promote proper technique.

CONT

The... chest press has independent movement and converging pushing angles to increase the range of motion of the excercise. Progressive strength curve gradually increases force at end of movement when user is in strongest position, allowing user to engage more muscles. Oversized handles make pressing exercises more comfortable by spreading the load over a larger area of the user's hand and the easy seat adjustment means a broad range of user heights can be accommodated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
CONT

La station de développé horizontal [...] permet des mouvements indépendants et des angles de poussée convergents pour augmenter l'amplitude du mouvement de cet exercice. La courbe de résistance progressive augmente en fin de mouvement lorsque l'utilisateur est dans sa posture la plus forte, afin de lui permettre de mobiliser plus de muscles. Les grandes poignées rendent la presse plus confortable en répartissant la charge sur une plus grande surface de la main de l'utilisateur. Le réglage facile du siège permet à des utilisateurs de tous les gabarits d'utiliser la machine.

Spanish

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Record 4 2005-12-15

English

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

One of the natural aids for riding or driving a horse.

CONT

Any restraining action of the hands, or a combination of hands and back(by arching the back, which has a collecting effect on the horse, so as to avoid opposing hand and seat, the seat "pushing" and the hand "pulling") should not be plain and last too long, lest [this action] induce a fight with the horse. Even a very well schooled horse will enjoy a softly and rhythmically pulsated action of the hand.

CONT

The natural aids include the voice, the action of the hands on the reins, the use of the legs and heels, the use of the back, and the distribution of the rider’s weight.

OBS

Competitive horseback riding term.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Élevage des chevaux
DEF

Une des aides naturelles pour solliciter un cheval.

OBS

Terme d'équitation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
  • Cría de ganado caballar
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Record 5 2004-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Search and Rescue (Paramilitary)
  • Protection of Life
OBS

This is another way to carry a conscious casualty who can neither walk nor support the upper body. Make a hook with your fingers by folding them towards your palm and grab onto your partner’s "hook". If you don’t have any gloves, use a piece of cloth to protect your hand from the other person’s nails.

OBS

Two-rescuer method.

Key term(s)
  • two hand seat carry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherche et sauvetage (Paramilitaire)
  • Sécurité des personnes
OBS

C'est un autre moyen de transporter une victime consciente qui ne peut ni marcher ni soutenir la partie supérieure de son corps. Faites un crochet avec vos doigts en repliant ceux-ci vers votre paume. Accrochez votre « crochet » à celui fait par votre partenaire. Si vous n'avez pas de gants, utilisez un morceau de linge pour vous protéger des ongles de l'autre.

OBS

Méthode à deux sauveteurs.

Spanish

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Record 6 1989-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
CONT

Transport of injured persons... Methods of carrying... If two or more bearers are available... Hand seats : The four-handed seat. This seat is used when the casualty can assist the bearers by using one or both arms... The two-handed seat. This seat is used to carry a casualty who is unable to assist the bearers by using his arms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical

Spanish

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