TERMIUM Plus®

From: Translation Bureau

On social media

Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.

HAND-TO-HAND [16 records]

Record 1 2025-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Course Titles (Armed Forces)
  • Military Training
  • Military Tactics
  • Naval Forces
OBS

The Maritime Tactical Operator Course(MTOC) involves extensive training in advanced MIO [maritime interdiction operation] tactics. This includes hand-to-hand combat, improvised explosive device identification, littoral operations(light patrolling, advance-to-contact training and securing a beachhead), close quarters battle, tactical shooting and tactical questioning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de cours (Forces armées)
  • Instruction du personnel militaire
  • Tactique militaire
  • Forces navales
OBS

Le Cours d'opérateur tactique maritime (COTM) comprend une formation approfondie en tactiques avancées des opérations maritimes d'interdiction, notamment le combat à mains nues, l'identification d'engins explosifs improvisés, les opérations littorales (patrouille légère, entraînement aux manœuvres de marche à l'ennemi et sécurisation d'une plage), le combat rapproché, le tir tactique et les techniques d'interrogation tactique.

Spanish

Save record 1

Record 2 2024-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Antique and Obsolete Weapons
  • Sea Operations (Military)
CONT

Resembling a bridge with a spiked tip, the corvus could be dropped onto an enemy ship, anchoring the two vessels together and allowing Roman soldiers to engage in hand-to-hand combat on deck.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes anciennes
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
DEF

Grappin en forme d'échelle munie de crochets, servant à aborder les vaisseaux ennemis.

Spanish

Save record 2

Record 3 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Antique and Obsolete Weapons
DEF

A projectile or a weapon that fires a projectile.

OBS

In contrast, a weapon intended to be used in hand-to-hand combat is called a melee weapon.

OBS

throwing weapon: term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes anciennes
DEF

Arme individuelle destinée à lancer un trait ou à être lancée.

OBS

arme de jet : terme tiré du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

Save record 3

Record 4 2022-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Infantry
  • Small Arms
OBS

hand-to-hand combat : designation to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infanterie
  • Armes légères
OBS

combat corps à corps : désignation uniformisée par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre et d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Infantería
  • Armas ligeras
Save record 4

Record 5 2019-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cutting and Thrusting Weapons
DEF

[A knife] designed solely for military use and primarily intended for hand-to-hand or close combat fighting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes blanches
DEF

[...] couteau conçu pour l'usage militaire, spécialement pour le combat rapproché.

Spanish

Save record 5

Record 6 2019-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cutting and Thrusting Weapons
DEF

A short bladed dagger with a handle(often T-shaped) designed to be grasped in the hand with the blade protruding out from between the fingers.

OBS

Commonly used for personal protection or during trench raids when soldiers might experience hand-to-hand combat, the [push dagger's] handle was placed perpendicular to the double edged blade to allow maximum force in a thrusting attack.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes blanches
CONT

La «dague à pousser» [...] était utilisée couramment pour la protection personnelle ou lors d'incursions contre les tranchées, quand les soldats risquaient de devoir se battre corps à corps. Le manche était placé perpendiculairement à la lame à double tranchant pour produire une force maximale lors d'une attaque puissante.

Spanish

Save record 6

Record 7 2019-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems
CONT

Offensive throwing weapons were used both for hunting and warfare since the early days of mankind. As the name implies, long-range weapons served to launch a missile toward a target at some distance with the intention to hit, wound or knock out without hand-to-hand combat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes
CONT

[... ] dans les années 1970, l'OTAN n'avait pas encore suffisamment développé son concept des opérations pour répondre aux tactiques des avions et des sous-marins soviétiques et de leurs armes à longue portée.

Spanish

Save record 7

Record 8 2018-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Infantry
  • Cutting and Thrusting Weapons
CONT

... the heavy stresses imposed by grenade firing and bayonet fighting.

OBS

As soldiers progress in their training, bayonet fighting techniques that are taught in initial entry training will merge with the other elements of hand-to-hand fighting to produce a soldier who is capable of operating across the full range of force.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infanterie
  • Armes blanches
CONT

[...] les efforts élevés qu'impliquent le tir de grenades et le combat à la baïonnette.

CONT

La connaissance de quelques coups de boxe, de lutte, de jiu-jitsu complète donc utilement l'instruction préparatoire au combat à la baïonnette en contribuant à augmenter la confiance du soldat et son agressivité nécessaire.

Spanish

Save record 8

Record 9 2018-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Antique and Obsolete Weapons
DEF

A knife designed for use in hand-to-hand fighting in trenches...

OBS

[Trench knives were] developed in response to a need for a close combat weapon for soldiers conducting assaults and raids on enemy trenchlines during the First World War.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes anciennes

Spanish

Save record 9

Record 10 2013-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
  • Land Forces
DEF

The climax of an attack; closing with the enemy in hand-to-hand fighting.

OBS

assault: term and definition standardized by NATO.

OBS

assault; aslt: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
  • Forces terrestres
DEF

Point culminant d'une attaque; abordage de l'ennemi en combat corps à corps.

OBS

assaut : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

OBS

assaut; ast : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

assaut; ast : terme, abréviation et définition uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Conducción general de las operaciones militares
  • Ejército de tierra
DEF

Momento culminante del ataque, en el que se establece contacto físico con el enemigo en la lucha cuerpo a cuerpo.

Save record 10

Record 11 2012-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Martial Arts
DEF

An omnibus term applied to a group of diverse activities that have evolved from ancient fighting skills developed in Asian countries.

OBS

The present-day adaptations vary considerably and include the graceful slow movements of tai chi, the spectacular power punching of the highly trained karate expert, formalized reenactment of hand-to-hand sword fights, the stylized routines of aikido, practical methods of self-defense, and sport judo as it is played in the Olympic Games.

Key term(s)
  • martial art

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arts martiaux
DEF

Ensemble de sports de combat, d'origine japonaise et chinoise, tels que le kendo, le judo, l'aïkido, le karaté, etc., fondés sur un code moral qui était celui des samouraïs et que se doivent de respecter les combattants.

OBS

La forme au singulier, «art martial» n'a pas été relevée en français.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Artes marciales
DEF

Disciplinas deportivas que emplean técnicas de combate de origen oriental cuyo objetivo es someter o defenderse de un oponente o agresor.

Key term(s)
  • arte marcial
Save record 11

Record 12 2011-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • North American Football
DEF

An offensive formation in which the quarterback stands directly behind the centre, who hands the ball to him, and the fullback, flanked by the left and the right halfbacks slightly ahead of him, form a balanced line about 4 to 5 yards behind the quarterback, giving the appearance of a T.

OBS

The success of the T formation is based on quick-striking halfbacks plunging through quickly opened holes in the defensive line and a quarterback who keeps the ball hidden until he runs with it, hands it off, or passes it. The T sometimes features a in motion--that is, one offensive back(usually a halfback) who can take a lateral pass from the quarterback and dash around the end or cut around the end and race downfield to receive a forward pass. In the modern T the quarterback always takes the ball from the center on a direct handoff(a hand-to-hand snap).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Football nord-américain
DEF

Formation offensive dans laquelle le quart se place directement derrière le joueur de centre (qui lui passera le ballon de main à main), et le centre-arrière, flanqué des demis gauche et droit légèrement devant lui, se placent en forme de ligne à 4 ou 5 verges derrière le quart, le tout donnant l'apparence d'un «T».

Spanish

Save record 12

Record 13 2001-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gymnastics and Trampoline

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gymnastique et trampoline

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gimnasia y acrobacias sobre cama elástica
Save record 13

Record 14 1992-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

A noisy, confused fight or hand-to-hand struggle among a number of people.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
DEF

Confusion de combattants au corps à corps.

Spanish

Save record 14

Record 15 1988-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skating
OBS

Figure skating term(s).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Patinage
OBS

Terme(s) de patinage artistique.

OBS

couple

Spanish

Save record 15

Record 16 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
CONT

hand-to-hand combat

Key term(s)
  • hand to hand

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
CONT

combat corps à corps

Spanish

Save record 16

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

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: