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HARD PITCH [6 records]

Record 1 2016-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baseball and Softball
CONT

Most teams will bunt the ball toward the first-base line because the third baseman is charging hard; the second baseman then covers first. It is very important to get an out on this play. Lots of teams use the fake bunt and swing, or what is called the "slash."

CONT

Slash bunt. This offensive play takes place when the defense is expecting a bunt and is charging hard prior to the pitch getting ready to field the bunt. Show bunt and when the defense charges pull the bat back with a choked up grip and put the ball in play, on the ground.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Baseball et softball

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Béisbol y softball
CONT

Amago de toque y bateo [...]: El bateador, cuando inicia el movimiento el lanzador, se coloca en forma de tocar la bola, pero rápidamente vuelve a colocar el bate hacia la posición de bateo normal y realizará el swing duro y agresivo hacia la bola. Se utiliza para llamar la atención a la defensa contraria, de que se acerquen para defender un toque y sorprenderla con un batazo duro.

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Record 2 2012-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

The insertion of piton into a crack by means of a hammer or by hands.

CONT

In hard, solid rock select a crack wide enough to admit one third to one half of the piton shaft before driving the piton in. The placing of pitons in soft, rotten rock is often not practical. When this type of rock must be scaled, loose rock from the crack should be removed before setting the piton.

CONT

Many of the skills of piton placing can be gained only by practice, and once again an occasional hour spent experimenting with pegs on a boulder can give valuable knowledge.

CONT

Placing Pitons : The placement of pitons is normally the function of the leader... Ideally, a piton should be inserted into a crack 1/2 to 2/3 of its length and driven hard to the hilt. A ringing sound, steadily increasing in pitch, usually indicates a solid piton.

OBS

Using pitons is known as "pegging" and taking them out is called "de-pegging". This English word is gradually replacing the French one in Britain.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
DEF

Action d'enfoncer des pitons dans une paroi.

CONT

La solidité d'un piton n'est pas proportionnelle au nombre de coups de marteau, mais plus à la réflexion sur l'emplacement et le choix de celui-ci. Le son qu'émet le piton lors de la frappe est le meilleur des indices. Un son clair et aigu indique qu'il est solide. Si le pitonnage est très délicat ou si le choix des pitons est très limité, on utilise diverses astuces.

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Classification of Coal
  • Characteristics of Coal
DEF

Bright coal.

OBS

glance coal: term often associated to anthracite.

OBS

glance : A mineralogical term meaning brilliant or lustrous, used to describe hard, brittle materials that exhibit a bright, reflecting surface when fractured. Examples of such materials are hard asphalts(glance pitch) and ores of certain metals such as lead glance(galena).

OBS

glance: A term used to designate various minerals having a splendent luster ...

OBS

Compare to bright coal."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Classification des charbons
  • Caractéristiques des charbons

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Clasificación del carbón
  • Características del carbón
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Record 4 2006-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Asphalts
  • Road Construction Materials
DEF

Asphalt from Pitch Lake, Trinidad.

OBS

It is richer than the land pitch in bituminous matter and is soluble in petroleum spirit.

OBS

Pitch Lake... SW Trinidad island... is believed to be formed and supplied by the seepage of natural pitch, a form of petroleum from the surrounding oil-rich region. The pitch, hard around the edges of the pool, becomes more viscous toward the center.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bitumes
  • Matériaux de constr. (Voies de circulation)
OBS

On estime à 420 années les réserves d'asphalte du lac Pitch (La Brea, sur la côte sud-ouest de la Trinité [...]

OBS

Le lac Pitch [... est le plus grand réservoir d'asphalte dans le monde.

Spanish

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Record 5 2003-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Baseball and Softball
DEF

The ball used in the game of baseball, measuring approximately 3 inches (7 cm.) in diameter.

CONT

The Hitting Streak uses the exclusive Tuffy SOFT ball. Feel it on the bat and hit it just as far as a regulation ball while eliminating the fear factor of being hit by a wild pitch or a hard ball.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Baseball et softball
CONT

On joue avec des balles [...] On a le choix entre dures ou molles. Je me tourne vers mon équipe et pose la question : «Balles dures ou balles molles ?» La réponse est unanime : «BALLES DURES !». Ça, c'est du baseball !

Spanish

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Record 6 2001-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Black Products (Petroleum)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits noirs (Pétrole)

Spanish

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