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HARDCOURT [1 record]

Record 1 2011-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

For the United States: A cement, asphalt or similar paving for a tennis court. For Australia and European countries: A clay court.

CONT

Mauna Lani Bay Hotel’s tropical tennis garden surrounds ten Plex-Pave hardcourts of various speeds, which allows players to select their court based on a preference for a fast or slow-paced surface.

CONT

There are nine Laykold hard courts, five of which have lights for night play.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
OBS

Les termes «dur», «synthétique» ou «ciment» ne désignent pas du ciment au sens habituel. S'il y a du ciment, c'est comme soubassement, sur lequel on étend diverses couches de produits à base de caoutchouc ou de plastique, recouvertes de peinture, en général verte.

CONT

Sur une surface dure [...] Simon Larose s'imposait chez les 16 ans et moins.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
CONT

Las pistas llamadas «duras» pueden ser de moqueta, de asfalto, de cemento liso, de parquet y sobre todo de un cemento granulado sintético que en los últimos años está invadiendo todos los países, debido a la gran aceptación que encuentra entre el público no especialista, e incluso entre muchos de los primeros jugadores internacionales.

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