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Record 1 2023-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
DEF

A bodybuilding exercise performed by completing the following movements : lie on a decline bench(a bench where your head is lower than your feet), with a barbell suspended on a rack straight above your eyes. Hold the barbell with a pronated grip(palms facing up) slightly wider than shoulder width. Lift the bar off the rack to establish a starting position and then lower the bar down to the chest before raising it back to the starting position(without placing the bar on the rack between each repetition).

OBS

This exercise targets the pectoral muscles, the triceps and the deltoids. It can also be done with dumbbells instead of a barbell.

PHR

decline barbell bench press; decline dumbbell bench press

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
DEF

Exercice de musculation qui s'exécute en effectuant les mouvements suivants : couchez-vous sur un banc décliné (c'est-à-dire un banc où vous aurez la tête plus basse que les pieds), avec une barre reposant sur des supports à peu près au niveau des yeux. Tenez la barre avec une prise un peu plus large que la largeur de vos épaules et avec les mains en pronation (les paumes vers le haut). Pour vous placer en position de départ, il vous faut dégager la barre de ses supports en la soulevant à bout de bras. Descendez ensuite la barre jusqu'à la poitrine, puis remontez-la en position de départ (sans la remettre sur les supports entre chaque répétition).

OBS

Cet exercice sollicite les pectoraux, les triceps et les deltoïdes. Il peut aussi s'effectuer avec des haltères au lieu d'une barre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
DEF

A bodybuilding exercise performed by completing the following movements : sitting on a bench or standing(with a barbell) or on a Smith machine, hold the bar on your shoulders(behind your head) with an overhand grip(palms facing forward) and hands a little more than a shoulder-width apart. Lift the bar up in a vertical line until your arms are completely extended. Return to the starting position.

OBS

This exercise targets the deltoids and, to a lesser extent, the triceps.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
DEF

Exercice de musculation qui s'exécute en effectuant les mouvements suivants : installez-vous debout ou assis sur un banc avec une barre ou sous la barre d'une machine «Smith». Déposez la barre sur vos épaules, derrière votre tête. Placez vos mains en pronation (les paumes vers l'avant) et espacez-les légèrement plus que la largeur de vos épaules. Levez la barre au-dessus de votre tête jusqu'à ce que vos bras soient complètement tendus, puis revenez à la position de départ.

OBS

Cet exercice sollicite les deltoïdes et, dans une moindre mesure, les triceps.

Spanish

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Record 3 2023-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
DEF

A bodybuilding exercise performed by completing the following movements : sitting on a bench and facing a high-pulley cable machine equipped with a bar, place your knees under the pads and grab the bar with a wide overhand grip(palms facing away from the body). Pull the bar down behind your head before allowing it to return to the starting position.

OBS

This exercise targets the latissimi dorsi and the teres major muscles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
DEF

Exercice de musculation qui s'exécute en effectuant les mouvements suivants : assis sur un banc, face à un appareil à poulie haute équipé d'une barre, placez vos genoux sous les supports rembourrés et tenez la barre avec une prise large et les mains en pronation (les paumes vers l'avant). Descendez la barre derrière votre tête avant de la laisser remonter en position de départ.

OBS

Cet exercice sollicite principalement les grands dorsaux et les grands ronds.

Spanish

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Record 4 2023-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
DEF

A bodybuilding exercise performed by completing the following movements : while standing up or sitting on a bench, hold a dumbbell in each hand, with arms bent and palms turned toward the shoulders(underhand grip). Raise a dumbbell up over the head and, at the same time, rotate the wrist to an overhand grip(palm facing away from the body). Return to the starting position.

OBS

This exercise can be done alternatively with one hand at a time, or simultaneously with both hands at once. It targets the deltoids and, to a lesser extent, the trapezii and the triceps.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
DEF

Exercice de musculation qui s'exécute en effectuant les mouvements suivants : debout ou assis sur un banc, tenez un haltère dans chaque main, les bras repliés et les mains en supination (les paumes tournées vers les épaules). Levez un haltère au-dessus de la tête tout en effectuant une rotation du poignet de manière à terminer le mouvement avec la main en pronation (la paume vers l'extérieur). Revenez ensuite à la position de départ.

OBS

Cet exercice peut s'effectuer un bras après l'autre ou les deux bras en même temps. Il sollicite les deltoïdes et, dans une moindre mesure, les trapèzes et les triceps.

Spanish

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Record 5 2023-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
DEF

A bodybuilding exercise performed by completing the following movements : standing up, hold a barbell(or two dumbbells) at thigh level with an overhand grip(hands pointing down, palms toward the body). Keeping the bar close to your body, raise it to waist level until your elbows are at the same level as your shoulders and bent in a 90-degree angle. Then, raise the weights above your head only by rotating your shoulders forward while keeping your elbows and shoulders at the same level and angle. Return to the starting position.

OBS

This exercise mainly targets the shoulder muscles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
DEF

Exercice de musculation qui s'exécute en effectuant les mouvements suivants : debout, tenez une barre (ou deux haltères) à la hauteur de vos cuisses avec une prise en pronation (les paumes vers le corps). Le mouvement consiste à soulever la barre jusqu'aux hanches, c'est-à-dire jusqu'à ce que vos coudes soient au même niveau que vos épaules et qu'ils forment un angle de 90 degrés. Amenez ensuite la barre au-dessus de votre tête par un mouvement de rotation des épaules tout en conservant les coudes à 90 degrés et au même niveau que les épaules. Retournez à la position de départ.

OBS

Cet exercice sollicite principalement les muscles rotateurs externes des épaules.

Spanish

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Record 6 - external organization data 2023-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 7 2021-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Search and Rescue (Paramilitary)
CONT

Water rescue dogs are trained to swim to the victim, who then grabs a handle on the top of the dog's life jacket and is towed to safety. If the swimmer is unconscious, some dogs can flip the person on their back so their head is out of water, grip the upper arm and bring them to shore.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherche et sauvetage (Paramilitaire)
CONT

[...] un bon chien sauveteur en mer, en plus d'être équilibré, endurant, sociable, musclé et obéissant en toutes circonstances, ne doit jamais renoncer tant que la personne n'est pas secourue et en sécurité (ou tant que son maître ne lui indique pas de faire machine arrière).

Spanish

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Record 8 2020-11-18

English

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

The rack deadlift is a partial version of the conventional deadlift. You perform it inside a power rack with pins set so that the bar is located just above the knees. It is an excellent exercise for beginners–you don’t have to use a full ROM [range of movement], and having the rack is like using a spotter. Deadlifts from a racked position emphasize your low back muscles, because you won’t be bending as low and thereby incorporating your legs. Use this exercise to help strengthen the low back specifically or if you want to attempt heavier weights than you can lift from the floor.

CONT

Begin this exercise using a shoulder-width stance with the arms just outside the thighs. Using an overhand grip, bend the knees slightly to grasp the bar. Inhale. Exhale as you pull the weight off the pins, keeping the back flat, the abs tight, the head up, and the weights close to the body. Don’t bounce the bar off the pins in the rack.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme

Spanish

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Record 9 2012-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
CONT

Uncocking the laid-back wrist creates a whippy motion that gives her racquet head speed and, as a result, pace.

CONT

Squeeze your grip, lock your wrist and keep your racket head up.

PHR

Contorted, firm, fixed, laid-back, loose, stiff wrist.

PHR

Wrist action, layback, snap.

PHR

To contort, snap, work one’s wrist; flick the wrist (out); firm, lock, loosen, uncock the wrist.

PHR

Roll one’s wrist over the ball.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

Tenir solidement le poignet pour maintenir haute la tête de la raquette.

PHR

Poignet cassé, ferme, fixe, fléchi, mou.

PHR

Blocage, claquement, tenue du poignet.

PHR

Bloquer, frapper avec le poignet; garder le poignet ferme.

Spanish

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

Apriete el puño, trabe la muñeca y mantenga alto el encordado.

PHR

Muñeca firme, suelta.

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Record 10 2012-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
DEF

A four-person plane configuration.

CONT

The student shall have successfully completed the following task on a single dive: A five-point rotation dive where the student docked 4th on the original quad-plane.

OBS

PLANE configuration : the head of the upper jumper must be below the lower surface of the lower canopy and the grip must be on a line attached to the centre cell.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
DEF

Formation à quatre.

CONT

Malgré une température plutôt fraîche, on a réussit à se faire 2 joyeux sauts de Crew dimanche; deux jolies formations à quatre (quadriplan) plus une couple de rotations.

Spanish

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Record 11 2012-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

The part of a tennis racquet that is held in the hand and covered in tape (grip) or any substance of that kind.

CONT

A tennis racquet is normally held at the end of the shaft called the "grip". The "shaft" is a long structural part of a tennis racket, stretching from the throat area all the way to the butt of the racquet. Only a part of the "shaft" is made for contact with the hand. This part is called the "handle". Nonetheless some authors have confused the issue by making "shaft" and "handle" synonyms by saying that new dampening materials have been incorporated in the "handle", when they really mean "shaft": "... features Head’s Ultrazorb in the handle to dampen vibration and a new contoured grip for more secure feel".

CONT

As the shaft enters the handle it may be covered by an octagonal foam rubber pallet. Frames are balanced with lead put into the pallet during production.

CONT

... a racquet which has two handles ... Single-handed players use the top handle, with the bottom handle providing stability. The off-set handles help players strike the ball further in front of the serve and the forehand. The loop design of the handle dampens vibration ....

CONT

Squeeze your grip, lock your wrist and keep your racket head up.

OBS

In Canada, "racket" and "racquet" are both correct spellings.

PHR

Racket handle size.

PHR

Grip on the back hand.

PHR

Flat side of the grip.

PHR

To squeeze the grip.

Key term(s)
  • racket handle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Partie de la raquette que l'on tient dans sa main.

CONT

La poignée est recouverte de languettes octogonales en caoutchouc mousse. Les cadres sont équilibrés par l'ajout de plomb dans ces languettes au moment de la fabrication.

CONT

Tenir solidement la poignée pour maintenir haute la tête de la raquette.

CONT

[...] cadre et manche intégrés pour une meilleure sensation lors de la frappe [...]

OBS

«Manche» et «poignée» : termes polysémiques dans le monde du tennis. En français on parle de la grosseur de «manche» (=shaft); en anglais on parle du «grip size» (=littéralement la grosseur de la prise ou poignée), mais on peut dire indifféremment «la poignée» ou «le manche» est recouvert(e) de languettes [...]

PHR

Grossir, rapetisser un manche. Soutenir le manche. Crisper les doigts sur le manche.

PHR

Serrer solidement la poignée.

Spanish

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

Se coge la empuñadura como un martillo, en el mismo plano que el antebrazo, formando un ángulo, antebrazo raqueta, de 100 a 110° más o menos.

CONT

La mano debe estar ejerciendo la máxima presión sobre la empuñadura [...]

CONT

Al llegar al mango, el cuello suele quedar protegido por una cubierta octogonal de espuma de goma.

CONT

Apriete el puño, trabe la muñeca y mantenga alto el encordado.

OBS

"Mango": término genérico que tiene dos traducciones posibles en inglés, según el contexto: "shaft" o "handle". "Empuñadura" igualmente un término genérico que tiene dos traducciones en inglés: "grip" o "(racquet) handle".

PHR

Empuñadura eastern, oriental.

PHR

Cambiar la empuñadura.

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Record 12 2012-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

The part of the racket between the head and the grip.

OBS

The "shaft" of a tennis racket is a long piece that stretches from the throat area all the way to the butt. It includes the handle.

CONT

[The RD-7] features Yonex’s signature Oval Pressed Shaft for increased racquet stability.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Partie où l'on tient la raquette.

OBS

En français on parle de la grosseur de «manche» (=shaft); en anglais on parle du «grip» (=prise ou poignée) size. Question de perspectives distinctes.

CONT

[...] cadre et manche intégrés pour une meilleure sensation lors de la frappe [...]

PHR

Grossir, rapetisser un manche. Soutenir le manche.

PHR

Serrer le manche de sa raquette.

Spanish

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

Término genérico que tiene dos traducciones posibles en inglés, según el contexto: «shaft» o «handle».

CONT

Para lograr [la empuñadura occidental] colóquese la raqueta en un peldaño de escalera y coged el mango desde arriba. Así podéis golpear el drive y el revés sin tener que cambiar la posición de la mano ni de los dedos.

PHR

Agarrar un mango.

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Record 13 2011-06-30

English

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

Stand with feet slightly wider than hip width apart and toes pointing out slightly. Squat down and grasp bar with a closed, pronated grip.... First pull phase : lift bar from floor by forcefully extending hips and knees.... Keep elbows fully extended(straight), head in a neutral position and shoulders over the bar. As bar raises, keep it as close to shins as possible. Transition(scoop) phase : as bar passes knees, thrust hips forward and slightly re-flex knees to avoid locking them.... Second pull phase : Forcefully and quickly extend hips and knees and plantar-flex ankles(stand on toes). Keep bar as close to body as possible.... Keep shoulders over bar and elbows extended(arms straight) as long as possible. When lower body joints reach full extension, rapidly shrug the shoulders upward, but do not let elbows flex yet. As shoulders reach their highest elevation, flex elbows to begin pulling body under bar. Continue to pull arms as high and as long as possible.... feet may lose contact with floor. Catch phase : after lower body has fully extended and bar reaches near maximal height, pull body under bar and rotate arms around and under bar. Simultaneously, hips and knees flex into a quarter squat position. Once arms are under bar, lift elbows to position the upper arms parallel to floor. Rack the bar across front of clavicles(collar bones) and anterior deltoids(front shoulder muscles).... Stand up by extending hips and knees to a fully erect position. Downward movement phase : lower bar by gradually reducing muscular tension of arms to allow a controlled descent of the bar to the thighs.... Squat down with the elbows fully extended until the bar touches the floor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme

Spanish

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Record 14 2006-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
DEF

Implement used in the javelin throwing event.

OBS

It consists of 3 parts : a metal head, a shaft, and a cord grip.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
DEF

Engin employé pour le concours de lancement du javelot.

OBS

Il est composé de trois parties : Une pointe de métal, une hampe et une corde de prise.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Atletismo
  • Equipo y accesorios deportivos
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Record 15 2004-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
CONT

Tri-Plane Roatations: This exercise involves building a tri-plane. Student is pilot, Instructor A second, Instructor B third. Student leans forward in his harness and applies brakes to float up, creating a two stack with a third canopy planed (called a "One-Two") formation. He then releases his foot grips and roatates up, back and over the top of the biplane, and uses risers to get his canopy level with the shoulders of Instructor B. He then docks on Instructor B, and applies brakes to plane cleanly. Emphasis is placed on smooth and timely transition from plane to stack, and risering to shoulder level as described.

CONT

In a "plane" configuration the head of the upper jumper must be below the bottom skin of the lower canopy and the grip must be on a line adjacent to the centre cell...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane

Spanish

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Record 16 2000-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Swimming
CONT

[In the backstroke start] the swimmer starts his head upward and backward. He drives his shoulders and upper body upward and away from the starting block by pushing downward and inward with his arms against the hand grip bar.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Natation
CONT

Poignées de départ pour la nage sur le dos. Les poignées pour le départ de nage sur le dos peuvent être verticales ou horizontales et doivent avoir une forme qui offre une prise sûre et solide de la main, et seront situées à 18 pouces environ au-dessus de la surface de l'eau.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo y accesorios deportivos
  • Natación
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Record 17 2000-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

Annular groove in rimless, semi-rimmed, belted or rebated base cartridge cases, forward of the head, for the purpose of providing a surface that the extractor may grip to remove the case from the chamber.

Key term(s)
  • extractor groove

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Rainure annulaire dans le culot des douilles à gorge, à demi-bourrelet, ceinturée, ou à culot réduit afin d'assurer une prise à l'extracteur pour extraire la douille de la chambre.

OBS

gorge d'extraction de la douille : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Key term(s)
  • rainure d'extraction de la douille
  • cannelure d'extraction de la douille

Spanish

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Record 18 1999-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Binders and Mastics (Constr.)
CONT

Plasterboard nail : The shank of this nail has raised rings around it to enhance its holding in timber. The medium sized flat head is designed to be chased(with a nail punch) just below the surface of the plasterboard. It is faced with a lattice pattern to provide grip for filler.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Liants et mastics (Construction)

Spanish

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Record 19 1996-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
CONT

Squeeze your grip, lock your wrist and keep your racket head up.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

Tenir solidement la poignée pour maintenir haute la tête de la raquette.

Key term(s)
  • serrer le manche de la raquette

Spanish

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

Apriete el puño, trabe la muñeca y mantenga alto el encordado.

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