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HEAD-TO-HEAD MEETING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-12-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Rugby
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- scrummage
1, record 1, English, scrummage
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- scrum 2, record 1, English, scrum
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A play in which the forwards on each team lock arms and crouch over, the two sides meeting head-to-head and the ball being put into play in the tunnel between the front rows. 3, record 1, English, - scrummage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The scrum: when the whistle blows and the referee calls for a scrummage, the eight forwards on each team bind together in a formidable pack and come together headfirst against the opposition, aligned in the same manner. 4, record 1, English, - scrummage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... scrum. This is the shortened form of "scrummage," derived from scrimmage, meaning organised scrap. Sixteen men, eight on each side (all the forwards, basically), bend down in an interlocking formation and fight over the ball, which is placed between their legs in the centre of the scrum by the scrum-half ... 5, record 1, English, - scrummage
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Rugby
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mêlée ordonnée
1, record 1, French, m%C3%AAl%C3%A9e%20ordonn%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mêlée 1, record 1, French, m%C3%AAl%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Phase du jeu où, à la suite d'une faute, les avants des deux équipes se groupent épaule contre épaule et tentent de s'approprier le ballon. 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%AAl%C3%A9e%20ordonn%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mêlée ordonnée [...] Une mêlée est formée dans le champ de jeu quand huit joueurs de chaque équipe liés entre eux sur trois lignes entrent en contact avec l'adversaire de façon que les têtes des premières lignes soient imbriquées. Cela crée un tunnel dans lequel un demi de mêlée introduit le ballon afin que les joueurs de première ligne puissent lutter pour la possession du ballon en le talonnant avec l'un de leurs pieds. 3, record 1, French, - m%C3%AAl%C3%A9e%20ordonn%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Remise en jeu [...] où les deux paquets d'avants se lient face-à-face, après un en-avant, un regroupement d'où le ballon n'est pas sorti, lancer en touche pas droit et divers mauvais renvois. 4, record 1, French, - m%C3%AAl%C3%A9e%20ordonn%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Rugby
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- melé
1, record 1, Spanish, mel%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- scrum 2, record 1, Spanish, scrum
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] jugada en la que varios integrantes de cada equipo, agachados y agarrados, se empujan para hacerse con el balón, que ha sido introducido en medio de ellos, y pasárselo a otro jugador que está detrás. 3, record 1, Spanish, - mel%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Scrum toma el nombre de la melé, una jugada estática en la que un número fijo de jugadores con una estructura determinada, disputan el balón coordinados por el árbitro. 4, record 1, Spanish, - mel%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
melé; scrum: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, explica que la formación "scrum", central en el juego de rugby, es una palabra utilizada en Inglaterra o Argentina, siendo equivalente "melée" en Francia y "melé" en España. 5, record 1, Spanish, - mel%C3%A9
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-01-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Racquet Sports
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- match-up
1, record 2, English, match%2Dup
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- matchup 2, record 2, English, matchup
correct, noun
- head-to-head competition 3, record 2, English, head%2Dto%2Dhead%20competition
correct
- head to head meeting 4, record 2, English, head%20to%20head%20meeting
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
match-up: A direct contest or confrontation as between two athletes. 1, record 2, English, - match%2Dup
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
The assignment of 2 opposing tennis players to play opposite each other in a match. 4, record 2, English, - match%2Dup
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Head-to-head meetings: Gabriela Sabatini has played Helena Sukova 9 times throughout her career and has beaten her 6 times. 4, record 2, English, - match%2Dup
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
head-to-head competition: roller sports and general term. 5, record 2, English, - match%2Dup
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Personality, stroking match-up. 4, record 2, English, - match%2Dup
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Match-up against someone else. 4, record 2, English, - match%2Dup
Record 2, Key term(s)
- match up
- head-to-head meeting
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sports de raquette
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- face-à-face
1, record 2, French, face%2D%C3%A0%2Dface
correct, see observation, masculine noun, invariable
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- face à face 2, record 2, French, face%20%C3%A0%20face
see observation, masculine noun, invariable
- affrontement 2, record 2, French, affrontement
correct, masculine noun
- confrontation 2, record 2, French, confrontation
correct, feminine noun
- tête-à-tête 3, record 2, French, t%C3%AAte%2D%C3%A0%2Dt%C3%AAte
correct, masculine noun, invariable
- dialogue 3, record 2, French, dialogue
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
La détermination, par les points accumulés ou tirage au sort, des deux joueurs qui doivent s'affronter dans un match; la rencontre même. 4, record 2, French, - face%2D%C3%A0%2Dface
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Un match âprement disputé donnera lieu à un affrontement ou une confrontation; un jeu fin pourra être dit dialogue ou tête-à-tête. Peu importe; il s'agit là d'images pour rendre une réalité : un joueur veut toujours l'emporter, quel que soit son type de jeu ou son adversaire. 4, record 2, French, - face%2D%C3%A0%2Dface
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] avant d'envisager un face à face avec Becker en demi-finales, Ivanisevic [...] devra vaincre [...] le Russe Alexander Volkov, toujours redoutable sur herbe. 2, record 2, French, - face%2D%C3%A0%2Dface
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] Greg Rusedski affrontera le Suédois Nicklas Kulti au premier tour du tournoi de tennis de Wimbledon [...] Kulti a remporté le seul affrontement entre les deux joueurs, au tournoi d'Adelaide en janvier dernier. 2, record 2, French, - face%2D%C3%A0%2Dface
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Helgeson a enregistré sa première victoire sur Martinez en sept confrontations et atteint le même stade de la compétition qu'aux Internationaux d'Australie en début d'année. 2, record 2, French, - face%2D%C3%A0%2Dface
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 CONT
[Elle] est une aubaine pour le tennis féminin qui s'est fatigué de l'interminable tête-à-tête Evert-Navratilova et doute de l'intérêt du dialogue Graf-Seles. 3, record 2, French, - face%2D%C3%A0%2Dface
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La graphie «face-à-face» est celle du nom, et «face à face», celle de la locution adverbiale. 4, record 2, French, - face%2D%C3%A0%2Dface
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Deportes de raqueta
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- frente a frente
1, record 2, Spanish, frente%20a%20frente
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- competencia cara a cara 2, record 2, Spanish, competencia%20cara%20a%20cara
correct, feminine noun
- enfrentamiento directo 2, record 2, Spanish, enfrentamiento%20directo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"competencia cara a cara" es un término general y "enfrentamiento directo" es un término de deportes de patines sobre ruedas. 3, record 2, Spanish, - frente%20a%20frente
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