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Record 1 2016-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Volleyball
CONT

Each team is allowed to contact the ball a maximum of three times before returning it to the opposite court, but any one individual may not touch [the ball], or be touched by it, twice in succession(a "double hit"), and the ball must always be played cleanly with the hands, with no suggestion of holding("held ball"), lifting, or carrying.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volleyball
CONT

Chaque équipe a droit à un maximum de trois touches, en plus de la touche de bloc (ou «contre»). On compte une touche chaque fois qu'un joueur frappe le ballon ou est touché par le ballon. Un joueur ne peut pas toucher le ballon plus d'une fois, à l'exception du contreur. Si deux joueurs touchent simultanément le ballon, il n'y a pas de faute mais on compte deux touches.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
CONT

... the instant you’ve hit wide and deep to his forehand ... you’d better move back to your right for his return.

OBS

strike: term also used in table tennis.

OBS

hit, strike: terms also used in badminton.

PHR

To hit cleanly, deep, late, firmly, long, out, powerfully, short, solidly, up.

PHR

To hit away from. To hit on the run.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

[Joueur de tennis qui] frappe des deux mains des deux côtés.

CONT

Il cogne aussi fort qu'avant, aussi âpre à la victoire.

OBS

frapper : terme employé aussi au badminton et au tennis de table.

PHR

Frapper à plat, à ras le filet, au sommet, avec autorité, avec vigueur, comme une mule, convenablement, dans la balle, dans le rebord, doucement, du bras, en brossé, en chop, en parallèle, en profondeur, en croisé, en retard, fermement, franchement, les coins, les lignes, nettement, puissamment, rageusement, sèchement, solidement, vers le bas, violemment.

Spanish

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

[El lob es un golpe] liftado, golpeado de abajo arriba.

PHR

Golpear fuerte.

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Record 3 2012-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

Either the area close to the left sideline or the area close to the right sideline of a tennis court. Sometimes used to refer to the side from which a stroke is initiated, as in the phrase, "he is steady on both wings", i.e. he is consistent on both the backhand and on the forehand sides.

OBS

Warning: the term "side" is both generic and ambiguous in tennis. Depending on the perspective of the person using the term, it can either mean the area to the left or right of him, or the area on the other side of the net (=end). To avoid ambiguity, qualify the term "side" (the opposing side = el campo de su adversario) or use the term "wing", depending on the circumstance. Compare with "end".

CONT

[Seles] creamed the ball off both sides with the same old vengeance ....

CONT

It’s his forehand side that can break down, but his opponent can fire from both wings very effectively.

CONT

That side is as solid as rock. She hit well on both sides.

CONT

You may feel you’re leaving yourself unprotected on the flanks....

PHR

Backhand, forehand, open, strong, weak side.

PHR

To hit cleanly on both sides. To hit off both sides. To overload a side.

PHR

Side that cracks under pressure.

PHR

Backhand/forehand side has deserted him.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Terme générique pour désigner l'aire de jeu de long de la ligne de côté du simple ou du double sur un court de tennis.

CONT

Agrandissez la zone de tir du côté faible de l'opposant.

Spanish

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

campo: término genérico.

CONT

Durante el saque, el jugador debe colocarse, alternativamente, en el lado derecho e izquierdo de su campo [...]

CONT

Casi ninguno de los principiantes, cuando comienzan a ejecutar movimientos por el drive y por el revés, observan esta especie de «miedo» a realizar la volea por el lado del revés [...]

CONT

¿Puede el jugador que efectúa el saque, en un partido de individuales, colocarse en la parte de la línea de fondo, y detrás de ella, situada entre las líneas que delimitan lateralmente el campo para individuales y las que lo delimitan, asimismo lateralmente, para los partidos de dobles?

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Record 4 2001-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Volleyball
DEF

A player making successive (non-simultaneous) contacts of the ball with any parts of his body ...

CONT

Each team is allowed to contact the ball a maximum of three times before returning it to the opposite court, but any one individual may not touch, or be touched by it, twice in succession(a "double hit"), and the ball must always be played cleanly by the hands, with no suggestion of holding("held ball"), lifting, or carrying.

OBS

The double hit is considered an illegal move.

Key term(s)
  • double contact

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volleyball
DEF

Un joueur touchant la balle plus d'une fois à l'aide de n'importe quelle partie du corps sans qu'aucun autre joueur ne l'ait entre-temps touchée [...]

OBS

Le doublé est une infraction aux règles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vóleibol
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Record 5 2001-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Volleyball
DEF

A ball that comes to rest momentarily in the hands, arms or any other part of the body.

OBS

A held ball is considered to be a fault. The ball must be cleanly hit.

OBS

The ball must be cleanly hit. Scooping, lifting, pushing or carrying shall be considered as holding. A ball cleanly hit with both hands from below is considered as a good play.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volleyball
DEF

Ballon qui s'immobilise momentanément sur les mains, les bras ou toute autre partie du corps.

CONT

Le ballon doit être frappé franchement avec les mains ou toute autre partie du corps au-dessus de la ceinture (il ne doit pas être «tenu», «collé» ou «accompagné»).

OBS

Balle tenue. Lorsque la balle vient à rester momentanément dans les mains ou entre les bras d'un joueur, celui-ci devra être considéré comme saisissant ou tenant la balle. La balle nettement frappée avec les deux mains par en dessous est «bonne».

OBS

balle tenue : Le ballon en jeu est désigné «balle».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vóleibol
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Record 6 2000-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Volleyball
DEF

To receive the ball by striking it with the hands or arms.

CONT

The ball must be cleanly hit. Scooping, lifting, pushing or carrying shall be considered as holding. A ball cleanly hit with both hands from below is considered as a good play.

OBS

Each team is allowed to contact the ball a maximum of three times before returning it to the opposite court, but any one individual may not touch, or be touched by it, twice in succession(a "double hit"), and the ball must always be played cleanly with the hands, with no suggestion of holding("held ball"), lifting, or carrying.

OBS

double hit: A player making successive (non-simultaneous) contacts of the ball with any parts of his body will be considered as having committed a double hit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volleyball
DEF

Recevoir le ballon en lui donnant un coup avec les mains ou les bras.

CONT

Les joueurs peuvent toucher le ballon avec n'importe quelle partie du corps au-dessus de la ceinture. Le ballon doit être frappé nettement et ne doit pas être tenu.

Spanish

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Record 7 2000-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Volleyball
CONT

The ball must be cleanly hit. Scooping, lifting, pushing or carrying shall be considered as holding. A ball cleanly hit with both hands from below is considered as a good play.

CONT

... the ball must always be played cleanly by the hands ...

Key term(s)
  • cleanly hit
  • hit cleanly
  • hit cleanly the ball
  • cleanly hit the ball
  • cleanly played
  • ball cleanly played
  • play the ball cleanly

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volleyball
CONT

Les joueurs peuvent toucher le ballon avec n'importe quelle partie du corps au-dessus de la ceinture. Le ballon doit être frappé nettement et ne doit pas être tenu.

CONT

Le ballon doit être frappé franchement avec les mains [...]

OBS

frapper nettement la balle; frapper franchement la balle : Le ballon en jeu est désigné «balle».

Key term(s)
  • frapper nettement
  • frapper franchement

Spanish

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