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HIT IT OFF [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-12-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Racquet Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- drop volley
1, record 1, English, drop%20volley
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- stop volley 2, record 1, English, stop%20volley
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A soft shot hit off a ball on the fly. Such a shot barely drops over the net. It is used when the opponent is entrenched in the backcourt. 3, record 1, English, - drop%20volley
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The standard sliced backhand return played too high will invite the volley from the server following in; the better, lower return, to the server’s feet may induce a drop volley. 4, record 1, English, - drop%20volley
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Delicate, solid, touch drop volley. 3, record 1, English, - drop%20volley
Record 1, Key term(s)
- drop-volley
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports de raquette
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- volée amortie
1, record 1, French, vol%C3%A9e%20amortie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- volée-amortie 2, record 1, French, vol%C3%A9e%2Damortie
correct, feminine noun
- volée courte 3, record 1, French, vol%C3%A9e%20courte
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Amortie effectuée en position de volée. 4, record 1, French, - vol%C3%A9e%20amortie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La volée peut être effectuée basse (avec une bonne flexion des genoux, et c'est souvent alors une volée amortie) ou haute (en opposition). 5, record 1, French, - vol%C3%A9e%20amortie
Record 1, Key term(s)
- volée-amorti
- volée amorti
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Deportes de raqueta
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- dejada de volea
1, record 1, Spanish, dejada%20de%20volea
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hay que disimular a toda costa nuestra intención de golpe de dejada, y el mejor momento es justo en una contradejada, cuando la bola está muy cerca de la red. También se puede hacer la dejada de volea, pero por lo general se hace con bote. 2, record 1, Spanish, - dejada%20de%20volea
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-03-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Racquet Sports
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hit
1, record 2, English, hit
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- impact 2, record 2, English, impact
noun
- hitting action 2, record 2, English, hitting%20action
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Opponents will be used to reading forehand returns from the traditional [one-handed] stroke and may find it less easy to assess pace and direction off the two-handed hit. 3, record 2, English, - hit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
impact, hitting action: also used in badminton. 2, record 2, English, - hit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Downward hit. 4, record 2, English, - hit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 PHR
To soften the hit. 4, record 2, English, - hit
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sports de raquette
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- coup
1, record 2, French, coup
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- frappe 2, record 2, French, frappe
correct, feminine noun
- impact 3, record 2, French, impact
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les pieds bien écartés entrent dans la frappe, ce qui abaisse le centre de gravité et favorise d'autant la stabilité. 4, record 2, French, - coup
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
impact : terme de badminton. 3, record 2, French, - coup
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Deportes de raqueta
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- impacto
1, record 2, Spanish, impacto
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Separe mucho los pies y avance hacia el impacto, agáchese todo cuanto pueda y ganará estabilidad. 1, record 2, Spanish, - impacto
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-09-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Aluminum Production
- Foundry Practice
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- thimble removal press
1, record 3, English, thimble%20removal%20press
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- thimble stripping press 2, record 3, English, thimble%20stripping%20press
correct
- thimble press 3, record 3, English, thimble%20press
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Thimble Removal Press.-ALTECH Thimble Removal Press is a proven technology for the automation of the task of stripping cast iron thimbles from the stubs on anode rods. The rods are transferred on a P&F overhead conveyor system in the Anode Service Plant to the Thimble Stripping Press. The thimbles will be stripped from the stubs one-by-one for avoiding unnecessary stresses on the yoke arms. It has been investigated to strip off simultaneously the thimbles from all the stubs, but due to the fact that the stubs have different lengths the thimble stripping cylinders from below will hit the stubs at different time and bend the yoke arm upwards. 4, record 3, English, - thimble%20removal%20press
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Thimble Stripping Presses. Our Thimble Presses are designed to remove the Cast Iron Thimble from the Steel Stubs. Units are available from 50 to 400 tons capacity to remove any shape of thimble.Thimble Presses are designed to accommodate all rod styles from single pin to six pin. High productivity to suit operating requirements, with cycle times as low as 15 seconds. 3, record 3, English, - thimble%20removal%20press
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Butt Removal and Thimble Stripping presses with capacities up to 300 tonnes for aluminium smelters. 5, record 3, English, - thimble%20removal%20press
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Production de l'aluminium
- Fonderie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- presse de démoulage de la fonte
1, record 3, French, presse%20de%20d%C3%A9moulage%20de%20la%20fonte
proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Presse de démoulage : presse à balancier munie d'une collerette et deux mandrins de démoulage. 2, record 3, French, - presse%20de%20d%C3%A9moulage%20de%20la%20fonte
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Pour faciliter le démoulage du revêtement de la bague de cylindre, utiliser une presse de démoulage. 3, record 3, French, - presse%20de%20d%C3%A9moulage%20de%20la%20fonte
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Agent de séparation polyvalent particulièrement bien adapté pour le démoulage de fonte à sable vert. De plus ACMOS 118-76 apporte la preuve de ses qualités supérieures pour tous les procédés CO2, BETA-SET, COLD-BOX et similaires. 4, record 3, French, - presse%20de%20d%C3%A9moulage%20de%20la%20fonte
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-01-06
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Curling
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- wick
1, record 4, English, wick
correct, verb
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- wick a rock 2, record 4, English, wick%20a%20rock
correct, Canada
- wick a stone 3, record 4, English, wick%20a%20stone
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
For a delivered rock, to miss its mark and unintentionally touch another rock in front of the house. 3, record 4, English, - wick
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The rock sometimes caroms off the hit rock and starts gliding in another direction. Distinguish from "to chip" or "rub, "the action of a delivered rock that grazes on another as it passes by. 3, record 4, English, - wick
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Most sources consider "chip," "rub" and "wick" as synonyms, using one or the other in expressions of which these terms are elements. 3, record 4, English, - wick
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- accrocher
1, record 4, French, accrocher
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- accrocher une pierre 1, record 4, French, accrocher%20une%20pierre
correct
- ricocher 2, record 4, French, ricocher
correct
- ricocher sur une pierre 1, record 4, French, ricocher%20sur%20une%20pierre
correct
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pour une pierre lancée, rater son but en allant se frapper sur une autre en avant de la maison. 1, record 4, French, - accrocher
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette pierre dévie parfois de sa course et se dirige dans une autre direction; on dit alors qu'elle ricoche. Distinguer de «effleurer» ou «frôler», action de la pierre lancée qui ne fait que toucher légèrement une autre pierre au passage, sans bifurquer. 1, record 4, French, - accrocher
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La plupart des sources considèrent «effleurer», «frôler», «accrocher» et «ricocher» comme des synonymes en employant l'un ou l'autre dans les locutions dont ces termes sont un élément, d'où l'ambiguïté qui peut subsister dans les sens accordés aux locutions nominales et verbales utilisées au curling. 1, record 4, French, - accrocher
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-09-02
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- break into gallop
1, record 5, English, break%20into%20gallop
correct, verb
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- break into cantor 1, record 5, English, break%20into%20cantor
correct, verb
- bring to gallop 2, record 5, English, bring%20to%20gallop
- strike off at the canter 3, record 5, English, strike%20off%20at%20the%20canter
correct
- strike off into canter 4, record 5, English, strike%20off%20into%20canter
correct
- strike off in canter 5, record 5, English, strike%20off%20in%20canter
correct
- strike off into the canter 6, record 5, English, strike%20off%20into%20the%20canter
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It is interesting to hear the answers people give to the question, "How do you make your horse strike off into Canter or Lope?" The answers range from :hit your horse with the whip by the flanks or kick the ribs of the horse as hard as you can with your heels or spurs or trot faster and faster until the horse by itself strikes off into canter. 4, record 5, English, - break%20into%20gallop
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
An equine training example of this could be if the rider clicks his tongue just as he feels a young horse about to strike off in canter, and repeats this every time the horse goes into canter, the horse will soon begin to associate the click with the canter transition and produce the canter transition on the click signal. 5, record 5, English, - break%20into%20gallop
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 CONT
The horse should strike off into the canter, on the lead you have indicated. 6, record 5, English, - break%20into%20gallop
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Get a nice trot going and strike off at the canter on the leg next to the fence. 7, record 5, English, - break%20into%20gallop
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Although a canter and a gallop are the same gait, the canter tends to be the gentler of the two. 8, record 5, English, - break%20into%20gallop
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Courses hippiques et sports équestres
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- partir au galop
1, record 5, French, partir%20au%20galop
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- passer au galop 2, record 5, French, passer%20au%20galop
correct
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-07-28
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
- Military Training
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- God gun
1, record 6, English, God%20gun
correct, United States
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
MILES is a system the Army uses for wargames. You mount a small box, the transmitter, on the end of the barrel of your weapon, and wear a harness that has several straps on the front and back with infrared receptors on them. You also have a key that is normally in the transmitter to enable it. The transmitter has a microphone in it, and whenever a shot is fired, the sound causes it to fire a coded IR laser beam. The sensors on the harness are wired to a box on the back which detects when you have been hit. If you are, a beeper starts sounding loudly. To turn it off you have to take the key out of the transmitter, thus disabling it, and put it in a switch in the harness. Then you are "dead", and have to wait for an observer to come around with a special key that can reset the harness. They can also use the God gun, which is so called because it can fire pulses that will "kill" you like the other transmitters, but it can also fire pulses that reset your harness(bring you back to life...) 1, record 6, English, - God%20gun
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
- Instruction du personnel militaire
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- God gun
1, record 6, French, God%20gun
masculine noun, United States
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1999-08-30
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Curling
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- wick
1, record 7, English, wick
correct, noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A delivered rock that misses its mark by unintentionally touching another rock in front of the house. 2, record 7, English, - wick
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The rock sometimes caroms off the hit rock and starts gliding in another direction. Distinguish from a "chip" or a "rub" where the delivered rock grazes on another as it passes by. 3, record 7, English, - wick
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Most sources consider "chip," "rub" and "wick" as synonyms, using one or the other in expressions of which these terms are elements. 3, record 7, English, - wick
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- accrochage
1, record 7, French, accrochage
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- ricochet 2, record 7, French, ricochet
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mouvement d'une pierre qui rate son but tout en allant ricocher sur une autre en avant de la maison. 3, record 7, French, - accrochage
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette pierre dévie parfois de sa course et se dirige dans une autre direction, une réaction appelée «ricochet». Distinguer de l'«effleurement» ou «frôlement» dans lequel la pierre lancée ne fait qu'en toucher légèrement une autre au passage. 4, record 7, French, - accrochage
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La plupart des sources considèrent «effleurement», «frôlement», «accrochage» et «ricochet» comme des synonymes en employant l'un ou l'autre dans les locutions dont ces termes sont un élément, d'où l'ambiguïté qui peut subsister dans les sens accordés aux locutions nominales et verbales utilisées au curling. 4, record 7, French, - accrochage
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1995-06-27
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Astrochemistry and Cosmochemistry
- Astronomy
- Geochemistry
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- proton-proton chain
1, record 8, English, proton%2Dproton%20chain
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- p-p chain 2, record 8, English, p%2Dp%20chain
correct
- proton-proton cycle 3, record 8, English, proton%2Dproton%20cycle
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The nuclear process that powers the sun. It involves the fusion of nuclei in 3 kinds of collisions. The cycle starts for any one proton when it collides with another. This collision produces a deuterium nucleus, a neutrino that shoots off into space and a position that eventually annihilates a stray electron. Next, the deuterium nucleus is hit by another proton, producing a nucleus of helium-3 and a burst of gamma rays. The helium-3 hits another helium-3, producing a nucleus of inert helium and two protons. These 2 protons now start the proton-proton cycle over again. 4, record 8, English, - proton%2Dproton%20chain
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Deep within the sun a series of nuclear reactions called the proton-proton chain converts hydrogen (protons) into helium by merging sets of 4 hydrogen nuclei into one helium nucleus (alpha particle). 4, record 8, English, - proton%2Dproton%20chain
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Astrochimie et cosmochimie
- Astronomie
- Géochimie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- cycle proton-proton
1, record 8, French, cycle%20proton%2Dproton
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- chaîne proton-proton 2, record 8, French, cha%C3%AEne%20proton%2Dproton
correct, feminine noun
- chaîne P-P 3, record 8, French, cha%C3%AEne%20P%2DP
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La chaîne proton-proton ne comporte que 3 étapes. Le premier mécanisme est celui des étoiles chaudes, le second celui des étoiles froides. Dans le soleil à la jonction des 2 types d'étoiles, les 2 régimes doivent fonctionner simultanément. Environ 638 millions de tonnes d'hydrogène sont transformés par seconde, dont 0.6 p. 100 est libéré sous forme d'énergie; à ce rythme, la perte de masse par seconde est de 3,83 millions de tonnes. 2, record 8, French, - cycle%20proton%2Dproton
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Mais il fallut attendre 1937-1938 avant que la connaissance empirique des sections efficaces de capture ait suffisamment progressé pour permettre à Von Weizsacker et à Bethe d'isoler enfin les deux réactions responsables de la génération d'énergie dans la majorité des étoiles, la chaîne proton-proton et le cycle du carbone, toutes deux transformant quatre protons en un noyau d'hélium; mais par des processus différents. 2, record 8, French, - cycle%20proton%2Dproton
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Au centre du Soleil, à 15 millions de degrés, c'est le cycle proton-proton qui est le plus efficace et contribue à l'émission d'énergie pour environ 90 p. 100. 1, record 8, French, - cycle%20proton%2Dproton
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1985-05-08
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Translation
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- hit it off
1, record 9, English, hit%20it%20off
verb
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Traduction
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- sympathiser tout de suite 1, record 9, French, sympathiser%20tout%20de%20suite
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- se lier vite avec quelqu'un 1, record 9, French, se%20lier%20vite%20avec%20quelqu%27un
- se lier vite d'amitié avec quelqu'un 1, record 9, French, se%20lier%20vite%20d%27amiti%C3%A9%20avec%20quelqu%27un
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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