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HIT MISS [7 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2012-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

The result of hitting the tennis ball with a tennis racquet; sometimes refers to the actual placement of the ball or manner in which it is struck.

CONT

A shot is the combination of a stroke and the situation in which it is used.

OBS

"Long" is an informal expression used to indicate that a shot went out past the baseline. Important nuance: a "stroke" implies early preparation and a complete follow through. If one were to envision a stroke, one would see a series of sequences, ending with a "shot", i.e. the result of all of the above. Consequently, a "shot" is the result of the "stroke". "Shot" implies a quick, sharp movement because one is focusing on the end result, not the series of sequences leading up to it. A "blow" is rather an imprecise, general term similar in meaning to "shot". Although many would like to maintain these nuances in English, "shot" and "stroke" are often used synonymously. "Blow" is used only rarely. Note, however that although there are two possible equivalents ("coup" and "frappe") in French, neither are semantically identical to the English offerings. The Spanish term "pegada" works well as an equivalent for "shot", although technically the term more specifically refers to the actual hitting action caused by the racket coming in contact with the ball, and not to the end result [cause vs effect].

CONT

Keeping your feet wide apart is an important key to maintaining good balance and positioning while moving from shot to shot.

CONT

Since his injury in the first set, he has lost a lot of sting in his shots.

PHR

Shape, strength of shot. Barrage, range, string of shots.

PHR

Shot bounces. Shot drifts wide. Shot has no pace on it. Shot will go/sail long.

PHR

Accurate, aggressive, angled, approach, bread-and-butter, buggywhip, chip, cinch, crafty, cross-court, crummy, decisive, deep, defensive, delicate, down-the-line, down-the-T, drop, extraordinary, fantastic, fast, floating, floppy, follow-up, forcing, gutsy, hard, hard-to-read, high-risk, inside-out, kill, laser, looping, loose, low, low-percentage, low-risk, mammoth, midcourt, off-centre, offensive, outside-in, passing, percentage, power, pressure, recovery, risky, safe, set-up, shallow, sharp-angled, short, showoff, sloppy, soft, spin, strong, tactical, topspin, touch, tough, tricky, two-handed, underspin, varied, vicious, wide, winning, wrongfooting shot.

PHR

Irretrievable key shot.

PHR

To admire, angle, anticipate, attack, baby, block, bungle, center, chop down, conceal, cut off, develop, dip, direct, flatten out, go for, guide, handle, hit, hold, improvise, intercept, lean into, line up, make, meet, miss, move into, muff, muscle, net, place, play, pop up, practice, pull off, put away, retrieve, rifle, run down, rush through, send, set up, smack, spray, step into, take, target, telegraph, time, track, underspin, unleash a shot.

PHR

To add pep to a shot. To approach behind a shot. To be cute with a shot. To react to a shot. To scoop down for a shot. To put one’s whole body behind shot. To get one’s weight behind/into the shot. To mix up shots. To stream together shots.

PHR

To raise a shot high. To telegraph shop direction. To whip a shot up/down the line.

PHR

Crushing shots. Filing one’s body into a shot.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

[...] Rien pour embarrasser François dont la régularité des coups en fond de terrain et la grande ténacité font de ce jeune joueur le champion canadien des 14 ans et moins.

CONT

[...] ses coups assenés du fond du court avec cette insolente précision qui blanchit les lignes.

PHR

Coup d'approche, d'attaque, en angle, audacieux, de base, de contre-attaque, coupé, croisé, décentré, décisif, défensif, déguisé, dévastateur, époustouflant, d'expert, explosif, faiblard, fantaisiste, fatal, de grande classe, lourd, mal ajusté, offensif, plat, précis, puissant, raté, retenu, risque, souple, spectaculaire, tordu.

PHR

Puissance, tempo d'un coup. Déroulement du coup. Gamme, production des coups.

PHR

Anticiper, appuyer, centrer, ralentir, rater, tourner un coup.

PHR

Assurer un bon centrage d'un coup. Laisser aller ses coups.

PHR

Sortir des coups impressionnants.

Spanish

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

Efecto de jugar a pegar golpes a una pelota.

CONT

Cualidades que debe poseer un buen servicio [...] Variación constante de la pegada (plana o con efecto).

CONT

Vuelta a la posición de espera tardía, lo que hace dejar un hueco en el que nuestro adversario dirigirá su próximo tiro.

PHR

Tiro angulado. Golpe definitivo, defensivo, estático, violento.

PHR

Un golpe lleva efecto.

PHR

Angular un tiro.

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Record 2 2011-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shooting (Sports)
  • Disabled Sports
OBS

For blind or visually impaired biathletes, the result of the shot is identified by a hit or miss sound.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tir (Sports)
  • Sports adaptés
OBS

Les biathlètes ayant une déficience visuelle se fient à un système acoustique qui émet un signal particulier lorsque la cible est ratée.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
OBS

For blind or visually impaired biathletes, the result of the shot is identified by a hit or miss sound.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ski et surf des neiges
OBS

Les biathlètes ayant une déficience visuelle se fient à un système acoustique qui émet un signal particulier lorsque la cible est touchée.

Spanish

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Record 4 1999-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Curling
DEF

For a delivered rock, to hit another rock on the play and start gliding around the hit rock before coming to lay in a still position.

OBS

wick(verb) : For a delivered rock, to miss its mark and unintentionally touch another rock in front of the house, sometimes caroming off the hit rock to start gliding in another direction.

OBS

curl (verb): For a rock, to glide around another rock on the play, this rock being a guard or the rock it had just chipped or rubbed, or on which it had wicked.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Curling
DEF

Pour une pierre lancée, frapper une autre pierre sur le jeu et poursuivre sa trajectoire en tournant autour de la pierre frappée avant de s'immobiliser.

OBS

ricocher : Pour une pierre lancée, en frapper une autre devant la maison et poursuivre sa trajectoire dans une autre direction.

OBS

contourner : Pour une pierre, glisser sur la piste en tournant autour d'une pierre sur le jeu, qu'il s'agisse d'une garde ou d'une pierre qu'elle vient d'effleurer ou de frôler, ou sur laquelle elle a ricoché.

Spanish

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Record 5 1999-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Curling
DEF

For a delivered rock, to hit another rock on the play and start moving in another direction while revolving on itself.

OBS

wick(verb) : For a delivered rock, to miss its mark and unintentionally touch another rock in front of the house, sometimes caroming off the hit rock to start gliding in another direction.

OBS

roll (verb): For a delivered rock, to move while turning on itself after it has hit a stationary rock in play.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Curling
DEF

Pour une pierre lancée, frapper une autre pierre sur le jeu et poursuivre sa trajectoire dans une autre direction, tout en tournant sur elle-même.

OBS

ricocher : Pour une pierre lancée, en frapper une autre devant la maison et poursuivre sa trajectoire dans une autre direction.

OBS

rouler (verbe) : Pour une pierre lancée, se déplacer en tournant sur elle-même après avoir frappé une pierre stationnaire.

Spanish

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Record 6 1999-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Curling
DEF

To deliver a rock with force and vigour.

OBS

The expression "big weight" can mean the right weight for the planned put-out, but also an excess of weight that can give a miss if the rock does not hit an opponent's rock and runs throught the house, hit the backboard and becomes out of play.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Curling
DEF

Exécuter un lancer de pierre avec beaucoup d'élan, de puissance, de pesanteur.

OBS

L'expression «avec force» peut signifier la puissance nécessaire pour la sortie recherchée, mais également un excès de pesanteur qui donne un raté si la pierre ne frappe aucune autre pierre et qu'elle est propulsée jusqu'à l'amortisseur ou pare-choc derrière la maison, forçant son retrait du jeu.

Spanish

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Record 7 1997-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
  • Language Problems (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
  • Problèmes de langue (Généralités)

Spanish

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