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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2015-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Boxing
DEF

A short blow delivered with a circular motion by a boxer while the elbow remains bent and rigid.

CONT

McGirt’s fabled hook was rarely in evidence, but Whitaker did lots of his signature showboating in the late rounds.

PHR

Head hook, left hook, right hook.

PHR

Hook to the head.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boxe
DEF

Coup de poing porté horizontalement, en décrivant une courbe avec le bras replié [...]

CONT

Le crochet se donne de près; l'exécuter avec un déplacement de l'épaule et une détente de tout le corps qui pivote sur le pied qui est du côté où l'on frappe.

PHR

Crochet du droit, crochet du gauche.

PHR

Crochet à la tête.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Boxeo
DEF

Golpe corto, semicircular dado con el codo doblado.

PHR

Gancho a la cabeza.

PHR

Gancho hacia arriba.

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Record 2 2012-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Boxing
DEF

A short swinging blow given with the elbow of the left arm held bent and rigid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boxe
DEF

Coup sec porté du poing de la main gauche, de côté et dans un mouvement circulaire, le bras étant replié en forme de crochet et le corps pivotant sur les hanches.

OBS

crochet de gauche : «crochet de la gauche» est sous-entendu; crochet du gauche : «crochet du poing gauche» est sous-entendu.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Boxeo
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Record 3 2010-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biomass Energy
CONT

The obvious logical answer [to scum building] was for a device to be left inside the digester-a mechanism that would float at the scum level with drag wires holding the drag in place. The end of the drag wire would be secured in a hook accessible from the outside through the 15 in. collar at the outlet end... Figure 13-Scum drag.

Key term(s)
  • scum breaker
  • scum-breaker system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Énergie de la biomasse
CONT

[Dans une cuve de digestion] Un brise-croûte, consistant en une grille montée sur un flotteur [...] animé d'un mouvement de va-et-vient [et] actionné après avoir arrêté l'installation et vidé en grande partie la cuve.

Spanish

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Record 4 2003-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Golf
DEF

... a variation on the Vardon grip [in which] the little finger of your right hand and the index finger of the left actually hook together...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Golf
DEF

Façon de prendre le bâton en croisant le petit doigt de la main gauche avec l'index de la main droite (droitier).

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Martial Arts
DEF

JUDO. A technique in which judo players slide the right leg between the opponents’ legs, then hook the opponents’ left leg, pushing them down in the process.

Key term(s)
  • ouchigari
  • o uchi gari
  • large inner reap

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arts martiaux
OBS

Généralement, la plupart des termes japonais en judo s'emploient au masculin, mais il y a des exceptions.

Key term(s)
  • ouchigari
  • o uchi gari

Spanish

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Record 6 1990-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Tools and Equipment (Mechanics)
  • Clocks, Watches and Bells
DEF

A name given to a small Back saw with interchangeable blades for wood or metal. A small hook is provided at the toe for the thumb of the left hand. Intended for the use of watchmakers and mechanics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Outillage (Mécanique)
  • Horlogerie et sonnerie

Spanish

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Record 7 1989-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
CONT

The safety is engaged by moving the left or the right lever, and then the cylinder is freed by pulling its rotation and fixing spindle forward. This is achieved by means of the dismantling hook, which is the extension of the spindle in front of the forward shield.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères

Spanish

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