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TARGET BLOCK [10 records]

Record 1 2024-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Target Acquisition
  • Field Artillery
CONT

Laser point will be allocated a number by the observer from [their] target block to identify it for future use...

OBS

target number block; tgt no block : designations officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acquisition d'objectif
  • Artillerie de campagne
CONT

L'observateur attribue un numéro au point laser à partir de son bloc d'objectifs afin de l'identifier pour usage futur [...]

OBS

bloc de numéros d'objectifs; bloc no obj : désignations uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Space Control
DEF

A three-dimensional block of airspace in a target area, established by the appropriate ground commander, in which friendly aircraft are reasonably safe from friendly surface fires.

OBS

The airspace coordination area may be formal or informal.

OBS

airspace coordination area; ACA: designations standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • airspace co-ordination area
  • air space co-ordination area
  • air space coordination area

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contrôle de l'espace aérien
OBS

zone de coordination de l'espace aérien; ACA : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Security
OBS

The main objective of the Block Watch Society of BC is to partner with communities to build safer neighborhoods by encouraging residents to take a proactive approach to crime prevention and safety. Through education on target hardening, property marking and reporting suspicious activity Block Watch provides a means for the community to take responsibility for its own safety by reducing the opportunity for crime.

OBS

Mission: Working together, building safer neighborhoods throughout British Columbia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Sécurité

Spanish

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Record 4 2014-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Programming Languages
  • Artificial Intelligence
DEF

A discrete unit of information in hypermedia and the major block of a hypermedia network; a unit of information that the hypermedia user sees as either the source or target of a link.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
  • Langages de programmation
  • Intelligence artificielle
CONT

Un hypertexte est un ensemble de données textuelles numérisées sur un support électronique, et qui peuvent se lire de diverses manières. Les données sont réparties en éléments ou nœuds d'information - équivalents à des paragraphes. Mais ces éléments, au lieu d'être attachés les uns aux autres comme les wagons d'un train, sont marqués par des liens sémantiques, qui permettent de passer de l'un à l'autre lorsque l'utilisateur les active. Les liens sont physiquement «ancrés» à des zones, par exemple à un mot ou une phrase.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Internet y telemática
  • Lenguaje de programación
  • Inteligencia artificial
CONT

En la estructura de un sistema de hipertexto se identifican cinco tipos de componentes esenciales : [...] los nodos son los elementos que contienen la información y son las unidades básicas del hipertexto. Se trata de las porciones de información (palabras, frases, imágenes, etc.) que entran en relación con otros nodos a los que proporcionan acceso. Cada nodo pertenece únicamente a un documento.

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Record 5 2012-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Law
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
CONT

A white squire is a firm that consents to purchase a large block of the target company's stock... The white squire is typically not interested in acquiring control of the target. From the target's viewpoint, the appeal is that a large amount of the voting stock in the target will be placed in the hands of a company or investor who will not sell out to a hostile bidder.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit commercial
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
DEF

Personne physique ou morale à qui la société visée par un offre publique d'achat hostile cède un important bloc d'actions sans toutefois céder le contrôle, dans le but de réduire les chances de succès de l'offre hostile.

Spanish

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Record 6 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 7 2002-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Internet and Telematics
OBS

Electronic civil disobedience, as a form of mass decentered electronic direct action, utilizes virtual blockades and virtual sit-ins. A device called Flood Net, a URL based software used to flood and block a website is to be used in the non-violent civil disobedience action. It automates the process of manually striking the reload key repeatedly. A Java applet reload function, sends an automated reload request every few seconds to the target web page.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Internet et télématique
OBS

ALF (Animal Liberation Front) a lancé en janvier 1999 une attaque informatique. Il a utilisé un logiciel baptisé Flood Net, fourni par un groupe subversif appelé Electronic Disturbance Theater.

Spanish

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Record 8 2002-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lacrosse
CONT

The reflex goalie relies heavily on his quickness and reflexes in stopping shots... The reflex goalie likes to set the shooter up by luring him into shooting at a tempting target... then, anticipating that the shooter will aim at the given target, he moves laterally to block the open area and hopefully the shot also.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Crosse
CONT

Les gardiens de but à réflexes ont un style beaucoup plus spectaculaire; [ils] anticipent les lancers en laissant une partie du but légèrement plus à découvert, puis se déplacent rapidement pour couvrir ces zones lorsqu'un lancer est exécuté.

OBS

Termes et contexte : Voir le paragraphe 7 de la source «Le gardien de but à l'intercrosse».

Spanish

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Record 9 1996-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • North American Football
CONT

A double team block with one lineman being the post blocker and another lineman being the driver.

OBS

The lead blocker steps with his right foot and makes contact with a straight shoulder block by pushing off from his left foot. His target should be his opponent's hip.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Football nord-américain
OBS

Ce bloc est habituellement conçu pour les jeux à l'intérieur du bloqueur afin de créer une ouverture oblique à travers la ligne de mêlée. «A», le principal bloqueur, réalise un bloc de front contre son opposant direct, tandis que «B», posté à l'extérieur de ce défensif, effectue contre lui un bloc de pression.

Spanish

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Record 10 1987-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
CONT

The anode(positive electrode) is usually formed of a block of copper, which extends from one end of the tube to the center. A plate of tungsten about 10 to 15 mm square and about 3 mm thick is set in the anode face at the center of the tube. This is called the target....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
DEF

Partie de l'anode émettant le rayonnement sous l'impact du faisceau d'électrons.

Spanish

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