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ASK DRAW [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-07-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- call for a draw
1, record 1, English, call%20for%20a%20draw
correct, verb phrase
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ask for a draw 1, record 1, English, ask%20for%20a%20draw
correct, verb phrase
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
For a skip or captain, to signal to a teammate with his broom or brush where, in the house, to place the rock he is about to deliver. 2, record 1, English, - call%20for%20a%20draw
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
draw (noun): A rock that is delivered in such a way that it comes to lay within the playing area; the positioning, in the house, of a delivered rock that did not touch another rock along the way nor have put out an opponent's rock before coming to rest. 2, record 1, English, - call%20for%20a%20draw
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- commander un placement
1, record 1, French, commander%20un%20placement
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- demander un placement 1, record 1, French, demander%20un%20placement
correct
- commander un lancer de placement 1, record 1, French, commander%20un%20lancer%20de%20placement
correct
- demander un lancer de placement 1, record 1, French, demander%20un%20lancer%20de%20placement
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pour un skip, indiquer à un équipier au moyen de son balai ou de sa brosse où, dans la maison, placer la pierre qu'il s'apprête à lancer. 2, record 1, French, - commander%20un%20placement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lancer de placement; placement : Lancer qui résulte en l'immobilisation d'une pierre dans la maison; le fait de positionner une pierre lancée dans la maison sans qu'elle ne touche une autre pierre en route ni ne sorte une pierre adverse avant de parvenir à s'immobiliser. 2, record 1, French, - commander%20un%20placement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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