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Record 1 2015-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Swimming
DEF

A fast swimming stroke executed in a prone position with alternating overarm strokes and a flutter kick.

CONT

Front crawl is the fastest swimming style developed. It is one of two long axis strokes, the other being the backstroke. Unlike the backstroke, butterfly, and breaststroke, the front crawl is not regulated by FINA [Fédération Internationale de Natation], but it is nearly universally swum in freestyle competitions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Natation
DEF

Nage sur le ventre à propulsion par mouvements alternatifs des bras et des jambes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Natación
DEF

Estilo de natación que consiste en batir constantemente las piernas y en mover alternativamente los brazos hacia delante sacándolos del agua.

OBS

crol: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que es preferible la grafía adaptada "crol", mejor que la voz inglesa "crawl", para referirse a este estilo de natación.

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Record 2 2007-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Video Technology
DEF

In video systems, the undesirable shimmer on the borders of bright colors on a poorly recorded tape.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vidéotechnique
DEF

En technique d'image vidéo, miroitement indésirable observable en bordure des couleurs éclatantes résultant d'un mauvais enregistrement.

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

Horizontal movement to view more characters that can be shown on the screen at one time.

OBS

As opposed to «vertical scrolling».

OBS

Text animation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
DEF

Déplacement latéral des images à l'écran.

OBS

Comparer à défilement vertical.

OBS

Animation de texte.

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television Arts
  • Video Technology
  • Advertising Techniques
DEF

An optical film effect in which credits, titles or artwork move upward across the TV screen rather than dissolve or cut from one to the next.

OBS

Alphanumeric text may also move horizontally across a TV or video screen.

Key term(s)
  • crawl title device

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
  • Vidéotechnique
  • Techniques publicitaires
DEF

Dispositif qui permet de faire se dérouler à l'écran les mentions du générique.

Spanish

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Record 5 1993-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television Arts

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
DEF

Liste de tous les collaborateurs qui passe à la fin de l'émission.

Spanish

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Record 6 1993-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Conditions and Forecasting

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévisions et conjonctures économiques
DEF

Échapper au contrôle des dirigeants, surtout en économie; s'écarter des prévisions, de normes établies.

Spanish

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Record 7 1991-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
  • Television Arts
DEF

A display of words in a single line moving horizontally across a screen without interrupting regular programming.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
  • Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
DEF

Défilement d'un texte sur l'écran dans le sens horizontal.

Spanish

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Record 8 1990-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hunting and Sport Fishing
DEF

An enclosure in shallow water on the seacoast, as for confining fish, turtles, etc. Ex A crab crawl.

OBS

Chiefly South Atlantic Stales.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chasse et pêche sportive
DEF

Enceinte triangulaire de claies sur le bord de la mer, pour prendre ou garder du poisson.

Spanish

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