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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Zoology
DEF

One of the anterior legs of a quadruped.

CONT

The foreleg of the horse is, for the most part, a model of good engineering. Most of a horse's weight is carried on its forelimbs. A horse puts more stress on its front legs than its rear limbs, because it carries 60-65 percent of its weight up front.

Key term(s)
  • fore leg

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
  • Zoologie
CONT

L'amble est une allure dans laquelle le cheval lève en même temps une patte antérieure et une postérieure, toutes deux du même côté.

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
CONT

Adult beetles have 6 legs. ... When beetles walk, a foreleg and hind leg on one side and a middle leg on the other are always touching the ground. This creates a "tripod" on which the beetle balances, and on the next step the beetle alternates to the other three legs to form a new tripod.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
CONT

Les coléoptères adultes possèdent 6 pattes. [...] Lorsque les coléoptères marchent, ils forment un tripode avec une patte antérieure et une patte postérieure d'un côté, une patte du milieu de l'autre et ils alternent pour avancer.

OBS

pattes avant : pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • pattes avant

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Curling
DEF

The leg of the foot with a slip-sole shoe on which a curler puts his or her weight while sliding on the sheet after having released a rock, as compared to the "trailing leg" or "trail leg" with the grip-sole shoe [or the] leg of the foot [used] to slide while sweeping or brushing the ice, as compared to the "grip leg," "pushing leg" or "rear leg."

OBS

During a delivery or the sweeping or brushing of the ice, this leg is always in front of the "grip leg," "pushing leg" or "rear leg.".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Curling
DEF

Jambe du pied portant une chaussure à semelle de crêpe ou de téflon sur laquelle un curleur ou une curleuse porte son poids pour glisser sur la piste après le lâcher de la pierre, par opposition à la «jambe de traîne» portant une chaussure à semelle antidérapante [ou la] jambe du pied [utilisée] pour glisser tout en balayant ou brossant la glace, par opposition à la jambe du pied de stabilité avec chaussure munie d'une semelle antidérapante, la «jambe de poussée» ou «jambe arrière».

OBS

Au cours d'un lancer ou du balayage ou brossage de la glace, cette jambe est toujours devant la «jambe de poussée» ou «jambe arrière».

Spanish

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Record 4 1984-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Furniture (Various)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mobilier divers
OBS

fauteuils, chaises.

Spanish

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