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RELEASE ROCK [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-09-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- release a rock
1, record 1, English, release%20a%20rock
correct, verb phrase, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- release a stone 2, record 1, English, release%20a%20stone
correct, verb phrase
- release 3, record 1, English, release
correct, verb
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
While delivering, to open the hand so that the fingers no longer grip the handle of a rock. 2, record 1, English, - release%20a%20rock
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lâcher une pierre
1, record 1, French, l%C3%A2cher%20une%20pierre
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lâcher 2, record 1, French, l%C3%A2cher
correct, verb
- lancer une pierre 1, record 1, French, lancer%20une%20pierre
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En lançant une pierre, ouvrir la main de sorte que les doigts cessent d'avoir prise sur la poignée de la pierre. 3, record 1, French, - l%C3%A2cher%20une%20pierre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il y a lieu de distinguer entre «lâcher une pierre», l'une des étapes pour «lancer une pierre», celle où cesse la prise de la main sur la poignée par opposition à l'ensemble de l'élan pour mettre une pierre en mouvement sur le jeu, bien que l'expression anglaise «to release a rock» ait parfois le sens plus général de lancer une pierre (deliver a rock). 3, record 1, French, - l%C3%A2cher%20une%20pierre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-08-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Curling
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- release of a rock
1, record 2, English, release%20of%20a%20rock
correct, noun phrase, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- release of a stone 2, record 2, English, release%20of%20a%20stone
correct, noun phrase
- release 1, record 2, English, release
correct, noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
While delivering, the moment the curler opens his or her hand and lets the rock go, the fingers no longer having a grip on the handle. 2, record 2, English, - release%20of%20a%20rock
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The point of release is part of a delivery, the exact moment where the hand of a curler stops having a hold on the handle of a rock. 2, record 2, English, - release%20of%20a%20rock
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lâcher d'une pierre
1, record 2, French, l%C3%A2cher%20d%27une%20pierre
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- lâcher 2, record 2, French, l%C3%A2cher
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En lançant une pierre, le moment où le curleur, la curleuse, ouvre la main pour laisser la pierre glisser sur le jeu, ses doigts cessant d'avoir prise sur la poignée. 3, record 2, French, - l%C3%A2cher%20d%27une%20pierre
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le moment du lâcher est partie du lancer, celui où cesse le contact entre la poignée de la pierre et la main du curleur, de la curleuse. 3, record 2, French, - l%C3%A2cher%20d%27une%20pierre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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