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RETURNER [3 records]

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Record 1 2011-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

The tennis player who returns a serve.

CONT

[The "break point" is] potentially the last point of a game being won by the receiver. If the receiver wins it, he breaks. If the server wins it, he prolongs the game and may eventually pull out. Obviously a critical point. The following are break points (with the server's score first): 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 advantage receiver.

OBS

Because of the influence of French or Spanish, there might be a temptation to use the English term "returner", a valid term that however refers to a specific type of tennis player who "gets every ball back", rather than to someone who returns a serve.

PHR

To drive the receiver wide of court.

Key term(s)
  • returner

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Joueur de tennis qui retourne la balle servie par son adversaire; celui qui effectue le premier renvoi de la balle.

CONT

Le premier qui lance la balle est le serveur, son adversaire le relanceur. [La balle servie] est «net» si elle a été servie avant que le relanceur soit prêt. Le relanceur doit attendre le rebond de la balle pour la relancer.

CONT

[...] la balle, lors du service, peut tracer une courbe vers l'extérieur ou l'intérieur du court; très ennuyeux pour le relanceur!

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
DEF

Jugador de tenis que resta el servicio.

CONT

El jugador que lanza la pelota por primera vez, es «el que saca» y el que la contesta, el «que resta».

OBS

"Receptor" se usa para el bádminton y "restador" se usa para el tenis y el squash.

Key term(s)
  • devolvedora de servicio
  • devolvedora
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Record 2 1993-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education (General)
DEF

returner: Respondents who had ever dropped out of school and had returned to school after dropping out. Included are non-completers who had dropped out of school and returned again before finally dropping out, high school graduates who had ever dropped out and continuers who had ever dropped out.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pédagogie (Généralités)
OBS

Il s'agit, en fait, d'un élève qui a abandonné ses études, donc un décrocheur et qui, après un temps d'arrêt, a décidé de reprendre le chemin de l'école.

Spanish

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Record 3 1992-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pédagogie (Généralités)
OBS

Terminologie de l'Enquête auprès des sortants.

Spanish

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