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TRAIL LEG [4 records]

Record 1 2007-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
CONT

The lead leg folds at the knee, whilst the trailing leg is still driving the hurdler forward into an active take off.

OBS

Trailing leg; trail leg: back leg in jumps [and throws].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
CONT

[...] la jambe d'appui en fin de poussée est très oblique, le bassin loin en avant, le tronc dans le prolongement de la jambe.

CONT

[...] la jambe arrière (jambe d'appel), après son extension complète, donne l'impression de rester un instant «à la traîne» [...]

OBS

Lancers.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Atletismo
OBS

Lanzamientos.

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Record 2 2006-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Guns (Land Forces)
CONT

The gun is thus ready for action and firmly bedded in, by means of strong spades fitted at the extremities of the trail legs.

OBS

On the Tampella 155 mm gun-howitzer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Canons (Forces terrestres)

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Curling
CONT

During the slide after the release of a rock, the curler's trailing leg is his or her back leg with the grip-sole shoe as opposed to the "sliding leg," "lead leg" or "front leg" with the crepe or teflon slider or sole.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Curling
CONT

Au cours de la glissade suivant le lâcher d'une pierre, la «jambe de traîne» d'un curleur ou d'une curleuse est celle dont la chaussure à ce pied est munie d'une semelle antidérapante, à l'opposé de la «jambe de glissade», «jambe de glisse» ou «jambe avant» dont la chaussure est munie d'une semelle de crêpe ou de téflon.

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phraseology
  • Track and Field
OBS

Rules/refereeing - track events.

PHR

trail one's leg alongside a hurdle

PHR

trail the leg along the hurdle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie
  • Athlétisme
OBS

Règlements/arbitrage - courses et marche.

PHR

traîner la jambe à l'extérieur d'une haie

PHR

traîner la jambe à l'extérieur

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fraseología
  • Atletismo
OBS

Vallas.

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