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WEIGHTS [2 records]

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Record 1 2007-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Tractors
OBS

Usually plural; e.g. weights on a tractor wheel, to improve traction.

Key term(s)
  • weights
  • tractor weights
  • ballast weights

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tracteurs agricoles
OBS

placée sur une roue de tracteur, parfois devant la calandre pour accroître l'adhérence

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tractores agrícolas
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Record 2 2001-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weightlifting
  • Sports (General)
DEF

Metal or heavy plastic plates or a metal bar containing a certain number of these plates that can be lifted to increase muscular mass in the body.

OBS

The qualifier "free" should be used only in opposition to "fixed" weights, i.e., weights that cannot be removed, such as those found in a Universal gym station.

OBS

"Weights" is a weightlifting term and "free weights" is a general sports term.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Haltérophilie
  • Sports (Généralités)
DEF

Instrument de gymnastique composé de 2 boules et de 2 disques de métal, de poids et de taille variables, réunis par une tige, et que l'on soulève pour développer les muscles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Halterofilia
  • Deportes (Generalidades)
OBS

"Complementos de pesas" es un término de halterofilia y "pesas olímpicas" es un término general.

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