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KILL PENALTY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-08-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ice Hockey
- General Sports Regulations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shorthanded play
1, record 1, English, shorthanded%20play
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- short-handed play 2, record 1, English, short%2Dhanded%20play
correct
- numerical inferiority 3, record 1, English, numerical%20inferiority
correct
- penalty kill 4, record 1, English, penalty%20kill
correct
- penalty killing play 5, record 1, English, penalty%20killing%20play
correct
- penalty-killing play 6, record 1, English, penalty%2Dkilling%20play
correct, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] situation in a game in which a team has a player removed from the ice for committing a violation of the rules ... 7, record 1, English, - shorthanded%20play
Record 1, Key term(s)
- short handed play
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hockey sur glace
- Règlements généraux des sports
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- infériorité numérique
1, record 1, French, inf%C3%A9riorit%C3%A9%20num%C3%A9rique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- désavantage numérique 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9savantage%20num%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Situation de jeu à l'intérieur de laquelle une équipe se voit retirer un joueur de la glace pour avoir commis une infraction aux règles. 3, record 1, French, - inf%C3%A9riorit%C3%A9%20num%C3%A9rique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-07-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Ice Hockey
- Specialized Vocabulary and Phraseologism of Sports
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- kill a penalty
1, record 2, English, kill%20a%20penalty
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Once the clock starts after the offending player is removed from the ice surface, the penalized team tries to kill the penalty ... by preventing a goal by the team that's on the power play. If the penalty killers are successful and no goal is scored by the time the penalty is over, then the penalized player returns to the ice during play. 1, record 2, English, - kill%20a%20penalty
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Hockey sur glace
- Vocabulaire spécialisé et phraséologie des sports
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- résister à un avantage numérique
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9sister%20%C3%A0%20un%20avantage%20num%C3%A9rique
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- contrer une attaque massive 2, record 2, French, contrer%20une%20attaque%20massive
correct
- écouler une pénalité 3, record 2, French, %C3%A9couler%20une%20p%C3%A9nalit%C3%A9
- écouler une punition 4, record 2, French, %C3%A9couler%20une%20punition
Canada
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La Finlande a résisté à un avantage numérique en toute fin de match pour terrasser les États-Unis avec une courte victoire de 1-0. 1, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9sister%20%C3%A0%20un%20avantage%20num%C3%A9rique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les États-Unis ont toutefois renversé la vapeur après avoir écoulé une pénalité et ils sont rentrés au vestiaire avec une priorité de deux buts [...] 3, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9sister%20%C3%A0%20un%20avantage%20num%C3%A9rique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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