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WHITE FLAG [6 records]

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Record 1 2007-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Track and Field
CONT

White flag: Shown when a long jump or triple jump is legal.

CONT

Remember that the red flag indicates a foul attempt, and the white flag indicates a fair attempt that should be measured.

OBS

Used to signal "caution" in a walking or track event for the information of the officials, competitors and spectators.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Athlétisme
CONT

Lorsque l'essai est valable, le juge le signale en levant le drapeau blanc. S'il y a faute, le J.O. indique un essai nul en levant un drapeau rouge.

OBS

Signal employé pour indiquer un «avertissement» pour l'information des officiels, des concurrents et des spectateurs.

OBS

Jean-Paul Baert, Association canadienne d'athlétisme amateur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo y accesorios deportivos
  • Atletismo
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Record 2 2006-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
  • Special-Language Phraseology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Programs and Courses
  • Hygiene and Health
OBS

Intensive community mobilization programme in Mexico to prevent/reduce deaths due to diarrhoea; when every mother knows the correct use of ORT (oral rehydration therapy), a white flag goes up in the village.

Key term(s)
  • White Flag Program

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes et de cours
  • Hygiène et santé

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas y cursos
  • Higiene y Salud
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Record 4 2001-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Video Technology
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

In video production, a code inserted on videotape that identifies a new full frame used when transferring film to videotape.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vidéotechnique
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Martial Arts
DEF

JUDO. A flag raised by the two judges to indicate that the contestant in white has won the contest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arts martiaux
DEF

JUDO. Drapeau que les deux juges lèvent pour indiquer qu'ils ont accordé la victoire au combattant en blanc.

Key term(s)
  • fanion blanc

Spanish

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Record 6 1989-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Video Technology
CONT

The system has white flag detection, external sync in/out, and external subcarrier in/out connectors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vidéotechnique
OBS

Termes tirés de la revue "Perforations" (ONF), vol. 9, no. 1.

Spanish

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