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ACCION PIERNAS [3 records]

Record 1 2011-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
DEF

The lateral angle formed by the lower and-or upper part of the body to the vertical axis of the body.

DEF

Body position in traversing or turning in which the upper body is angled away from the slope and the knees, held together, are bent toward the slope.

OBS

Called "comma" because of the form the body takes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ski et surf des neiges
DEF

Position que prend le skieur en traversée ou dans un virage lorsque le haut de son corps penche vers la pente en appel à une réaction des skis (déplacement latéral); le tronc et les jambes penchant d'un côté et les hanches de l'autre, le corps prend momentanément la forme d'une virgule.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Esquí y snowboard
DEF

Acción de formar un ángulo con dos partes del cuerpo, especialmente el torso y las piernas.

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Record 2 2004-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Horse Husbandry
CONT

Some are born with more Miniature characteristics and some are born with more Trottingbred or Standardbred characteristics; all of them appear to have exceptional leg action, a great deal of stretch and muscles that have "muscles".

CONT

Climbing: Refers to a fault in a horse's stride in which, instead of reaching forward, his leg action is abnormally high.

CONT

... the higher stepping action of the leg is not wanted and [a] longer frame is preferred since the length of the stride is crucial to the traveling speed.

OBS

Action: Descriptive of the movement of the horse's leg [e.g.] knee action.

OBS

Competitive horseback riding term.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Élevage des chevaux
OBS

Action : Effet de la force qui préside aux mouvements du cheval, par extension, façon dont se manifeste cette force. Le mot est parfois utilisé pour ne désigner que les mouvements des membres.

OBS

Terme d'équitation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
  • Cría de ganado caballar
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Record 3 2004-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Swimming
  • Body Movements (Sports)
CONT

The leg action. [In backstroke), the leg movement is a shallow, but continuous, wave of the legs.

CONT

When pupils are doing this activity well, they will: understand that the bend of the legs in breaststroke is slow, and the kick back is fast, understand that the leg action bending and straightening their knees and ankles, turn their feet outwards in preparation for the kick back, perform a coordinated leg action.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Natation
  • Mouvements du corps (Sports)
CONT

Le mouvement des jambes. [En nage sur le dos] le mouvement des jambes est essentiellement une ondulation peu profonde mais continue.

OBS

action des jambes : Selon le comité d'uniformisation de la natation, «action des jambes» est aussi un synonyme.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Natación
  • Movimientos del cuerpo (Deportes)
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