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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2014-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soccer (Europe: Football)
DEF

To stop a moving ball by allowing it to bounce softly off a part of the body other than the hands or arms so that the ball will drop straight down where it can be immediately played with the feet.

OBS

To bring the ball under control, you "cushion" the ball by pulling back at the moment of impact.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soccer (Europe : football)
DEF

Maîtriser et stabiliser la balle avec n'importe quelle partie du corps, sauf les mains et les bras, en reculant légèrement au moment de l'impact, ce qui amène la balle à retomber inerte au sol d'où le joueur peut alors la contrôler du pied.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fútbol
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Record 2 2001-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
DEF

[To maintain] a given desired pH through neutralisation of acidic or basic elements as appropriate.

OBS

buffer: Any substance in a solution that tends to stabilize the hydrogen ion concentration by neutralizing any added acid or alkali.

CONT

Nature's complex arrangement of checks and balances has always buffered this slight acidity [of rain]. Mild bases - such as the carbonates that exist in limestone rocks - are able to neutralize the acidic effect.

CONT

... the areas which produces pollution are unaffected by it, either because its fallout is far away, or the local lakes and soils are well buffered with alkaline bedrock or chemistry.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
CONT

Tamponner une solution, l'additionner d'une substance convenable pour que son pH varie peu par une dilution ultérieure ou par addition de substances étrangères.

CONT

Le pH des milieux aqueux nécessaires à la vie - l'eau des océans pour la faune aquatique; le sang, la lymphe, etc. pour les animaux supérieurs - ne peut varier que dans d'étroites limites, sous peine de désordres graves pouvant entraîner la mort; à cet effet, ces milieux sont tamponnés par des sels minéraux tels que, phosphates et carbonates, mélangés à divers acides, parmi lesquels l'acide carbonique joue un rôle régulateur important.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
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Record 3 2001-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Volleyball

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volleyball

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vóleibol
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