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GOLPE DERECHA [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-08-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Racquet Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- forehand drive
1, record 1, English, forehand%20drive
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hard straight return made on the forehand side. 2, record 1, English, - forehand%20drive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
forehand drive: term used in badminton, tennis or squash. 3, record 1, English, - forehand%20drive
Record 1, Key term(s)
- fore-hand drive
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports de raquette
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coup droit tendu
1, record 1, French, coup%20droit%20tendu
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- drive coup droit 2, record 1, French, drive%20coup%20droit
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] un coup droit tendu [...] a pour but de surprendre les adversaires par un volant rapide dirigé sur eux. 3, record 1, French, - coup%20droit%20tendu
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
coup droit tendu : terme utilisé en badminton, tennis ou squash. 4, record 1, French, - coup%20droit%20tendu
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
drive coup droit : Bien que l'anglicisme «drive» soit bien implanté dans l'usage, il est préférable de privilégier l'emploi du terme français «coup droit tendu». 4, record 1, French, - coup%20droit%20tendu
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Deportes de raqueta
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- golpe de derecha
1, record 1, Spanish, golpe%20de%20derecha
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- drive 1, record 1, Spanish, drive
avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-01-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Racquet Sports
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- forehand
1, record 2, English, forehand
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- forehand stroke 2, record 2, English, forehand%20stroke
correct, see observation
- forehand shot 3, record 2, English, forehand%20shot
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A ground stroke played by left-handers to the left of the body, and by right-handers to the right. 4, record 2, English, - forehand
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For the right-handed player, all strokes on the right side of the body are forehand and all strokes on the left side of the body are backhand. 5, record 2, English, - forehand
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
When Greg Rusedski hits a tennis ball, it seems to involve a lot of moving parts. A lean six-foot-four and 190 pounds, he's all arms and legs as he whomps his big serve and whacks his forehands and backhands. 6, record 2, English, - forehand
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
After Becker plopped a forehand into the net, he offered a perfunctory handshake at the net without even glancing at Voinea. 7, record 2, English, - forehand
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Both the French and Spanish make much use of the anglicism "drive", albeit not in a correct fashion: In English "drive" is supposed to imply a ball hit with a lot of pace to win a point outright, regardless of the type of spin used to accomplish this task, and regardless of which side it is hit (forehand or backhand). (The terms "shot" and "stroke", being more neutral, need not imply any added spin whatsoever.) However in both French and Spanish, "drive" is also used often as a synonym for "forehand" (shot/stroke). 3, record 2, English, - forehand
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Backspin, blistering, crosscourt, dipping, dishrag, dodgy, flat, full, inside-out, lefthanded, powerful, running, scorching, sharp, slice, topspin, whippy, winning forehand. 3, record 2, English, - forehand
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 PHR
To club, crack, dip, execute, fire, flip, hook, line up, loop, poke at, rip, slam, smack, snap, stroke, unload, whack a forehand. To come over, contact, hold, nail the forehand. 3, record 2, English, - forehand
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Forehand can break down, tends to fly. 3, record 2, English, - forehand
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 PHR
Forehand side, slice. 3, record 2, English, - forehand
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 PHR
Forehand on the run. 3, record 2, English, - forehand
Record 2, Key term(s)
- forehander
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sports de raquette
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- coup droit
1, record 2, French, coup%20droit
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- droit 2, record 2, French, droit
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- drive 3, record 2, French, drive
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] coup après rebond de la balle effectué habituellement au fond du terrain, du côté du corps dont la main tient la raquette. 4, record 2, French, - coup%20droit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour un droitier, tous les coups donnés à droite sont considérés comme des coups droits et à gauche comme des revers. 5, record 2, French, - coup%20droit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans une source européenne on relève, «un droit» (décocher des droits foudroyants) pour signifier le coup droit, mais aussi, et de façon incorrecte, l'anglicisme «drive» admis en Europe. Ce dernier terme signifie en réalité «un coup puissant renvoyant la balle avec force en lui faisant raser le filet» et ne doit pas être utilisé comme synonyme de coup droit, tout coup frappé avec la paume de la main faisant face au mouvement de la balle, que le coup soit exécuté de la droite ou de la gauche. 2, record 2, French, - coup%20droit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
À éviter l'anglicisme générique «drive». Ce terme peut être aussi synonyme de «coup d'attaque». À propos, il existe divers types de coups droits : à plat, lifté (généralement à vocation offensive), coupé (souvent coup d'attente). 6, record 2, French, - coup%20droit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[Elle] fait partie de la nouvelle génération des joueuses qui frappent très fort au coup droit et au revers et elle possède un excellent service. 7, record 2, French, - coup%20droit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Coup droit dévastateur, décroisé, en course, fulgurant, puissant/précis, tendu. 3, record 2, French, - coup%20droit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Joueur doté d'un bon coup droit. 3, record 2, French, - coup%20droit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 PHR
Croiser un coup droit. 3, record 2, French, - coup%20droit
Record 2, Key term(s)
- coup d'avant-main
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Deportes de raqueta
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- golpe de derecha
1, record 2, Spanish, golpe%20de%20derecha
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- derecha 2, record 2, Spanish, derecha
correct, feminine noun
- golpe derecho 2, record 2, Spanish, golpe%20derecho
correct, masculine noun
- directo 3, record 2, Spanish, directo
correct, masculine noun
- derecho 4, record 2, Spanish, derecho
correct, masculine noun
- drive 1, record 2, Spanish, drive
avoid, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Golpe que se ejecuta en el lado derecho del cuerpo. 2, record 2, Spanish, - golpe%20de%20derecha
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El golpe de derecha, o «drive», es el golpe más básico del tenis. 5, record 2, Spanish, - golpe%20de%20derecha
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Golpe de derecha cortado, liftado, plano. 6, record 2, Spanish, - golpe%20de%20derecha
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Realizar un golpe de derecha. 6, record 2, Spanish, - golpe%20de%20derecha
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-04-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Boxing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- right-hand blow
1, record 3, English, right%2Dhand%20blow
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- right-hand punch 1, record 3, English, right%2Dhand%20punch
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hit given by a boxer to an opponent using his right fist. 1, record 3, English, - right%2Dhand%20blow
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Also said "a right." 1, record 3, English, - right%2Dhand%20blow
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Boxe
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- droite
1, record 3, French, droite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- coup de la droite 1, record 3, French, coup%20de%20la%20droite
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Coup du poing droit donné à l'adversaire par un boxeur. 1, record 3, French, - droite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On n'utilise plus «coup du droit» pour signifier «coup du poing droit». 1, record 3, French, - droite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Boxeo
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- golpe de la derecha
1, record 3, Spanish, golpe%20de%20la%20derecha
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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