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PROTECTOR PIERNA [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Sports (General)
DEF

A piece of protective equipment intended to protect the legs from injury.

OBS

A leg guard is large and heavily padded; it covers the knee, the leg and the top of the foot.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Sports (Généralités)
DEF

Appareil de protection de la jambe constitué d'un moulage de matière plastique coussiné de feutre ou de mousse synthétique.

OBS

Une jambière est habituellement large et fortement coussinée; elle recouvre et protège à la fois le genou, la jambe et le dessus du pied.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo y accesorios deportivos
  • Deportes (Generalidades)
CONT

[…] en el fútbol la utilización de protectores para las piernas, vendajes en los tobillos u otra articulación ayudan a proteger al organismo de las agresiones a que está sometido el cuerpo durante la práctica deportiva.

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