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ECART BRAS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-09-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metal Forming
- Security Devices
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sweep guard 1, record 1, English, sweep%20guard
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Formage des métaux
- Dispositifs de sécurité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chasse-mains
1, record 1, French, chasse%2Dmains
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bras relié au coulisseau de la presse et conçu de façon à pousser les mains de l'ouvrier à l'écart de la zone de travail au moment de la descente du coulisseau. 1, record 1, French, - chasse%2Dmains
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-04-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Gymnastics and Trampoline
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- backward roll
1, record 2, English, backward%20roll
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- back roll 2, record 2, English, back%20roll
noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The backward rolls call for a good push from the hands in order to clear the head. ... To assist you in learning this movement, have your spotter lift your hips, after the legs touch the mat behind you, to help to lift your head through. 3, record 2, English, - backward%20roll
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
To begin, squat down and put your hands by your ears with your fingers pointing down and your palms facing back. Your elbows are flexed and close to your forehead. Look down at your toes ... sit back and pull your feet over your head. As your hands hit the mat, push against the mat to keep pressure off your head and to push up to your feet. ... Keep tucked and you will land in a squat just as when you started. 4, record 2, English, - backward%20roll
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Gymnastique et trampoline
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- roulade arrière
1, record 2, French, roulade%20arri%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- roulade en arrière 2, record 2, French, roulade%20en%20arri%C3%A8re
feminine noun
- roulé arrière 3, record 2, French, roul%C3%A9%20arri%C3%A8re
- culbute en arrière 4, record 2, French, culbute%20en%20arri%C3%A8re
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Roulade arrière avec retour en position d’appui renversé (avec l’aide d’un partenaire) : ce mouvement est l’inverse de la roulade avant à partir d’un appui renversé. 2, record 2, French, - roulade%20arri%C3%A8re
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Commencez dans] une grande station écart. [Il faut] poser [les] mains au sol, loin entre [les] cuisses en se penchant en avant. [Il faut ensuite] s’asseoir par terre et placer les mains de chaque côté de la tête et continuer à rouler en écartant les jambes au maximum, dos rond pour poser les pieds en arrière. [Il faut] pousser les bras pour dégager la tête. 5, record 2, French, - roulade%20arri%C3%A8re
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1989-02-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
- Physical Education, Coaching and Sport Psychology
- Body Movements (Sports)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- side-straddle hop
1, record 3, English, side%2Dstraddle%20hop
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- jumping jack 1, record 3, English, jumping%20jack
correct, see observation
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A conditioning exercise which consists of jumping from a normal standing position with the hands at the sides to a position with the feet spread apart and the hands together often at arm's length over the head and then back to the original position. 1, record 3, English, - side%2Dstraddle%20hop
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A similar exercise could be done with feet spreading apart in a forward/backward or backward/forward axis and the hands clapping over the head after a rotation on a similar axis. 2, record 3, English, - side%2Dstraddle%20hop
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Since the exercise is performed in a sequence, the terms are often used in the plural form. 2, record 3, English, - side%2Dstraddle%20hop
Record 3, Key term(s)
- jumping jack motion
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Conditionnement physique et culturisme
- Éducation physique, entraînement des athlètes et psychologie du sport
- Mouvements du corps (Sports)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- saut avec écart
1, record 3, French, saut%20avec%20%C3%A9cart
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- saut avec écart latéral simultané des bras et des jambes 2, record 3, French, saut%20avec%20%C3%A9cart%20lat%C3%A9ral%20simultan%C3%A9%20des%20bras%20et%20des%20jambes
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- saut avec ouverture latérale simultanée des bras et des jambes 2, record 3, French, saut%20avec%20ouverture%20lat%C3%A9rale%20simultan%C3%A9e%20des%20bras%20et%20des%20jambes
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
APPELLATION : Sauts avec écart. POSITION : Debout, le corps droit, les jambes tendues et jointes, les bras dans le prolongement du corps. EXÉCUTION : Sautez en écartant les jambes et, simultanément, vous vous touchez les mains au-dessus de la tête. Effectuez ce mouvement rapidement et sans arrêt. RESPIRATION : Inspirez en levant les bras au-dessus de la tète et expirez en revenant en position de départ. 1, record 3, French, - saut%20avec%20%C3%A9cart
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le même exercice se fait dans un axe avant/arrière. On l'appelle alors «saut avec écart avant-arrière des bras et des jambes» ou «saut avec ouverture avant-arrière des bras et des jambes». 2, record 3, French, - saut%20avec%20%C3%A9cart
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Comme cet exercice se fait en séquence, il est habituellement nommé au pluriel. Mais plus souvent, il est décrit; voir le magazine «Ski Club alpin nordique», hiver 1979-1980, p. 40, fig. 5 et 6, et p. 43, fig. 10 et 11. 2, record 3, French, - saut%20avec%20%C3%A9cart
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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