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PENTE SKI ALPIN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-10-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Skiing and Snowboarding
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- serpent turn 1, record 1, English, serpent%20turn
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- snake turn 1, record 1, English, snake%20turn
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[To make a serpent turn,] a great skier ... remains in continual contact with the snow, almost without sideslipping. 1, record 1, English, - serpent%20turn
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Ski et surf des neiges
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- godille serpentine
1, record 1, French, godille%20serpentine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- godille frétillée 2, record 1, French, godille%20fr%C3%A9till%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La godille est, en ski alpin, un enchaînement de virages courts de part et d’autre de la ligne de pente. On nomme «godille freinage» une succession de virages fermés et courts, sur une pente forte, et «godille serpentine», une succession de virages ouverts et longs, sur pente faible. [Selon GRALU, 1995, 7,, 4841-4842. ] 2, record 1, French, - godille%20serpentine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans l’épreuve des bosses, les skieurs terminent souvent leur prestation par une godille serpentine. 2, record 1, French, - godille%20serpentine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-07-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Skiing and Snowboarding
- Luge, Bobsledding and Skeleton
- Physical Geography (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- vertical drop
1, record 2, English, vertical%20drop
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
For an alpine or cross-country ski race, difference in levels, calculated in metres, between the start and the finish of a course, whatever the altitude; in a ski centre, difference in the levels of the trails of a skiing area between the top and the bottom of the mountain. 2, record 2, English, - vertical%20drop
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For Olympic and World Championship events, the men's course must have a vertical drop between xxx and yyy metres. 3, record 2, English, - vertical%20drop
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Ski et surf des neiges
- Luge, bobsleigh et skeleton
- Géographie physique (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dénivellation
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9nivellation
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pour une course en ski alpin ou en ski de fond, différence de niveau, calculée en mètres, entre le portillon de départ et le seuil de l’arrivée, peu importe l’altitude; pour un centre de ski, différence de niveau entre le sommet de la montagne skiable et celui du bas de l’ensemble des pistes. 2, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9nivellation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour qu'une piste soit homologuée pour une course ou ouverte à la pratique du ski dans un centre nordique ou alpin, elle doit répondre à une série de critères touchant la dénivellation et le degré d’inclinaison des pentes. Les tremplins de saut à ski et les pistes de luge et de bobsleigh doivent également se conformer à des critères de dénivellation et d’angle de pente. 2, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9nivellation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ne pas confondre «dénivellation» avec «dénivellement», le fait d’enlever le niveau uniforme d’une chose, ou le participe passé «dénivelé(e)», qui n’est pas partout au même niveau (une chaussée dénivelée). 2, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9nivellation
Record 2, Key term(s)
- dénivellement
- dénivelé
- denivelée
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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