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ATTAQUER BALLE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-08-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Racquet Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pronation
1, record 1, English, pronation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Antonym: supination. 2, record 1, English, - pronation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Sampras] has generated tremendous wrist snap and forearm pronation ... To learn pronation, hold the racquet with just your thumb and index finger. As you swing the racquet from the backscratching position up to the contact point, try to square the strings up to the ball. You have to pronate to do it .... 3, record 1, English, - pronation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pronation: term aslo used in badminton. 4, record 1, English, - pronation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports de raquette
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mouvement de pronation
1, record 1, French, mouvement%20de%20pronation
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- action de pronation 1, record 1, French, action%20de%20pronation
correct, feminine noun
- pronation 2, record 1, French, pronation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l'épaule est projetée vers le haut en premier, suivie du coude et du poignet à la toute fin dans un mouvement de pronation qui permet une grande vitesse de la tête de raquette [...] L'action de pronation pour attaquer, la balle est [...] si forte que la fin de geste du bras se termine à la droite du joueur. Auparavant les fins de gestes se faisaient de l'autre côté du corps. 1, record 1, French, - mouvement%20de%20pronation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
À la frappe, le haut du corps a complètement tourné; il y a transfert de poids et la pronation du poignet est à son maximum sans qu’aucune vitesse ne soit perdue par un effet quelconque. 3, record 1, French, - mouvement%20de%20pronation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pronation : terme employé aussi au badminton. 4, record 1, French, - mouvement%20de%20pronation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-03-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Volleyball
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- attack the ball
1, record 2, English, attack%20the%20ball
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Volleyball
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- attaquer la balle
1, record 2, French, attaquer%20la%20balle
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- attaquer le ballon 2, record 2, French, attaquer%20le%20ballon
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Renvoyer la balle dans le camp adverse. 1, record 2, French, - attaquer%20la%20balle
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les attaquants de pointe peuvent «attaquer» le ballon (le frapper au-dessus de la hauteur du filet) à l’intérieur de la zone d’attaque, mais les défenseurs, à l’arrière, ne peuvent «attaquer» que si leur dernier contact au sol s’est fait à l’intérieur du court, derrière la ligne d’attaque. 2, record 2, French, - attaquer%20la%20balle
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
attaquer la balle : Le ballon mis en jeu est désigné «balle». 3, record 2, French, - attaquer%20la%20balle
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1995-07-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Racquet Sports
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- hitch
1, record 3, English, hitch
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A break or pause in the motion of a particular tennis stroke, such as the serve. 1, record 3, English, - hitch
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The "hitch" is the result of a "hésitation" (effect - cause). 1, record 3, English, - hitch
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sports de raquette
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- hésitation
1, record 3, French, h%C3%A9sitation
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le tamis de la raquette doit venir attaquer la balle sans hésitation. 1, record 3, French, - h%C3%A9sitation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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