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CERCLE PIERRES [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Archaeology
- Anthropology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cromlech
1, record 1, English, cromlech
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- stone circle 2, record 1, English, stone%20circle
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An ancient monument of monoliths, arranged in a circle and surrounding a mound or dolmen. 3, record 1, English, - cromlech
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A circle of monoliths usually enclosing a dolmen. 4, record 1, English, - cromlech
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 DEF
A monument of prehistoric or uncertain date consisting of an enclosure formed by huge stones planted in the ground in a circle. 5, record 1, English, - cromlech
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 DEF
stone circle. A ring of stones. The stones are usually set upright in the ground, but can be prostrate (as at Arbor Low). The stones may be arranged in a circular fashion, but flattened, elliptical and egg-shaped circles also exist. Built in the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age periods. 2, record 1, English, - cromlech
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In Brittany it [cromlech] describes a stone circle. 2, record 1, English, - cromlech
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Archéologie
- Anthropologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cromlech
1, record 1, French, cromlech
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Enceinte de monolithes verticaux [...] appartenant à l’âge de pierre. 2, record 1, French, - cromlech
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Monument mégalithique en blocs de pierre dressés formant cercle. L’opinion générale y voit une sorte de calendrier, orienté selon les solstices. 3, record 1, French, - cromlech
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 DEF
Groupe de pierres dressées ou de menhirs disposés en cercle. 4, record 1, French, - cromlech
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cromlech. Mot gallois et breton signifiant «pierre en courbe». 3, record 1, French, - cromlech
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Parfois, par extension, on dit aussi «cromlech» pour désigner un groupement de menhirs formant un rectangle ou un carré. 5, record 1, French, - cromlech
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Paleontología
- Arqueología
- Antropología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- crómlech
1, record 1, Spanish, cr%C3%B3mlech
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- crónlech 1, record 1, Spanish, cr%C3%B3nlech
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Construcción megalítica consistente en una serie de menhires que cierran un espacio circular o elíptico. 1, record 1, Spanish, - cr%C3%B3mlech
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-02-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Curling
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- eight-ender
1, record 2, English, eight%2Dender
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- eight ender 2, record 2, English, eight%20ender
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An end, or frame, in which one team counts all eight of its rocks to the utter exclusion of the opposing team; eight points scored by one team in one end. 2, record 2, English, - eight%2Dender
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The maximum obviously would be eight rocks, which sets up an "eight ender," curling's equivalent of golf's hole in one. 2, record 2, English, - eight%2Dender
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- manche de huit points
1, record 2, French, manche%20de%20huit%20points
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- manche de 8 points 2, record 2, French, manche%20de%208%20points
correct, feminine noun
- huit pierres, huit points 2, record 2, French, huit%20pierres%2C%20huit%20points
proposal
- 8 pierres, 8 points 2, record 2, French, 8%20pierres%2C%208%20points
proposal
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans une manche, le fait que chacune des huit pierres d’une équipe marque un point et que, conséquemment, l’autre équipe soit blanchie. 2, record 2, French, - manche%20de%20huit%20points
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Au cours d’une manche, chacun des quatre joueurs de chacune des deux équipes joue deux pierres. Une fois les seize pierres jouées, on accorde un point à chaque pierre placée plus près du cercle central que celle d’un adversaire. Il est ainsi possible que les huit pierres d’une équipe soient mieux placées que celles de l'autre équipe. 2, record 2, French, - manche%20de%20huit%20points
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Faire de ses huit pierres, huit points. 2, record 2, French, - manche%20de%20huit%20points
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-12-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- sorted circle
1, record 3, English, sorted%20circle
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Patterned ground is not confined to permafrost regions but is best developed in regions of present or past intensive frost action. A descriptive classification of patterned ground includes such features as nonsorted and sorted circles, nets, polygons, steps and stripes, and solifluction features. 2, record 3, English, - sorted%20circle
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Nonsorted circle. 3, record 3, English, - sorted%20circle
Record 3, Key term(s)
- stone nest
- stone ring
- stone circle
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cercle de pierres
1, record 3, French, cercle%20de%20pierres
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- nid de pierres 2, record 3, French, nid%20de%20pierres
correct, masculine noun
- cercle avec triage 3, record 3, French, cercle%20avec%20triage
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans les régions caractérisées par une alternance de gels et de dégels, enclos de diamètre métrique à décamétrique, de pierres anguleuses qui cerne une accumulation de terre meuble et de petits débris de roche. 1, record 3, French, - cercle%20de%20pierres
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les sols structurés ne se rencontrent pas seulement dans les régions pergélisolées; leur formation est plus courante dans les régions où la gélivation est ou a été intensive. Une classification descriptive des sols structurés inclut notamment les formes suivantes : les cercles avec triage et sans triage, les polygones, les gradins, les réseaux, les traînées et les formes résultant de la solifluxion. 3, record 3, French, - cercle%20de%20pierres
Record 3, Key term(s)
- anneau de pierres
- cercle avec triage des éléments
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-12-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Curling
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- in-play rock
1, record 4, English, in%2Dplay%20rock
correct, Canada
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- in-play stone 2, record 4, English, in%2Dplay%20stone
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A delivered rock that comes to a rest after the hog line but inside the 12-foot circle if it crosses the tee line; the same rock still inside these limits after the other rocks have been delivered in an end. 1, record 4, English, - in%2Dplay%20rock
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pierre en jeu
1, record 4, French, pierre%20en%20jeu
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pierre lancée qui s’immobilise au-delà de la ligne de jeu mais à l'intérieur du cercle de 12 pieds si elle glisse plus loin que la ligne du T; la même pierre qui demeure à l'intérieur de ces balises une fois que les autres pierres ont été lancées dans une manche. 2, record 4, French, - pierre%20en%20jeu
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1999-08-24
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Curling
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- 8-foot ring
1, record 5, English, 8%2Dfoot%20ring
correct, see observation
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- eight-foot ring 2, record 5, English, eight%2Dfoot%20ring
correct, see observation
- 8-foot circle 3, record 5, English, 8%2Dfoot%20circle
correct, see observation
- eight-foot circle 3, record 5, English, eight%2Dfoot%20circle
correct, see observation
- 8-foot 4, record 5, English, 8%2Dfoot
correct, see observation, noun
- eight-foot 5, record 5, English, eight%2Dfoot
correct, see observation, noun
- middle ring 4, record 5, English, middle%20ring
correct, see observation
- middle circle 6, record 5, English, middle%20circle
correct, see observation
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The second-largest of the concentric rings or circles making up the house at each end of the curling sheet. 4, record 5, English, - 8%2Dfoot%20ring
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The house is formed of four concentric circles having a diameter of 12 (3,66 m), 8 (2,44 m), 4 (1,22 m) and 2 feet (0,61 m) respectively. The ring enclosed by the 12-foot and the 8-foot circles (called "outer ring") is blue and the one enclosed by the 4-foot and the 2-foot circles (called "inner ring" or "inside ring"), red, which leaves uncolored the ring enclosed by the 8-foot and the 4-foot circles (called "middle ring") and the inside of the 2-foot circle (called "tee" or "button"), giving them a white appearance. Seen from above, the house appears as a series of three rings, blue, white and red around a white button. 4, record 5, English, - 8%2Dfoot%20ring
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "circle" refers, more properly, to each of the four circular lines forming the house while the term "ring" refers to the coloured or uncoloured surface between two circles. But since there are four circles and four inner surfaces, the terms tend to be used as synonyms, as are "concentric ring(s)" and "concentric circle(s)." The centre of the house being a full circle and not a ring, there is a mix as to what is really the "inner circle": the red ring or the button? 4, record 5, English, - 8%2Dfoot%20ring
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Position edge of set-up stone touching the centre line and the outside edge of the eight-foot ring. 7, record 5, English, - 8%2Dfoot%20ring
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- cercle de 8 pieds
1, record 5, French, cercle%20de%208%20pieds
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- cercle de huit pieds 2, record 5, French, cercle%20de%20huit%20pieds
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- 8-pieds 3, record 5, French, 8%2Dpieds
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- huit-pieds 3, record 5, French, huit%2Dpieds
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- cercle intermédiaire 4, record 5, French, cercle%20interm%C3%A9diaire
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- cercle du milieu 3, record 5, French, cercle%20du%20milieu
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En partant de l’extérieur, le deuxième des cercles formant la maison à chaque extrémité d’une piste de curling. 3, record 5, French, - cercle%20de%208%20pieds
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La maison est formée de quatre cercles concentriques de 12 (3,66 m), 8 (2,44 m), 4 (1,22 m) et 2 pieds (0,61 m) de diamètre. L’anneau compris entre le cercle de 12 pieds et celui de 8 pieds (appelé «cercle extérieur») est teinté de bleu, et celui compris entre le cercle de 4 pieds et celui de 2 pieds (appelé «cercle intérieur»), teinté de rouge, ce qui laisse l’espace entre les cercles de 8 pieds et de 4 pieds (appelé «cercle intermédiaire» ou «cercle du milieu») et l’intérieur du cercle de 2 pieds (appelé «bouton» ou «mouche»), à l’état naturel, en apparence blancs. Vue en plongée, la maison apparaît comme une série de trois anneaux de couleur, bleu, blanc, rouge, encerclant un bouton blanc. 3, record 5, French, - cercle%20de%208%20pieds
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les quatre cercles qui forment la maison sont appelés le cercle de douze pieds, le cercle de huit pieds, le cercle de quatre pieds et la mouche [cercle de deux pieds] qui est le plus petit cercle au centre. 5, record 5, French, - cercle%20de%208%20pieds
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Avec deux pierres adversaires dans le cercle de huit pieds, Butler les a ignorés et a calmement fait un placement dans le «4-pieds». 6, record 5, French, - cercle%20de%208%20pieds
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «cercle» en français rend tant la notion propre au terme anglais «circle», ligne tracée en rond, que celle de «ring», anneau ou surface comprise à l’intérieur de deux cercles. Comme le centre de la maison est un cercle plein et non un anneau, on ne s’entend pas sur ce qui constitue le «cercle intérieur» : l’anneau rouge ou le bouton? 3, record 5, French, - cercle%20de%208%20pieds
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1999-08-24
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Curling
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- 4-foot ring
1, record 6, English, 4%2Dfoot%20ring
correct, see observation
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- four-foot ring 2, record 6, English, four%2Dfoot%20ring
correct, see observation
- 4-foot circle 2, record 6, English, 4%2Dfoot%20circle
correct, see observation
- four-foot circle 2, record 6, English, four%2Dfoot%20circle
correct, see observation
- 4-foot 3, record 6, English, 4%2Dfoot
correct, see observation, noun
- four-foot 4, record 6, English, four%2Dfoot
correct, see observation, noun
- inner ring 5, record 6, English, inner%20ring
correct, see observation
- inner circle 6, record 6, English, inner%20circle
correct, see observation
- inside ring 3, record 6, English, inside%20ring
correct, see observation
- inside circle 7, record 6, English, inside%20circle
correct, see observation
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The third-largest of the concentric rings or circles making up the house at each end of the curling sheet. 3, record 6, English, - 4%2Dfoot%20ring
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The house is formed of four concentric circles having a diameter of 12 (3,66 m), 8 (2,44 m), 4 (1,22 m) and 2 feet (0,61 m) respectively. The ring enclosed by the 12-foot and the 8-foot circles (called "outer ring") is blue and the one enclosed by the 4-foot and the 2-foot circles (called "inner ring" or "inside ring"), red, which leaves uncolored the ring enclosed by the 8-foot and the 4-foot circles (called "middle ring") and the inside of the 2-foot circle (called "tee" or "button"), giving them a white appearance. Seen from above, the house appears as a series of three rings, blue, white and red around a white button. 3, record 6, English, - 4%2Dfoot%20ring
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "circle" refers, more properly, to each of the four circular lines forming the house while the term "ring" refers to the coloured or uncoloured surface between two circles. But since there are four circles and four inner surfaces, the terms tend to be used as synonyms, as are "concentric ring(s)" and "concentric circle(s)." The centre of the house being a full circle and not a ring, there is a mix as to what is really the "inner circle": the red ring or the button? 3, record 6, English, - 4%2Dfoot%20ring
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
This is what the fans want to see: gambling play, lots of rocks in the four-foot, tougher shots and greater precision needed. 8, record 6, English, - 4%2Dfoot%20ring
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- cercle de 4 pieds
1, record 6, French, cercle%20de%204%20pieds
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- cercle de quatre pieds 2, record 6, French, cercle%20de%20quatre%20pieds
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- 4-pieds 3, record 6, French, 4%2Dpieds
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- quatre-pieds 4, record 6, French, quatre%2Dpieds
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- cercle intérieur 5, record 6, French, cercle%20int%C3%A9rieur
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En partant de l’extérieur, le troisième des cercles formant la maison à chaque extrémité d’une piste de curling. 4, record 6, French, - cercle%20de%204%20pieds
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La maison est formée de quatre cercles concentriques de 12 (3,66 m), 8 (2,44 m), 4 (1,22 m) et 2 pieds (0,61 m) de diamètre. L’anneau compris entre le cercle de 12 pieds et celui de 8 pieds (appelé «cercle extérieur») est teinté de bleu, et celui compris entre le cercle de 4 pieds et celui de 2 pieds (appelé «cercle intérieur»), teinté de rouge, ce qui laisse l’espace entre les cercles de 8 pieds et de 4 pieds (appelé «cercle intermédiaire» ou «cercle du milieu») et l’intérieur du cercle de 2 pieds (appelé «bouton» ou «mouche»), à l’état naturel, en apparence blancs. Vue en plongée, la maison apparaît comme une série de trois anneaux de couleur, bleu, blanc, rouge, encerclant un bouton blanc. 4, record 6, French, - cercle%20de%204%20pieds
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les quatre cercles qui forment la maison sont appelés le cercle de douze pieds, le cercle de huit pieds, le cercle de quatre pieds et la mouche [cercle de deux pieds] qui est le plus petit cercle au centre. 6, record 6, French, - cercle%20de%204%20pieds
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Avec deux pierres adversaires dans le cercle de huit pieds, Butler les a ignorés et a calmement fait un placement dans le «4-pieds». 3, record 6, French, - cercle%20de%204%20pieds
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «cercle» en français rend tant la notion propre au terme anglais «circle», ligne tracée en rond, que celle de «ring», anneau ou surface comprise à l’intérieur de deux cercles. Comme le centre de la maison est un cercle plein et non un anneau, on ne s’entend pas sur ce qui constitue le «cercle intérieur» : l’anneau rouge ou le bouton? 4, record 6, French, - cercle%20de%204%20pieds
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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