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COUP DEBUT [11 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-08-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
- Paradrop and Airdrop
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- eye-balling
1, record 1, English, eye%2Dballing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Eye-balling] is the skill of judging ... altitude with [the] eyes. This skill can be difficult to refine and is used as cross check of [the] altimeters. Initially, [the parachutist needs to] concentrate on identifying 3000 feet AGL [above ground level] … This can also be done during [the parachutist's] climb in the aircraft. 1, record 1, English, - eye%2Dballing
Record 1, Key term(s)
- eye balling
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
- Parachutage et largage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coup d’œil
1, record 1, French, coup%20d%26rsquo%3B%26oelig%3Bil
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Le coup d’œil est] la faculté de juger l'altitude avec les yeux. Cette habileté est difficile à parfaire et sert de contre-vérification de l'altimètre. Au début, [le parachutiste doit se concentrer] pour reconnaître quand [il est] à 3000 pi AGL [au-dessus du niveau du sol]. [Ce dernier peut] également faire ceci pendant [sa] montée dans l'avion. 1, record 1, French, - coup%20d%26rsquo%3B%26oelig%3Bil
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-07-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Water Polo
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sprint
1, record 2, English, sprint
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The dash] at the start of each quarter [when] each team lines up at their own goal line and at the sound of the referee's whistle, the two players closest to the referee [race] to the ball. 1, record 2, English, - sprint
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Water-polo
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sprint
1, record 2, French, sprint
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Course] au début de chaque période [lorsque] chaque équipe se place à sa ligne de but et, au coup de sifflet de l'arbitre, les deux joueurs le plus près de l'arbitre s’élancent rapidement vers le ballon. 1, record 2, French, - sprint
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Polo acuático
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- sprint
1, record 2, Spanish, sprint
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- esprint 2, record 2, Spanish, esprint
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Carrera] al principio de cada cuarto [en que] los equipos se ponen en fila en su propia portería y al sonido del silbato del árbitro, los dos jugadores más cercanos a él se lanzan por la pelota. 1, record 2, Spanish, - sprint
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
esprint: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que "esprint" es la adaptación gráfica de la voz inglesa "sprint", según la vigésima tercera edición del Diccionario de la lengua española. 2, record 2, Spanish, - sprint
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-09-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Sports (General)
- General Sports Regulations
- Specialized Vocabulary and Phraseologism of Sports
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- coin toss
1, record 3, English, coin%20toss
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- coin flip 2, record 3, English, coin%20flip
correct
- toss of a coin 3, record 3, English, toss%20of%20a%20coin
correct, see observation
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The practice of throwing a coin in the air to resolve a dispute between two parties or otherwise choose between two alternatives. 4, record 3, English, - coin%20toss
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The actual NFL [National Football League] rule is that the team winning the coin toss elects whether to choose which team kicks off, or whether to choose which team defends which end, in the first quarter; the other team makes the other one of the two choices, and then makes the same election at the start of the third quarter. 4, record 3, English, - coin%20toss
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The winner is the one who had chosen the side on top after the coin or the object comes to a rest. Depending on the rules of the game, he/she chooses to play first or second, serve or receive, use the right side or the left side of the court, etc. 5, record 3, English, - coin%20toss
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
CURLING. In curling, delivering first or second is decided by a coin toss; since delivering last in an end or in a game is an advantage, the winner of the coin toss usually chooses to deliver second. 5, record 3, English, - coin%20toss
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sports (Généralités)
- Règlements généraux des sports
- Vocabulaire spécialisé et phraséologie des sports
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tirage à pile ou face
1, record 3, French, tirage%20%C3%A0%20pile%20ou%20face
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- tirage au sort à pile ou face 2, record 3, French, tirage%20au%20sort%20%C3%A0%20pile%20ou%20face
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- toss 3, record 3, French, toss
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun, Europe
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lancer dans les airs ou tournoiement d’un objet à deux faces pour déterminer un gagnant (choix de terrain ou ordre de jeu) selon le côté de l’objet qui se retrouve dessus, les deux adversaires ayant auparavant opté pour l’un des côtés. 4, record 3, French, - tirage%20%C3%A0%20pile%20ou%20face
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Avant le début de match, l'arbitre procède à un tirage à pile ou face. L'équipe gagnante choisit sa moitié de terrain pour la première mi-temps tandis que l'autre prend possession du ballon après le coup de sifflet. 5, record 3, French, - tirage%20%C3%A0%20pile%20ou%20face
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Si les deux équipes n’exercent pas leur option de plaidoirie ou si une égalité ne peut être brisée en vertu des dispositions de l’article 12.4.5 du Règlement officiel, l’Administrateur devra déterminer l’option de plaidoirie par un tirage au sort à pile ou face (la désignation de plaidoirie automatique). 6, record 3, French, - tirage%20%C3%A0%20pile%20ou%20face
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le gagnant est celui qui a choisi le côté visible lorsque la pièce retombe à plat. Selon les règles du jeu, il/elle choisit de jouer en premier ou en second, de servir ou de recevoir, d’occuper le côté gauche ou le côté droit du terrain, etc. 4, record 3, French, - tirage%20%C3%A0%20pile%20ou%20face
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
CURLING. Au curling, on tire au sort avec une pièce de monnaie la possibilité de lancer en premier ou en second; puisqu’il est avantageux de lancer la dernière pierre d’une manche, le vainqueur du tirage au sort choisit habituellement de lancer en second. 4, record 3, French, - tirage%20%C3%A0%20pile%20ou%20face
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Deportes (Generalidades)
- Reglamentos generales de los deportes
- Vocabulario especializado y fraseología de los deportes
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- sorteo a cara o cruz
1, record 3, Spanish, sorteo%20a%20cara%20o%20cruz
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- sorteo utilizando una moneda 2, record 3, Spanish, sorteo%20utilizando%20una%20moneda
masculine noun
- cara o cruz 2, record 3, Spanish, cara%20o%20cruz
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Antes de cada juego se hará un sorteo a cara o cruz entre los entrenadores para determinar cuál de los extremos ocupa cada equipo. 1, record 3, Spanish, - sorteo%20a%20cara%20o%20cruz
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La elección de campo y el derecho a ser el que saca o el que resta en el primer juego, se decidirá por sorteo. El que lo gane puede escoger o requerir a su adversario a que elija. 3, record 3, Spanish, - sorteo%20a%20cara%20o%20cruz
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
El orden de saque se establecerá por sorteo, antes del inicio del partido [...] 3, record 3, Spanish, - sorteo%20a%20cara%20o%20cruz
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Fraseología relacionada: echar a suertes quién sacará primero (cara o cruz, etc.). 4, record 3, Spanish, - sorteo%20a%20cara%20o%20cruz
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-05-22
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Soccer (Europe: Football)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- half-volley kick
1, record 4, English, half%2Dvolley%20kick
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- half-volley shot 2, record 4, English, half%2Dvolley%20shot
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A kick of the ball just as it rebounds from the ground. 3, record 4, English, - half%2Dvolley%20kick
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When using the half-volley shot, the player should allow the ball to hit the ground for a fraction of a second. As the ball rises from the ground, approximately 4", the ball is struck through the horizontal mid-line. 4, record 4, English, - half%2Dvolley%20kick
Record 4, Key term(s)
- half volley shot
- half volley kick
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Soccer (Europe : football)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- tir en demi-volée
1, record 4, French, tir%20en%20demi%2Dvol%C3%A9e
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- tir de demi-volée 2, record 4, French, tir%20de%20demi%2Dvol%C3%A9e
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Coup de pied de dégagement exécuté en frappant la balle juste après son contact avec le sol, dès le début du rebond; le ballon s’élève alors moins haut mais va plus loin. 3, record 4, French, - tir%20en%20demi%2Dvol%C3%A9e
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Au soccer, les expressions concernant la balle en jeu se composent avec «en» ou «de». 3, record 4, French, - tir%20en%20demi%2Dvol%C3%A9e
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-12-22
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
- Taxation
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- domestic petroleum
1, record 5, English, domestic%20petroleum
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The petroleum line of business is … segmented into production (including oil and natural gas exploration, development, and production), refining/marketing, crude and petroleum product pipelines (for domestic petroleum), and international marine transport (for foreign petroleum). 2, record 5, English, - domestic%20petroleum
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pétroles bruts et dérivés
- Fiscalité
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- pétrole national
1, record 5, French, p%C3%A9trole%20national
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Après une tentative de coup d’État en avril 2002, Chavez doit désormais faire face, depuis début décembre, à une grève générale qui rassemble le patronat et les syndicats corporatistes. Ces derniers recrutent […] la firme qui exploite le pétrole national, source de 80 % des recettes en devises et 50 % des recettes de l'État. 1, record 5, French, - p%C3%A9trole%20national
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2010-07-28
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Rugby
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- place kick
1, record 6, English, place%20kick
correct, noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[In rugby,] there are three kinds of kick: the punt, the drop and the place kick. ... For a place kick the ball is placed on the ground, usually in, or on, a small hole made by the heel of the kicker's boot. The ball may be tilted in any direction to suit the kicker. Such a kick may be used for conversion of tries, for kicking penalty goals and for a kick after a mark has been made. It is obligatory to start the game with a place kick, to resume it after half-time and to restart after a try has been converted. 1, record 6, English, - place%20kick
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Distinguish from the "place kick" worth 3 points in football. 2, record 6, English, - place%20kick
Record 6, Key term(s)
- placed kick
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Rugby
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- coup de pied placé
1, record 6, French, coup%20de%20pied%20plac%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Coup de pied placé(placed kick) : Le ballon, calé dans un trou fait du talon, est posé droit ou incliné vers le but. Il est obligatoire au début de chaque mi-temps et à la remise en jeu après un but marqué, facultatif pour tentative de but après pénalité(Sports Mod. Illustr., 1906). 2, record 6, French, - coup%20de%20pied%20plac%C3%A9
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le coup de pied placé est utilisé pour mettre le ballon en jeu au début de la partie ou après un coup de pied de transformation. 3, record 6, French, - coup%20de%20pied%20plac%C3%A9
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Distinguer du «botte de placement» ou «placement» (place kick) et du «botte d’envoi» (opening kick) qui met le ballon en jeu au football. Au rugby, le «drop kick» se dit «coup de pied tombé». 4, record 6, French, - coup%20de%20pied%20plac%C3%A9
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2007-11-13
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Water Polo
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- push off
1, record 7, English, push%20off
correct, verb
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It shall be an ordinary foul to commit any of the following offences which shall be punished by the award of a free throw to the opposing team. ... To hold on to or push off from the goal posts or their fixtures, to hold on to or push off from the sides or ends of the pool during actual play or to hold on to the rails except at the start of a period. 2, record 7, English, - push%20off
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 PHR
pushing off the wall of the pool, pushing off from the bottom of the pool. 3, record 7, English, - push%20off
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Water-polo
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- s’élancer
1, record 7, French, s%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9lancer
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il y a faute ordinaire pour l'une des infractions ci-après [...] laquelle sera sanctionnée par l'attribution d’un coup franc à l'équipe opposée. [...] Se tenir ou s’élancer depuis les poteaux de but ou les barres qui les maintiennent, se tenir ou s’élancer depuis les bords ou les extrémités du bassin pendant le jeu effectif ou se tenir sur les barres à l'exception du début d’une période. 2, record 7, French, - s%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9lancer
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 PHR
s’élancer du mur du bassin, s’élancer du fond du bassin. 3, record 7, French, - s%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9lancer
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1999-02-22
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Economics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- trade barometer 1, record 8, English, trade%20barometer
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Économique
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- baromètre du marché
1, record 8, French, barom%C3%A8tre%20du%20march%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La Bourse de Paris, euphorique depuis le début de l'année, a un coup de spleen. L'indice CAC 40, le baromètre du marché, a enregistré une chute de 3, 63%. 1, record 8, French, - barom%C3%A8tre%20du%20march%C3%A9
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1996-06-02
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Political Systems
- International Relations
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- bonapartism
1, record 9, English, bonapartism
France
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Régimes politiques
- Relations internationales
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- bonapartisme
1, record 9, French, bonapartisme
masculine noun, France
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Régime politique impérial mis sur pied par Napoléon Bonaparte par suite de l'échec de la Révolution française. La politique expansionniste mis de l'avant par l'empereur français a fait de la France la première puissance d’Europe au début du XIXe siècle. Mais les autres puissances européennes se sont liguées contre elle, pour finalement abattre le régime bonapartiste, en 1815. Le neveu de Bonaparte, Louis-Napoléon, organise un coup d’État en 1851, après son élection comme président de la République en 1848, et proclame le Second empire. Ce nouveau régime, s’inspirant de celui de son oncle, se caractérise notamment par la personnalisation du pouvoir, le recours au plébiscite et la poursuite d’une politique de grandeur. Il sera renversé en 1871 après l'humiliante défaite de la France contre la Prusse. 1, record 9, French, - bonapartisme
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1991-12-13
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Baseball and Softball
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- leadoff hit 1, record 10, English, leadoff%20hit
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Baseball et softball
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- coup de début
1, record 10, French, coup%20de%20d%C3%A9but
masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1986-04-04
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Board Games
- Social Games
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- crokinole board
1, record 11, English, crokinole%20board
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A board to play crokinole. 2, record 11, English, - crokinole%20board
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
crokinole: A game resembling squails. 3, record 11, English, - crokinole%20board
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
World War I curtailed German and English toy production and spurred the Canadian industry. Crokinole boards, toy battleships and building blocks were added to the staple wooden toys. 4, record 11, English, - crokinole%20board
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Would be called today a "flip board". 2, record 11, English, - crokinole%20board
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Jeux sur plateaux
- Jeux de société
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- planchette de jeu de croquignoles
1, record 11, French, planchette%20de%20jeu%20de%20croquignoles
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
- plateau de jeu de croquignoles 1, record 11, French, plateau%20de%20jeu%20de%20croquignoles
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Support pour un jeu consistant probablement à donner des chiquenaudes ou pichenettes (qu’on appelait alors «croquignoles») sur des pièces pour les faire tomber sur l’une des cases numérotées. 1, record 11, French, - planchette%20de%20jeu%20de%20croquignoles
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
croquignole : Coup qu’on donne sur le nez ou sur la tête avec le troisième doigt qu’on arc-boute sous le pouce et qu’on détend vivement. 2, record 11, French, - planchette%20de%20jeu%20de%20croquignoles
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le mot n’ a ce sens que dans les dictionnaires attestant de l'usage au début du XXe siècle ou avant. On dit maintenant «chiquenaude» ou «pichenette» que le coup soit donné sur le nez, la tête ou ailleurs ou sur un objet. On dirait donc aujourd’hui «planchette ou plateau de jeu de chiquenaudes ou de pichenettes». 1, record 11, French, - planchette%20de%20jeu%20de%20croquignoles
Record 11, Key term(s)
- planchette de jeu de croquignole
- plateau de jeu de croquignole
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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