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ESQUIVER PAS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-07-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Boxing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- weave
1, record 1, English, weave
correct, verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To work one's way toward or away from a boxing opponent while eluding his blows with swaying, turning, and slipping movements of the body. 2, record 1, English, - weave
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A middleweight ... fast, shifty, hard-hitting, weaving in with short, savage punches - Gene Tunney. 2, record 1, English, - weave
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Boxe
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- esquiver
1, record 1, French, esquiver
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Éviter prestement un coup, un contact, par une feinte ou un effacement du corps. 2, record 1, French, - esquiver
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Weave», en ce sens, est un terme propre à la boxe. Il n’ a pas d’équivalent français qui en porte toute l'image; «esquiver» le rend bien même s’il n’ est pas exclusivement approprié à la boxe. 3, record 1, French, - esquiver
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Boxeo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- esquivar
1, record 1, Spanish, esquivar
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-07-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Boxing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sway away
1, record 2, English, sway%20away
correct, verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To move one's upper body away from one's opponent. 2, record 2, English, - sway%20away
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Boxe
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- esquiver d’un pas
1, record 2, French, esquiver%20d%26rsquo%3Bun%20pas
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1986-01-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Field Artillery
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- dogfight
1, record 3, English, dogfight
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- dog-fight 2, record 3, English, dog%2Dfight
correct
- dog-fighting 2, record 3, English, dog%2Dfighting
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fight in aerial warfare between two or more fighter planes usu. maneuvering at close quarters. 1, record 3, English, - dogfight
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Artillerie de campagne
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- combat tournoyant
1, record 3, French, combat%20tournoyant
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans la pratique, le combat aérien n’ a pas encore atteint ce stade de quasi-automatisation. Prévenu à temps, l'avion d’attaque peut, par exemple, esquiver l'engin qui lui était destiné. Il faut alors, soit abandonner le combat, soit en venir à la lutte à vue, au "dogfight" combat tournoyant exécuté à des vitesses et sur des espaces considérables(...) 1, record 3, French, - combat%20tournoyant
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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