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FRAPPER CHANDELLE [2 records]

Record 1 2011-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baseball and Softball
DEF

A fly ball that is hit into the air in a very high but closed arc and that usually travels inside the infield.

OBS

Distinguish the "fly ball" or "fly", a batted ball that goes high in the air to the outfield, from the "pop fly" or "pop-up" batted high but in the infield.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Baseball et softball
DEF

Balle frappée qui monte très haut à la verticale.

CONT

Frapper une chandelle; attraper une chandelle.

OBS

Une chandelle retombe souvent au champ intérieur. On la dit «petite chandelle» (a pop-up) si elle est courte, «faible ballon» si la trajectoire est basse et allongée.

OBS

Distinguer le «ballon» (fly, fly ball), une balle frappée haut mais qui atteint le champ extérieur, de la «chandelle» également frappée haut, en ogive, au champ intérieur.

PHR

chandelle à l’avant-champ; chandelle au champ intérieur

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baseball and Softball
DEF

To hit the ball into the air, usually within the infield.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Baseball et softball

Spanish

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