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FRAPPER PLEIN FOUET [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hit a rock on the nose
1, record 1, English, hit%20a%20rock%20on%20the%20nose
correct, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hit a stone on the nose 2, record 1, English, hit%20a%20stone%20on%20the%20nose
correct
- hit a rock thick 1, record 1, English, hit%20a%20rock%20thick
correct, Canada
- hit a stone thick 2, record 1, English, hit%20a%20stone%20thick
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
For a delivered rock, to get into contact with another rock, usually an opponent's rock, but right in the middle of it, the hit rock travelling in the same path as the rock having hit it. 3, record 1, English, - hit%20a%20rock%20on%20the%20nose
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hit (verb): For a delivered rock, to touch an opponent's rock in the house or in front of the house to take the latter out of the rings or out of play, or one's team rock in front of the house or in the house to push it further on the play and make it a guard or position it to represent a possible point. 3, record 1, English, - hit%20a%20rock%20on%20the%20nose
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Is called the "nose" the most advanced part of the front of the stiking edge of a rock as it travels along the curling sheet. 3, record 1, English, - hit%20a%20rock%20on%20the%20nose
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- frapper une pierre d’aplomb
1, record 1, French, frapper%20une%20pierre%20d%26rsquo%3Baplomb
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- frapper une pierre de plein fouet 1, record 1, French, frapper%20une%20pierre%20de%20plein%20fouet
correct
- frapper une pierre sur le nez 2, record 1, French, frapper%20une%20pierre%20sur%20le%20nez
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pour une pierre lancée, entrer en contact avec une autre pierre, habituellement une pierre adverse, mais point milieu sur point milieu, la pierre frappée progressant dans la même trajectoire que la pierre l’ayant frappée. 2, record 1, French, - frapper%20une%20pierre%20d%26rsquo%3Baplomb
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
frapper (verbe) : Pour une pierre lancée, entrer en contact avec une pierre adverse dans ou devant la maison dans le but de faire sortir cette dernière des cercles ou du jeu, ou avec une pierre de son équipe devant ou dans la maison, pour la faire avancer sur le jeu afin qu’elle devienne une garde ou qu’elle se positionne pour représenter un point potentiel. 2, record 1, French, - frapper%20une%20pierre%20d%26rsquo%3Baplomb
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On appelle «nez» le point le plus protubérant de la circonférence extérieure du devant d’une pierre lorsqu’elle est en mouvement sur la piste. 2, record 1, French, - frapper%20une%20pierre%20d%26rsquo%3Baplomb
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-03-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Water Transport
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- strike dead on
1, record 2, English, strike%20dead%20on
verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Transport par eau
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- frapper de plein fouet 1, record 2, French, frapper%20de%20plein%20fouet
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(navig./divers) 1, record 2, French, - frapper%20de%20plein%20fouet
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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