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FRAPPEUR FORMIDABLE [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baseball and Softball
DEF

A player who hits the ball strongly; he also usually has the long-ball touch, particularly for home runs.

OBS

big Bertha: A familiar name now given to what is strong: the player who hits hard in baseball or the club with which the ball could be strongly struck in golf.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Baseball et softball
DEF

Frappeur renommé pour son puissant coup de bâton, que la balle voyage en hauteur ou en longueur.

OBS

Un «frappeur formidable» peut être un frappeur de puissance; mais ce peut être aussi un frappeur adroit, qui place bien ses balles ou frappe le coup approprié pour le moment, sans être pour autant un frappeur puissant.

Spanish

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