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FULGURANT [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-10-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
- Morphology and General Physiology
- Lymphatic System
- Immunology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- congenital asplenia
1, record 1, English, congenital%20asplenia
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- congenital asplenism 2, record 1, English, congenital%20asplenism
correct, rare
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Congenital asplenia can be part of multiple congenital anomalies as in heterotaxy, ... or it can be isolated, which is extremely rare. 1, record 1, English, - congenital%20asplenia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Congenital asplenia] may arise as part of situs abnormalities or result from a specific defect of spleen development. Most of the reported cases are familial and the mode of inheritance is usually autosomal dominant. 1, record 1, English, - congenital%20asplenia
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Système lymphatique
- Immunologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- asplénie congénitale
1, record 1, French, aspl%C3%A9nie%20cong%C3%A9nitale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- asplénisme congénital 2, record 1, French, aspl%C3%A9nisme%20cong%C3%A9nital
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les nourrissons présentant une asplénie congénitale sont plus à risque de sepsis fulgurant que les adultes après une splénectomie. 3, record 1, French, - aspl%C3%A9nie%20cong%C3%A9nitale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-07-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Racquet Sports
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cannon ball
1, record 2, English, cannon%20ball
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- cannon ball service 2, record 2, English, cannon%20ball%20service
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, Key term(s)
- cannon ball serve
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sports de raquette
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- service boulet de canon
1, record 2, French, service%20boulet%20de%20canon
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- service fulgurant 2, record 2, French, service%20fulgurant
masculine noun
- service foudroyant 2, record 2, French, service%20foudroyant
masculine noun
- service éclair 2, record 2, French, service%20%C3%A9clair
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Deportes de raqueta
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- cañonazo
1, record 2, Spanish, ca%C3%B1onazo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- servicio rápido y potente 2, record 2, Spanish, servicio%20r%C3%A1pido%20y%20potente%20
correct, masculine noun
- saque 2, record 2, Spanish, saque
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Cannon ball" es la expresión inglesa utilizada en el tenis para saque, servicio rápido y potente o cañonazo, términos españoles recomendados. 2, record 2, Spanish, - ca%C3%B1onazo
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-09-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- compact digital camera
1, record 3, English, compact%20digital%20camera
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Compact digital cameras package a variety of functions into a small body. They attract a wide range of users because of their light weight, ease of use, high image quality and high functionality. 1, record 3, English, - compact%20digital%20camera
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- appareil photo numérique compact
1, record 3, French, appareil%20photo%20num%C3%A9rique%20compact
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- compact numérique 2, record 3, French, compact%20num%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les compacts numériques [...] sont pour la plupart nettement moins encombrants que leurs homologues 24 x 36, ne serait-ce qu'en raison de l'absence de logement pour la pellicule. Et les plus petits ne pèsent que 150 grammes, batterie incluse, soit à peine plus qu'un téléphone portable. Mais ce qui explique sans doute plus encore leur succès fulgurant, c'est la sensation d’instantanéité qu'ils procurent. Dès qu'une photo est prise, on peut la voir sur l'écran [à cristaux liquides] de l'appareil et la refaire en cas d’échec [...] Les compacts numériques sont également simples à utiliser. Tous disposent d’un mode automatique. On vise, on déclenche, et c'est tout. 2, record 3, French, - appareil%20photo%20num%C3%A9rique%20compact
Record 3, Key term(s)
- appareil-photo numérique compact
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-01-13
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Racquet Sports
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- forehand
1, record 4, English, forehand
correct, noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- forehand stroke 2, record 4, English, forehand%20stroke
correct, see observation
- forehand shot 3, record 4, English, forehand%20shot
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A ground stroke played by left-handers to the left of the body, and by right-handers to the right. 4, record 4, English, - forehand
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For the right-handed player, all strokes on the right side of the body are forehand and all strokes on the left side of the body are backhand. 5, record 4, English, - forehand
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
When Greg Rusedski hits a tennis ball, it seems to involve a lot of moving parts. A lean six-foot-four and 190 pounds, he's all arms and legs as he whomps his big serve and whacks his forehands and backhands. 6, record 4, English, - forehand
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
After Becker plopped a forehand into the net, he offered a perfunctory handshake at the net without even glancing at Voinea. 7, record 4, English, - forehand
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Both the French and Spanish make much use of the anglicism "drive", albeit not in a correct fashion: In English "drive" is supposed to imply a ball hit with a lot of pace to win a point outright, regardless of the type of spin used to accomplish this task, and regardless of which side it is hit (forehand or backhand). (The terms "shot" and "stroke", being more neutral, need not imply any added spin whatsoever.) However in both French and Spanish, "drive" is also used often as a synonym for "forehand" (shot/stroke). 3, record 4, English, - forehand
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Backspin, blistering, crosscourt, dipping, dishrag, dodgy, flat, full, inside-out, lefthanded, powerful, running, scorching, sharp, slice, topspin, whippy, winning forehand. 3, record 4, English, - forehand
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 PHR
To club, crack, dip, execute, fire, flip, hook, line up, loop, poke at, rip, slam, smack, snap, stroke, unload, whack a forehand. To come over, contact, hold, nail the forehand. 3, record 4, English, - forehand
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Forehand can break down, tends to fly. 3, record 4, English, - forehand
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 PHR
Forehand side, slice. 3, record 4, English, - forehand
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 4 PHR
Forehand on the run. 3, record 4, English, - forehand
Record 4, Key term(s)
- forehander
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Sports de raquette
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- coup droit
1, record 4, French, coup%20droit
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- droit 2, record 4, French, droit
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- drive 3, record 4, French, drive
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] coup après rebond de la balle effectué habituellement au fond du terrain, du côté du corps dont la main tient la raquette. 4, record 4, French, - coup%20droit
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour un droitier, tous les coups donnés à droite sont considérés comme des coups droits et à gauche comme des revers. 5, record 4, French, - coup%20droit
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans une source européenne on relève, «un droit» (décocher des droits foudroyants) pour signifier le coup droit, mais aussi, et de façon incorrecte, l’anglicisme «drive» admis en Europe. Ce dernier terme signifie en réalité «un coup puissant renvoyant la balle avec force en lui faisant raser le filet» et ne doit pas être utilisé comme synonyme de coup droit, tout coup frappé avec la paume de la main faisant face au mouvement de la balle, que le coup soit exécuté de la droite ou de la gauche. 2, record 4, French, - coup%20droit
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
À éviter l’anglicisme générique «drive». Ce terme peut être aussi synonyme de «coup d’attaque». À propos, il existe divers types de coups droits : à plat, lifté (généralement à vocation offensive), coupé (souvent coup d’attente). 6, record 4, French, - coup%20droit
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[Elle] fait partie de la nouvelle génération des joueuses qui frappent très fort au coup droit et au revers et elle possède un excellent service. 7, record 4, French, - coup%20droit
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Coup droit dévastateur, décroisé, en course, fulgurant, puissant/précis, tendu. 3, record 4, French, - coup%20droit
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Joueur doté d’un bon coup droit. 3, record 4, French, - coup%20droit
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 PHR
Croiser un coup droit. 3, record 4, French, - coup%20droit
Record 4, Key term(s)
- coup d’avant-main
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Deportes de raqueta
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- golpe de derecha
1, record 4, Spanish, golpe%20de%20derecha
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- derecha 2, record 4, Spanish, derecha
correct, feminine noun
- golpe derecho 2, record 4, Spanish, golpe%20derecho
correct, masculine noun
- directo 3, record 4, Spanish, directo
correct, masculine noun
- derecho 4, record 4, Spanish, derecho
correct, masculine noun
- drive 1, record 4, Spanish, drive
avoid, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Golpe que se ejecuta en el lado derecho del cuerpo. 2, record 4, Spanish, - golpe%20de%20derecha
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El golpe de derecha, o «drive», es el golpe más básico del tenis. 5, record 4, Spanish, - golpe%20de%20derecha
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Golpe de derecha cortado, liftado, plano. 6, record 4, Spanish, - golpe%20de%20derecha
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Realizar un golpe de derecha. 6, record 4, Spanish, - golpe%20de%20derecha
Record 5 - internal organization data 2012-01-10
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Racquet Sports
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- unseeded
1, record 5, English, unseeded
correct, adjective
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Unseeded Nathalie Tauziat posted a 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 upset over No. 6 Magdalena Maleeva. 2, record 5, English, - unseeded
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
To be unseeded. 3, record 5, English, - unseeded
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Sports de raquette
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- non classé tête de série
1, record 5, French, non%20class%C3%A9%20t%C3%AAte%20de%20s%C3%A9rie
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Marginalisé après son opération au poignet [...] Agassi a donc réussi un fulgurant retour. Il est devenu le troisième joueur non classé tête de série à être sacré champion aux Internationaux des É.-U. et le second, après Vic Seixas, il y a 40 ans, à éliminer cinq têtes de série pour décrocher le titre. 1, record 5, French, - non%20class%C3%A9%20t%C3%AAte%20de%20s%C3%A9rie
Record 5, Key term(s)
- non classé
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Deportes de raqueta
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- sin clasificar 1, record 5, Spanish, sin%20clasificar
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2002-12-03
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Textile Industries
- Printing Processes - Various
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Sublistatic printing
1, record 6, English, Sublistatic%20printing
correct, trademark
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
This method of printing can be adapted not only on textile surfaces but also onto several other materials ... You can reproduce to a photographic quality images and designs. 1, record 6, English, - Sublistatic%20printing
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sublistatic process: A method of applying print designs to fabrics containing manufactured fibers by paper-transfer techniques. Developed by Sublistatic Corp. 2, record 6, English, - Sublistatic%20printing
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Industries du textile
- Procédés d'impression divers
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- impression par papier transfert
1, record 6, French, impression%20par%20papier%20transfert
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- impression par transfert 1, record 6, French, impression%20par%20transfert
correct, feminine noun
- impression Sublistatic 2, record 6, French, impression%20Sublistatic
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
1969 : Inventeur du procédé d’impression par papier transfert, la société Sublistatic International est fondée à Tourcoing(Nord). 1975 :[...] Notre technique véritablement révolutionnaire [...] assure le développement fulgurant de l'impression par transfert dans l'industrie du vêtement. 1, record 6, French, - impression%20par%20papier%20transfert
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2001-03-01
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- fulgurant
1, record 7, English, fulgurant
correct, adjective
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Coming and going like a flash of lightning. 1, record 7, English, - fulgurant
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- fulgurant
1, record 7, French, fulgurant
correct, adjective
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Douleur fulgurante. Douleur vive et brève. 1, record 7, French, - fulgurant
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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