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MARTEAU DROIT [4 records]

Record 1 2010-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wrought Metal Items and Antique Tools
  • Metal Forging
CONT

The cross pein is used to concentrate the blows on a small area in welding and in tapering or thinning out stock.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets ouvrés et outils anciens (Métal)
  • Forgeage
CONT

Le marteau à panne droite ou «marteau droit», frappe sur le fer transversalement au manche. Il allonge le métal sans l'élargir.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports (General)
  • Specialized Vocabulary and Phraseologism of Sports
DEF

In sports, an athlete using mainly his or her right hand to throw an object (a ball, rock, weight, hammer, javelin, fishing line, darts, etc.), his or her right hand or foot to hit an object or hold the bat or stick to hit the object (a ball, puck, ring, etc.), or his or her right side to fire (in biathlon, shooting, archery, etc.).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports (Généralités)
  • Vocabulaire spécialisé et phraséologie des sports
DEF

En sport, athlète qui utilise principalement sa main droite pour lancer un objet(balle, ballon, boule, pierre, poids, marteau, javelot, ligne à pêche, dards, etc.), sa main droite ou son pied droit pour frapper un objet ou tenir le bâton servant à frapper cet objet(balle, ballon, bille, rondelle, anneau, etc.), ou son côté droit pour exécuter un tir de(en biathlon, en tir, au tir à l'arc, etc.).

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
  • Grinding (Machine-Tooling)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Meulage (Usinage)

Spanish

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Record 4 1992-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
CONT

The term "straight shaft" is used for the handle of an ice axe or hammer when it is straight, as distinct from a bent (curved) shaft. Mountaineers nowadays can chose either a straight or a bent shaft for their ice axes or hammers, according to preference.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
CONT

«Manche droit» se dit du manche d’un piolet ou d’un marteau à glace à la différence d’un manche galbé.

CONT

La possibilité de démonter le manche galbé et de le remplacer par un manche droit [...]

Spanish

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