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BLANCHISSAGE [4 records]

Record 1 2011-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baseball and Softball
DEF

A victory in which one or more pitchers on a team manage to hold the opposition scoreless in an entire game.

OBS

Distinguish from a "no-hitter" where no base hits nor runs are allowed to the opposing team. In a shutout, base hits could happen but the players never reach the home plate to score.

PHR

Participation in blanks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Baseball et softball
OBS

Distinguer de la «partie sans point ni coup sûr» au cours de laquelle aucun joueur de l'équipe adverse n'atteint le premier but. Dans un jeu blanc, il peut y avoir eu des coup sûrs mais les joueurs ne sont jamais parvenus à franchir le marbre pour compter.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Béisbol y softball
PHR

Participación en blanqueadas.

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Record 2 2011-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

A game in which the losing tennis player or team fails to score a point.

OBS

Related phraseology: bagel, to break (back) at love.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

[Jeu] gagné sans que l'adversaire ait marqué un point.

OBS

«blanc» : Se dit d'un service ou d'un jeu remporté sans que l'adversaire n'ait réussi à marquer un point. Par exemple : remporter son service sur jeu blanc.

OBS

Terme connexe : roue de bicyclette.

CONT

[Il] a gagné six jeux sur service blanc.

Key term(s)
  • blanchissage

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
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Record 3 1996-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ice Hockey

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hockey sur glace

Spanish

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Record 4 1989-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
  • Laundry Work
CONT

steps resorted to so as to restore soiled articles to usable condition. Laundering embraces sorting, washing, rinsing, water extraction, and drying ... pretreatment, spot and stain removal, starching, and ironing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
  • Blanchissage
CONT

Le blanchissage comporte l'ensemble des opérations que l'on fait subir au linge sali pour le nettoyer : le triage [...] trempage [...] essangeage [...] coulage [...] vérification [...] rinçage [...] azurage [...] essorage [...] et [...] séchage.

Spanish

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