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SPORT CONTACT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-11-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sports (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- contact sport
1, record 1, English, contact%20sport
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sport (as football, boxing, ice hockey, basketball, or judo) in which individuals or teams compete against each other directly with each side permitted to hinder the other side and in which some physical contact between opponents is a part of play. 2, record 1, English, - contact%20sport
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Combat sports are contact sports but contact sports are not limited to combat sports. 3, record 1, English, - contact%20sport
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sport de contact
1, record 1, French, sport%20de%20contact
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sport au cours duquel il est permis aux opposants de jouer du corps à corps ou de pratiquer la mise en échec pour arriver à marquer des points ou à l'emporter. 2, record 1, French, - sport%20de%20contact
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les sports de combat sont aussi des sports de contact mais l'inverse n'est pas toujours vrai. 2, record 1, French, - sport%20de%20contact
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Deportes (Generalidades)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- deporte de contacto
1, record 1, Spanish, deporte%20de%20contacto
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Deporte practicado entre dos oponentes en el cual un adversario se tiene que defender de otro con técnicas de contacto muy específicas. 2, record 1, Spanish, - deporte%20de%20contacto
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Deportes de Contacto" es una pequeña enciclopedia sobre los deportes de contacto más conocidos [...]. El autor dedica un capítulo a cada una de las siguientes disciplinas: boxeo inglés, kick boxing, full contact, muay thai, boxeo francés savate, semi contacto, boxeo birmano y sanda. 3, record 1, Spanish, - deporte%20de%20contacto
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La European Association Contacs Sports (EACS) de España abarca diferentes tipos de deportes de contacto y artes marciales como son el full contact, kick boxing, thai boxing, defensa personal, defensa personal policial, defensa militar operativa, Brazilian jiu jitsu, karate do y arnís tapado, todos ellos dirigidos por instructores y maestros de alto nivel profesional y formativo con un gran espíritu deportivo. 4, record 1, Spanish, - deporte%20de%20contacto
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El campo semántico que cubre "deportes de contacto" en español es menor que el que implica el término inglés "contact sports" y el francés "sport de contact". Los términos en inglés y francés abarcan todo deporte donde pueda haber contacto físico (como el fútbol), mientras que el español hace referencia específica a deportes practicados entre dos oponentes en el cual un adversario se tiene que defender de otro con técnicas de contacto muy específicas. 2, record 1, Spanish, - deporte%20de%20contacto
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-07-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sports (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- noncontact sport
1, record 2, English, noncontact%20sport
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- non-contact sport 2, record 2, English, non%2Dcontact%20sport
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sport (as golf, swimming, bowling, or gymnastics) in which individuals compete against each other directly or by trying to approach an arbitrary standard of excellence but in which competitors do not attempt to hinder their opponents and in which there is no necessary or incidental physical contact between competitors. 1, record 2, English, - noncontact%20sport
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sports (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sport sans contact
1, record 2, French, sport%20sans%20contact
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sport (comme le saut à ski, le golf,la natation, le plongeon, le patinage de vitesse ou l'aviron) où les athlètes entrent en compétition les uns contre les autres en cherchant à exécuter une excellente démonstration de leur savoir-faire mais sans devoir entrer physiquement en contact les uns avec les autres pour empêcher l'adversaire de se produire ou de compter comme c'est le cas au football, au hockey ou au basket-ball. 1, record 2, French, - sport%20sans%20contact
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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