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Record 1 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

An indoor game based on lawn tennis, played with small bats and a ball bounced on a table divided by a net.

OBS

ping-pong; ping pong: these terms used to be a trademark. The prefered term is "table tennis."

OBS

table tennis: official term of the Pan American Games.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Tennis qui se joue sur une table avec des balles de celluloïd très élastiques et de petites raquettes rondes et pleines.

CONT

Pratiqué avec des balles légères, sur le plus petit espace de jeu connu, le tennis de table est un sport de raquette rapide et offensif.

OBS

ping-pong : Ce terme a déjà fait l'objet d'une mention de marque de commerce. Le terme à privilégier est «tennis de table».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
DEF

Juego que practican sobre una mesa [...] dos o cuatro jugadores que usan una pequeña raqueta o pala y una pelotita ligera de celuloide.

OBS

tenis de mesa: término oficial de los Juegos Panamericanos.

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