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JEU DOUBLES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Racquet Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- doubles match
1, record 1, English, doubles%20match
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- doubles game 2, record 1, English, doubles%20game
correct
- doubles 3, record 1, English, doubles
correct, see observation, noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A match between two teams of two players each. 4, record 1, English, - doubles%20match
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The term "doubles," as used in sports like tennis and badminton, refers to games with two players on each side. 5, record 1, English, - doubles%20match
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Rallies can be shorter and quicker than in singles play because now there are more players on only a slightly larger playing surface. 6, record 1, English, - doubles%20match
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The word "game" in the term "doubles game," does not imply a subunit of a "tennis match." In this context, "game" is being used synonymously with "match." 6, record 1, English, - doubles%20match
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
doubles: Term always used in the plural. 7, record 1, English, - doubles%20match
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports de raquette
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- double
1, record 1, French, double
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- jeu en double 2, record 1, French, jeu%20en%20double
correct, masculine noun
- match en double 3, record 1, French, match%20en%20double
correct, masculine noun
- jeu double 4, record 1, French, jeu%20double
correct, masculine noun
- jeu de double 5, record 1, French, jeu%20de%20double
correct, masculine noun
- match de double 6, record 1, French, match%20de%20double
correct, masculine noun
- match en équipe 7, record 1, French, match%20en%20%C3%A9quipe
masculine noun, rare
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Partie disputée entre deux équipes formées] de deux joueurs ou de deux joueuses. 4, record 1, French, - double
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] deux joueurs disputent le double de deuxième jour, au meilleur des cinq matches. 4, record 1, French, - double
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Double junior, filles : DeVilliers-Jeffs battent Marariu-Varmuzova 6-3, 6-4. 8, record 1, French, - double
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Le tennis est un sport de raquette qui oppose deux joueurs (match de simple), sur un terrain restreint où l'on enlève les deux barres extérieures parallèles du court de tennis, ou deux équipes de deux joueurs (match de double) sur un terrain normal. 9, record 1, French, - double
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Les rencontres se composent de quatre matchs en simple et d'un match en double. 10, record 1, French, - double
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des matchs ou des matches. 11, record 1, French, - double
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
matchs (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée dans les Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 12, record 1, French, - double
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Jouer en double. 13, record 1, French, - double
Record 1, Key term(s)
- jeu de doubles
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Deportes de raqueta
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- juego de dobles
1, record 1, Spanish, juego%20de%20dobles
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- dobles 2, record 1, Spanish, dobles
correct, masculine noun, plural
- doble 3, record 1, Spanish, doble
correct, masculine noun
- partido de dobles 4, record 1, Spanish, partido%20de%20dobles
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El doble. El objetivo primordial del juego de dobles es la posición de la red. 5, record 1, Spanish, - juego%20de%20dobles
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Treinta minutos después de [haber] terminado el partido de dobles por cuartos de final en Flushing Meadow [Nueva York], partido que jugó y ganó junto a Steffi Graf contra Garrison-McNeil [...] 6, record 1, Spanish, - juego%20de%20dobles
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
¿Puede el jugador que efectúa el saque, en un partido de individuales, colocarse en la parte de la línea de fondo, y detrás de ella, situada entre las líneas que delimitan lateralmente el campo para individuales y las que lo delimitan, asimismo lateralmente, para los partidos de dobles? 5, record 1, Spanish, - juego%20de%20dobles
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