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TETE PLONGEANTE [2 records]

Record 1 2014-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soccer (Europe: Football)
DEF

The [act] of striking the ball with the head while in a horizontal position.

OBS

"Header" means the head shot and "heading," the technique.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soccer (Europe : football)
DEF

Coup de tête fait en sautant vers le ballon, avec détente horizontale.

OBS

Comme «header» et «heading» se rendent par «coup de tête» (le coup), «frappe de la tête», «tête» ou «jeu de tête» (la technique), on peut trouver des variantes à «tête plongeante».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fútbol
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Record 2 1977-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Tectonics
OBS

The front of a nappe corresponds to the hinge of a recumbent fold, which may remain recognizable in spite of the stretching of the overturned limb. In front of a window, only the front of a nappe may be preserved, in which case it constitutes a "plunging head" ("tête plongeante").

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Tectonique
OBS

Le front de la nappe correspond à la charnière du pli-couché, qui peut rester reconnaissable malgré l'étirement du flanc inverse. En avant d'une fenêtre, le front peut être seul conservé, et constituer une "tête plongeante" (...)

Spanish

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