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ROPES RING [3 records]

Record 1 2015-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Boxing
CONT

A boxing contest takes place in a square, roped-off area called a "ring" that has three ropes around it. For amateur contests under international rules, a ring measures 4. 9 to 6. 1 metres square inside the ropes, with a minimum of 46 centimetres of ring floor outside the ropes. For professional fights, a ring is 4. 9 to 7. 3 metres square. The floor is covered with a canvas sheet laid over a layer of felt.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boxe
CONT

Un combat de boxe se tient dans une enceinte carrée entourée de 3 rangs de cordes, le ring. Dans les combats amateurs régis par les règles internationales, la surface du ring est de 4,9 mètres carrés à 6,1 mètres carrés à l'intérieur des cordes, et déborde d'au moins 46 centimètres à l'extérieur. Dans les cas des combats professionnels, le ring mesure de 4,9 à 7,3 mètres carrés. Un tapis de feutre, recouvert d'une toile, couvre le plancher.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Boxeo
DEF

Espacio limitado por cuerdas donde tienen lugar los combates [de boxeo].

OBS

La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda el término "cuadrilátero" para designar el lugar donde se practica el boxeo.

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Record 2 2014-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Continuous Handling
  • Hoisting and Lifting
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
OBS

Steel ring at head of stem to accommodate head ropes or tow ropes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manutention continue
  • Levage
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
CONT

De gros anneaux [...] sont fixés dans le plancher pour le saisissage ou arrimage [...] des machines.

Spanish

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Record 3 1986-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Boxing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boxe
OBS

Langen, boxe, 127cp/11.74.

Spanish

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