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DODGE [6 records]

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Record 1 2011-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Team Sports (General)
  • Combat Sports (General)
  • Translation (General)
DEF

To move quickly in order to get away from a person, a blow, or something thrown (in combat sports especially); to manoeuvre around a defender by employing a dodge (in team sports).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports d'équipe (Généralités)
  • Sports de combat (Généralités)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
DEF

Éviter prestement un coup, un contact, par une feinte ou un effacement du corps.

OBS

Dans les sports de combat, le terme signifie éviter un coup (boxe), une touche (escrime), une prise (lutte, judo); dans les sports d'équipe, il signifie l'esquive de l'adversaire tout en conservant la rondelle (hockey), l'anneau (ringuette), la balle ou le ballon (football, soccer, handball, etc.).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de equipo (Generalidades)
  • Deportes de lucha (Generalidades)
  • Traducción (Generalidades)
PHR

Esquivar sin equilibrio.

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Record 2 2003-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Team Sports (General)
  • Combat Sports (General)
DEF

A maneuver (as in lacrosse or field hockey) by which an offensive player with the ball gets away from a defender while maintaining possession of the ball.

OBS

In lacrosse, a dodge is commonly made by feinting in one direction and moving in another. In field hockey, where the ball is not actually carried, a common dodge is made by shoving the ball past a defender on one side and then running around the defender on the other side to retrieve the ball.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports d'équipe (Généralités)
  • Sports de combat (Généralités)
DEF

Action d'esquiver un coup, un adversaire, par une feinte, un déplacement brusque du corps.

OBS

Terme utilisé dans les sports d'équipe (hockey, football), sports de combat (escrime, boxe) et sports de ballon et de balle (handball, soccer, hockey-balle, etc.); une esquive est réussie lorsque le joueur ne perd pas contrôle de la rondelle, de la balle ou du ballon.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de equipo (Generalidades)
  • Deportes de lucha (Generalidades)
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Record 3 2001-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Handball
OBS

Technique/tactics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Handball
OBS

Technique/tactique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Balonmano
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Record 4 1996-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maneuvering of Ships

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvre des navires
DEF

Amortir

CONT

Défier la lame.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Maniobras de los buques
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Record 5 1986-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
DEF

To intercept, manually or mechanically, the exposure of a portion of the negative during printing.

OBS

Not to be confused with "to burn it". Whereas dodging is achieved by giving less exposure locally, burning in is attained by adding exposure to part of an image. In French, there exists only one term, "maquillage" to designate both concepts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
DEF

[...] Modifier la densité d'une région de l'image. On éclaircit une plage trop dense en interceptant les rayons lumineux; on donne de la densité et du dessin à une plage trop claire manquant de détails en prolongeant l'exposition à l'endroit voulu.

Spanish

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Record 6 1986-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
DEF

To give selected areas of an image, typically an enlargement, additional exposure so as to alter the density locally.

OBS

Distinguish from dodging (giving less exposure locally).

OBS

In French, there exists only one term, "maquillage", to designate both "burning in" and "dodging".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
DEF

(...) modifier la densité d'une région de l'image. On éclaircit une plage trop dense en interceptant les rayons lumineux; on donne de la densité et du dessin à une plage trop claire manquant de détails en prolongeant l'exposition à l'endroit voulu.

Spanish

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