May 12, 2017 10:06
7 yrs ago
French term
effet rétro
French to English
Other
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Tennis
Le point est long, vous prenez de plus en plus l’ascendant mais le point dure quand même et votre adversaire ne craque pas… Mais si vous jetez un oeil à son placement, vous verrez qu’il est loin de sa ligne.
L'amorti de revers: “Rétro ou pas ?”
Le principal danger de l’amorti est de le tenter en cherchant une zone beaucoup trop courte voire en imprimant un effet rétro.
Hi all,
In the context of instructing/playing tennis, does anyone know what they mean by "imprimant un effet rétro"?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
David
L'amorti de revers: “Rétro ou pas ?”
Le principal danger de l’amorti est de le tenter en cherchant une zone beaucoup trop courte voire en imprimant un effet rétro.
Hi all,
In the context of instructing/playing tennis, does anyone know what they mean by "imprimant un effet rétro"?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
David
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +4 | backspin |
Marco Solinas
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Proposed translations
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Marco Solinas
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Seems to be an option: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_french/sports_fitness_r...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Philippa Smith
: I'm not tennis expert, but looks likely: so, "giving it a backspin effect"
3 mins
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| agree |
Martyn Greenan
20 mins
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| agree |
writeaway
22 mins
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| agree |
Philippe Etienne
1 hr
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Marco."
Discussion
Golf balls have little cavities precisely to increase this effect
http://www.jeuxvideo.com/forums/1-33-7824254-1-0-1-0-effet-r...
OK, based on the discussion on the website above, it looks like the way the ball bounces back on itself given the spin of the ball. i.e. it can even bounce back into the court of the person playing the shot. Anyone know what this is in English?