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for his cutbacks as his backhands.

French translation: autant pour ses cutbacks que pour ses revers


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English term or phrase: for his cutbacks as his backhands.
French translation:autant pour ses cutbacks que pour ses revers
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20:42 Mar 16, 2006
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Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Tennis
English term or phrase: for his cutbacks as his backhands.
Florianópolis/Santa Catarina
For a while a few years ago Brazil’s favourite sportsman wasn’t a footballer. Guga – Gustavo Kuerten – was the world tennis number one. From Florianopolis on Santa Catarina island, which is surrounded by beautiful beaches and great surfing, Guga was as well known for **his cutbacks as his backhands**.
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pour ses cutbacks que ses revers
Explanation:
En effet, Guga est très sportif et a pratiqué le surf aussi.
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scooty
Local time: 07:42
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Oui, il s'agit bien du surf. Merci à tous !
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3 +3il était connu autant pour ses effets "coupés" que pour ses reversxxxCMJ_Trans
4pour ses cutbacks que ses reversscooty
4pour ses cutbacks backside
Stéphane Le Faou


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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
il était connu autant pour ses effets "coupés" que pour ses revers


Explanation:
cutback - c'est un effet qu'on donne à la balle pour qu'elle s'arrête rapidement un partant en arrière

backhand = revers

donc notre tennisman était très connu pour son adresse autant dans un de ces deux cas que l'autre

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Note added at 19 mins (2006-03-16 21:02:10 GMT)
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EN partant - sorry

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Note added at 33 mins (2006-03-16 21:16:08 GMT)
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I now have a doubt - only the context can help - does it mean he was as well know for surfing as for tennis?
I thought a cutback was a tennis shot but....

xxxCMJ_Trans
Local time: 07:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 73

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Timothy Barton: Thanks CMJ. You're right. I'd say "amortis" rather than "effets coupés" though. But French isn't my native tongue so I may be wrong.
8 mins
  -> I thought of amorti but that is a drop shot
agree  Georges Tocco: oui amortis plutot
18 mins
neutral  seth_toronto: Right CMJ more context would help and actually I was leaning more towards a comparison being made between his surfing skills and tennis skills - the reason being I have not really heard the term cutback in tennis. A slice or a drop shop but not a cutback
30 mins
  -> I hadn't but I found references pointing in that direction on the web because I was curious - I still think hesitate anyway over "amorti"
agree  IC --
13 hrs
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pour ses cutbacks backside


Explanation:
Cutback : figure de surf consistant en un virage sur l'épaule de la vague pour revenir vers le déferlement
Backside : lorsqu'on surfe dos à la vague.

Désolé c'est du franglais, mais le surf a été "redécouvert" par les américains, et la terminologie utilisée dans les pays francophones pour ce sport s'en ressent.

Kuerten n'est pas le seul tennisman à surfer. Guy Forget pratique également ce sport ;-)

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Note added at 45 mins (2006-03-16 21:28:02 GMT)
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Rectification : autant connu pour ses cutbacks que pour ses revers

Stéphane Le Faou
Local time: 07:42
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 66

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Georges Tocco: rien a voir avec le tennis. Backside n'est pas backhand
5 mins
  -> au temps pour moi. j'ai lu trop vite. Effectivement : "revers" pour "backhand". J'ai confondu avec "le même terme qui est parfois utilisé comme substitut pour "backside" en surf (ex : "backhand surfer")
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pour ses cutbacks que ses revers


Explanation:
En effet, Guga est très sportif et a pratiqué le surf aussi.


    Reference: http://teemix.aufeminin.com/world/stars/fiche__todo=bio&i=12...
scooty
Local time: 07:42
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Oui, il s'agit bien du surf. Merci à tous !
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