figure skating — figure skater. 1. ice skating in which the skater traces intricate patterns on the ice. 2. a type of ice skating developed from this, emphasizing jumps, spins, and other movements that combine athletic skills and dance techniques. 3. a… … Universalium
Silver Arrows — (in German Silberpfeile) was the name given by the press to Germany s dominant Mercedes Benz and Auto Union Grand Prix motor racing cars between 1934 and 1939, and also later applied to the Mercedes Benz Formula One and sports cars in 1954/55.For … Wikipedia
SILVER, ABBA (Abraham) HILLEL — (1893–1963), U.S. Reform rabbi, Zionist leader. Silver was born in Lithuania and immigrated to the United States with his family in 1902. While studying at Yeshivat Etz Chaim (later, the Rabbi Yitzhak Elchanan Theological Seminary; see yeshiva… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Figure skating at the Olympic Games — Governing body ISU Events 5 (men: 1; women: 1; mixed: 3) Games … Wikipedia
Figure painting (hobby) — Figure painting is the hobby of painting miniature figures and/or model figures, either in its own right or as an adjunct to role playing games, wargames, military modeling, etc.Because of the small scale of these figures, the often finely… … Wikipedia
Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics — Individual men ladies Pairs mixed … Wikipedia
Figure de style — Substitution opérée par la métaphore : « Ils viennent les chevaux de la Mer ! » Jean Tardieu (La Grande marée de printemps, recueil Margeries, 2009). Huile sur toile, (1893) par Walter Crane. Une figure de style, du latin … Wikipédia en Français
Figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics — The Figure skating 1998 Winter Olympics resultsMedal summary Medal table Program detailsInfobox Figure Skating Competition 6.0 title= Ilia Kulik (RUS) age= 20 location= Nagano, Japan date= February 1998 final rank= 1st (Gold) coach= Tatiana… … Wikipedia
Figure de rhétorique — Les figures de rhétorique sont les effets que l orateur place dans son discours pour mieux atteindre son public. Cet effet s exprime souvent par le biais d une figure de style. Les deux dénominations sont synonymes; on emploie cependant plus… … Wikipédia en Français
Figure dérivative — Une figure dérivative (substantif féminin) est une figure de style qui consiste dans l utilisation dans la même phrase de deux mots fondés sur la même racine (ce procédé en lexicologie se nomme la dérivation). En stylistique, la figure dérivative … Wikipédia en Français
Silver Surfer — This article is about the comic book character. For other uses, see Silver Surfer (disambiguation). Silver Surfer The Silver Surfer #1 (Aug. 1968). Cover art by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Pub … Wikipedia