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front-wheel drive [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-06-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Transmission Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
- Machine Shafts, Journals and Swivels
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- front-wheel drive
1, record 1, English, front%2Dwheel%20drive
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
front-wheel drive: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 1, English, - front%2Dwheel%20drive
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Transmission (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
- Arbres et tourillons (Composants mécaniques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- traction
1, record 1, French, traction
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- traction avant 2, record 1, French, traction%20avant
correct, see observation, feminine noun, officially approved
- tout à l'avant 3, record 1, French, tout%20%C3%A0%20l%27avant
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans la traction, les roues avant sont à la fois motrices et directrices, les roues arrière sont montées folles sur roulements à billes. 1, record 1, French, - traction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Succès du «tout à l'avant» : on a vu apparaître cinq nouvelles «tractions avant» (qu'on nous excuse ce pléonasme vieux de plusieurs lustres). 3, record 1, French, - traction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[Voiture] de type à traction (roues avant motrices), [ou] de type à propulsion (roues arrière motrices). 1, record 1, French, - traction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «traction avant» est pléonastique. 1, record 1, French, - traction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
traction avant : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 4, record 1, French, - traction
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistemas de transmisión (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
- Ejes, muñones y placas giratorias (Componentes mecánicos)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tracción delantera
1, record 1, Spanish, tracci%C3%B3n%20delantera
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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