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Record 1 2011-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
DEF

A track-team member who sets a fast pace to induce competition to spend energy early in a long-distance race, to the advantage of a teammate.

CONT

A front runner, of course, does not have to lead the entire race. The intention is to create a diversion and attract dangerous rivals in a fast start to burn them out while a teammate runs at his pace at the back of the pack ready to take the lead in the second half of the race.

CONT

O'Mara, who served as a pace-setter or rabbit this summer for Moroccan world mile record holder Said Aouita, posted a time of 3 minutes 52.21 seconds.

Key term(s)
  • pace setter
  • pace-maker

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
DEF

Athlète qui prend momentanément la tête d'une course en peloton et lui imprime un train soutenu, de manière à favoriser un ou plusieurs concurrents.

CONT

«Pour cette course de 50 km, j'ai demandé à Paul Turpin de servir de lièvre à Guillaume Leblanc pour les 20 premiers kilomètres.

OBS

Il s'agit d'un coureur jumelé à un coureur d'élite et entrant dans une course de longue distance, habituellement un marathon, au niveau du peloton de tête pour établir le rythme que le coureur adoptera pour l'emporter ou établir un record.

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Nuclear Science and Technology
  • Chemistry
  • Equipment (Chemistry)
DEF

A small container propelled pneumatically or hydraulically through a tube leading from the laboratory to a location in a nuclear reactor or other device where irradiation of a sample can take place. It is designed to provide short irradiation times and, particularly, short transit times to the laboratory.

OBS

rabbit: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Sciences et techniques nucléaires
  • Chimie
  • Équipement (Chimie)
DEF

Petit récipient propulsé pneumatiquement ou hydrauliquement dans un tube reliant un laboratoire à un point à l'intérieur d'un réacteur nucléaire ou à toute autre installation où l'irradiation d'un échantillon peut avoir lieu. Il est destiné à permettre de brèves durées d'irradiation et, en particulier, de courtes durées de transit jusqu'au laboratoire.

OBS

furet : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
  • Long-Distance Pipelines
DEF

A small plug that is run through a flow line to clean the line or to test for obstructions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
  • Canalisations à grande distance
DEF

Dispositif pour nettoyer les canalisations obstruées.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo para extracción de petróleo y gas natural
  • Tuberías de larga distancia
DEF

Aparato que se usa para limpiar interiormente los oleoductos y gasoductos.

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Record 4 2003-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rabbit Farming
DEF

Housing for domestic rabbits.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des lapins
DEF

Cabane où l'on élève des lapins domestiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cría de conejos
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Record 5 2003-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
  • Phraseology
OBS

Group: a bevy, bury, colony, flick, game, kindle or nest (young) of rabbits. Male: buck. Female: doe. Young: nestling. Rabbits live in a warren or a burrow. Cry: squeak.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
  • Phraséologie
OBS

Groupe: O. Mâle: bouquet, bouquin. Femelle: lapine. Petit: lapereau. Cri: couiner, glapir, clapir.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mamíferos
  • Fraseología
OBS

Hembra: coneja.

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Record 6 2000-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Utilization (Oil and Natural Gas)
  • Petroleum Deposits
DEF

An oilfield with proven reserves of about 100,000 barrels.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation commerciale (Pétrole et gaz naturel)
  • Gisements pétrolifères

Spanish

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Record 7 1994-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rabbit Farming
OBS

e.g. rabbit industry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des lapins
OBS

par exemple élevage cunicole, service cunicole

Spanish

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Record 8 1987-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
  • Language Problems
OBS

argot

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
  • Problèmes de langue
OBS

le linguiste NOV 1 1968

Spanish

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