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au naturel [7 records]

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Record 1 2023-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pollution (General)
CONT

A collaborative sampling plan has been used to distinguish background uranium from contamination at all areas of the site exceeding the surface water standard of 10 pCi/l [picocuries per litre] U [Uranium] in ground water.

PHR

Background carbon-14, ozone, uranium.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution (Généralités)
CONT

Les mesures dans l'environnement du site de La Hague font apparaître un léger marquage local en carbone 14 par rapport au carbone 14 naturel. Le carbone 14 rejeté dans l'environnement par l'usine de La Hague est faible par rapport au carbone 14 déjà présent dans la biosphère.

PHR

Carbone 14, ozone naturel.

Spanish

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Record 2 2009-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry
DEF

Said of a figure shown in its colours as found in nature.

CONT

Azure on a plate encircled by thirteen mullets Argent, a thistle slipped and leaved proper.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Héraldique
DEF

Qui qualifie une figure représentée dans ses couleurs naturelles.

CONT

D'azur à un besant d'argent, chargé d'un chardon tigé et feuillé au naturel, entouré de treize étoiles d'argent.

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
  • Metals Mining
OBS

See record "naturally occurring abrasive."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
  • Mines métalliques
DEF

Qualifie un métal ou un mineral tel qu'on le trouve dans la nature, avant transformation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geoquímica
  • Minas metálicas
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Record 4 2004-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pollutants
CONT

Natural sources of acid precipitation can be divided into two categories - biogenic and non-biogenic sources. The main non-biogenic sources are geothermal emissions and wind-generated material. ... Biogenic sources are even less well understood. A number of acid precipitation precursors of biological origin have been identified.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agents de pollution
CONT

La quantité totale des émissions d'azote provenant des sources naturelles au Canada est estimée à environ 2 100 000 tonnes par an (c'est-à-dire environ trois fois et demie la quantité totale des émissions anthropiques d'oxyde d'azote) exprimé en NO2.

OBS

Le déterminant "naturel" s'emploie par opposition à "anthropique" qui signifie "modifié par intervention humaine".

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Agentes contaminantes
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Record 5 2004-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

A natural crystal face of a diamond, or portion of original crystal face remaining after a diamond has been polished.

CONT

Small pieces of naif are sometimes left on polished stones, usually on the girdle, to indicate that maximum yield has been obtained.

OBS

naif: Dutch term for natural.

OBS

bewys: South African term.

OBS

bewijs: Dutch term.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Partie de la surface du cristal original conservée sur le diamant taillé.

CONT

La présence de naturel prouve que le façonnage d'une pierre n'a pas été poussé trop loin.

OBS

naif : Mot flamand.

OBS

naïf : terme utilisé pour le diamant, alors que pour les pierres de couleur, on utilise «manque d'atteinte».

OBS

naif; naïf : Prononcer «nef».

Spanish

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Record 6 1994-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Neology and Linguistic Borrowing
  • Psychology (General)
DEF

candid and artless behaviour.

CONT

.. the spontaneity and all-of-a-pieceness of Marylin Monroe ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Néologie et emprunts
  • Psychologie (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 7 1981-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Winemaking
OBS

Term applied to a table wine which has been made without the addition of any alcohol, sugar or illicit substances.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie vinicole
OBS

Se dit d'un vin obtenu sans addition de substances illicites.

Spanish

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