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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2018-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Poultry Production
  • Food Industries
DEF

A hatched egg that rots and explodes in the setter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des volailles
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
OBS

Durant l'incubation.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
CONT

The cast-on hanger eye on some closet bends tends to lower the installation time and helps to protect against costly blow-outs during tests.

Key term(s)
  • blowout

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
CONT

L'œil de suspension moulé sur certains coudes sanitaires permet de réduire le temps d'installation et assure une protection contre les ruptures au moment des essais.

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

Michelin's radial tire greatly reduces chances of blow-out.

OBS

blow out: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
OBS

éclatement : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ruedas y neumáticos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
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Record 4 2016-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

A brief last workout (usually three furlongs or a half mile) given a day or two prior to a race and designed to sharpen or maintain a horse's condition.

CONT

The longer workouts are most impressive at racetracks outside of New York or southern California. A blowout in rapid time a day or two before the debut is meaningless. And a prerace training regimen extending beyond ten to fifteen workouts is problematic.

OBS

blowing out: A fairly fast training mile, generally two days before a horse is scheduled to race.

Key term(s)
  • blowing-out

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Exercice un peu plus vif qu'un entraînement régulier imposé généralement deux jours avant une course sur un parcours d'un mille.

Spanish

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Record 5 2012-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A deflationary basin or breach in a vegetated dune field or ridge produced when unconsolidated materials are exposed to the erosive forces of the wind.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Sillon de déflation éolienne creusé dans des dunes littorales à la faveur des lacunes du tapis végétal.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
DEF

Forma deprimida de origen eólico, cerrada en todo su contorno, generalmente de tamaño variable.

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Record 6 2012-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

An uncontrolled flow of gas, oil, or other well fluids from a well to the atmosphere.

Key term(s)
  • well blow-out
  • blow-out

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
DEF

Jaillissement violent et soudain de gaz ou d'huile d'un sondage.

Spanish

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Record 7 2011-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games and Toys (General)
DEF

A toy or novelty device consisting essentially of a flexible rolled tube that straightens and extends suddenly when the breath is blown into its open end.

CONT

Hats, noise makers, candles, balloons and blowouts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux et jouets (Généralités)
DEF

Serpentin qui se déroule en produisant un son continu et nasillard, lorsqu'on souffle à son extrémité.

Spanish

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