TERMIUM Plus®

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BULKY [5 records]

Record 1 1995-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipping and Delivery
  • Cargo (Water Transport)
DEF

A term applied to goods which take up considerable space in comparison to their mass.

OBS

bulky: Term and definition standardized by the CGSB.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Expédition et livraison
  • Cargaisons (Transport par eau)
DEF

Terme appliqué aux marchandises qui prennent beaucoup de place par rapport à leur poids.

OBS

encombrant : Terme et définition normalisés par l'ONGC.

Spanish

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Record 2 1995-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
CONT

Bulky parcel, cumbersome parcel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

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Record 3 1995-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
DEF

Propriété d'un tricot obtenue, lors du tricotage, en utilisant un fil approprié ou après tricotage, par un traitement d'ennoblissement.

Spanish

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Record 4 1991-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
  • Fabric Nomenclature

French

Domaine(s)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
  • Filature (Textiles)
  • Nomenclature des tissus

Spanish

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Record 5 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postal Correspondence
DEF

letter-size mail too thick or bulky to go through the cancelling machine; also small letter-size parcels

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets de correspondance (Postes)

Spanish

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