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CRIPPLE [5 records]

Record 1 2003-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
  • Rough Carpentry
DEF

Less than full length stud, commonly used above door and window openings between the lintel and plate.

DEF

Any stud that is less than full length.

OBS

cripple stud. Often refers to the studs found below a window opening.

Key term(s)
  • cripple

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
  • Charpenterie
DEF

Poteau court, dans une charpente, dans une allège de pan de bois, etc.

CONT

Fléchissement ou rotation du linteau. [...] Éviter de soumettre le linteau à des charges excentrées. Vérifier que le linteau offre une résistance suffisante et qu'il prend totalement appui sur les poteaux nains.

OBS

colombage : terme parfois utilisé au Canada et au Québec pour désigner chacun des poteaux constituant la charpente d'un pan de bois.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Puertas, ventanas y aberturas (Elementos de edificios)
  • Carpintería
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Record 2 1996-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Elements
Key term(s)
  • cripples

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments du bâtiment
DEF

Petits poteaux au-dessus d'une porte.

Key term(s)
  • petits bonshommes

Spanish

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Record 3 1991-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baseball and Softball

French

Domaine(s)
  • Baseball et softball

Spanish

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Record 4 1984-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
OBS

The strike crippled production

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
OBS

la grève a paralysé la production RA

Spanish

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Record 5 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
  • Language Problems
OBS

May 14 1970

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
  • Problèmes de langue
OBS

"un système hypercentralisé qui a énervé l'initiative, découragé la prise de responsabilités" (Le Monde, 12-18.3. 70) (Harrap-f)

Spanish

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