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DIRT [7 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2012-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Wastes
PHR

Dirt bund.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Déchets miniers
PHR

Talus de stériles terreux.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pollutants
CONT

To scour dirt or grease from a surface with a steamer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agents de pollution
DEF

Saleté, ordure qui s'amasse progressivement sur un objet quelconque.

CONT

Dans les agglomérations urbaines, cette crasse qui recouvre les façades en pierre, provient en majeure partie des fumées domestiques et industrielles, ainsi que des gaz dégagés par les automobiles. (...) Sur les façades en pierre non exposées à la pluie, cette crasse peut être nocive. Des lavages la font disparaître très aisément (...)

OBS

Terme et contexte figurant à l'article "crasse".

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Wastes
  • Coal Preparation
  • Mining of Organic Materials
DEF

The material extracted from the raw coal and finally discarded.

OBS

According to the ISO standard, "dirt" and "stone" are deprecated synonyms.

Key term(s)
  • dirt
  • stone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Déchets miniers
  • Préparation des charbons
  • Exploitation de matières organiques (Mines)
DEF

Produit inerte extrait du charbon brut et finalement mis au terril.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Escombros mineros
  • Preparación del carbón
  • Explotación de materias orgánicas (Minas)
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Record 4 1998-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp and Paper
DEF

Any visible foreign matter in a pulp sheet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtes et papier
DEF

Toute particule étrangère visible dans la feuille.

Spanish

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Record 5 1998-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Properties of Paper
DEF

Small flecks of foreign material which have a colour in contrast to that of the paper, and a combined size and contrast that is large enough to be aesthetically displeasing under normal viewing conditions.

OBS

The T/T-437 definition of dirt is any foreign matter embedded in the sheet, which, when examined by reflected, not transmitted, light has a contrasting colour to the rest of the surface and has an equivalent black area of 0.04 mm² or over.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propriétés des papiers
DEF

Toute matière étrangère qui forme une tache de couleur contrastante avec le papier, telle que plaquettes de cellulose, particules végétales, organiques, métalliques ou minérales.

Spanish

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Record 6 1998-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baseball and Softball

French

Domaine(s)
  • Baseball et softball
OBS

Le terrain de baseball est recouvert de gazon, sauf pour un sentier de terre battue autour d'un losange communément appelé le champ intérieur ou l'avant-champ.

Spanish

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Record 7 1993-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television Arts
  • Cinematography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
  • Cinématographie
DEF

Particules de poussière, de mousse, etc., visibles sur l'écran lors de la projection d'un film.

Spanish

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