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PASS TIME [2 records]

Record 1 2005-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hobbies (General)
DEF

... something that you enjoy doing in your spare time, such as collecting stamps, painting, or bird-watching.

CONT

Favorite Pass-Time: Gardening, cooking.

OBS

Pass-times can include less structured activities than hobbies, such as spending time with family or friends.

Key term(s)
  • pass time
  • passtime

French

Domaine(s)
  • Passe-temps (Généralités)
DEF

Occupation légère et agréable, divertissement, distraction.

CONT

C'est son passe-temps favori.

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Transportation
DEF

In road transport, the time that elapses between the moment when the leading vehicle of a column passes a given point and the moment when the last vehicle passes the same point.

OBS

pass time: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport militaire
DEF

En circulation routière, temps qui s'écoule entre le passage, en un point donné, du premier et du dernier véhicule d'une colonne.

OBS

durée d'écoulement : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

OBS

durée d'écoulement : terme et définition uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre; terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du soutien au combat.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte militar
DEF

En transporte por carretera, tiempo transcurido entre el momento en que pasa el primer vehículo por un punto determinado y el que lo hace el último.

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