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SETTING-UP [6 records]

Record 1 2010-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
  • Textile Industries
CONT

... innovations, defined as new products offered on the market or the setting-up of original processes, often originate from the exploitation of ideas which might well be very different from the immediate thinking of the firm.

Key term(s)
  • setting up

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
  • Industries du textile
CONT

[...] les innovations, c'est-à-dire la mise sur le marché de produits nouveaux ou la mise en œuvre de procédés originaux, proviennent souvent de l'exploitation d'idées parfois très différentes des préoccupations immédiates de l'entreprise.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Numismatics
  • Coining
DEF

The act of arranging a tool or setting a machine to work as required.

OBS

Arranging a die in the press to attain correct striking is a kind of adjustment. Coins struck during the adjustment process are abnormal in various ways and are known as "adjustment trial pieces" or "set-up trial pieces".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Numismatique
  • Monnayage
CONT

réglage d'une presse monétaire; ajustement d'une presse monétaire

Spanish

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Record 3 1997-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Numismatics
  • Coining
OBS

setting-up of a coining press

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Numismatique
  • Monnayage
OBS

installation d'une presse monétaire

Spanish

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Record 4 1995-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
CONT

Maille des Buissieres has created French flag in a knitted fabric of 30 000 sq.m ... The fabric had a weight of 145 g/sq.m., a width of 3.50 m, the resistance and flexibility which allowed an easy setting up and an M1 fire-resistance classification.

Key term(s)
  • setting-up

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
CONT

La Maille des Buissières a réalisé un drapeau tricolore en maille de 30.000 mètres carrés [...] Le tissu pesait 145 g/m2 en 3,50 de laize, possédait résistance et souplesse pour permettre une mise en place aisée et était classé M1.

Spanish

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Record 5 1985-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveying Instruments
  • Mathematical Geography
CONT

It has been stated ... that the theodolite must be centered and levelled. ... This procedure is called setting-up.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'arpentage
  • Géographie mathématique
CONT

La mise en station consiste à placer un instrument à la verticale de la station et ensuite à le caler.

CONT

La mise en station (...) se résume à rendre vertical l'axe principal ou pivot de l'appareil et à placer cet axe juste au-dessus du point marqué (...) formant le sommet de l'angle à relever.

Spanish

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Record 6 1981-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
DEF

The period during which the solvents are evaporating from the film, flowing ceases and the surface becomes tack-free.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)

Spanish

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