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TALON [5 records]

Record 1 2008-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
DEF

The powerful claws of a bird of prey, or of a dragon, griffin, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
DEF

Partie inférieure de la patte des rapaces, qui comprend les doigts, constituée de telle sorte que l'oiseau puisse capturer sa proie, l'immobiliser et la tuer.

Spanish

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Record 2 1989-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
DEF

A coupon or a certificate similar to a warrant, attached to another security and carrying some right or privilege.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
DEF

Coupon ou certificat, similaire à un bon de souscription, attaché à un titre et représentant un droit ou un privilège.

Spanish

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Record 3 1983-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Locks and Locksmithing
DEF

The notch in the tail piece of a dead bolt in which the rotating member engages to throw or retract the bolt.

DEF

the shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts to shoot the bolt.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Serrurerie
DEF

Chacune des parties découpées de la queue de pêne, sur lesquelles agit le panneton de la clé.

DEF

encoche de la partie inférieure de la queue de pêne qui reçoit le panneton de la clef pour faire mouvoir le pêne.

Spanish

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Record 4 1982-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Graphic Arts and Printing
  • Forms Design
OBS

A detachable part of a form, used for annotations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques
  • Imprimés et formules
OBS

Partie d'une section détachable d'une formule, et annotée.

Spanish

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Record 5 1977-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

[A] talon [is a] buttress produced by [the] outgrowth of [a] corallite wall, serving as [an] aid in fixation (...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

L'épithèque [d'un Tétracoralliaire] porte parfois (...) une expansion latérale (...) qui sert à l'ancrage.

Spanish

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