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BRISURE [7 records]

Record 1 2007-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

[A] facet ... created on straight-line fancy shapes that is parallel to and extend the length of the girdle ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Facette à degrés parallèle et de longueur égale au rondiste.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beverages
DEF

The fragment of a coffee bean of volume less than half a bean.

OBS

bean fragment: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
DEF

Partie de grain de café d'un volume inférieur à celui d'une demi-fève.

OBS

brisure : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

Term used for firearms on which the barrel(s) tip(s) down at the muzzle to expose the chamber(s) for loading or unloading.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Terme employé pour désigner les armes à feu dont le ou les canons pivotent vers le bas, exposant la ou les chambres pour le chargement ou le déchargement.

OBS

à bascule : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry
CONT

A French term used for a mark of cadency, distinction or difference.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Héraldique
CONT

Tels sont les brisures-héraldiques qui permettent de distinguer entre eux les membres d'une même famille.

Spanish

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Record 5 1998-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry
OBS

Figures and devices, introduced into armorial compositions, in order to distinguish the different members and branches of the same family.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Héraldique
CONT

Tels sont les brisures-héraldiques qui permettent de distinguer entre eux les membres d'une même famille.

Spanish

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Record 6 1992-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie

Spanish

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Record 7 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chocolate and Confectionery
  • Pastries
DEF

A small particle intended or suitable for sprinkling - usu. used in pl. (covered it with chocolate sprinkles).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Confiserie et chocolaterie
  • Pâtisserie
CONT

brisure de chocolat : terme proposé par M. Bernard, Institut culinaire Henri Bernard, Montréal.

Spanish

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