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RETROGRADATION FORCEE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-02-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Driving (Road Vehicles)
- Transmission Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- kickdown
1, record 1, English, kickdown
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- kick-down 2, record 1, English, kick%2Ddown
correct, officially approved
- forced downshift 3, record 1, English, forced%20downshift
correct, United States
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] system that enables a driver to accelerate rapidly, by fully depressing the accelerator pedal to engage a lower gear than the one selected by the automatic gearbox. 3, record 1, English, - kickdown
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
kick-down: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 4, record 1, English, - kickdown
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Conduite automobile
- Transmission (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- post-accélération
1, record 1, French, post%2Dacc%C3%A9l%C3%A9ration
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- postaccélération 2, record 1, French, postacc%C3%A9l%C3%A9ration
correct, feminine noun
- rétrogradage forcé 3, record 1, French, r%C3%A9trogradage%20forc%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- rétrogradation forcée 4, record 1, French, r%C3%A9trogradation%20forc%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Passage à un rapport inférieur de la boîte de vitesses d'un véhicule doté d'une transmission automatique, obtenu en appuyant à fond sur l'accélérateur. 3, record 1, French, - post%2Dacc%C3%A9l%C3%A9ration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[La première vitesse] n'est utilisée qu'en position exceptionnelle pour le démarrage; en position ville-route, elle n'intervient qu'occasionnellement pour une reprise énergique quand l'accélérateur est appuyé complètement à fond (post-accélération). 1, record 1, French, - post%2Dacc%C3%A9l%C3%A9ration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rétrogradage forcé : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 24 avril 2010. 5, record 1, French, - post%2Dacc%C3%A9l%C3%A9ration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
rétrogradation forcée : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 5, record 1, French, - post%2Dacc%C3%A9l%C3%A9ration
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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