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CRAWLING [7 records]

Record 1 2018-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • The Skin
DEF

A sensation as of small insects [creeping] over the skin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil cutané
DEF

Sensation comparable à celle que donnent des [insectes] courant sur la peau.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Piel
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Record 2 2018-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
DEF

[The contraction] of an ink film into drops, which occurs when printing on non-receptive surfaces, such as glass, lacquer, cellophane.

OBS

crawling: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
CONT

Du fait de la faible adhérence de l'encre sur le support transfert, des problèmes de rétraction peuvent parfois survenir [...]

OBS

rétraction : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 3 2014-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Rotary Machines

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines tournantes électriques
DEF

Fonctionnement anormal d'une machine synchrone ou asynchrone à un sous-multiple de la vitesse de synchronisme.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Máquinas rotativas eléctricas
DEF

Funcionamiento estable, pero anormal, de una máquina síncrona o asíncrona a una velocidad próxima a un submúltiplo de la velocidad de sincronismo.

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Record 4 2001-04-25

English

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

An extreme form of cissing. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

DEF

The action of a finishing material when it appears to creep or crawl away from certain spots and leaves them uncoated.

OBS

crawling: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
DEF

Forme extrême de rétraction. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

DEF

Se dit d'une peinture qui refuse de s'étendre également, mais qui rampe ou se résorbe, laissant des endroits dénudés.

OBS

rétrécissement : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 5 1993-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pottery
DEF

A glaze defect in which lumps appear. (How to Make Ceramics, G. Engel)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poteries
DEF

Défaut des poteries dont la glaçure forme des bourrelets. (Dictionnaire Quillet-Flammarion).

Spanish

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Record 6 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
  • Language Problems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
  • Problèmes de langue
OBS

(Webster's et Quillet)

Spanish

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Record 7 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne

Spanish

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