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FLOTTER [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-07-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Transport of Wood
- Forestry Operations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- float
1, record 1, English, float
correct, verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To transport round timber down a waterway. 1, record 1, English, - float
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Transport du bois
- Exploitation forestière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- flotter
1, record 1, French, flotter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Transporter des bois sur une voie d'eau [...] en trains ou à bûches perdues. 1, record 1, French, - flotter
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Transporte de la madera
- Explotación forestal
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- flotar
1, record 1, Spanish, flotar
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-04-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- float
1, record 2, English, float
correct, verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To fluctuate in price against other currencies as determined by market forces, and not to be fixed by government fiat. 1, record 2, English, - float
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- flotter
1, record 2, French, flotter
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
S'apprécier ou se déprécier librement en fonction de considérations de marché sans intervention de la banque centrale pour tenter de la maintenir à un certain niveau par rapport à des monnaies de référence. 2, record 2, French, - flotter
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-09-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Processing of Mineral Products
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- float
1, record 3, English, float
correct, verb
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Préparation des produits miniers
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- flotter
1, record 3, French, flotter
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-07-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Handball
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- float
1, record 4, English, float
verb
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Technique/tactics. 1, record 4, English, - float
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Handball
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- flotter 1, record 4, French, flotter
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Technique/tactique. 1, record 4, French, - flotter
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1997-12-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Engines (Motor Vehicles)
- Bearings and Bearing Systems (Mechanical Components)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- float
1, record 5, English, float
correct, verb
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Oil is carried around the individual bearing by shaft rotation. The oil flows between the two surfaces - that of the bearing and that of the shaft - so that the shaft actually floats on a thin film of oil. 1, record 5, English, - float
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
- Paliers, coussinets et roulements (Composants mécaniques)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- flotter
1, record 5, French, flotter
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'huile se répand autour de chaque portée sous l'effet de la rotation du vilebrequin. Grâce à cela, le vilebrequin "flotte" sur la mince pellicule d'huile qui s'écoule entre la surface du coussinet et celle du vilebrequin. 1, record 5, French, - flotter
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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