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Record 1 2012-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dentistry
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
DEF

A dental excavator with a spoon-shaped blade, used primarily for removing carious material from a tooth cavity.

OBS

spoon excavator: term standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • spoon

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
DEF

Excavateur dentaire dont la lame est courbée de telle façon que l'arête coupante se trouve sur la face concave de la lame. La section de la lame est approximativement un segment circulaire.

OBS

excavateur cuiller; cuiller : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

OBS

cuillet : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

... hand tools used in bodywork either alone for prying or with a hammer for dent work.

OBS

body spoon; spoon: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)
DEF

Outil de tôlier servant à débosseler.

OBS

cuillère; palette : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • cuiller
  • cuiller à débosseler

Spanish

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Record 3 2010-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
CONT

On a heel of a shoe, [the spoon] extends upward and cover the heel, fitted closely it might prevent the horse from pulling the shoe while overreaching.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
CONT

Sur l'éponge d'un fer, [la coquille] remonte en suivant la forme du talon et peut limiter les problèmes d'arrachage de fer lorsque le cheval s'atteint en talons.

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hunting and Sport Fishing
DEF

A fishing lure.

CONT

Spoons fall into three basic categories: standard spoons, trolling spoons and weedless spoons.

OBS

spoon: A domestic utensil consisting of a shallow, oval or round bowl at the end of a handle; something shaped like this utensil, especially a spinner (fishing lure).

OBS

Made of metal and shaped like the bowl of a spoon, it wobbles when pulled through the water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chasse et pêche sportive
DEF

Engin de pêche, tournant ou ondulant, dont la forme rappelle celle d'une cuiller sans manche.

Spanish

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Record 5 1997-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
DEF

Leurre en forme de cuillère, de couleur vive ou de métal brillant, monté sur les lignes de traîne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pesca comercial
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Record 6 1993-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Golf
DEF

A club with a wooden head, the face of which has a greater slope than the brassie or driver, for hitting long, high drives from the fairway.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Golf
DEF

Club en bois n° 3 un peu plus court et à face plus ouverte que le brassie.

Spanish

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Record 7 1993-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Sondage et forage miniers

Spanish

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Record 8 1990-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Equipment and Tools
  • Quarrying Tools and Machinery
  • Blasting Work (Mining)
DEF

A tool for cleaning dust or sludge from quarry blasting holes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
  • Outillage et machinerie (Carrières)
  • Travail aux explosifs (Exploitation minière)
DEF

Petit disque muni d'un long manche mince, qui sert à curer les trous de mine avant leur chargement.

Spanish

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Record 9 1986-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Smoker's Articles

French

Domaine(s)
  • Articles de fumeur
DEF

Partie du nettoie-pipe en forme de cuiller qui sert à gratter le fourneau d'une pipe pour le nettoyer.

Spanish

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Record 10 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Eating Utensils and Cutlery
OBS

(hollow part)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Couverts et coutellerie
DEF

Partie creuse, ovale ou ronde, qui est au bout du manche d'une cuiller.

Spanish

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