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décortiquer [5 records]

Record 1 2008-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
DEF

To remove the outer covering of a crustacean or a mollusc to keep only the meat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
DEF

Débarrasser un crustacé de sa carapace, un mollusque de sa coquille, pour n'en garder que la chair.

PHR

Décortiquer une crevette, un homard.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
DEF

To remove the hulls from ... grains ...

PHR

To dehull grain.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minoterie et céréales
DEF

Séparer [...] une graine de son enveloppe.

PHR

Décortiquer un grain de blé.

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sugar Industry
OBS

sugarcane

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sucrerie (Industrie de l'alimentation)
OBS

la canne à sucre

Spanish

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Record 4 1986-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

to subject to scrutiny: examine closely: inspect.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
DEF

Analyser à fond, minutieusement (pour expliquer, interpréter).

CONT

Les détails secondaires ne seront discutés que si vous permettez aux participants de décortiquer le texte chez eux, en toute tranquillité.

Spanish

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Record 5 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Planting Techniques (Farming)
CONT

to debeard, de-awn, polish and scarify grains and seeds

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques de plantation

Spanish

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