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Record 1 1985-07-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

Having legs bowed outward.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Se dit de quelqu'un qui a une jambe ou les jambes torses.

Spanish

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Record 3 1986-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

to become marked with dapples.

OBS

"dapple": one of numerous usually cloudy and rounded spots or patches of a color or shade different from th eir background.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

En parlant du ciel, se couvrir, être couvert de petits nuages blancs ou grisâtres, de forme arrondie.

Spanish

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Record 4 2005-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anti-pollution Measures
  • Air Pollution
OBS

"abatement": The reduction in degree or intensity of pollution.

OBS

See also "pollution abatement".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures antipollution
  • Pollution de l'air
OBS

Source: Loi sur la lutte contre la pollution atmosphérique (Clean Air Act). Chapitre 47, 1971.

Spanish

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Record 5 2003-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Food Additives
  • Food Industries
  • Biotechnology
DEF

A fat-soluble alcohol of natural or synthetic origin, used as an antioxidant for fats. It has the properties of vitamin E.

CONT

Fat-soluble agents that retard oxidation (such as tocopherols and substituted phenols) are used to prevent fats and oils from turning rancid and to prevent oxidative deterioration of such products as cereals and smoked and canned meats.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Biotechnologie
DEF

Alcool liposoluble, d'origine naturelle ou synthétique, employé comme antioxydant des matières grasses. Il possède les propriétés de la vitamine E.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Aditivos alimentarios
  • Industria alimentaria
  • Biotecnología
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Record 6 1992-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Railroad Stations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gares ferroviaires

Spanish

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Record 7 2012-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Earthmoving
  • Excavation (Construction)
CONT

The modern grader is a multi-purpose machine used for grading, shaping, bank sloping, ditching and scarifying ...

CONT

Sloping the top of the bank can be an effective remedy where yield occurs first at the top. However, ... the remedy of sloping the banks may not be applicable, owing to space limitations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Terrassement
  • Fouilles (Construction)
DEF

Opération de terrassement effectuée à la niveleuse consistant dans le réglage d'une surface inclinée.

CONT

Pour le talutage [...], incliner la lame [de la niveleuse] vers l'avant, l'orienter, lui donner la pente voulue et la déplacer latéralement de manière que la pointe droite avant de la lame soit alignée avec le bord extérieur de la roue avant droite.

OBS

Le terme talutage est privilégié par des traducteurs techniques.

Spanish

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Record 8 1992-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pricing (Air Transport)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tarification (Transport aérien)

Spanish

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Record 9 1998-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
DEF

Result of a measurement after correction for systematic error.

OBS

corrected result: term and definition approved by ISO, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML), and others.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
DEF

Résultat d'un mesurage après correction de l'erreur systématique.

OBS

résultat corrigé : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

OBS

résultat corrigé : terme et définition entérinés, entre autres, par l'ISO, le Bureau international des poids et mesures (BIPM), par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI) et par l'Organisation internationale de métrologie légale (OIML).

Spanish

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Record 10 2002-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

To fasten by a tack or tacks.

OBS

tack: A short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
DEF

Fixer avec des punaises.

OBS

punaise : Petit clou court, à tête plate et ronde, employé pour fixer des dessins, des plans, des photos, etc.

Spanish

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