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Record 1 2004-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Oil and Natural Gas
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • River and Sea Navigation
DEF

A supertanker whose capacity is 500,000 dwt [deadweight tons] or larger.

CONT

The larger size of tanker is the crude oil carrier and these are known as VLCC - very large crude carriers and ULCC - ultra large crude carriers.

CONT

... Ultra Large Crude Carrier. ... those over 400,000 [tons] are ULCC's.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport du pétrole et du gaz naturel
  • Types de bateaux
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
DEF

Hyperpétrolier, de plus de 400 000 t.

OBS

ultragros transporteur de brut : par analogie avec «très gros transporteur de brut».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte de petróleo y gas natural
  • Tipos de barcos
  • Navegación fluvial y marítima
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Record 2 2020-10-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anti-pollution Measures
  • Exhaust Systems (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

A device used to measure the amount of exhaust fumes emitted by motor vehicles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures antipollution
  • Échappement (Véhicules automobiles)
DEF

Appareil destiné à mesurer la quantité de fumée d’échappement émise par des véhicules à moteur.

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A bird of the family Thamnophilidae.

OBS

According to some authors, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Oiseau de la famille des Thamnophilidae.

OBS

Selon certains auteurs, les noms des espèces d'oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor.

Spanish

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