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Record 1 2000-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
DEF

A double fold of material folded over and held in place by pressing.

OBS

Pleats are formed in various widths, and are sometimes stitched to hold them in place.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
DEF

Apprêt qui consiste à pratiquer dans les tissus des plis de présentation variable, devant résister à l'usage et au lavage.

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sponges, Hydrozoans and Jellyfish
Universal entry(ies)
Stichopathes flagellum
Latin
OBS

A Cnidaria of the family Antipathidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éponges, hydres et méduses
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Stichopathes flagellum
Latin
OBS

Cnidaire de la famille des Antipathidae.

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Relations
Key term(s)
  • political forces

French

Domaine(s)
  • Relations internationales
Key term(s)
  • forces politiques

Spanish

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Record 4 2021-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Monument Names
OBS

The Gateway of India is an arch monument built during the 20th century in Bombay [Mumbai], India. The monument was erected to commemorate the landing of King George V and Queen Mary at Apollo Bunder on their visit to India in 1911.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations de monuments
OBS

La Porte de l'Inde […] est un monument situé sur le front de mer de Bombay (Mumbai) en Inde. Érigée dans la partie sud de la ville, la Porte est une arche monumentale construite […] entre 1915 et 1924 pour commémorer la visite de la ville par le roi George V et la reine Marie en 1911.

OBS

Porte de l'Inde : à ne pas confondre avec la Porte de l'Inde (New Dehli).

Spanish

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Record 5 2004-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Applications of Electronics
  • Life Cycle (Informatics)
CONT

Touch Pads allow for mouse movement simply by dragging a finger tip across a surface. Beneath this surface are grid-like array of sensors, which detect the skin of a person. Touch Pads use a technology called field distortion sensing, a form of capacitance-sensing technology. When you touch the surface, your fingertip distorts the electrical field at that spot. Tapping on the pad or buttons provide the same function as a mouse click - icon selection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Applications de l'électronique
  • Cycle de vie (Informatique)

Spanish

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Record 6 2003-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Above-Ground Transmission Systems (Electr.)
  • Power Transmission Techniques
CONT

Good weather will permit views of the Windward Coast and Honolulu. Hopefully, HECO will not yet have cleared the ridge for its high voltage line corridor.

OBS

... Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Canalisations aériennes (Électricité)
  • Techniques de transport de l'énergie
DEF

Bande de terrain de 90 à 160 mètres de large, frappée d'une servitude non aedificandi et affectée au passage d'une ligne haute tension.

DEF

Espace nécessaire au passage d'une ou de plusieurs lignes aériennes.

OBS

L'expression corridor est à déconseiller dans ce sens.

Spanish

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Record 7 1997-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

of the University of British Columbia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 8 2022-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
Pardosa altamontis
Latin
OBS

A spider of the family Lycosidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Pardosa altamontis
Latin
OBS

Araignée de la famille des Lycosidae.

Spanish

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Record 9 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
OBS

de bobine

Spanish

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Record 10 1986-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
OBS

The form in which nomifensine is available, e.g., in Merital tablets.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
OBS

Chaque capsule de gélatine dure opaque de couleurs orange et brune, monogrammée "HOECHST MERITAL 50" contient 50 mg de maléate de nomifensine.

Spanish

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