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BOOSTER CABLE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-01-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
- Electrical Equipment (Motor Vehicles)
- Garages and Service Stations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- booster cables
1, record 1, English, booster%20cables
correct, plural, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- jumper cables 2, record 1, English, jumper%20cables
correct, see observation, plural, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A set of two cables designed to temporarily draw power from the battery of a second car when the battery in one's own car is too weak to get it started. 3, record 1, English, - booster%20cables
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
jumber cables: this term seems more adequate to describe cables used by robbers to bypass the ignition switch in an automobile they want to start without the key. 3, record 1, English, - booster%20cables
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
booster cables; jumper cables: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 1, English, - booster%20cables
Record 1, Key term(s)
- booster cable
- jumper cable
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
- Équipement électrique (Véhicules automobiles)
- Garages et stations-service
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- câble de démarrage
1, record 1, French, c%C3%A2ble%20de%20d%C3%A9marrage
correct, masculine noun, France
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- câbles d'appoint 2, record 1, French, c%C3%A2bles%20d%27appoint
correct, masculine noun, plural, Canada, officially approved
- câbles volants 2, record 1, French, c%C3%A2bles%20volants
correct, masculine noun, plural, Canada, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Permet de coupler deux batteries et de dépanner [...] une voiture dont la batterie est à plat. 1, record 1, French, - c%C3%A2ble%20de%20d%C3%A9marrage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Câble est au singulier dans la première expression car on l'emploie dans le sens de «ensemble de conducteurs»; dans les deux autres expressions on lui donne le sens de «gros conducteur isolé» et, puisqu'il y en a deux, c'est pluriel. 3, record 1, French, - c%C3%A2ble%20de%20d%C3%A9marrage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
câble(s) volant(s) correspond à une notion beaucoup plus générale que le câble de démarrage. 3, record 1, French, - c%C3%A2ble%20de%20d%C3%A9marrage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
câbles d'appoint; câbles volants : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 1, French, - c%C3%A2ble%20de%20d%C3%A9marrage
Record 1, Key term(s)
- câbles de démarrage
- câble d'appoint
- câble volant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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