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ABATTAGE [6 records]

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Record 1 2014-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underground Mining
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière souterraine
  • Sondage et forage miniers
DEF

Ensemble des opérations effectuées pour abattre la roche (minerai ou stérile), quels que soient les moyens mis en œuvre.

OBS

Cette action peut se faire au moyen d'un outil à la main, soit mécaniquement, soit par l'action d'un explosif, soit hydrauliquement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Explotación minera subterránea
  • Sondeo y perforación (Minas)
DEF

Dislocación de la masa de un filón o vena, o de un banco de cantera, para beneficiar el mineral o la piedra.

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Record 2 2011-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Card Games
  • Games of Chance
DEF

A situation [in poker] when, if more than one player remains after the last betting round, remaining players expose and compare their hands to determine the winner or winners.

CONT

The showdown occurs at the end of each hand. ... As exposing one's cards gives players at the table information, you will often see the annoying dance of two players waiting for the other one to flip over his cards at showdown. So that this doesn't happen, poker rules state that the last player to make an "aggressive" move, meaning the last player to open the betting or to raise, must show first.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux de cartes
  • Jeux de hasard
DEF

Phase finale de la partie où les joueurs encore en course après le dernier tour d’enchères doivent montrer leurs cartes pour déterminer celui qui a la meilleure main de poker.

CONT

L'abattage des cartes au poker se déroule après la fin de tous les tours d'enchères et permet donc de déterminer la combinaison de 5 cartes gagnantes dans la partie de poker.

Spanish

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Record 3 2008-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Slaughterhouses
  • Meats and Meat Industries
DEF

The butchering of cattle, sheep, and other animals for food.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Abattoirs
  • Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
DEF

Ensemble des opérations consistant à tuer un animal.

OBS

Au sens large du terme, les opérations d'abattage permettent d'assurer la première transformation de l'animal de boucherie, de l'état vif au stade de la carcasse.

OBS

L'abattage comprend entre autre la saignée, la dépouille et l'éviscération.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mataderos
  • Industria cárnica, de fiambres y embutidos
DEF

Matanza de animales, especialmente para el consumo.

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Record 4 2004-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

The act of cutting ... down a standing tree, trees ...

OBS

While felling is the preferred term in most parts of the Commonwealth, cutting is also used, particularly for Bamboos, and persists in a few compound terms, e.g. cutting section.

OBS

According to Terminology of Forest Science, Technology Practice and Products, "throwing" is used in the Commonwealth.

OBS

According to Terminology of Forest Science, Technology Practice and Products, "falling" is also used in Australia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation forestière
DEF

Action consistant à couper un arbre ou un peuplement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Explotación forestal
DEF

Apeo de árboles.

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Record 5 1992-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
OBS

avec des engins

Spanish

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Record 6 1992-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dams and Causeways
OBS

(of wicket, dam)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Barrages et chaussées

Spanish

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