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ALL WHEEL DRIVE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-05-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Transmission Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
- Wheeled Vehicles (Military)
- Trucking (Road Transport)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- all-wheel traction
1, record 1, English, all%2Dwheel%20traction
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- all-wheel drive system 1, record 1, English, all%2Dwheel%20drive%20system
correct
- all-wheel-drive feature 2, record 1, English, all%2Dwheel%2Ddrive%20feature
correct
- integral transmission 3, record 1, English, integral%20transmission
- all wheel drive 4, record 1, English, all%20wheel%20drive
standardized
- allwheel drive 5, record 1, English, allwheel%20drive
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The operational requirement to deliver some of this construction equipment to off-road sites mandated the all-wheel-drive feature. 2, record 1, English, - all%2Dwheel%20traction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare with "four-wheel drive", which can be considered as a synonym in most contexts, since most vehicles have four wheels, and which is more frequently used. 6, record 1, English, - all%2Dwheel%20traction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
all wheel drive: term standardized by ISO. 7, record 1, English, - all%2Dwheel%20traction
Record 1, Key term(s)
- all-wheel drive
- all-wheel-drive
- all-wheel-drive system
- all-wheel
- AWD
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Transmission (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
- Véhicules à roues (Militaire)
- Camionnage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- traction intégrale
1, record 1, French, traction%20int%C3%A9grale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- transmission intégrale 2, record 1, French, transmission%20int%C3%A9grale
correct, feminine noun
- toutes roues motrices 3, record 1, French, toutes%20roues%20motrices
correct, standardized
- traction sur toutes les roues 4, record 1, French, traction%20sur%20toutes%20les%20roues
feminine noun
- rouage intégral 5, record 1, French, rouage%20int%C3%A9gral
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Transmission du couple moteur sur les roues avant et arrière d'un véhicule. 6, record 1, French, - traction%20int%C3%A9grale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'originalité du système Quattro Synchro réside dans la transmission intégrale aux quatre roues de façon permanente. 7, record 1, French, - traction%20int%C3%A9grale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les spécifications prévoyaient que certains de ces matériaux puissent être acheminés sur des sites hors route, d'où la nécessité d'un tracteur «toutes roues motrices». 8, record 1, French, - traction%20int%C3%A9grale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sur un véhicule à six roues, lorsqu'on parle de la traction intégrale, ce sont les six roues qui sont tractées en même temps; la traction intégrale implique la traction sur toutes les roues que possède un véhicule. 1, record 1, French, - traction%20int%C3%A9grale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Étant donné que les véhicules comportent le plus souvent quatre roues, on parle aussi très souvent de «quatre-quatre» et de «quatre roues motrices»; voir aussi ces fiches dans TERMIUM. 9, record 1, French, - traction%20int%C3%A9grale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
toutes roues motrices : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 10, record 1, French, - traction%20int%C3%A9grale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistemas de transmisión (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
- Vehículos de ruedas (Militar)
- Transporte por camión
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sistema de tracción integral
1, record 1, Spanish, sistema%20de%20tracci%C3%B3n%20integral
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- sistema de tracción total 2, record 1, Spanish, sistema%20de%20tracci%C3%B3n%20total
correct, masculine noun
- sistema de tracción a las cuatro ruedas 3, record 1, Spanish, sistema%20de%20tracci%C3%B3n%20a%20las%20cuatro%20ruedas
correct, masculine noun
- sistema de tracción 4x4 3, record 1, Spanish, sistema%20de%20tracci%C3%B3n%204x4
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sistema de seguridad que permite distribuir la fuerza de tracción a todas las ruedas de un automóvil simultáneamente y de manera uniforme, sin que intervenga el conductor. 4, record 1, Spanish, - sistema%20de%20tracci%C3%B3n%20integral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los sistemas de tracción integral mejoran la tracción del vehículo repartiendo la potencia del motor entre las ruedas delanteras y traseras. Un auténtico sistema de tracción integral transfiere automáticamente la potencia a las ruedas que traccionan mejor. 5, record 1, Spanish, - sistema%20de%20tracci%C3%B3n%20integral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
No debe confundirse con doble tracción permanente. 5, record 1, Spanish, - sistema%20de%20tracci%C3%B3n%20integral
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