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BOXER [8 records]

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Record 1 2023-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

[A flat engine in which] each pair of opposing pistons move inwards and outwards at the same time.

CONT

In a flat engine that is not a boxer, pairs of pistons share a crankpin. In a true boxer engine, every piston has its own crankpin. ... The result of the boxer motor's use of individual crankpins is that the pistons on either side move opposite one another, which helps to cancel out engine vibration. The back-and forth motion of the pistons resembles the punches of a boxer, which is where the engine gets its name.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
CONT

La principale particularité du moteur boxer par rapport aux autres moteurs à plat est que, lorsqu'un piston se dirige vers la droite, son opposé direct se déplace vers la gauche de façon synchronisée [...]

Key term(s)
  • moteur boxeur
  • boxeur

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2023-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 3 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dog and Cat Breeding
CONT

The boxer ... is a trim, squarely built dog with a short, square-shaped muzzle, a black mask on its face, and a shiny shorthaired coat of fawn (reddish brown) or brindle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chiens et chats

Spanish

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Record 4 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Boxing
DEF

A person who fights with his fists, usually in padded gloves and according to special rules.

OBS

pugilist: term used especially in contexts referring to boxing as a professional sport.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Boxe
DEF

Personne qui pratique la boxe.

OBS

boxeuse : Selon le Petit Robert (1995), le terme «boxeuse» est rarement employé.

OBS

pugiliste : terme littéraire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Boxeo
DEF

[Persona que practica el] deporte que consiste en la lucha [contra un adversario], con las manos enfundadas en guantes especiales y de conformidad con ciertas reglas.

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Record 5 2015-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Boxing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boxe

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Boxeo
DEF

[Practicar el] deporte que consiste en la lucha de dos púgiles, con las manos enfundadas en guantes especiales y de conformidad con ciertas reglas.

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Record 6 2014-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soccer (Europe: Football)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soccer (Europe : football)
CONT

Les balles aériennes arrivent vers le but [...]. À défaut de frapper [le ballon] des deux poings, [le gardien] pourra le boxer d'un seul poing [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fútbol
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Record 7 2004-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Packaging in Wood
DEF

[A person who] fabricates wooden crates or boxes, using woodworking handtools and powered tools, and packs therein machinery, vehicles or other large or odd-shaped products.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Emballages en bois
DEF

Ouvrier [ou ouvrière] spécialiste dans la confection de caisses ou d'emballages en bois et dans la mise en place méthodique des objets emballés.

Spanish

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Record 8 1987-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
DEF

a worker who boxes trees to collect sap or resin.

OBS

to box : to cut a hole into (a tree) to collect sap or resin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Ouvrier qui pratique le gemmage.

OBS

gemmage : Opération consistant à inciser l'écorce de certains pins (...) pour récolter la gemme.

Spanish

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