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ECLABOUSSURES [3 records]

Record 1 2008-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Safety
  • Police
DEF

The collection of marks on a road made by liquid from a vehicle or its cargo squirted from containers on the vehicle by force of collision.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité routière
  • Police
CONT

Les débris sous forme liquide [...] représentent un type d'indice d'une grande importance [pour la reconstitution des accidents de la route.] Les éclaboussures constituent la principale catégorie de débris liquides. Elles résultent de l'écrasement brutal d'un récipient sous l'effet des forces engendrées par la collision, [...] qui provoque une éruption violente du liquide contenu vers l'extérieur.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Concrete
  • Placement of Concrete
DEF

Shotcrete material deposited away from intended receiving surface.

CONT

Gunite pools (also known as plaster, or shotcrete pools) are the highest quality pools available. ... The gunite is sprayed around the steel frame to make a permanent shell. Spray guards are erected to protect your property from overspray.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de béton
  • Mise en place du béton
DEF

Liquide salissant qui a rejailli sur une personne, une chose.

CONT

Le béton devra avoir durci au moins 28 jours et être bien sec. Enlever toutes éclaboussures, aspérités et bavures en raclant.

OBS

Rare au singulier.

Spanish

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Record 3 1994-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Painting (Arts)
DEF

A technique that involves flicking paint off of the hairs of a bristle brush or a toothbrush with your nail to create an irregular pattern of paint.

CONT

Then I dip the tip of the toothbrush bristles in the cup and scrape them against the edge of a piece of cardboard, aiming at the ... cut-out shapes to get the spattering effect.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peinture (Arts)
CONT

Les éclaboussures restent apparentes aux endroits secs, et se fondent dans les parties humides.

Spanish

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