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PACER [8 records]

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Filter results by subject field

Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2021-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Feed (Agric.)
DEF

Put (animals) in a field to feed on the grass.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
CONT

[...] les paysages montagneux sont encore parsemés de vaches et une prime est offerte aux producteurs qui font paître leurs animaux en altitude.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Alimentación animal (Agricultura)
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Record 2 2018-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Infantry
OBS

In a patrol, for example, a person who counts paces in order to measure the distance covered.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infanterie
OBS

Au sein d'une patrouille, par exemple, celui qui compte les pas en vue d'évaluer la distance parcourue.

OBS

compteur de pas : terme uniformisé par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

A horse which moves both left legs foward in unison, then both right legs.

OBS

Pacers are sometimes referred to as side-wheelers.

OBS

Horse racing term.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Cheval qui déplace simultanément ses deux pattes gauches puis ses deux pattes droites.

CONT

En Angleterre et en Europe continentale, on dressa donc des ambleurs pour les dames, pour les médecins et les voyageurs, aussi bien pour la selle que pour la voiture. Le dressage à l'amble se pratique aussi dans le nord de l'Afrique et au Pérou.

OBS

Terme de courses de chevaux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
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Record 4 2013-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
DEF

... a runner who will complete the race in a set time, guiding others with the same goal across the finish line.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
CONT

Costumé d'oreilles de lapin, les lièvres de cadence parcourent le trajet durant un temps spécifique. L'objectif est d'aider les nouveaux coureurs.

Spanish

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Record 5 2003-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Cycling
CONT

A big group of sprinters rides behind a pacemaker, who is riding a small moped/motorcycle kind of thing. This goes on for six laps and the cyclists cannot pass, but jockey for a good position. The pacesetter then pulls over and for the last two laps, the cyclists ride full speed to the finish.

CONT

The pacer shall always follow the measuring line and shall gradually increase to 50kph. He shall take care not to accelerate abruptly before leaving the track.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Cyclisme

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Ciclismo
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Record 6 2003-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cycling
CONT

Traditionally, a motorcycle based vehicle called a "DERNYS" has been used as the pacer in Keirin bicycle racing, but due to problems like the noise of these vehicles, there was a call for quieter, more environment-friendly vehicles like the Yamaha PAS to allow the athletes to better focus on their racing.

CONT

A rider shall be disqualified should he/she pass the rear of the back wheel of the pacer whilst the pacer is on the track.

Key term(s)
  • motorcycle pacer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cyclisme

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciclismo
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Record 7 2002-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Execution of Work (Construction)
  • Construction Site Organization
CONT

Applied to a worker who takes head in a construction or labouring crew and is selected to expedite the work of the crew ... Regularly performs all duties of workers of his crew.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Exécution des travaux de construction
  • Organisation des chantiers

Spanish

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Record 8 1999-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Work and Production
  • Work Study
DEF

A worker who is average or better than average on a particular job, and whose output is used by his employer as a standard for measuring the amount of work that should be completed in a given period of time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail et production
  • Étude du travail
DEF

Ouvrier hautement productif qui entraîne ses compagnons de travail à accélérer leur cadence de production.

OBS

Il faut distinguer le meneur d'allure du chef d'allure. Ce dernier, aussi appelé démonstrateur, est constitué en autorité pour dicter une cadence de travail, tandis que le meneur exerce tout simplement une influence d'entraînement.

Spanish

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