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PEAU PHOQUE [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

climbing skins: Strips of synthetic material, originally made of seal skins, attached to the bottom of skis for ascending a snow slope without sliding backwards.

CONT

Stop in a safe place to remove your skins. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.]

OBS

climbing skin; skin: the plural form of these terms (climbing skins; skins) have been officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.

OBS

climbing skin; skin: terms usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • climbing skins
  • skins

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Ski et surf des neiges
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

peaux d'ascension : Peaux synthétiques, anciennement peaux de phoque, collées à la semelle des skis et permettant ainsi de monter une pente sans reculer.

CONT

Arrêtez-vous dans un endroit sûr pour enlever vos peaux. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.]

OBS

peau d'ascension; peau : Les termes au pluriel (peaux d'ascension; peaux) ont été uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.

OBS

peau d'ascension; peau; peau de phoque : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • peaux d'ascension
  • peaux
  • peaux de phoque

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Skins and Hides (Leather Ind.)
CONT

Sealskin is much used [by Inuit] for various items of clothing for both men, women and children, such as boots, skin stockings, mittens, hoods, and so on. Depending on the intended use of the skin, it may be prepared in different ways, for instance as meqqulik (skin with hair), as unneq (white dehaired skin), or as waterproof skin for boots.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de peaux (Ind. du cuir)
CONT

La peau de phoque est résistante, légère et imperméable, trois qualités fondamentales la rendant bien adaptée à la confection de vêtements pour le printemps et l'été.

CONT

Les Inuits leur offrent en échange des kamiks, ces bottes imperméables en peau de phoque [...]

Spanish

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