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CARRYING HANDLE [12 records]

Record 1 2023-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Terminals
CONT

The air passenger terminal expedites arriving and departing air-passenger traffic. It affords passengers orderly and convenient progress from the ground side of the terminal, through the terminal, to the aircraft, and back again. The air side of the terminal should efficiently handle military and civilian aircraft carrying passengers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérogares

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Terminales aéreas
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Record 2 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Purses, Wallets and Similar Articles
  • Leather Bags, Baggage and Satchels
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
DEF

A portable, often flat case with a handle, used for carrying papers or books.

PHR

Locked briefcase.

Key term(s)
  • brief-case

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sacs, portefeuilles et articles similaires
  • Maroquinerie et malleterie
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
DEF

Sac à compartiments, rectangulaire, généralement pliant, à poignée, servant à porter des papiers, des livres.

PHR

Serviette verrouillée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carteras, billeteras y artículos similares
  • Marroquinería
  • Equipo y artículos de oficina
DEF

Cartera de mano para llevar libros, papeles, etc.

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Record 3 2014-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Courts
  • Legal Actions
CONT

A deputy district attorney works under the supervision of a district attorney in carrying out prosecution duties for both misdemeanor and felony court cases. When a defendant is charged with a crime, it is up to the office of the district attorney to determine whether a case can be made against that person. The deputy district attorney plays an instrumental part in that determination as well as any subsequent prosecution. Deputy district attorneys research law, interview witnesses and handle the courtroom prosecution of defendants.

OBS

District Attorney. An officer of the governmental body under which he or she is operating, such as a state, county, or municipality, with the duty to prosecute all those accused of crimes. A district attorney will frequently have assistants who are similarly empowered. Also known as a prosecutor. In the federal government, district attorneys are called United States attorneys.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Tribunaux
  • Actions en justice
DEF

Fonctionnaire public agissant en tant qu'adjoint du procureur de l'État dans ses fonctions et qui représente les intérêts de l'administration judiciaire locale auprès des tribunaux en matière pénale et criminelle.

OBS

substitut du procureur; sous-procureur; procureur-adjoint; assistant-procureur : Ces expressions peuvent être employées de manière interchangeable. Elles sont utilisées dans ce contexte pour exprimer la même réalité. À notre avis, il s'agit d'un fonctionnaire qualifié qui agit au niveau de l'administration judiciaire locale comme étant un assistant du procureur de l'État.

Spanish

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Record 4 2007-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Equipment
  • Small Arms
CONT

A removable folding carrying handle on the receiver, used often to lift the weapon from the ground as the gunner rushes forward, is positioned at the weapons's balance point and folds out of the way when not being used.

Key term(s)
  • folding handle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel militaire
  • Armes légères
CONT

La poignée de transport repliable du Galil n'existe pas sur le R-4, car les forces sud-africaines obligent leurs soldats à se déplacer avec une arme toujours prête au tir ...

Spanish

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Record 5 2007-08-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Infantry
CONT

The Pioneer tool kit is a multi-purpose tool. It incorporates seven basic hand tools into one compact unit based on a Hudson Bay-style ax with a 36 inch handle. All the attachments are stored in the carrying case... that slides onto the handle for storage. The entire unit is mounted in brackets located on the interior rear cab wall.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Infanterie
CONT

[...] le lot de pionnier «armée française» est composé d'une pioche, d'une pelle et d'une hache avec leur manche. Ce lot peut être fixé sur un seul support ou éclaté sur différents supports accessibles immédiatement par l'équipage.

Spanish

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Record 6 2006-12-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Instruments
  • Guns (Land Forces)
  • Armour
CONT

The [M240G Machine Gun] is modified for ground use by the installation of an "infantry modification kit", comprised of a flash suppressor, front sight, carrying handle for the barrel, a buttstock, infantry length pistol grip, bipod, and rear sight assembly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'optique
  • Canons (Forces terrestres)
  • Arme blindée

Spanish

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Record 7 2002-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
CONT

[The] gel-filled cushion... comes with a convenient carrying handle and a Staph-Chek [R] cover.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
CONT

La housse des coussins d'aide à la prévention des escarres] comporte une ou deux anses de portage qui seront remplacées, en cas d'impossibilité technique, par un système de portage indépendant de la housse.

Spanish

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Record 8 1999-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
DEF

A portable, hand-operated piston pump with a short hose and a stirrup-shaped foot bracket for holding the pump on the floor or ground. The pump is used as a first aid for small fires and in cramped quarters. The pump is supplied by water from buckets and is a common US forest Service pump for back-pack operations.

CONT

Two different types of pump tanks are available : one is cylindrical and the other is made to be used as a back-pack.... The cylindrical model has carrying handles either attached to the container or built into the pump handle, and the water is discharged by a built-in, hand-operated vertical piston pump to which a short rubber hose is attached. The pump is double-acting and discharges water on both the up and the down strokes. To operate a cylindrical pump tank, place it on the ground and put one foot on the extension bracket at the base to steady the unit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
DEF

Petite pompe à piston avec poignée, fixée à un seau d'eau par un support à semelle et comportant un petit tuyau souple muni d'un ajutage, utilisée comme moyen de première intervention.

Spanish

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Record 9 1993-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging
DEF

A package generally used for multiple packaging of cans or bottles, incorporating a handle or fingerholes for carrying.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages
DEF

Emballage muni de poignées, utilisé pour le transport des bouteilles ou des bidons.

Spanish

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Record 10 1992-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging Machinery and Equipment
  • Packaging in Paperboard
CONT

Cartoning machinery, end-load.... Cartoning machines handle an almost infinite variety of products; solid objects like bottles, jars, and tubes, and also breakfast cereals, rice, pasta products and similar free-flowing items.... There are two basic types of cartoning machines : semiautomatic and fully automatic... [which]... are available in horizontal or vertical modes, that is, the carton is carried through the machine lying horizontally or standing upright in the conveyor carrying the carton.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines et équipement d'emballage
  • Emballages en carton
DEF

Encartonneuse à chargement par les extrémités de l'étui ou de la boîte pliante dont la position de déplacement de ces derniers sur le convoyeur s'effectue verticalement (position debout).

OBS

Lorsqu'il sera spécifiquement question d'une machine à remplir les étuis, on emploiera l'expression "étuyeuse verticale".

Spanish

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Record 11 1992-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging Machinery and Equipment
  • Packaging in Paperboard
CONT

Cartoning machinery, end-load.... Cartoning machines handle an almost infinite variety of products; solid objects like bottles, jars, and tubes, and also breakfast cereals, rice, pasta products and similar free-flowing items.... There are two basic types of cartoning machine : semiautomatic and fully automatic... [which]... are available in horizontal or vertical modes, that is, the carton is carried through the machine lying horizontally or standing upright in the conveyor carrying the carton.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines et équipement d'emballage
  • Emballages en carton
DEF

Encartonneuse à chargement par les extrémités d'un étui ou d'une boîte pliante dont la position de déplacement de ces derniers sur le convoyeur s'effectue horizontalement (position couchée).

OBS

Lorsqu'il sera spécifiquement question d'une machine à remplir les étuis, on emploiera l'expression «étuyeuse horizontale».

Spanish

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Record 12 1983-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

a container with a handle for carrying ice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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