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CHECK SIGHT [6 records]

Record 1 2015-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shooting (Sports)
DEF

A practice shot fired at the beginning of a match to check sight adjustments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tir (Sports)
DEF

Tir d'entraînement au début d'un match destiné à vérifier les réglages visuels.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tiro (Deportes)
DEF

Tiro [...] que se dispara al principio de un torneo para revisar los ajustes de la mira.

CONT

Cada serie empieza con 4 disparos de ensayo. Si el tirador no dispara los tiros de ensayo, los parches negros deberán permanecer en los blancos correspondientes fuera de los aros.

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Record 2 2001-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

A sight or demand draft, drawn by one bank as drawer upon another bank as drawee. Such an instrument is to be distinguished from a "cashier's check".

OBS

Draft: ... financial instrument in which a drawer orders a drawee to pay a sum of money to a payee.

OBS

bank draft: term and text reproduced from The Encyclopedia of Banking and Finance, Tenth Edition (1993), by Glenn G. Munn, F.L. Garcia and Charles J. Woelfel, with the permission of the copyright holder, The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. In no event shall McGraw-Hill have any liability to any party for special, incidental, tort, or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with the use of this material.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Ordre donné par une personne (le tireur) à une banque (le tiré) de payer une somme à une autre personne (le bénéficiaire) et, par extension, le titre par lequel cet ordre est donné.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operaciones bancarias
  • Comercio exterior
DEF

Cheque girado por un banco a otro banco. Tales giros son utilizados cuando el cliente debe proveer de fondos pagaderos en un banco de una localidad distante.

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Record 3 2000-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Burners and Steamfitting
  • Air Conditioning and Heating
CONT

shutter. A movable screen or cover that opens and closes an aperture. In a C7012E or F Purple Peeper Ultraviolet Flame Detector, an oscillating shutter interrupts the line of sight of the detector 60 to 120 times a minute to check the detector circuit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs
  • Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage

Spanish

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Record 4 1999-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Systems
CONT

4. check C. S. D. oil level at sight gauge... Do not overfill C. S. D. transmission case.

Key term(s)
  • constant-speed drive transmission case

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits des aéronefs
OBS

carter : Enveloppe métallique ou en matière plastique, généralement amovible, servant de protection étanche à un ou à plusieurs organes mécaniques en mouvement et éventuellement de réserve d'huile.

OBS

carter CSD : terme accepté par le Comité d'étude de la terminologie des cartes de travail du DC-9.

Spanish

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Record 5 1988-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Traction (Rail)
  • Mechanical Components
CONT

Check gear reducer oil level at the fill plug or sight glass.... Check sight glass for correct position of oil level placard.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traction (Chemins de fer)
  • Composants mécaniques
OBS

regard vitré : terme uniformisé par le CN.

Spanish

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Record 6 1986-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Systems
CONT

Check C. S. D. oil level at sight gauge & replenish as required.... Investigate cause of high oil consumption if it is indicated. Remove filler hoses, install protective caps & ensure that all safety devices are secured.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits des aéronefs
OBS

tuyau de remplissage : terme accepté par le Comité d'étude de la terminologie des cartes de travail du DC-9.

Spanish

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