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Record 1 2011-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

To cross intentionally into a partner’s forecourt territory either to volley an opponent’s service return or groundstroke rally shot.

OBS

There is a slight difference between "poaching" and "interception". The first term implies a resolve to move over to one's partner's side of the court, whether one is expecting to make contact with the ball or not. The second term implies less doubt as to whether the ball will come or not. It will come and the player will meet the ball to put it away. In general, the French term "interception" conveys both English meanings. Related terms :cross, switch, to cut to the middle, to pick off the return of service.

CONT

The non-server will attempt to reach the return of serve and place an unplayable first volley; the net player of the receiving team will seek to intercept this first volley to win the point without extending the rally.

PHR

to poach on ad, poach on the serve, poach the service return.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

[La formation australienne du jeu double] vise essentiellement à intercepter les retours de service croisé. À utiliser à l'occasion pour confondre l'équipe qui reçoit le service.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
CONT

Cuando os suban a la red, jugad una pelota liftada a los pies de vuestros adversarios, esto les obligará a levantarla y el compañero que esté en la red se cruzará y terminará el punto.

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Record 2 2008-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Solar Power Plants
  • Geothermal Energy
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
DEF

A structure in which air contact is used to cool a stream of water that has been heated by circulation through a system. The air flows counter-currently or cross currently to the water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centrales solaires
  • Énergie géothermique
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
CONT

L'eau de refroidissement, échauffée dans le condenseur, parvient par un système de canaux sur les plaques de ruissellement de la tour de réfrigération; elle retombe en fines gouttelettes, comme dans une douche gigantesque, et transmet sa chaleur à un courant d'air ascendant.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Centrales solares
  • Energía geotérmica
  • Equipo para extracción de petróleo y gas natural
DEF

Chimenea ancha y elevada para enfriar procesos o productos, característica, sobre todo, de centrales térmicas y nucleares.

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Record 3 2004-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

Longitudinal(axial) parenchyma that is in contact with the pores as seen in the cross section; "opposite" of apotracheal parenchyma.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
  • Exploitation forestière
DEF

Parenchyme axial associé aux vaisseaux ou aux trachéides vasculaires.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Xilología (Estudio de la madera)
  • Explotación forestal
DEF

Parénquima axial leñoso asociado a vasos y traqueidas, visto en secciones transversales de la madera.

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Record 4 2003-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Products
  • Plywood
DEF

In plywood comprising three or more plies, a layer of veneer whose grain direction is at right angles to that of the face plies.

OBS

cross band : term reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder, CSA International, 178 Rexdale Blvd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9W 1R3. However, CSA International shall not be responsible for the manner in which the information is presented, nor for any interpretations thereof. This CSA International material may not have been updated to reflect amendments subsequently made to the original content. For further information, contact CSA International.

OBS

cross band: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits du bois
  • Contreplaqués
DEF

Pli intérieur sur lequel on colle à fil croisé le pli extérieur d'un panneau contreplaqué.

OBS

pli transversal : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR et par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Productos madereros
  • Madera contrachapada
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Record 5 2002-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The Space Shuttle stops within 50 meters of Mir, which is approximately one-half the length of a football field. From that position the Space Shuttle waits for clearance from Mission Control to continue. When the command is given to continue, the Reaction Control System is activated again and the Space Shuttle closes in on Mir at a speed of about 0. 05 meters per second until it reaches a distance of about 9 meters. There, the Space Shuttle stops again and waits for approximately 5 minutes. The Commander and Pilot make sure they can see the docking target clearly and fine-tune the alignment of the Space Shuttle with the docking target. A large black cross called the Stand-off Cross is mounted 30 centimeters(cm) above the back plate in the center of the target. When the Commander has the Stand-off Cross squarely in line with the docking target, he or she maneuvers the Space Shuttle and makes contact with the docking ring. Once a series of hooks is engaged, the Space Shuttle is then successfully docked with Mir.

OBS

docking target: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

Voici le module d'habitation Zvezda [...] Le «bras» que l'on voit en bas à gauche porte une cible [d'amarrage] dont se servent justement les Progress et les Soyouz pour se guider.

OBS

cible d'amarrage : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 6 2000-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metal Bending
DEF

Bending in an air bend die.

OBS

air bend die : Angle forming die in which the metal is formed without striking the bottom of the die. Metal contact is made at only three points in the cross section : the nose of the male die and the two edges of a V-shape die opening.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cintrage et pliage (Métallurgie)
DEF

Pliage dans lequel le poinçon ne va pas à fond de matrice, ce qui permet, avec les mêmes outils, de faire des pliages à angles différents.

Spanish

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Record 7 2000-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

A drill collar with a round cross section that has a long continuous groove or flute machined helically into its outer surface. The spiralled groove provides space between the wall of the hole and the body of the collar, minimizing the area of contact between the hole wall and collar; thus the possibility of differential pressure sticking is reduced.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole

Spanish

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Record 8 1991-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Mechanics)
  • Grinding (Machine-Tooling)
CONT

Several, usually seven, smaller diamond stones are mounted in spaced relationship across the working surface of the nib. In some types of tools more than a single layer of such clusters is set at parallel levels in the matrix, the deeper positioned layer becoming active after the preceding layer has worn away.

OBS

Intended for straight face dressing and permits the utilization of smaller, less expensive diamond stones.... The multiple point contact permits faster cross feed rates during truing...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Mécanique)
  • Meulage (Usinage)

Spanish

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Record 9 1977-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

[Cephalopods of the family lituitidae have] annulate to smooth conchs consisting of [an] adapical spiral or cyrtoconic portion and [a] straight to slightly sigmoid adoral orthocone; [the] coiled portion [is] generally with compressed whorls in contact; whorls [are] rounded or weakly impressed dorsally; [the] orthocone [has a] circular or compressed cross section; growth lines [are] variable in outline but mostly sinuous and with [a] conspicuous ventral sinus; [a] fully mature aperture [is] characterized by lappets with deep hyponomic and ocular sinuses; [the] siphuncle [is] subcentral, [the] connecting rings [are] layered; voluminous cameral deposits-with [a] dorsal gap [are] recorded in some genera. "L. Ord.-U. Ord. ".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

[Les céphalopodes de la famille des lituitidae ont une] coquille enroulée, secondairement droite, [un] siphon tubulaire subcentral, [des] lignes d'accroissement avec [un] sinus ventral et une paire de sinus latéraux, comme le péristome [[Ordovicien].

Spanish

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