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DOWN FILL [7 records]

Record 1 2022-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Clothing
  • Bedding
  • Upholstery
DEF

The number of cubic inches one ounce of down will fill under specific conditions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Vêtements
  • Literie
  • Rembourrage (Industrie du meuble)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industrias textiles
  • Prendas de vestir
  • Ropa de cama
  • Tapicería (Industria del mueble)
CONT

El grueso 90/10 con factor de relleno 750 solo se coloca en el pecho, la espalda y los hombros.

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Record 2 2022-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Passenger Service (Rail Transport)
CONT

[The railway company] offers sleeper cabins with bunk beds... Single cabins contain an armchair facing a toilet and sink and at night a single bunk slides down to fill the space.

CONT

Configured as a relaxing private lounge during the day comprising sofa, footstool table, the compartment converts in the evening to a night configuration with an upper and lower bed. The Orient Express single compartments also feature a washbasin with hot and cold water enclosed in a cabinet, with towels and toiletries provided.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Trafic voyageurs (Transport par rail)
DEF

Compartiment de voitures-lits aménagé pour une seule personne.

CONT

Les passagers des compartiments individuels ont accès à une douche exiguë, mais propre et sans attente le matin, serviettes fournies comme à l'hôtel.

OBS

compartiment individuel : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 22 septembre 2000.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Servicio de pasajeros (Transporte ferroviario)
CONT

Las opciones de espacio en los trenes nocturnos van desde asientos reclinables a cabinas individuales con baños privados.

OBS

cabina individual: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, explica que el anglicismo "single" es innecesario en la terminología ferroviaria para denominar a las cabinas individuales en los coches cama.

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Record 3 2012-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Earthmoving
DEF

Any operation involving the excavation or construction of earth embankments.

CONT

Earthmoving. This includes excavation and the placement of earth fill. Excavation follows preparation of the site, and is performed when the existing grade must be brought down to a new elevation.

CONT

General excavation consists of the primary operations of earth excavation, rock excavation, backfill, and embankment construction; it also includes the transportation of earth materials, the stabilization of earth banks, and the control of ground water.

OBS

General excavation is the term quite generally applied to the moving of portions of the earth’s crust for construction purposes. Other terms, such as earthmoving, may or may not mean the same thing. Confusion arises from the dual use of the word "earth" to refer, on the one hand, to the sphere on which we live, and on the other hand to that portion of the earth’s crust often termed "dirt," but now more frequently termed "soil."

OBS

Do not translate in French by "terrassements généraux" which is more specific.

OBS

earthwork: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Terrassement
DEF

Ensemble des opérations de génie civil et de travaux publics ayant pour effet de modifier le relief du sol, que ce dernier soit constitué par des terres proprement dites ou par des rochers.

CONT

On nomme terrassements les travaux qui se rapportent à la modification du relief d'un terrain. Cette modification des niveaux du sol est réalisée par l'exécution de déblais et de remblais.

CONT

Selon leur volume, [...] les terrassements peuvent se classer en deux groupes : les terrassements pour ouvrages d'art et pour bâtiments [où] les masses de terre à déplacer sont relativement peu importantes [et] les terrassements généraux de grande masse : routes, aérodromes, barrages et digues en terre.

OBS

terrassement : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Remoción de tierras
DEF

Movimiento de los materiales de la superficie de un terreno para alterar su forma para fines de constitución en el sitio.

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Record 4 2003-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Loads and Weights (Transport.)
  • Cargo (Water Transport)
  • Special-Language Phraseology
OBS

An expression used to denote the condition of a loaded vessel when the cargo is of such nature as to fill all available space in the cargo areas, and at the same time of sufficient weight to bring the ship down to her designed loadline, i. e. down to marks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poids et charges (Transports)
  • Cargaisons (Transport par eau)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
CONT

The Colt "Commander" is a trimmed down version of the "Government" model 1911 A1. Proposed at the end of 1949, it was intended to fill a Military need for a lighter handgun devoted to officers.

OBS

Automatic pistol made by the Colt Company.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
CONT

Le Colt «Commander» est une version raccourcie du Colt "Government" 1911 A1. Proposé vers la fin de l'année 1949, il était destiné à satisfaire un besoin militaire pour une arme plus légère à l'usage des officiers.

OBS

Pistolet automatique fabriqué par la société Colt.

Spanish

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Record 6 1986-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dams and Causeways
CONT

Fish passes usually take the form of fish ladders and fish locks.... The Borland fish lock was developed in Scotland as an alternative to fish ladders. It operates on the same intermittent principle as a ship lock but is constructed as a closed conduit. Intermittent closure of the gates at the bottom causes the continuous flow through the lock to fill the conduit at intervals, and thus allows fish waiting in the bottom chamber to be raised through the height of the dam. The lock also serves at other seasons to flush young salmon down past the dam.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Barrages et chaussées
DEF

Dispositif permettant aux poissons de remonter de l'aval à l'amont des barrages de grande hauteur et comprenant deux chambres reliées par une galerie inclinée.

Spanish

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Record 7 1986-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rabbit Farming
CONT

Even the smallest rabbittry benefits from an automatic or semi-automatic system. The simplest watering system is semi-automatic. You fill a holding tank(perhaps just a large bucket) elevated above the hutches, and the water flows down through pipes alongside the cages. Valves are inserted into the pipe at each cage. The rabbits bite on the valves to release the water. There are two types of valves. The "dewdrop" valve has a metal stem in it which is dislodged when bit or licked. This allows the water to trickle through. After a rabbit has stopped drinking, the stem drops back into the valve opening and is held in place by the water pressure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des lapins
OBS

L'abreuvement des lapins doit alors être assuré par un système automatique du type clapet.

OBS

Proposition d'André Sénécal de la Section technique.

Spanish

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