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DOWN WEIGHT [54 records]

Record 1 2025-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clocks, Watches and Bells
CONT

Weight-driven clocks, as the name suggests, are mechanical clocks powered by falling weights that hang on a chain or cable. With the aid of gravity, the weights are pulled down slowly, typically in a period of 7 days. After which, the weights go back up. The chain or cable holding the weight needs to be manually pulled up or wound using a crank to start another cycle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Horlogerie et sonnerie
DEF

Horloge dont le rouage est mû par la chute régulièrement ralentie d'un poids.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oceanography
  • Climate Change
CONT

Thermohaline convection is a wellknown process in oceanography : warm salted layers on the top of cool unsalted ones rapidly diffuse downwards even in the presence of stabilizing temperature gradients, due to the different diffusivities of heat and salt. When a warm salted blob falls down in cool fresh water, the heat diffuses out more quickly than the salt. The blob goes on falling due to its weight until it mixes with the surroundings...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Océanographie
  • Changements climatiques
CONT

En réponse aux gradients du champ de densité de surface, de grandes cellules convectives se développent dans l'océan. Elles sont à l'origine d'une importante redistribution méridienne de chaleur et de substances chimiques. Les forçages de chaleur et d'eau douce en surface agissent de façon antagoniste sur la densité et sur la circulation résultante, dite circulation thermohaline. Cette compétition entre les effets thermiques et salins autorise plusieurs modes opératoires de la convection thermohaline.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Oceanografía
  • Cambio climático
DEF

Movimientos verticales del agua marina producidos por cambios en la temperatura y en la salinidad de las capas superiores.

OBS

Cuando la capa superior [de agua marina] se hace más pesada que las capas subyacentes, se provoca un desequilibrio vertical.

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Record 3 2022-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bedding
  • Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
  • Mental health and hygiene
  • Cognitive Psychology
CONT

A weighted blanket resembles a regular blanket but with an added weight to it. It is filled with materials like glass beads and plastic poly pellets, and the blanket is meant to help people calm down, relax, and sleep well.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Literie
  • Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
  • Hygiène et santé mentales
  • Psychologie cognitive
CONT

Les couvertures lestées sont constituées de cellules remplies généralement d'écales de sarrasin ou de billes d'acier pour en répartir le poids. Elles peuvent peser de 2,25 à 16 kg. La housse peut être faite de divers matériaux comme le denim, le polar ou le nylon imperméable.

OBS

En plus d'aider à lutter contre les troubles du sommeil, la couverture lestée permet de réduire [le] stress et [l']anxiété.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ropa de cama
  • Ayudas técnicas para personas minusválidas
  • Higiene y salud mental
  • Psicología cognitiva
DEF

Manta con un relleno especial que le aporta mayor peso que el de una manta convencional; provoca una estimulación táctil profunda que ayuda a relajar el sistema nervioso.

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Record 4 2021-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collaboration with the FAO
  • Commercial Fishing
CONT

The automatic jigging machine lets the hook sink down to a specified depth and then starts jigging with an adjustable range of up-and-down motion and at a pre-determined speed. When the weight is increased by a caught fish, and the pre-set weight is reached, jigging is discontinued and the catch is hauled up automatically; the hauling function stops when fish and hook are on the surface and the fish can be unhooked. Normally one person operates two machines... An adjustable electromagnetic clutch makes it possible to play large fish such as halibut automatically …

French

Domaine(s)
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
  • Pêche commerciale

Spanish

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Record 5 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
CONT

Master the Overhead Squat.... If you do it right, the overhead squat is an effective movement for your legs, hips, shoulders, even your abs [abdominal muscles].... When trying to perform an overhead squat, a lot of people either shift their weight too far forward onto their toes or back onto their heels, among other mistakes. You want to aim to keep your weight balanced over the middle of your arches, with your arms over your feet. Begin in a standing position, holding a dowel overhead with your arms straight and your feet about shoulder-width apart. Initiate the movement with your hips, squatting back and down until the tops of your thighs are at least parallel to the floor. As you go, think about pulling the dowel apart with your hands. Push through your hips to return to a standing position.

OBS

This bodybuilding exercise can be performed with a medicine ball, a barbell, dumbbells or any other accessory.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
OBS

Pour effectuer une flexion des jambes avec charge au-dessus de la tête, placez-vous debout, le dos droit, les bras en extension en tenant un poids au-dessus de votre tête. Accroupissez-vous jusqu'à ce que vos cuisses soient parallèles au sol et retournez à la position de départ.

OBS

Cet exercice de musculation peut s'effectuer à l'aide d'une barre à disque, d'haltères, d'un ballon d'entraînement ou de tout autre accessoire.

Spanish

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Record 6 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
CONT

The body weight squat is perhaps the best lower body exercise a person can do. It basically works all the major muscle groups of the thighs, glutes and hamstrings.... Position your feet slightly wider then hip-width apart with your toes slightly turned out. Hold your hands out in front of you at shoulder height. This will counterbalance your weight and help you keep your balance. Slowly and under control, bend your knees and lower yourself down as far as you can without lifting your heels off the floor and then, after a brief pause at the bottom, push your weight back up until you are back at the starting position.

OBS

This bodybuilding exercise is performed without weights.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
OBS

Pour effectuer une flexion des jambes à vide, placez-vous debout avec le dos droit, accroupissez-vous jusqu'à ce que vos cuisses soient parallèles au sol et retournez à la position de départ.

OBS

Cet exercice de musculation s'effectue sans poids.

Spanish

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Record 7 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
DEF

... a pulley machine used to work the biceps.

CONT

After adjusting the weight for the preacher curl machine, sit down on the machine with your upper arms resting on the pads and grab the handles with your palms facing up.... As you exhale, curl the handles towards you. Hold the top position for a second.... While inhaling, slowly lower your arms and return to the starting position.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme

Spanish

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Record 8 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
CONT

Elbow/Knee Planks : Start face down on a mat with body weight evenly distributed between your elbows and knees. Keep your abdominals held tight to support the lower back, and keep your head aligned with the spine by looking directly down at your clasped hands without dropping head forward. Build up to being able to hold this static position for 30 seconds... Complete 3 holds of 30 seconds with 1 minute rest or stretching(i. e. child's pose is a good option) in between sets.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
CONT

La planche sur les genoux. Mettez-vous sur les genoux en plaçant vos genoux derrière votre bassin et non sur la même ligne que ce dernier (position 4 pattes). Puis, levez le bassin de manière à avoir un alignement entre les genoux, le bassin et les épaules. Enfin, serrez les fesses et le ventre et tenez [de] 10 à 30 secondes.

Spanish

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Record 9 2017-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cattle Raising
CONT

A national study... broke down cattle subcategories, by province, into subannual production stages and defined their physiological status, diet, age class, sex, weight, growth rate, activity level and production environment.

OBS

age class: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the National Inventory Report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des bovins
CONT

Une étude nationale [...] a ventilé les sous‑catégories de bovins en stades de production de moins d’un an, par province, et établi leur état physiologique, leur régime alimentaire, leur classe d’âge, leur sexe, leur poids, leur taux de gain de poids, leur niveau d’activité et leur environnement de production.

OBS

classe d'âge : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre du Rapport d'inventaire national.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cría de ganado bovino
CONT

[...] la estructura de una población está dada por las proporciones de individuos que corresponden a cada clase de edad, estadío de desarrollo, tamaño o sexo.

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Record 10 2015-03-24

English

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

A device that moves with the vertical motion of a floating, offshore drilling rig in order to prevent the bit from being lifted off the bottom of the hole and then dropped back down(i. e., the device maintains constant weight on the bit in spite of vessel heave).

OBS

heave compensator

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
  • Appareillage (Technologie pétrolière)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
CONT

Les autres composants prototypes [...] du «Térébel» [...] comprenaient aussi un dispositif de manutention mécanisé des tiges de forage [...] et, surtout un compensateur de pilonnement. [...] Le compensateur, constitué de plusieurs vérins hydrauliques associés à une capacité gazeuse dont la pression peut être en permanence contrôlée, est essentiellement un dispositif élastique de suspension du train de tiges de forage qui permet, dans les limites assez larges de pilonnement, de conserver un poids constant et prédéterminé sur l'outil de forage.

Spanish

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Record 11 2015-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skating
CONT

It is then the following four important points you must remember to control and perform correctly : A) Correct skating position... B) Correct weight positioning.(Don’t tip forward on the skates, keep your behind well down). C) Smooth rhythmic weight transfer.... D) Push off with entire blade and full stretch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Patinage
CONT

Il y a quatre points importants dont vous devez vous souvenir pour bien patiner : A) Position correcte du patineur [...] B) Bonne position du poids du corps. (Ne pas se pencher en avant sur les patins, garder les fesses basses). C) Transfert du poids du corps au rythme et de façon coulée. [...] D) Poussée avec toute la lame du patin et extension complète de la jambe.

OBS

Ce terme appartient au patinage de vitesse.

Spanish

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Record 12 2014-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lacrosse
CONT

Our reading has indicated that the over-the-shoulder shot can indicate both a simple overhand shot (i.e., above the shoulder) and a shot in which the shooter swings the stick both behind the back and over the shoulder.

OBS

The upper hand of the shooter is in a position over his shoulder... [and] follows through in a vigorous throwing motion with a snap of the wrist as the lower hand pulls down hard on the butt end of the handle. The body weight transfers from the rear to the front leg... The head of the stick actually ends up pointing to the ground because the body follow-through is so complete.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Crosse
DEF

Tir exécuté en abaissant le bâton de l'épaule vers le bas.

Spanish

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Record 13 2014-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
OBS

Used on trollers to weight down the lines Blair and Ansel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
CONT

Les lignes sont lestées au moyen d'un boulet qui les maintient à la profondeur voulue.

Spanish

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Record 14 2013-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Horse Husbandry
CONT

Endurance horses have a physical look which could be described as small and wiry, without excessive muscling. Typical body weight measurements would be in the range of 850 to 1050 pounds. From a body condition standpoint, most endurance horses are moderately thin, resembling human endurance runners. The small, lightly muscled physic of endurance horses is advantageous both for reducing thermal load and for traveling up and down mountains.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Élevage des chevaux
CONT

Un cheval d'endurance typique peut être décrit comme petit, sans musculature excessive. Le poids moyen est de 380 à 500 [kilogrammes]. Du point de vue de la condition, les chevaux d'endurance sont plutôt minces, comme les coureurs de marathon. Il est évident qu'un petit cheval d'endurance peu musclé a l'avantage au niveau de la régulation thermique et sur des terrains montagneux.

Spanish

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Record 15 2013-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
CONT

Knee dips. Stand in front of a mirror on one leg. Point your foot on the supporting leg straightforward. Square up your hips and shoulders to the mirror so you are facing the mirror directly. Look at your kneecap and make sure it is pointed straightforward to the mirror. Avoid leaning into one hip. Imagine you’ve got a string attached to the top of your head and it's pulling your body straight up so your posture is perfect... Slowly lower your body weight down and up only a few inches. Your primary focus during this exercise is to ensure your kneecap doesn’t collapse in towards the midline of your body... You can intensify this exercise by holding free weights or by standing on a step and bending deeper toward the ground.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
CONT

Pliés des genoux. Tenez-vous debout devant un miroir, sur une jambe. Pointez votre pied libre directement vers la jambe au sol. Alignez vos hanches et vos épaules avec le miroir de manière à bien y faire face. Regardez votre genou et assurez-vous qu'il pointe directement vers le miroir. Évitez de vous reposer sur une seule hanche. Imaginez que vous avez une corde attachée sur le sommet de la tête et qu'elle tire votre corps vers le haut pour une posture parfaite [...] Pliez et dépliez lentement le genou, pour que votre corps descende et monte de quelques pouces seulement. Vous devez avant tout veiller à pointer votre genou directement vers l'avant pendant toute la durée de l'exercice et à ce que celui-ci ne tourne pas vers l'extérieur [...] Vous pouvez intensifier cet exercice en tenant des haltères ou en vous plaçant sur une marche et en descendant plus bas.

Spanish

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Record 16 2012-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

The result of hitting the tennis ball with a tennis racquet; sometimes refers to the actual placement of the ball or manner in which it is struck.

CONT

A shot is the combination of a stroke and the situation in which it is used.

OBS

"Long" is an informal expression used to indicate that a shot went out past the baseline. Important nuance: a "stroke" implies early preparation and a complete follow through. If one were to envision a stroke, one would see a series of sequences, ending with a "shot", i.e. the result of all of the above. Consequently, a "shot" is the result of the "stroke". "Shot" implies a quick, sharp movement because one is focusing on the end result, not the series of sequences leading up to it. A "blow" is rather an imprecise, general term similar in meaning to "shot". Although many would like to maintain these nuances in English, "shot" and "stroke" are often used synonymously. "Blow" is used only rarely. Note, however that although there are two possible equivalents ("coup" and "frappe") in French, neither are semantically identical to the English offerings. The Spanish term "pegada" works well as an equivalent for "shot", although technically the term more specifically refers to the actual hitting action caused by the racket coming in contact with the ball, and not to the end result [cause vs effect].

CONT

Keeping your feet wide apart is an important key to maintaining good balance and positioning while moving from shot to shot.

CONT

Since his injury in the first set, he has lost a lot of sting in his shots.

PHR

Shape, strength of shot. Barrage, range, string of shots.

PHR

Shot bounces. Shot drifts wide. Shot has no pace on it. Shot will go/sail long.

PHR

Accurate, aggressive, angled, approach, bread-and-butter, buggywhip, chip, cinch, crafty, cross-court, crummy, decisive, deep, defensive, delicate, down-the-line, down-the-T, drop, extraordinary, fantastic, fast, floating, floppy, follow-up, forcing, gutsy, hard, hard-to-read, high-risk, inside-out, kill, laser, looping, loose, low, low-percentage, low-risk, mammoth, midcourt, off-centre, offensive, outside-in, passing, percentage, power, pressure, recovery, risky, safe, set-up, shallow, sharp-angled, short, showoff, sloppy, soft, spin, strong, tactical, topspin, touch, tough, tricky, two-handed, underspin, varied, vicious, wide, winning, wrongfooting shot.

PHR

Irretrievable key shot.

PHR

To admire, angle, anticipate, attack, baby, block, bungle, center, chop down, conceal, cut off, develop, dip, direct, flatten out, go for, guide, handle, hit, hold, improvise, intercept, lean into, line up, make, meet, miss, move into, muff, muscle, net, place, play, pop up, practice, pull off, put away, retrieve, rifle, run down, rush through, send, set up, smack, spray, step into, take, target, telegraph, time, track, underspin, unleash a shot.

PHR

To add pep to a shot. To approach behind a shot. To be cute with a shot. To react to a shot. To scoop down for a shot. To put one's whole body behind shot. To get one's weight behind/into the shot. To mix up shots. To stream together shots.

PHR

To raise a shot high. To telegraph shop direction. To whip a shot up/down the line.

PHR

Crushing shots. Filing one’s body into a shot.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

[...] Rien pour embarrasser François dont la régularité des coups en fond de terrain et la grande ténacité font de ce jeune joueur le champion canadien des 14 ans et moins.

CONT

[...] ses coups assenés du fond du court avec cette insolente précision qui blanchit les lignes.

PHR

Coup d'approche, d'attaque, en angle, audacieux, de base, de contre-attaque, coupé, croisé, décentré, décisif, défensif, déguisé, dévastateur, époustouflant, d'expert, explosif, faiblard, fantaisiste, fatal, de grande classe, lourd, mal ajusté, offensif, plat, précis, puissant, raté, retenu, risque, souple, spectaculaire, tordu.

PHR

Puissance, tempo d'un coup. Déroulement du coup. Gamme, production des coups.

PHR

Anticiper, appuyer, centrer, ralentir, rater, tourner un coup.

PHR

Assurer un bon centrage d'un coup. Laisser aller ses coups.

PHR

Sortir des coups impressionnants.

Spanish

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

Efecto de jugar a pegar golpes a una pelota.

CONT

Cualidades que debe poseer un buen servicio [...] Variación constante de la pegada (plana o con efecto).

CONT

Vuelta a la posición de espera tardía, lo que hace dejar un hueco en el que nuestro adversario dirigirá su próximo tiro.

PHR

Tiro angulado. Golpe definitivo, defensivo, estático, violento.

PHR

Un golpe lleva efecto.

PHR

Angular un tiro.

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Record 17 2012-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
DEF

A large, flat, usually delta-shaped motorless aircraft with an attached harness or seat, designed to carry a person or two people through the air for a short while.

CONT

Hang gliders can be rigid or semi-rigid. Semi-rigid, which is the most common type, have aluminium spars and battens in their wings, but are covered in a tight sheath of Dacron cloth. Rigid hang gliders are made of hard, composite materials such as glass fibre and are becoming increasingly popular. In both cases, the pilot is suspended in a harness beneath the glider in a face down position and controls the direction and speed by moving a triangular control frame to shift his or her weight beneath the wing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
CONT

Un deltaplane est un aéronef non motorisé qui ressemble à un cerf-volant de forme triangulaire. Son vol est stable et sécuritaire et il se déplace à des vitesses se situant entre 30 km/h et 120 km/h. La pratique du deltaplane s'adresse surtout aux personnes persévérantes et en bonne condition physique, car la formation est relativement technique et le pilotage de l'aile demande un minimum de force.

Spanish

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Record 18 2011-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
CONT

How to perform the Smith machine deadlift. First, set up the Smith bar on the floor with the desired weight you want to lift. Walk up to the bar so that your shins are directly against the Smith bar. Squat down towards the bar until your upper thigh is parallel to the floor. Next, grab the bar with a mixed grip with one hand overhand and one hand underhand. Now, drive your hips upward by contracting your quads and glutes. You are attempting to bring the weight upwards as you stand up. As the bar is being lifted off of the floor, begin to straighten your back up so that it is fully erect. This will utilize the muscles in the back. Once your have reached full standing position, slowly lower the weight back toward the floor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
CONT

Le soulevé de terre barre guidée sert à développer le dos, sans solliciter les obliques.

Spanish

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Record 19 2011-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Long-Distance Pipelines
CONT

A pipeline operated at varying temperatures due to occasional shut down of theproduction will expand at positive temperature changes. If the pipeline is not free toexpand but restrained by friction, the pipe will be subjected to an axial compressive load. If the force exerted by the pipe on the soil cover exceeds the vertical restraint created by the pipe's submerged weight, its bending stiffness and the soil cover, the pipe will tend to move in the vertical plane, and considerable displacements may occur.... This model is a consistent semi-analytical linearized procedure and may as such only be considered sufficiently accurate when the upheaval displacement is relatively small.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Canalisations à grande distance

Spanish

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Record 20 2011-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dietetics
CONT

Calorie restriction is what most people call "dieting, "and it is a commonly used weight loss method. Some people also believe that a long-term commitment to a nutrient-dense, calorie-restricted diet slows down the aging process and leads to a longer, healthier life. Long-term calorie restriction has been shown to lengthen the life and improve the health of laboratory animals, but there is not enough evidence to say whether a similar diet can extend the lives of humans.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diététique
CONT

Le régime de restriction calorique doit être institué après une enquête alimentaire soigneuse. Les régimes standards, de 1 200 à 1 500 kcal/jour, compatible avec la poursuite des activités socioprofessionnelles sont bien tolérés mais n'apportent qu'une baisse de poids lente ou modérée.

OBS

Les termes «régime» et «diète» sont souvent en concurrence, toutefois le terme «régime» tend à supplanter le terme «diète» dans l'usage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Dietética
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Record 21 2011-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
DEF

A landslide that is caused when a mass of rock becomes saturated with water and slides downward.

CONT

When the soil and earthy material on a steep slope become charged with water, their weight is greatly increased. At the same time the water makes them more mobile. Under these circumstances the material sometimes slides down the slopes. Such movements are known as slumping or sliding. If the movement is on a large scale, it is a landslide.

CONT

Stability (Slides and Slumps). The stability of soil could be affected resulting in damage to property ...

OBS

slump: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des sols
DEF

Affaissement brusque du sol provoqué par [...] l'action des eaux souterraines, etc.

CONT

La stabilité (glissements et effondrements). Des glissements et des effondrements du sol peuvent affecter sa stabilité causant ainsi des dommages à la propriété [...]

OBS

éboulement : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 22 2011-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

The dent puller or slide hammer is a most useful tool for auto bodyworker. It has a long metal shaft on which a handle and a sliding weight are mounted. The weight moves up and down on the shaft, and there is a stop on the shaft near the handle. Either a screw or a hook attachment can be inserted in the tip.

OBS

dent puller; slide hammer: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)
OBS

redresseur par inertie; marteau à inertie : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 23 2010-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Education, Coaching and Sport Psychology
OBS

Start this exercise by kneeling with one knee at the end of a weight bench. Support your body with the hand on the weight bench. Pick up a dumbbell with your other hand. Keep your back straight and flat in line with the bench. Do not arch your back. Lift the dumbbell straight up keeping your arm close to your body. Touch the weight to your chest, hold for one to two seconds. Slowly move weight back down till arm is almost fully extended. The movement back down to begin position should be slow to build muscle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éducation physique, entraînement des athlètes et psychologie du sport
OBS

L'exercice s'effectue debout, avec un haltère, en plaçant un genoux sur un banc droit. Buste incliné, dos bien droit, conservez l'équilibre avec une main posée sur le banc. De l'autre main prenez l'haltère, bras tendu vers le bas, paume vers le corps. Pliez votre bras jusqu'à être dans le prolongement de votre corps en fléchissant le coude. Soufflez en montant l'haltère, inspirer en revenant à la position de départ.

Spanish

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Record 24 2010-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Disabled Sports
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
CONT

Custom ski leg with knee joints-a ski leg with two knee joints was designed for an above-knee skier. One knee joint was for walking, and the other for skiing. When the leg is used for skiing, the upper knee joint is locked and the lower knee joint is used-controlled by a compression spring-as it keeps the leg in the flexed position required for skiing. With the amputee's weight on the coil spring, the ski knee can flex as the amputee goes down the hill but will not collapse and buckle. An adjustable ankle to permit the foot to flex to keep the ski parallel to the hill when going down the slopes was also incorporated.

CONT

Martin’s ski leg is an ecto-skeletal unit designed to transmit all the energy from the leg into a conventional ski boot and to take advantage of the boot’s engineering. The design has a hard block ankle and no energy storage so leaning into a turn allows pressure to be exerted on the inside or outside edge of the ski.

CONT

Ski Info ... Equipment used: prosthetic ski leg, 2 skis and poles...

OBS

Designed to be attached to a stump and to fit ski bindings.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports adaptés
  • Ski et surf des neiges
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
CONT

La jambe exosquelettique (creuse) avec bloc de liaison pyramidal forme aussi la jambe de ski idéale. La cheville Activankle montée sur un pied Symes pivote au même endroit que la cheville humaine. La jambe creuse rigide transfert solidement l’énergie sur la langue de la botte de ski. Le système pyramidal permet un alignement facile et l’adaptateur rotatif donnera l’angle horizontal légèrement fermé qu’exigent les skis.

CONT

La prothèse de ski s'attache au moignon et s'insère dans les fixations de ski.

Spanish

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Record 25 2010-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
  • Aircraft Maneuvers
OBS

The control tab for the elevator produces a force to raise or lower the elevator in response to the operation of the control column. When the tab is caused to move down, the elevator receives an up force. The effect of the tab is assisted by the static balance weight and by the air pressure on the elevator balance panel.

Key term(s)
  • elevator servotab
  • elevator servo tab

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
  • Manœuvres d'aéronefs
OBS

«flettner» (n.m) : Petite surface située à l'arrière d'une gouverne et destinée à réduire les efforts du pilote pendant le braquage.

OBS

servo-tab de profondeur : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Key term(s)
  • servotab de profondeur
  • servotab de gouverne de profondeur

Spanish

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Record 26 2008-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
CONT

Wheelbarrowing is a condition that arises when the nosewheel rather than the main gear is forced to support an abnormal share of the aircraft's weight. Touching down on the nosewheel, excessive braking, or friction between the wheels and runway caused by a side-skid may cause wheelbarrowing. Wheelbarrowing can damage a nosewheel or cause an aircraft to yaw uncontrollably off its intended course..

OBS

During take-off, "wheelbarrowing" may occur at lower speeds than during landing due to the slipstream increasing the lifting effect of the horizontal stabilizer. The use of excessive forward elevator control pressure during take-off to hold the aircraft on the ground to speeds above normal take-off speed could, if a "yaw" force is introduced, result in serious wheelbarrowing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
CONT

Le brouettage se produit lorsque le train avant plutôt que le train principal, est forcé de supporter une portion excessive de la masse de l'avion. Toucher le sol du train avant, un freinage exagéré, ou le frottement entre les roues et la piste causé par un dérapage peuvent se traduire par du brouettage. Le brouettage peut causer des dommages au train avant ou faire bifurquer l'avion.

OBS

Pendant le décollage, le «brouettage» peut se produire à des vitesses plus faibles qu'au cours de l'atterrissage puisque le souffle de l'hélice augmente la portance du stabilisateur. Pendant le décollage, si le pilote pousse excessivement sur le manche pour maintenir l'avion au sol à des vitesses supérieures à la vitesse de décollage normale et si une force en lacet apparaît, un grave brouettage risque de se présenter.

Spanish

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Record 27 2008-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Leather Industry
DEF

A pig leather that comes from the wild boar in Central and South American countries, Argentina and Brazil are important sources for this leather. It is fine grained and can be shaved down to a very light weight, thereby making it desirable for ladies’ fine dress and sports gloves. It is usually chrome-tanned, is washable and particularly durable.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du cuir
DEF

Peau apprêtée de ces animaux [pécari].

CONT

Des gants de pécari.

Spanish

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Record 28 2008-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
DEF

A record of a flight by an airplane or of the operating history of an airplane or of a piece of its equipment or of the flying time of a pilot or other aircrew member.

CONT

Particulars to be entered in aircraft journey log. 1.(1) Aircraft nationality and registration marks(2) Manufacturer's designation(3) Manufacturer's serial number(4) Aircraft type approval or type specification number. 2.(1) Date of each flight(2) Names of flight crew members(3) Point of departure and point of destination(4) Time up(5) Time down(6) Air time(7) Flight time(8) Total air time since date of manufacture(9) Number of persons on board(10) Total weight of persons on board(11) Quantity of fuel and of oil at take-off(12) Total weight of equipment, baggage and cargo at take-off(13) Total weight of aircraft at take-off 3. Particulars of any defect in any part of the aircraft or its equipment and of the rectification of such defect 4. Condition of aircraft, whether or not airworthy or serviceable 5. Signature of any person making an entry...

Key term(s)
  • aircraft journey log book
  • aircraft journey logbook
  • aircraft logbook
  • aircraft log
  • log book
  • log-book

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
CONT

Le carnet de route est une pièce qui accompagne l'avion au même titre que le certificat d'immatriculation et le certificat de navigabilité. Le carnet de route doit être tenu soigneusement à jour [...] Il doit comporter notamment : - dates, heures, point de départ et d'arrivée; - durée de vol; - composition de l'équipage; - nombre de passagers; - point fixe du ou des moteurs; - incidents survenus au cours du vol; - signature du commandant de bord.

OBS

Le carnet de bord est à peu près semblable au carnet de route en ce qui a trait à son utilisation. Cette pièce doit être signée après chaque vol par le commandant de bord et par le responsable de l'entretien. Dans le cas d'Air Canada, la composition de l'équipage et le nombre de passagers n'y figurent pas. On y trouve, au recto, les renseignements suivants : - remarques sur le déroulement de l'approche en automatique; - numéro du vol et date; - données relatives au vol (branches et temps); - diverses observations mécaniques; - incidents survenus en cours de vol; au verso : réparations à entreprendre à l'escale; - travail effectué par l'équipe d'entretien et signature du responsable.

OBS

Le livre de bord est un registre affecté à chaque avion. On y inscrit les dates, les vols, les parcours, les incidents, etc. Certaines compagnies l'appellent carnet de route et Air Canada, carnet de bord.

OBS

carnet de bord : terme en usage chez Air Canada.

OBS

carnet de route d'aéronef : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

OBS

carnet de bord : terme uniformisé par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et Maintenance.

Key term(s)
  • livret de bord

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
  • Ingeniería aeronáutica y mantenimiento
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Record 29 2005-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
CONT

... at rising trot you’ll spend half of your time in a full seat - balanced over your feet, with your legs AND your crotch and seatbones in contact with the horse. You’ll spend the other half of your time in a half-seat, with your crotch and seatbones OUT of the saddle. Rising to the trot means alternating rhythmically between full seat and half-seat (three-point and two-point).... Your half-seat will be easy if your stirrups are the correct length, and impossible if they aren’t - so DO check this before you begin! When you ride in a half-seat, your legs should be relaxed, KNEES BENT, your heels low, your head up with eyes looking forward, and your hands forward holding the mane or a neckstrap (essential to helping you learn to keep your balance without hurting your horse’s mouth).

OBS

In Western riding, this means rising up out of the saddle with the weight in the stirrups. In English riding, the term may mean lightening the seat by pushing more weight down into the heel and slightly inclining the body forward(but not so far that the rider is in a two-point, or jumping, position), or a position used for the hand-gallop, a speed faster than canter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres

Spanish

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Record 30 2005-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
OBS

The rider raises his hands slightly... flexes his wrists and opens and closes his fingers, squeezing the reins [the rider pushes his shoulder back and his weight down and forward in the saddle. ]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
OBS

Pour placer le cheval à l'arrêt il faut serrer les rênes entre les doigts [...] On peut élever les mains très lentement en poussant le rein et en redressant le haut du corps.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
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Record 31 2004-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trademarks (Law)
  • Commercial Law
  • Trade
CONT

In assessing whether two trademarks are confusingly similar, the degree of resemblance in appearance or sound is often a critical factor. Trademarks should be considered as a whole, and not broken down into their parts. As well, the first words in a phrase are given the most weight in distinguishing between trademarks because the human eye reads from left to right.

CONT

In determining whether trade-marks or trade-names are confusing, the court or the Registrar, as the case may be, shall have regard to all the surrounding circumstances including ... (e) the degree of resemblance between the trade-marks or trade-names in appearance or sound or in the ideas suggested by them.

Key term(s)
  • resemblance degree

French

Domaine(s)
  • Marques de commerce (Droit)
  • Droit commercial
  • Commerce
CONT

En décidant si des marques de commerce ou des noms commerciaux créent de la confusion, le tribunal ou le registraire, selon le cas, tient compte de toutes les circonstances de l'espèce, y compris : [...] e) le degré de ressemblance entre les marques de commerce ou les noms commerciaux dans la présentation ou le son, ou dans les idées qu'ils suggèrent.

Spanish

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Record 32 2004-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)
  • Geological Research and Exploration
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

A fishing tool that goes inside pipe that is lost in a well to obtain a friction grip and permit recovery.

CONT

The spear is lowered down the hole and into the lost pipe, and when weight, torque, or both is applied to the string to which the spear is attached, the slips expand and tightly grip the inside wall of the lost pipe. Then the string, spear, and lost pipe are pulled to the surface.

OBS

spear: ... A prefix is often added to the name to indicate its most prominent feature, thus there is the releasing spear and the retriever spear ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sondage et forage miniers
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
CONT

Le repêchage du poisson se fait avec différents outils suivant que l'on peut ou non le coiffer facilement. Ce sont : - l'overshot et la cloche taraudée (outils femelles), - le harpon et le taraud (outils mâles). L'overshot et le harpon permettent de rétablir la circulation et de lâcher prise éventuellement [...] Overshot et harpon [...] comprennent des coins ou des plaques, en forme de mâchoires, associés à des ressorts, et une garniture d'étanchéité en caoutchouc pour permettre le rétablissement de la circulation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sondeo y perforación (Minas)
  • Investigaciones y prospecciones geológicas
  • Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
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Record 33 2003-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Loads and Weights (Transport.)
  • Cargo (Water Transport)
DEF

The weight of the vessel plus stores, cargo, the weight of officers and crew members as well as passengers, if any, when loaded down to her load line.

OBS

The difference between the loaded displacement and the light displacement is the ship’s deadweight.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poids et charges (Transports)
  • Cargaisons (Transport par eau)
DEF

Masse d'un navire avec la cargaison, l'avitaillement et la soute.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Peso y carga (Transporte)
  • Cargamento (Transporte por agua)
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Record 34 2003-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phraseology
  • CBRNE Weapons
  • Protection of Life
CONT

The development effort will focus on establishing multiple design concepts [of the combat vehicle crew modular helmet] for field evaluation that address the following requirements :... Reduction of helmet weight during training and tactical hatches down conditions, without loss of impact protection...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie
  • Armes CBRNE
  • Sécurité des personnes
CONT

Les efforts de développement viseront surtout à concevoir plusieurs modèles de casques [modulaire pour équipage de véhicule de combat] qui seront évalués par les militaires pour voir s'ils possèdent les caractéristiques suivantes : [...]réduction du poids du casque pendant l'entraînement et les situations tactiques écoutilles fermées, sans perte de protection contre les chocs [...]

Spanish

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Record 35 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 36 2002-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
DEF

A technique of climbing onto a ledge by pushing the body up with the heels of the hand until one leg can be swung over the ledge.

CONT

A mantle is similar to boosting yourself on top of a wall .... Don’t use your knee, this is considered bad form.

OBS

The principle depends on the body-weight(centre of gravity) being placed directly over a climber's hands which are pressing palm down, fingers pointing downwards. This position is maintained and the feet are placed onto the same hold as the hands and then a rocking over move is made to let the feet take the weight, push up and stand up.

Key term(s)
  • mantel shelf
  • mantle shelf

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
DEF

Mouvement de gymnastique qui consiste à hisser le corps à la force des bras au-dessus du point d'appui des mains.

CONT

L'aide du pied ou du genou n'est pas seulement utile pour exécuter la première phase du rétablissement (traction), mais aussi pour l'enchaînement de la seconde (poussée) : tandis que les coudes se relèvent, les mains doivent passer de la suspension par les doigts à l'appui sur les paumes, les mains tournées en regard l'une de l'autre.

OBS

On utilise le rétablissement en escalade pour se hisser sur une terrasse lorsque les prises de pied sont insuffisantes, et en natation, pour se hisser hors de la piscine, à l'extrémité d'un couloir de nage une fois l'épreuve terminée.

Spanish

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Record 37 2002-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
DEF

A perforated stone reported only from archaic sites in midwestern and eastern North America and having usually two symmetrical wings that was apparently used primarily as a weight attached to a throwing stick but doubtless had considerable ceremonial significance, having been often buried with the dead.

CONT

A specific type of oddly shaped weight, called a banner stone, served as a kind of silencer, stopping a hunter's prey from being startled by the sound of the throw. Normally, an atlatl makes a distinctive ’zip’ sound when the dart is thrown. But a banner stone, extending sideways like wings on an aeroplane, again about halfway down the atlatl, seems to muffle this sound.

OBS

A banner stone is a particular type of atlatl weight.

Key term(s)
  • banner-stone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie
CONT

Lest de propulseur en pierre polie. De tels lests étaient attachés au propulseur afin d'accroître la force de propulsion de la lance. Le trou nécessaire pour attacher le lest au propulseur était percé au moyen d'un foret à archet et au moyen d'une tige de roseau creuse, d'eau et d'un mélange abrasif de sable.

Spanish

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Record 38 2001-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Mechanics (Physics)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Navigation Instruments
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
CONT

A rapidly spinning top will precess in a direction determined by the torque exerted by its weight. The precession angular velocity is inversely proportional to the spin angular velocity, so that the precession is faster and more pronounced as the top slows down.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique générale (Physique)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Instruments de navigation
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
CONT

Rôle du couple gyroscopique : Conformément à la théorie du gyroscope, quand on impose un couple (modéré) d'axe non colinéaire à l'axe de la rotation gyro, le gyro «réagit» en s'imposant une vitesse angulaire de précession telle que le couple gyroscopique créé annule celui imposé.

CONT

Équations de la gyroscopie [...] On appelle force spécifique la différence entre l'accélération d'un véhicule et celle du champ de gravitation. [...] il suffit de mesurer avec un tachymètre la vitesse angulaire de précession pour connaître la composante Z1 de la force spécifique.

Spanish

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Record 39 2001-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipbuilding
DEF

The sliding of a ship by the action of its own weight into the water down inclined launch ways prepared for the purpose.

OBS

launching: Terminology officially approved by the Naval Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions navales
DEF

Mise à l'eau d'un navire par glissement sur un plan incliné.

OBS

lancement et mise à flot : Terminologie adoptée par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Construcción naval
DEF

Acto de echar al agua un buque.

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Record 40 2001-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Aviation
  • Air Freight
DEF

Tonne - kilometres performed expressed as a percentage of tonne - kilometres available. [Definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).]

DEF

An overall measure of passenger and cargo capacity utilization derived by expressing revenue ton miles as a percentage of available ton miles.

CONT

With traffic up by 4. 2 per cent, the weight load factor was slightly down to 58. 5 per cent from 59. 3 per cent in 1984.

OBS

weight load factor: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aviation commerciale
  • Fret aérien
DEF

Rapport (en pourcentage) du nombre de tonnes - kilomètres réalisées par le nombre de tonnes - kilomètres offertes. [Définition uniformisée par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).]

DEF

Mesure de l'utilisation de la capacité offerte aux passagers. Passagers-milles payants exprimés en pourcentage des sièges-milles offerts.

OBS

coefficient de remplissage : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Key term(s)
  • coefficient de chargement global

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aviación comercial
  • Carga aérea
DEF

Toneladas - kilómetros ejecutadas expresadas como porcentaje de las toneladas - kilómetros disponibles.

OBS

coeficiente de utilización en peso; coeficiente de carga en peso : términos y definición aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 41 2000-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Martial Arts
CONT

JUDO. A characteristic foot throw is de ashi harai [de-ashi-harai]. Tori first shifts uke's weight toward uke's left side. Using the bottom of his left foot, tori sweeps his opponent's right foot, putting opponent's weight entirely onto his left leg and without support on his right side. Tori sharply reverses direction of arm movement, wheeling opponent around and down in the direction of no support. Tori completes the throw by follow-through of arm and leg movements, pulling uke down as the swept foot is lifted, cross-body. A clean throw puts uke onto the mat on his back or side.

Key term(s)
  • de ashi harai
  • de ashi barai
  • forward foot sweep
  • deashiharai
  • deashibarai

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arts martiaux
OBS

JUDO. Tori (celui qui fait le mouvement) provoque le déséquilibre droit de uke (celui qui subit le mouvement). Lorsque uke avance son pied droit, son poids doit se porter dans la même direction que son pied. Juste avant que le pied de uke ne touche le tatami (tapis) et, forcément, que son poids ne s'y établisse, tori doit balayer la cheville droite de uke avec la plante de son pied gauche, et ce, dans la direction du déplacement.

OBS

Généralement, la plupart des termes japonais en judo s'emploient au masculin, mais il y a des exceptions.

Key term(s)
  • de ashi harai
  • de ashi barai
  • deashiharai
  • deashibarai

Spanish

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Record 42 2000-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Tolerances and Modular Co-ordination (Construction)
CONT

The Gallery still felt highly concerned about the archives’ fate, and offered two corridors in the building in Buda Castle.... If a static engineer had examined the place he would have considered it dangerous and had it closed down by then, we were talking about several tons of weight in cupboards loaded with the library and archives collection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Calcul, tolérances et modulation (Construction)
CONT

Spécialiste de la statique, comme ingénieur civil et partenaire de l'architecte pour le conseil de techniques de construction et le calcul statique.

OBS

Statique, comme "calcul d'équilibre" dans la construction. Toutes les constructions porteuses, du toit jusqu'aux fondations ou à la semelle de fondation, doivent résister aux charges mouvantes qu'elles portent, en incluant un facteur de sécurité approprié. Le calcul statique préalable de constructions (fondations, semelle, dalles, murs, montants etc.) par le spécialiste de la statique (ingénieur civil) doit garantir à l'immeuble de résister à toutes les charges pendant toute la durée de vie escomptée.

Spanish

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Record 43 2000-06-27

English

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

A special threadless tool joint for large-diameter pipe, especially conductor pipe, sometimes used on offshore drilling rigs.

OBS

When the box is brought down over the pin and weight is applied, a locking device is actuated to seat the joints. Because no rotation is required to make up these joints, their use can save time when running the conductor pipe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)

Spanish

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Record 44 2000-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil and Natural Gas Extraction
  • Engineering
CONT

... another possible way of creating permeability in hot dry rocks is «impact fracturing». This method... [may be described in its principle. ] A bore, cased except near the lower extremity, is surmounted by a hydraulic accumulator, filled with water and pressurized by means of a pump until the accumulator weight is lifted. The lifting pressure should be perhaps about 90% of the estimated hydro-fracturing pressure. A dynamic blow would then be struck upon the top of the water column by means of some device resembling a pile-driver, so that shock waves would travel to the base of the bore and be reflected up and down at attenuating intensity. Very high instantaneous pressures would be generated which would fracture the rock, and it is expected that the steepness of the pressure rise would be such as to resemble explosive action, so that the «star» formation... would be produced.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Extraction du pétrole et du gaz naturel
  • Ingénierie

Spanish

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Record 45 1999-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Curling
DEF

For a curler, to put more weight in the delivery so that the rock be carried further down the sheet than before, closer to the house.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Curling
DEF

Pour un curleur, mettre plus de poids dans un lancer de sorte que la pierre couvre une distance plus grande que précédemment, qu'elle s'immobilise plus près de la maison.

Spanish

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Record 46 1998-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
CONT

The solids conveying in the feed hopper is generally a gravity flow of particulate polymer; the material moves down the feed hopper by its own weight. Unfortunately, this does not always work without problems. Some materials have poor bulk flow characteristics and may get stuck in the feed hopper. This problem is called arching or bridging. It is likely to occur when the particle shape is irregular, when the particle size is small, and when the internal friction of the bulk material is high.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie

Spanish

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Record 47 1995-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
CONT

Although biologists have long known that ruminal bacteria break down cellulose, Craig and his colleagues were the first to prove that the bacteria also protect sheep against poison. They fed tansy ragwort to one group of sheep and administered pyrrolizidine alkaloid(the toxin in tansy ragwort) to another group through a catheter to bypass the rumen. Sheep in the first group ate as much as twice their body weight in tansy ragwort without discomfort; sheep in the second group suffered from anorexia and toxic effects to the liver.

CONT

there is significant risk to the ingestion of pyrrolizidine alkaloids found in Comfrey and other species of plants.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques

Spanish

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Record 48 1994-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cycling
  • Motorcycles and Snowmobiles
DEF

The frame member that runs from the seat to the bottom bracket.

CONT

Seat tube supports saddle; with the top tube and down tube, forms strong triangle of support to distribute your weight evenly, one-third on the seat, one-third on pedals, one third on handlebars.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cyclisme
  • Motos et motoneiges
CONT

[...] le tube de selle, légèrement incliné vers l'arrière, [...] relie la boîte de pédalier au raccord de selle.

Spanish

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Record 49 1992-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
  • Aquaculture
CONT

Quality was of primary importance in developing the pond harvesting system. The shrimp has to be harvested rapidly and on a continuous basis and iced as quickly as possible to retard cellular breakdown and resulting body weight loss in the shrimp. This has been accomplished quite uniquely through a foot valve, pump and dewatering system in combination that deposits the shrimp directly from the pond and into a conveyorized ice bath bringing the temperature of the shrimp down to approximately 40 [degrees) F immediately after removing them from the pond.

OBS

Methods of harvesting naturally depend on the culture system, the species cultured and the form in which the product is to be marketed. Properly designed fish ponds have special provisions for draining and easy harvesting, whereas in pens and similar enclosures suitable nets and other fishing devices have to be used.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
  • Aquaculture

Spanish

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Record 50 1988-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skating
CONT

skating position.... find the correct weight position. Your knees must be kept well forward.... The hands should grip loosely and be held relaxed by the small of your back. The arm must not be... held in a tight grip. Don’t look down but forward.

OBS

Speed skating term.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Patinage
CONT

position du patineur. (...) placez correctement le poids du corps. (...) il est important de fléchir profondément les genoux. Les mains, jointes sans étreinte, doivent reposer dans le creux des reins. Les bras doivent rester relâchés. Regardez devant vous et non vers la glace.

OBS

Ce terme appartient au patinage de vitesse.

Spanish

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Record 51 1986-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Kitchen Utensils
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

An antique utensil used to cook meat.

OBS

Meat would hang from the hooks at the bottom of the jack and then the mechanism would be wound up. As the weight of the meat pulled the ring down, it rotated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Batterie de cuisine
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)

Spanish

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Record 52 1984-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Instruments (Astronomy)
CONT

There are three types of slide commonly used in small [astronomical] observatories. The single-unit slide which moves sideways to expose the slit, the double-unit slide which splits down the middle to distribute weight when opened, and the hemispheric slide which slips over the top of the observatory on rollers are all popular with amateurs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et instruments (Astronomie)
CONT

Pour découvrir l'instrument installé à l'intérieur [d'un observatoire astronomique], on ménage une large fente verticale allant de la base au sommet, normalement fermée par un volet simple ou double qui peut s'effacer sur le côté. On peut assurer la même fonction au moyen d'un cimier (volet courbe qui épouse la forme du dôme lui-même et s'efface en glissant sur celui-ci le long de ses bords).

Spanish

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Record 53 1978-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mail Pickup and Distribution
  • Postal Service Operation
DEF

A conveyor in which the carrying run is supported by flat-belt idlers or pulleys.

CONT

Flat Belt Conveyors.(...) Possibly the most familiar of piece and package conveyors, the flat-belt units are used in transporting, distributing, assembling, and processing various objects of moderate weight [and] may be operated up or down slopes as well as horizontally.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levée et distribution du courrier
  • Exploitation postale
CONT

Transporteurs à courroies: (...) Courroie horizontale. - La bande appelée souvent "tapis" circule au-dessous de deux joues en métal, en matière plastique, en forme de V. Les documents circulent, soit librement posés sur le champ (ils doivent alors être suffisamment rigides), soit insérés dans des pochettes spéciales. (...) Ce système fonctionne sur un plan horizontal ou légèrement incliné avec possibilité de courbes pour changement de direction.

Spanish

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Record 54 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
CONT

Simple drop shutter; the plate slides down under its own weight and uncovers the lens opening.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
OBS

L'un des premiers obturateurs comprenait une lamelle de bois [...] En libérant le cliquet d'immobilisation [...] la lamelle [descendait] sous l'effet de la pesanteur. [...] Ce modèle [est] dit «à guillotine rectiligne simple»

Spanish

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