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FRENCH DIAMETER [3 records]

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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Art Supplies
  • Writing Instruments
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
  • School Equipment
CONT

Mechanical pencils with leads that are at least 2 mm wide are called lead holders. Like wooden pencils, their leads can be sharpened to control their line width. ... Another key difference between lead holders and typical mechanical pencils is their lead advancement system. Many lead holders use a drop clutch lead advancement mechanism rather than the incremental advancement mechanism most mechanical pencils use.

OBS

In English, lead holders are mechanical pencils with replaceable leads of at least two millimetres in diameter. In French, the designation "portemine" and its synonyms refer to any mechanical pencil, regardless of the size of leads used.

Key term(s)
  • leadholder

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel d'artistes
  • Instruments d'écriture
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
  • Matériel et équipement scolaires
DEF

Instrument servant à écrire, constitué d'un petit tube dans lequel se loge une mine de crayon, qu'on peut faire sortir et entrer à l'aide d'un poussoir.

OBS

porte-mine : Les formes au pluriel sont «porte-mine» et «porte-mines». 

Key term(s)
  • stylo-mine
  • porte-mines

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Veterinary Equipment
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

The second phase of treatment for cats with hepatic lipidosis is the use of an indwelling feeding tube that permits the owner to feed the cat at home. This is essential since the average recovery time for this disease is six to seven weeks. My preference is an oesophagostomy tube, a 12 French tube that percutaneously enters the oesophagus in the left cervical region.

OBS

The term french tube is a measure of the diameter. A 24 french tube is fairly small.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement vétérinaire
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

Comme pour tous les instruments urologiques ainsi que les sondes, le diamètre est exprimé en "filière Charrière". Une unité correspond à un tiers de millimètre.

OBS

Charrière : Unité qui exprime le diamètre externe en 1/3 de mm.

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

Cone-shaped lead bullet used in rifled muzzle-loading firearms. It has a smaller diameter than the calibre of the bore for fast reloading and a hollow base which expands on firing to engage the rifling. It was designed by Captain Minié of the French Army.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Balle conique en plomb utilisée dans les armes rayées à chargement par la bouche. Elle est de plus petit calibre que celui de l'âme pour faciliter le chargement et elle possède un culot évidé qui se dilate lors du tir afin de prendre la rayure. Elle a été conçue par le capitaine Minié de l'Armée française.

OBS

balle Minié : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

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