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GOOD LIFT [8 records]

Record 1 2022-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Showplaces and Facilities (Performing Arts)
  • Performing Arts
CONT

A lighting assistant can work in a variety of fields including music, theater, and video production.... Lighting assistants [are] expected to have good vision and be physically fit enough to lift equipment and work on their feet for several hours at a time. They are responsible for using a variety of different lights to create the style and the mood in a production.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Salles et installations de spectacles
  • Arts du spectacle
CONT

[L'] assistant(e) éclairagiste [a] pour tâches d'assister l'éclairagiste à produire l'éclairage et les jeux de lumière sur un plateau de cinéma ou de télé ou une scène de théâtre ou de spectacle. [Il ou elle est] chargé(e) d'installer tout le matériel et équipements d'éclairage selon les plans et indications de l'éclairagiste, [de] régler et [d'] ajuster les appareils d'éclairage selon les besoins, [d'] assurer [le] bon fonctionnement de chaque appareil et équipement, [de] démonter le matériel d'éclairage après le tournage ou la présentation et [de] fournir toute l'aide nécessaire auprès de l'éclairagiste.

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
OBS

Compared to the sweptback wing, the advantage of the forward-swept wing of the same area are as follows : higher lift gradient and ratio; higher lift-to-drag and excess capacity ratios in dogfighting; increase in lift-to-drag ratio and range at subsonic speed; stall resistance(i. e. good anti-spin characteristics) ;better stability at high alpha; lesser allowable flight speed as well as shorter takeoff run and landing roll.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
DEF

Prototype d'avion où l'aile est en flèche inverse, c'est-à-dire dirigée vers l'avant au lieu d'être rejetée vers l'arrière ce qui assure une manœuvrabilité accrue, la possibilité de voler à vitesse plus faible et une forte résistance à la mise en vrille.

Spanish

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Record 3 2008-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geology
DEF

A group of wells from which water is drawn by a single pump or other lifting device.

CONT

A multiple well system is a group of closely installed shallow tubewells, usually connected to a common header pipe or manifold and pumped by suction lift of a centrifugal pump. Such a system is also known as a well point system or battery of wells. The individual wells in a well battery may be strainer wells or cavity wells, depending on the characteristics of the water bearing formation. In areas where the water bearing formations are not appreciably thick, or good quality water is available only in the upper layers of unconfined aquifers, multiple well system is often beneficial.

Key term(s)
  • multiple-well system
  • well-point system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géologie
DEF

Groupe de puits reliés entre eux, en général par des siphons, permettant de pomper dans un seul pour exploiter l'ensemble.

Spanish

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Record 4 2008-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Weapons
CONT

The Common Aero Vehicle is a maneuvering reentry vehicle capable of carrying a payload(primarily munitions) down from a suborbital or orbital atmospheric reentry and either impacting a target directly or dispensing munitions at a chosen dispense location and condition. CAV has a relatively high hypersonic lift to drag ratio(L/D) to give good cross-range. CAV cross-range is roughly 1000 times the hypersonic L/D and typical CAV hypersonic L/Ds of 2. 0-3. 0 thus give 2000-3000 nautical miles of cross-range. CAV needs to be deployed at very high velocities to be effective and Mach numbers less than 20 for suborbital deliveries produce relatively short ranges and cross-ranges.

PHR

Enhance common aero vehicle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes orbitales
CONT

La Darpa vient de lancer un appel à propositions pour réaliser un drone (sans pilote) spatial hypersonique ou Hypersonic Cruise Vehicle. L'objectif serait d'obtenir, vers 2025, un engin capable de décoller d'une piste conventionnelle, sur préavis court, et de frapper n'importe où dans le monde un objectif ponctuel, sans dégâts collatéraux. Il serait propulsé par un statoréacteur, aurait un rayon d'action de 17.000 kms, une vitesse de Mach 5 à 7. Il pourrait emporter une charge de 5,5 t. Cette dernière pourrait être constituée de bombes intelligentes ou d'un CAV (Common Aéro Vehicule), sorte de planeur hypersonique capable de rentrée dans atmosphère pour frapper un objectif distant de 5.000 kms. On disposerait ainsi d'une configuration de type marsupial (une mère portant un enfant).

Spanish

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Record 5 2006-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
DEF

Seedlings grown outdoors and pulled from the ground for transplanting.

CONT

Choose a tree with a good strong root system, that is, with a healthy main root and many fine feeder roots. Being able to see the roots is the main advantage of buying bareroot!... It's very important to keep the roots of bareroot stock moist. Soaking the roots in a bucket of water for an hour before planting is an excellent idea. After this soaking, handle the tree quickly so it doesn’t dry out, especially if it's a windy day. Any bareroot stock bought before you’ve prepared a planting area should be heeled into a moist planting medium. Sawdust works well for this because you can lift the plant out easily, with minimal damage to roots.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère
CONT

À la livraison, planter de préférence immédiatement les végétaux [...] à racines nues afin d'éviter le gel ou le dessèchement des racines. S'il n'est pas possible de planter rapidement, on pratiquera la mise en jauge des sujets à racines nues et on couvrira d'un paillasson, de feuilles ou d'une protection quelconque les sujets livrés en bacs, en paniers ou en tontines.

Spanish

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Record 6 1998-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gymnastics and Trampoline
CONT

The backward rolls call for a good push from the hands in order to clear the head.... To assist you in learning this movement, have your spotter lift your hips, after the legs touch the mat behind you, to help to lift your head through.

OBS

To begin, squat down and put your hands by your ears with your fingers pointing down and your palms facing back. Your elbows are flexed and close to your forehead. Look down at your toes ... sit back and pull your feet over your head. As your hands hit the mat, push against the mat to keep pressure off your head and to push up to your feet. ... Keep tucked and you will land in a squat just as when you started.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gymnastique et trampoline
CONT

Roulade arrière avec retour en position d'appui renversé (avec l'aide d'un partenaire) : ce mouvement est l'inverse de la roulade avant à partir d'un appui renversé.

OBS

[Commencez dans] une grande station écart. [Il faut] poser [les] mains au sol, loin entre [les] cuisses en se penchant en avant. [Il faut ensuite] s'asseoir par terre et placer les mains de chaque côté de la tête et continuer à rouler en écartant les jambes au maximum, dos rond pour poser les pieds en arrière. [Il faut] pousser les bras pour dégager la tête.

Spanish

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Record 7 1996-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Renewal
DEF

Demolition and removal of single structures or comparatively small groups of structures from substandard areas, leaving the rest of the area untouched.

DEF

The removal of certain, usually slum properties on a selective basis in an area dotted by such properties, as under a rehabilitation program.

DEF

Curetage: selective demolition, renewal operation limited to one city block.

OBS

Spot clearance is poor policy when the clearance leaves a dreary void that becomes the neighborhood dump. It is good policy if the clearance removes an abomination that is promptly replaced with something that gives a lift to the area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rénovation urbaine
DEF

Opération de démolition sélective, minutieuse et raisonnée, des adjonctions parasites, des parties ruinées ou sans intérêt, en vue de rendre aux immeubles leurs qualités esthétiques, de les mettre en valeur, ou aussi de leur conférer de nouvelles qualités fonctionnelles.

DEF

Opération de restauration d'un ilot ancien, portant sur l'hygiène, le confort, l'authenticité esthétique.

DEF

Dans une opération de réhabilitation d'un îlot, destruction des constructions parasitaires établies dans les espaces intérieurs, cours et jardins anciens.

Spanish

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Record 8 1994-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
  • Operations (Air Forces)
  • Helicopters (Military)
CONT

As an aeroplane gathers speed on the runway, the layers of air smoothly flowing over the wing gently build up their vacuum effect until they are strong enough to lift the surface towards them and defeat gravity; as the aircraft soars, speed combines with mass to provide inertia and therefore a good measure of stability.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
  • Opérations (Forces aériennes)
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
CONT

Quand un avion roule sur la piste pour prendre sa vitesse, l'écoulement d'air augmente progressivement l'effet de succion qu'il exerce verticalement sur l'extrados de l'aile jusqu'à ce que la portance soit suffisante pour vaincre la gravité.

Spanish

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