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GOOD ROLL [9 records]

Record 1 2025-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Household Cleaning and Maintenance
  • Applications of Automation
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

Robot vacuums work best in smaller homes and normal-sized apartments... They handle hard floors and short carpets best, though they can get stuck now and then. Robot vacuums need a good motor for powerful suction, decent battery life, a brush roll, and enough smarts to be self-sufficient.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de nettoyage et d'entretien (Arts ménagers)
  • Automatisation et applications
  • Intelligence artificielle
CONT

Un aspirateur robot se compose de deux composants indispensables et complémentaires : l'aspirateur d'un côté, sa base de chargement de l'autre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aparatos domésticos de limpieza y mantenimiento
  • Automatización y aplicaciones
  • Inteligencia artificial
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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 2011-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Volleyball
CONT

The men’s final was a solid defensive display, with good low defense being played by ... around strong blocking from ...

CONT

Obviously in volleyball there are some key areas to focus upon: cardio-vascular (stamina); thighs and hamstrings (for jumping and low defense)...

OBS

Good volleyball defense position involves the backcourt player being on the balls of the feet, in medium or low body position, with the body forward, and with the hips low. You should never touch the floor before your arms make contact with the ball. Lunge, sprawl, roll, or dive as a last resort.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volleyball
CONT

Pour l’entraînement de la défense basse, on pourrait distinguer les étapes suivantes : - L’entraînement de la posture de défense- L’entraînement du déplacement - L’entraînement de la position sur le terrain en relation avec les tempos d’attaque - Défendre des balles fortes - La coopération avec les autres joueurs et le concept tactique.

Spanish

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Record 4 2010-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
OBS

In good jumping the approach angle is largely determined by the need for this transfer-an angle of approximately 30-35 deg. for Scissor, Osborn Roll, Straddle and Arch-straddle lay-outs, but somewhat greater(40-45 deg.) for most Eastern Cut-offs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
OBS

L'angle d'élan par rapport à la barre doit être d'environ 40 à 60 degrés.

OBS

L'angle de la course d'élan est incliné à environ 30o du côté de la jambe libre [...]

Spanish

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Record 5 2004-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
  • Body Movements (Sports)
CONT

The simplest to master at first are the side landings .... As the feet touch, the upper part of the body is turned so that the roll finishes on the opposite shoulder.

CONT

Leg pockets on the suit? Sounds handy but have there been any studies on whether there have been injuries due to the fact that if you do a side landing that the leg pocket could become a fulcrum for your knee?

OBS

P. L. F. : Parachute Landing Fall. Neat leg hip-side roll. Good luck.

Key term(s)
  • side landing roll
  • side-landing roll
  • side-roll landing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
  • Mouvements du corps (Sports)
OBS

L'entraînement parachutiste se poursuivait parallèlement : outre la séance quotidienne de pilage des parachutes, il y avait ce que nous appelions «la roulette» et qui consistait à descendre, accrochés à une poulie, le long d'un filin tendu obliquement du sommet d'un arbre, où l'on grimpait par une échelle, jusqu'au sol; au coup de sifflet, il fallait lâcher la poulie et se laisser tomber en pleine vitesse pour atterrir en roulé-boulé, avant, arrière ou latéral.

Spanish

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Record 6 2003-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cycling
CONT

The last kilometers are pleasant, crossing four bridges and sticking to good roads through Everett. I roll along Mukilteo Boulevard and at 7 : 35 PM I’m at the finishing control at the Cheers bar in Mukilteo.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cyclisme
CONT

À minuit, fermeture du contrôle d'arrivée.

Key term(s)
  • contrôle d'arrivées

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciclismo
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Record 7 2003-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Suspension Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
OBS

The Electronic Air Suspension(EAS) system is basically similar to that fitted to the previous model, but now has interconnected cross-link valves for all wheels. This has provided a stiffer spring rate on the road but a softer setting off-road. To give better roll control but good compliance, the cross-link valves are closed when the Range Rover is driven on the road.

Key term(s)
  • cross linked electronic air suspension

French

Domaine(s)
  • Suspension (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)

Spanish

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Record 8 2001-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
  • Thermal Insulation
CONT

KCC mineral wool blanket is a roll type product with good thermal insulation and sound absorption effects and can be installed easily even on irregular surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Isolation et acoustique architecturale
  • Isolation thermique
DEF

Matelas isolant constitué de laine minérale.

CONT

La couverture est constituée par un procédé en raires de bacs auto-portants et isolation thermique. Cet ensemble forme un plancher rigide [...]

CONT

Lutter contre le bruit quelques pistes [...] bruits de voisinages, vous entendez votre voisin parler : doublez la paroi par une cloison constituée d'un matelas de laine minérale ou végétale (lin ou chanvre) d'au moins 50 mm et d'une plaque de plâtre ou de gypse renforcée par la fibre de cellulose.

CONT

Matelas de laine minérale pour un plancher de grenier.

Spanish

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Record 9 1983-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

a roll containing the list of good deeds, in Egypt

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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