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MTB [6 records]

Record 1 2016-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ignition Systems (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

The latest ignition timing for maximum engine torque at the same operating condition.

OBS

minimum advance for best torque; MTB : term, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Allumage (Véhicules automobiles)
DEF

Toute dernière avance à l'allumage pour un couple maximal du moteur sous condition d'exploitation identique.

OBS

avance minimale pour le couple optimal; MTB : terme, abréviation et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Cycling
DEF

A mountain bike that only has front suspension.

OBS

MTB : mountain bike.

Key term(s)
  • hardtail mountain bicycle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
  • Cyclisme
DEF

Vélo de montagne sans suspension arrière.

Key term(s)
  • bicyclette de montagne semi-rigide
  • tapecul

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de vehículos automotores y bicicletas
  • Ciclismo
DEF

Bicicleta de montaña que solo tiene suspensión delantera.

CONT

Orbea Alma H30 [...] Bicicleta de montaña rígida con suspensión delantera de calidad y frenos hidráulicos de gran potencia [para] hacer rutas de montaña exigentes [...]

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Record 3 2015-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Games and Competitions (Sports)
  • Cycling
OBS

UCI: International Cycling Union.

OBS

MTB : mountain bike.

Key term(s)
  • International Cycling Union Mountain Bike World Championship

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Jeux et compétitions (Sports)
  • Cyclisme
OBS

UCI : Union Cycliste Internationale.

OBS

MTB: mountain bike.

Key term(s)
  • Championnat du monde de vélo de montagne de l’Union Cycliste Internationale
  • Championnat du Monde mountain bike Union Cycliste Internationale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Denominaciones varias
  • Juegos y competiciones (Deportes)
  • Ciclismo
Key term(s)
  • Campeonato Mundial de Ciclismo de Montaña de la Unión Ciclista Internacional
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Record 4 2004-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Cycling
DEF

A type of under-the-saddle bag popular in the British Isles.

OBS

[Touring bags] attach to special loops at the rear of the saddle, and also have a strap which wraps around the seatpost.

CONT

The Gilles Berthoud saddlebag is made of cotton fabric with leather trim. The strap that attaches the bag to the saddle rails is a black Christophe toe strap. The closure mechanism is either elastic over a hook or leather strap-and-buckle.

CONT

Scicon Saddle Bag 394cc-Seat pack for racing bike, manufactured in Cordura Dupont 1000... Scicon Saddle Bag 1300cc Round Large-MTB underseat bag for inner-tubes and accessories, manufactured in Cordura Dupont 1000, with reflective edge; equipped with Easy Click or Roller fastening System.

OBS

The term "saddlebag" can also designate a pouch hanging over the rear wheel.

Key term(s)
  • saddle-bag
  • under-seat bag

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Cyclisme
CONT

La sacoche se place sous la selle [et elle est] de conception anglaise.

CONT

Sacoche de selle [...] en cordura, livrée avec fixation rapide de selle.

Spanish

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Record 5 2001-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Air Traffic Control
OBS

multiple threat bit; MTB : term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization(ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
OBS

bit de menace multiple; MTB : terme et abréviation uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Control de tránsito aéreo
OBS

bit de amenaza múltiple; MTB: término y abreviatura aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 6 1999-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
CONT

Infections with Mycobacterium kansasii and other species such as Mycobacterium fortuitum, Mycobacterium scrofulaceum, Mycobacterium gordonae, or Mycobacterium xenopi may also occur in AIDS. These infections both clinically and pathologically are more likely to resemble MTB infection than MAC infection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
CONT

Les mycobactérioses atypiques ont souvent un aspect radiologique identique à la tuberculose. C'est la culture qui permet de montrer que ces BAAR correspondent, pour les plus fréquents, à un Mycobacterium xenopi, kansasii ou avium intra cellulare (MBAIC). Les deux premiers colonisent parfois seulement des lésions séquellaires ou les bronches de bronchopathes chroniques. Tous colonisent fréquemment les malades atteints de SIDA.

Spanish

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