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PRY [26 records]

Record 1 2021-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
DEF

A lightweight, multi-purpose, slam and ram tool designed to pry, enlarge openings, cut sheet metal and twist off locks and latches.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
DEF

Outil-levier en acier, que l'on peut rétracter ou allonger, et dont l'extrémité en pied-de-biche peut être enlevée et posée dans l'orifice situé sur la pièce servant de hache ou de pic.

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Mechanics)
  • Pipes and Fittings
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
DEF

An instrument with a C-shaped jaw used for tightening or loosening hose coupling.

CONT

Note that the spanner wrench has a pry end as well as an opening for use on gas shutoff valves.

CONT

Connections may be made by hand or with spanners (special tools that fit against the lugs) …

OBS

hose coupling spanner; hose coupling wrench: designations standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Mécanique)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
DEF

Clé de forme spéciale utilisée par les pompiers pour compléter le serrage des raccords à vis des tuyaux d'alimentation ou d'aspiration.

CONT

Les raccordements peuvent être effectués à la main ou au moyen d'une tricoise, outil spécial s'adaptant aux oreilles du raccord […]

CONT

Noter que la tricoise est dotée d'une extrémité permettant de faire levier et d'un orifice permettant de manœuvrer les robinets.

OBS

tricoise : désignation normalisée par l'ISO.

Key term(s)
  • clef tricoise
  • clef pour raccords de tuyaux
  • clef de raccord
  • clé de raccord

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Herramientas y equipo (Mecánica)
  • Tuberías y accesorios
  • Equipo de salvamento y lucha contra incendios
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Record 3 2017-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paddle Sports
DEF

A stroke in which the gunwale or side of the canoe is used as a fulcrum and the paddle as a lever.

CONT

Another stroke which may be used by either the bow or stern paddler is the pry stroke. The paddle is inserted vertically in the water, with the power face outward, and the shaft braced against the gunwale. A gentle prying motion is applied, forcing the canoe in the opposite direction of the paddling side.

CONT

Since most hulls tends to veer-once the bow begins to turn, the stern slides out and forward, quickly pivoting the hull-the pry is best applied at the stern to offset veer and keep the hull aligned.

OBS

It is the opposite of a draw, moving the canoe away from the paddle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de pagaie
DEF

Une manœuvre qui déplace le canot ou l'une de ses pointes vers le côté opposé à la pagaie. Elle repousse l'eau du canot.

CONT

Étant donné que la majorité des embarcations ont tendance à tourner (une fois que l'avant commence à tourner, l'arrière glisse vers l'extérieur et vers l'avant, faisant rapidement pivoter l'embarcation), le meilleur endroit où appliquer l'écart est à l'arrière, afin de contrebalancer le virage et de maintenir l'embarcation en ligne droite.

Spanish

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Record 4 2017-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paddle Sports
CONT

A bow pry applied ahead of the pivot point pushes the bow away from the stroke side.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de pagaie
CONT

Un écart actif avant, exécuté à l'avant du pivot, écarte l'avant du côté normal de la manœuvre.

Spanish

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Record 5 2017-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paddle Sports
CONT

A stern pry applied behind the pivot point pushes the stern away from the stroke side, pivoting the hull and swinging the bow towards the stroke side.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de pagaie
CONT

Un écart actif arrière, exécuté à l'arrière du pivot, éloigne l'arrière de l'embarcation du côté de la manœuvre, faisant pivoter l'embarcation et déplaçant l'avant vers le côté de la manœuvre.

Spanish

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Record 6 2017-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paddle Sports
DEF

[A 180 ° rotation of a stationary canoe produced by] the paddler, with the action of repeated [pry strokes].

OBS

pry :[a stroke in which] the gunwale or side of the canoe is used as a fulcrum and the paddle as a lever(...). [It] is the opposite of a draw, moving the canoe away from the paddle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de pagaie
OBS

écart actif: [Une manœuvre qui] déplace le canot ou l'une de ses pointes vers le côté opposé à la pagaie. (Elle repousse l'eau du canot).

OBS

virage sur place à coups d'écart : coup d'écart : [...] l'inverse du coup d'appel. [...] On peut se servir du plat-bord pour appuyer l'aviron, faire l'écart en tirant simplement sur l'olive [...]

OBS

virage sur place à coups d'écart : «coup d'écart» est un terme de canot-camping utilisé par la Fédération Québécoise de Canot-Kayak.

Spanish

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Record 7 2017-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies)
PY
classification system code, see observation
PRY
classification system code, see observation
OBS

A landlocked country in south-central South America.

OBS

Capital: Asunción.

OBS

Inhabitant: Paraguayan.

OBS

Paraguay: common name of the country.

OBS

PY; PRY : codes recognized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
PY
classification system code, see observation
PRY
classification system code, see observation
OBS

État continental de l'Amérique du Sud, entre la Bolivie, le Brésil et l'Argentine.

OBS

Capitale : Asunción.

OBS

Habitant : Paraguayen, Paraguayenne.

OBS

Paraguay : nom usuel du pays.

OBS

PY; PRY : codes reconnus par l'ISO.

PHR

aller au Paraguay, visiter le Paraguay

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
PY
classification system code, see observation
PRY
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Estado de América del Sur, entre Brasil, Bolivia y Argentina.

OBS

Capital: Asunción.

OBS

Habitante: paraguayo, paraguaya.

OBS

Paraguay: nombre usual del país.

OBS

PY; PRY: códigos reconocidos por la ISO.

OBS

El nombre "Paraguay" va generalmente precedido por el artículo definido.

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Record 8 2014-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Equipment
  • Police
CONT

Can be used for Ram, Pry, Explosive and Shotgun Breach Training. Essentially, any techniques attacking the locks can be inexpensively and quickly repeated. The Breach Training Door is a heavy duty door and frame which can be mounted in existing facilities or used with the optional stand kit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel militaire
  • Police
OBS

porte d’entraînement aux brèches : terme préféré par la police militaire des Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 9 2012-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
CONT

The roofman’s hook can be used as a standard Halligan hook or multipurpose hook. Its wide, flat hooks provide excellent pulling surfaces for all types of materials. The head is big and the tool is heavy, so it does require a little extra effort to get it into a ceiling or wall.

CONT

The roofman's hook is designed to pry. Doors, windows, bulkhead doors, roof scuttles, shaft hatches, floors, baseboards, hasps, light locks, and all else are no match for it. This tool was designed to be used on a roof.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)

Spanish

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Record 10 2012-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Locks and Locksmithing
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
CONT

The K-tool is designed to cut into a lock cylinder. To shear the cylinder from a lock, you place the cutting edge of the K-tool on the top of the lock, insert a pry bar into the K-tool, and strike the pry bar with a flathead axe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Serrurerie
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)

Spanish

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Record 11 2012-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
CONT

The pry bar is used in situations where removal of damaged sheet metal requires prying a panel back into some semblance of its original form so that you can reach the fasteners. A pry bar is absolutely essential for this as well as for certain other bodyworking procedures. A short, hard piece of steel is ideal for prying...

OBS

pry bar : term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
OBS

levier : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Herramientas manuales
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Record 12 2010-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
OBS

perform following steps to remove curved side windshield and skylight panels :(...) As panel starts moving outward, use additional pry points to ease panel from mounted position. Sponge rubber gasket-type seal remains attached to aircraft structure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance

Spanish

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Record 13 2006-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paddle Sports
DEF

A sequence of short forward and backward underwater strokes made with the paddle at an angle to the water, the combined effect of which moves the canoe sideways towards the paddle.

CONT

Used to move the canoe sideways, the sculling draw is ideal for water too shallow to get a good draw or as a bracing technique in rough waters.

CONT

By reversing the angles used for the sculling draw, a [sculling] pry can be applied for lateral translation away from the stroke side.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de pagaie

Spanish

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Record 14 2006-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paddle Sports
DEF

A canoeing stroke executed by reaching the paddle out to the side and pulling it toward the canoe with the blade flattened.

CONT

The draw stroke exerts a force opposite to that of the pry. The paddle is inserted vertically in the water at arm's length from the gunwale, with the power face toward the canoe, and is then pulled inward to the paddler's hip.

CONT

The drawstroke paddle maneuver is useful for moving the canoe sideways and for quickly changing the direction of the canoe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de pagaie
DEF

Technique [qui] consiste à attirer le canoë vers la pagaie, celle-ci prenant appui dans l'eau.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de remo
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Record 15 2006-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
  • Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Accessories
CONT

Poor wiper operation. The windshield wipers... may not park properly or shut off when the driver turns them off.... If this is the case, replace the windshield wiper motor. To do this, first remove the wiper arms by removing the two flange nuts. Next, pry the cowl clips out(18 of them), then remove the cowl cover and hood seal. Now unplug the electrical connector from the windshield wiper linkage assembly and remove the assembly's three bolts. This allows you to separate the motor from the wiper linkage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
  • Accessoires d'automobiles et de bicyclettes
OBS

Pluriel : des essuie-glaces.

OBS

essuie-glaces (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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Record 16 2003-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
CONT

Insert a small screwdriver in the side of the check valve cage and twist gently to pry apart.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
OBS

cage de clapet de retenue : terme uniformisé par le CN.

Spanish

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Record 17 2001-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
  • Transport of Wood
DEF

A pike pole used by log drivers to dismantle the mass of logs blocking the river drive.

CONT

The peavey was created by a blacksmith named John Peavey in 1870. The peavey was a combination of a Cant hook and a Jam pike. The cant hook was used to roll a log and the jam pike was used to pry the log.

Key term(s)
  • jam pike pole

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
  • Transport du bois
DEF

Perche utilisée autrefois par les draveurs sur les cours d'eau afin de débloquer les embâcles provoqués par l'accumulation de bois flottés.

CONT

[...] les hardis draveurs aux pieds agiles et aux gestes sûrs munis soit d'une grosse gaffe de déblayage, soit d'une gaffe «pousse-billes» défont les embâcles et accélèrent la course du bois vers les usines de pâtes et papiers.

OBS

Équivalent et contexte tirés de l'article de Nolin Trudeau intitulé «La drave du bois à pâte : phénomène du printemps canadien», paru dans le supplément du dimanche 10 mai 1959 de l'Action catholique de Québec (quotidien disparu), à la première page.

Spanish

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Record 18 1999-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Household Articles - Various
CONT

Griddle scraper. This rigid near-trapezoidal blade effectively removes excess grease... from griddles other flat surfaces. The 3 1/2 inch wide front cuts a broad path... its stiff straight profile and beveled edge most readily glide, pry, and peel off residue... Although inflexible, beveled fronts make them ideal for driving into and under a tempered strip of... chocolate...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Articles ménagers divers
DEF

Ustensile métallique de forme triangulaire, muni d'un manche permettant par exemple de travailler et de racler un appareil sur un marbre.

Spanish

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Record 19 1993-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taps and Plumbing Accessories
CONT

Carefully pry off the indexed handle button(or cover plate in the case of lucite handle), remove Phillips head screw and lift off the handle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Robinetterie et accessoires
CONT

Soulever soigneusement la pastille de la manette; enlever la vis à tête Phillips et la manette.

Spanish

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Record 20 1987-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
  • Language Problems
OBS

WEB 1 : to raise, move or pull apart with a pry or lever 2 : to extract, detach or open with difficulty

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
  • Problèmes de langue

Spanish

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Record 21 1986-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Eating Utensils and Cutlery
DEF

A knife with a short narrow heavy blade set in a thick wooden handle, used to pry open oysters and clams.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Couverts et coutellerie
DEF

Couteau à lame courte et forte permettant d'ouvrir les huîtres.

Spanish

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Record 22 1982-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plumbing Fixtures
OBS

Carefully pry off the indexed handle button(or cover plate in the case of lucite handle), remove Phillips head screw and lift off the handle.(If Lucite, also remove skirt).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils sanitaires
OBS

Soulevez avec soin le bouton à coiffe marquée (ou la plaque-couvercle des manettes en lucite), enlevez la vis à tête Phillips, puis ôtez la manette; (si cette dernière est en lucite, retirez aussi la jupe).

Spanish

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Record 23 1982-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plumbing Fixtures
OBS

Carefully pry off the indexed handle button(or cover plate in the case of lucite handle), remove Phillips head screw and lift off the handle.(If Lucite, also remove skirt).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils sanitaires
OBS

Soulevez avec soin le bouton à coiffe marquée (ou la plaque-couvercle des manettes en lucite), enlevez la vis à tête Phillips, puis ôtez la manette; (si cette dernière est en lucite, retirez aussi la jupe).

Spanish

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Record 24 1980-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
OBS

using a 12-to 14-inch-long broad-blade screwdriver,... pry outward until panel begins to loosen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main

Spanish

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Record 25 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire Prevention
OBS

assortment of axes, pry bars, mauls, chisels, saws [etc. ] used to gain entry into closed buildings or through walls and other obstructions as required for carrying out fire fighting operations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévention des incendies
OBS

l'ensemble décrit ci-dessus [extincteurs] sera avantageusement complété par un matériel sommaire d'effraction ou de déblai (hache ou hachette, pince, etc.).

Spanish

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Record 26 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wine Service
CONT

Twist and pry corkscrew. The professional waiter's constant companion. It usually comes as a corkscrew, bottle opener, penknife combination. Useful for taking the lead foil that is on the neck of many wine bottles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Service des vins
CONT

Couteau sommelier, 4 usages : lames, décapsulateur, perce-boîtes, tire-bouchon.

Spanish

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