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Record 1 2015-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing (General)
CONT

A fat quarter is a one-fourth yard cut of fabric that(usually) measures 18" x 22" instead of the typical 9" x 44" quarter-yard cut. The longest side's dimension will vary if your fabric is not 44" wide.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Couture (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Culinary Techniques
  • Restaurant Menus
OBS

Foods cut into a matchstick shape of approximately 1/8 X 1/8 X ½ in.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques culinaires
  • Menus (Restauration)
DEF

Coupe de légumes crus ou d'autres éléments [...] d'abord en bâtonnets de 3 à 5 cm de longueur, puis en filaments.

CONT

Julienne de poivrons.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Técnicas culinarias
  • Menú (Restaurantes)
DEF

Corte [de] verdura, hortaliza o fruta en rodajas, para luego cortar tiritas o bastones muy finos y delicados.

OBS

[El] término “Julienne” proviene [...] del francés. Este tipo de corte es utilizado en hortalizas, frutas y verduras y consiste en cortar tiras delgadas y uniformes de aproximadamente 6 cm. de largo por 1 a 2 mm. de espesor.

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Record 3 2012-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steel
CONT

Terne coated sheet is any sheet steel that has been coated by immersion in a bath of molten terne metal. Terne metal is any alloy of lead and tin. ... Formerly, there were two classes of terne-coated products: long terne sheet (sometimes called simply long ternes) which was a hot-dipped sheet-mill product that fell within the dimensional ranges covered by the uncoated-sheet commodities; and short ternes (also called terne plate) which was a hot-dipped tin-mill product in black-plate gages (thickness less than 0.36 mm (0.014 inch). Short-ternes (terne plate) are no longer produced.

CONT

Terne plate roofing sheets. All terne plate is produced by hot-dip process. Two product lines "short terne" and "long terne" are available. The difference between the two products is largely one of size. "Short terne" is generally available in the sizes 356 x 508 mm and 508 x 711 mm. "Long terne" is available in cut lengths up to 3, 658 mm and coils, generally 15, 240 mm in length.

OBS

According to some authors, "short ternes" and "long ternes" differentiate themselves by the difference in the thickness of their tin coating. "Short" refers to the weight of coating per basis box, and always to the thinner coatings, usually 40.5 m² (436 sq. ft.) of plate or sheet; usually 3.6 kg of coating metal is the limit for short terne tin plates, and for heavier plates the weight of coating may vary from two to five times this amount. According to other authors, "short ternes" and "long ternes" differentiate themselves by the difference in their linear dimensions. Short ternes commonly measure 0.5 X 0.7 m, whereas long ternes have dimensions which usually fall within the limits of 0.6 X 1.5 m to 1.2 X 3.7 m. It is possible that the latter characteristic (size) conditions the former one (coating weight), ending in the same result, the difference being simply in the approach chosen.

Key term(s)
  • long terneplate

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acier
OBS

Fer terne dont la masse de revêtement ou les dimensions sont grandes.

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steel
CONT

Terne coated sheet is any sheet steel that has been coated by immersion in a bath of molten terne metal. Terne metal is an alloy of lead and tin. ... Formerly, there were two classes of terne-coated products: long terne sheet (sometimes called simply long ternes) which was a hot-dipped sheet-mill product that fell within the dimensional ranges covered by the uncoated-sheet commodities; and short ternes (also called terne plate) which was a hot-dipped tin-mill product in black-plate gages (thickness less than 0.36 mm (0.014 inch). Short-ternes (terne plate) are no longer produced.

CONT

Terne plate roofing sheets. All terne plate is produced by hot-dip process. Two product lines "short terne" and "long terne" are available. The difference between the two products is largely one of size. "Short terne" is generally available in the sizes 356 x 508 mm and 508 x 711 mm. "Long terne" is available in cut lengths up to 3, 658 mm and coils, generally 15, 240 mm in length.

OBS

According to some authors, "short ternes" and "long ternes" differentiate themselves by the difference in the thickness of their tin coating. "Short" refers to the weight of coating per basis box, and always to the thinner coatings, usually 40.5 m² (436 sq. ft.) of plate or sheet; usually 3.6 kg of coating metal is the limit for short terne tin plates, and for heavier plates the weight of coating may vary from two to five times this amount. According to other authors, "short ternes" and "long ternes" differentiate themselves by the difference in their linear dimensions. Short ternes commonly measure 0.5 X 0.7 m, whereas long ternes have dimensions which usually fall within the limits of 0.6 X 1.5 m to 1.2 X 3.7 m. It is possible that the latter characteristic (size) conditions the former one (coating weight), ending in the same result, the difference being simply in the approach chosen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acier
OBS

Fer terne dont la masse de revêtement ou les dimensions sont petites.

Spanish

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Record 5 2012-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Steel
DEF

A unit of area equivalent to 112 sheets 14 by 20 in. or 31,360 in.² (217.78 ft²).

CONT

Tin plate is now sold both on a weight per unit area basis and on a thickness basis. The old unit of area is the base box, equal to the area of 112 sheets, 14 by 20 inches, or 31 360 square inches (217.78 square feet). The new unit of thickness is the millimetre and the corresponding area designation for pricing and weight or area calculations is the SITA (System International Tin Plate Area) which equals 100 square metres or 4.9426 base boxes. ... The use of symbols to designate gage was displaced by the use of base weights (or basis weights) expressed in pounds per base box that also indicated the approximate thickness of the tin-mill product ... With the recent introduction of the metric system (SI) in production, gage is the basic unit for specification and area becomes only a derived value for commercial usage.

OBS

Tinplate sheets used to manufacture cans and boxes were originally packed into wooden boxes in order to protect the polished tin surface. Sheets cut to 35 cm X 50 cm(14 X 20 in) and of 0. 3 mm thickness weighed approx. 454 g(1 lb) and 112 were packed into a box, known as the "basis box". Variation in thickness of sheet cut to the same size would vary the weight, and larger sizes were made, although these were then called "tinned sheets". Modern production techniques favour reeling into rools for shipment, and protection with interleaving of paper or plastic where necessary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Acier
CONT

Fer blanc (tin plate). [...] Suivant le procédé utilisé, l'épaisseur de la couche d'étain varie de 0,4 micron dans le fer blanc électrolytique à 20 microns dans le fer blanc au trempé. [...] L'appréciation d'un fer blanc est caractérisée d'une part par l'épaisseur et la composition de l'acier de base et, d'autre part, par le taux d'étamage. En France, celui-ci représente la quantité d'étain déposée par unité de surface de feuille sur les deux faces, exprimée en grammes par mètre carré (taux courants : 27 g, 33 g, 40 g, 49 g). En Angleterre, le poids du revêtement d'étain est exprimé en onces par basis box et aux États-Unis en livres par base box (le basis box ou base box étant une unité de surface, utilisée dans l'industrie du fer blanc, et qui équivaut à 40 465 m² de surface étamée).

OBS

caisse de base : Selon la compagnie Stelco (à Lachine), cet équivalent français est utilisé dans l'industrie. Dans les ouvrages français, l'expression «base box» (de même que son synonyme «basis box») est laissée en anglais.

Spanish

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Record 6 2012-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Pulp and Paper
OBS

cut size : Fine paper cut to specific dimensions(16 X 21 inches or less) on a paper trimmer.

OBS

Used at E.B. Eddy Company in Hull, Québec.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Pâtes et papier
OBS

Appellation d'emploi en usage à la compagnie E.B. Eddy à Hull.

OBS

Renseignement communiqué par le service de traduction de cette compagnie.

Spanish

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Record 7 2005-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Mechanics)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
CONT

Slicing machine made of anodized aluminium alloy, easy cleaning and very hygienic.... 0-14 mm cut thickness, utilizable cutting 230 x 210 mm, run of carriage 270 mm...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Mécanique)
  • Outillage industriel
OBS

On écrirait mieux «charriot».

OBS

charriot : 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 8 2005-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype
DEF

[The watermarks] so distributed in the paper web that they will appear at a specified place in the cut sheets, usually the center of an 8 1/2" x 11" sheet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lithographie, offset et phototypie
CONT

Un filigrane localisé veut dire que le filigrane est à la même position sur toutes les feuilles, sans exception.

OBS

Un filigrane est une marque de commerce, un logo, ou tout autre image qui peut apparaître dans une feuille. Il est imprégné par un rouleau marqueur sur la toile.

Spanish

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Record 9 2000-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
CONT

The CargoLifter is an airship, which can carry up to 160t of freight like a crane. Goods up to the size of 12 x 5 x 5 m can be carried at a speed of 100 km/h. Maximum range is 10. 000 km.... The advantage of CargoLifter is, that transport can take place in rural areas with little or no infrastructure. Transport times are cut by a factor of 10 and the complexity of the project is reduced significantly.... The loading cycle will take about half a day to unload and 3/4 days to load. The CargoLifter can take 72 TEU in a box, but the weight volume ratio is very low(1 : 20). The weight alone would account for 136t or 85% of the payload. The remaining 44t can take 2800 cubic meters of space(weight to volume of 1 : 62).... CargoLifter will use marine diesel engines and propellers for thrust. Installed power is expected to be 9. 3 MW, for a top speed of 135 km/h. The average speed will be about 100 km/h, which requires about 5 MW and an hourly fuel consumption of 1 tonne(specific fuel burn approx. 200 g/kWh).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
DEF

Dirigeable géant.

CONT

Les promoteurs du Cargolifter visent le transport de charges lourdes et volumineuses. [...] le dirigeable géant CL160 se veut une alternative au transport par bateau, trop lent, et au transport par avion, trop cher. [...] Parmi les avantages soulignés par son constructeur [Cargolifter AG], on peut citer la capacité du dirigeable à effectuer du transport «porte-à-porte» sans infrastructure particulière au sol. Un système de grue intégrée permettra de charger et de décharger tout en maintenant l'appareil à une centaine de mètres de hauteur. Le Cargolifter mesurera 240 m de long et 61 m de diamètre. Il pourra voler entre 80 et 100 km/h à des altitudes de l'ordre de 1,500 m, et sera capable d'emporter jusqu'à 160 tonnes. Sa «soute» offre 46 m de longueur, 7,5 m en largeur et autant en hauteur. Sa structure est de type semi-rigide. Le dirigeable, doté d'une quille rigide et rempli de plusieurs compartiments d'hélium, sera équipé de moteurs diesel entraînant les hélices orientables.

PHR

Le mini-Cargolifter revient s'arrimer à son mât.

Spanish

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Record 10 1998-12-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Opening and Closing Devices (Packaging)
DEF

A kraft paper available in a vast range of basis weights, namely 35, 60 and 90 pounds or heavier(24 x 36-500) gummed on one side and cut into rolls of various widths.

OBS

It is used mostly for sealing packages, bundles and fibreboard boxes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Modes d'ouverture et de fermeture (Emball.)
DEF

Bande de papier (généralement du kraft), préencollée à sec, destinée, après humectage, à assurer la fermeture des rabats des caisses en carton.

Spanish

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Record 11 1996-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Kitchen Utensils
DEF

The four blades set on a slant and rotating round and axle are reminiscent of those on a lawnmower, but this tool is designed to carve neat triangles from croissant dough, not to cut grass. As this is its sole purpose it will only earn its keep if you make croissants regularly and can’t cut neat triangles of identical size in any other way. This cuts them 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.(140 x 140 x 133 mm).

CONT

... the cannelated pin ..., le Tutove, is especially designed to spread out the layers of butter inside the croissant dough ..., as you roll. The rotary croissant cutter ... then finishes the operation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Batterie de cuisine
DEF

ustensile formé de lames tranchantes fixées sur un axe, et muni de 2 poignées, permettant de couper des triangles de 13 x 12,5 cm sur des abaisses de pâte à croissant. [...] en acier ordinaire, manche de bois.

CONT

Les pâtissiers utilisent divers rouleaux spécialisés : [...] rouleau coupe-croissant, qui découpe régulièrement des abaisses triangulaires destinées à la confection des croissants [...]

Spanish

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Record 12 1990-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveying
CONT

Stakes on which info is written should be approx 1" X 3" X 2". Finished lumber should be used when possible so they can be easily seen, but if no aval, small trees or branches blazed on both sides and cut to length may be used.

OBS

blaze: To mark (a tree) usu. be chipping off a piece of bark ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arpentage
CONT

Repères de nivellement. [...] S'il n'existe pas de tels points fixes, on prendra un fort piquet bien enfoncé à refus, sur lequel on pratiquera une encoche pour poser le pied de la mire [...]

Spanish

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Record 13 1982-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Elements
  • Metal Finishing Work (Constr.)
OBS

Corner Column. 10" wide x 8’ high. Can be cut up to 6" on each end to reduce height.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments du bâtiment
  • Menuiserie métallique
OBS

Colonne cornière, 10" lar. x 8' haut. Chacun des bouts peut être coupé de 6" pour réduire [la] hauteur.

Spanish

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