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Record 1 2024-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
  • Glass Manufacturing
CONT

Whether you are a professional artist or cutting glass as a hobby, glass saws make it easier to cut fused, heavily textured or thick glass. Cutting fused stained glass or thick glass pieces is nearly impossible to do by hand but with a ring saw, band saw or wire saw, the cuts can be easily made with precision.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Fabrication du verre
CONT

Inconvénient de la découpe par scie à verre : les scies à verre sont des machines assez lentes[,] car vous devez vous déplacer lentement afin de couper le verre convenablement.

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personal Esthetics
  • Lasers and Masers
CONT

Laser lipolysis is a non-invasive form of body sculpting. It removes small fat deposits.... Laser lipolysis can be done in the doctor's office. It takes about half an hour, and you can return to normal activity right away. There is no anesthesia involved. To do the laser "lipo, "your doctor attaches paddle-like applicators to the area to be treated. The paddles emit heat that penetrates your skin and heats up the fat cells underneath. The heat damages the membranes of the fat cells, so they start to die off. Your body then absorbs the dead cells.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Esthétique et soins corporels
  • Masers et lasers

Spanish

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Record 3 2023-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underwater Diving (Sports)
CONT

As stated above, recreational dive planners are for "no-decompression" diving. That's unfortunately a rather ambiguous term because, of course, we do decompress as we ascend to the surface again. What it really means is that the data in the tables shows the length of time you can stay at a certain depth and still be able to ascend without making mandatory scheduled "decompression stops. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plongée sous-marine (Sports)

Spanish

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Record 4 2023-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
DEF

A bodybuilding exercise performed by completing the following movements : lie on your back with your knees raised and your feet flat on the floor. Raise your butt as high as you can, then lower it back to the starting position. Do as many repetitions as possible or keep the raised position as long as possible.

OBS

This exercise targets the hamstrings and the gluteal muscles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
DEF

Exercice de musculation qui s'exécute en effectuant les mouvements suivants : couchez-vous sur le dos avec les genoux fléchis et les pieds bien à plat sur le sol. Soulevez votre bassin le plus haut possible, puis revenez en position de départ. Effectuez le plus grand nombre de répétitions possible en une série ou restez le plus longtemps possible en position élevée.

OBS

Cet exercice sollicite les ischio-jambiers et les muscles fessiers.

Spanish

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Record 5 2023-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hunting and Sport Fishing
CONT

Trout fishing with salmon eggs is one of the most popular and effective methods for catching these... fish. Salmon eggs are a great bait choice for trout, as they are high in protein and have a strong scent that attracts them. Not only do salmon eggs make an excellent bait, but they can also be used to catch other species of fish such as steelhead and bass.... When tying the knot, ensure it is tight enough so that the eggs do not slip off the hook when casting or retrieving.... Once everything is in place, you can cast and start catching fish with your salmon egg bait[. ] With proper preparation and technique, you should be able to successfully hook salmon eggs for bait and enjoy a successful day of fishing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chasse et pêche sportive

Spanish

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Record 6 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
CONT

The body weight squat is perhaps the best lower body exercise a person can do. It basically works all the major muscle groups of the thighs, glutes and hamstrings.... Position your feet slightly wider then hip-width apart with your toes slightly turned out. Hold your hands out in front of you at shoulder height. This will counterbalance your weight and help you keep your balance. Slowly and under control, bend your knees and lower yourself down as far as you can without lifting your heels off the floor and then, after a brief pause at the bottom, push your weight back up until you are back at the starting position.

OBS

This bodybuilding exercise is performed without weights.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
OBS

Pour effectuer une flexion des jambes à vide, placez-vous debout avec le dos droit, accroupissez-vous jusqu'à ce que vos cuisses soient parallèles au sol et retournez à la position de départ.

OBS

Cet exercice de musculation s'effectue sans poids.

Spanish

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Record 7 2017-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • The Mouth
  • Dentistry
DEF

... a dental specialist who has successfully completed a formal advanced education program in oral medicine.

CONT

If you think you need to see an oral medicine specialist, you should first get an appointment with either your general dental or medical practice. If it is the right thing to do the doctor or dentist can make a referral to a specialist in oral medicine.

Key term(s)
  • specialist in oral medicine
  • practitioner in oral medicine

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Cavité buccale
  • Dentisterie
DEF

[...] dentiste spécialiste qui a terminé avec succès un programme d'études supérieures reconnu en médecine buccale

CONT

La médecine buccale est la spécialité de la médecine dentaire faisant appel à l'expertise du diagnostic et du traitement principalement non chirurgical des maladies de la bouche, ainsi que du diagnostic et du traitement des patients qui souffrent de douleur faciale chronique et des problèmes au niveau des articulations temporomandibulaires (ATM). Le spécialiste en médecine buccale peut aussi conseiller le dentiste généraliste sur les précautions à prendre durant le traitement de patients présentant des conditions médicales complexes, de patients ayant subi différents traitements particuliers ou ceux traités pour un cancer.

Spanish

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Record 8 2017-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education Theory and Methods
  • Training of Personnel
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

Once a need or knowledge gap has been identified the next step is to address what type of a gap it is, learning or performance. Once you understand what causes the gap there are several things you can do. For example a performance gap can be dealt with through a coaching session or one on one training session.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
  • Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
  • Internet et télématique
CONT

Le coaching nécessite quatre étapes essentielles : 1. Identifier l'écart de performance, en décrivant la différence entre la performance requise et la performance actuelle. 2. Identifier la cause de l'écart de performance. 3. Décider de l'opportunité de la mise en œuvre d'une action correctrice et identifier son impact sur l'écart de performance. 4. Déterminer le plan d'action.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
  • Capacitación del personal
  • Internet y telemática
CONT

La brecha de rendimiento se mide por las diferencias en los rendimientos promedios de diferentes grupos.

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Record 9 2017-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Advertising
CONT

Concentrate on your target reader and speak to him/her. If you can name him, do so! Headline like "Attention residents of the Whispering Hills in Carrboro" make it impossible for residents of Whispering Hills not to read it!

French

Domaine(s)
  • Publicité
CONT

Au-delà du genre [littéraire] qui déterminera le lecteur-cible et, par la suite, le tirage, le plan de diffusion, les moyens de communication à mettre en œuvre, au-delà de tout ceci, il convient de se poser la question de la valeur de l'écrit.

Key term(s)
  • lecteur utile
  • lecteur cible
  • lectrice utile
  • lectrice cible

Spanish

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Record 10 2016-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Law
  • Industrial Techniques and Processes
CONT

... the term "state of technology"(a standard term used in licences) is a dynamic concept and both the availability and the economic feasibility of the technology become issues. Dr. Rainer HAMM(Rechtsanwalt)(defence attorney) commented that there is a sensitive major tax on waste water. Those who have a licence to use a river to pollute have to pay a fee depending on the degree of pollution. The waste water effluent fees are quite effective to minimize pollution.... Large corporations also have high incentive to develop technology. It is they who develop technology. While universities can and do develop standards, they cannot build technology and compare standards. That can only be done by industry itself. Thus it is the industry which makes the law by defining the standards of technology. They are motivated to do so by the new device, popular in the United States, known as "technology forcing. "Dr. HAMM was however sceptical of using criminal law to pursue dynamic concepts. If you include a state of technology that can change any time and then punish someone for not having fulfilled the state of technology, then you blur the distinction between what is criminal and what is not criminal.

CONT

... technology forcing (i.e. development of more cost-effective approaches in response to regulations); ...

OBS

technology forcing: This expression (hyphenated) is also used as an adjective, as in "technology-forcing emission limits," "technology-forcing regulations," "technology-forcing standards."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit environnemental
  • Techniques industrielles
CONT

[...] forçage de la technologie (c.-à-d. élaboration d'approches plus rentables en réaction aux règlements); [...]

CONT

Les exigences fédérales américaines sont en place depuis 1998. Par conséquent, la reformulation des produits permettant de se conformer aux limites de contenu ne devrait pas constituer un forçage technologique.

OBS

forçage : Le fait de soumettre (quelqu'un) à une pression, à une contrainte.

Spanish

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Record 11 2016-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Culture of Fruit Trees
  • Silviculture
CONT

(Heeling in) is a procedure designed to keep alive and in the best possible condition bare-root plants dug for transplanting that cannot be planted immediately. ... It is done by digging a trench or ditch of sufficient size to accommodate the roots of plants laid as closely together as practicable without breaking, or bunching the roots to the extent that soil filled in will not be in contact with them.

CONT

Water your heeling trenches thoroughly, immediately before setting your plants into this temporary home. Cut off any roots which were damaged in the moving process, and then you can set each plant into the trench, allowing a small space between each rootball. Mix moist peat moss or wood shavings with the native soil to increase the water retention capabilities of the soil. Using this mixture, work the soil in among the roots, and cover the entire root ball slightly deeper than at the depth it was previously covered. Water again, thoroughly. Be sure to water this holding area regularly, but do not feed the plants. This method should keep your plants alive for 6 months or longer, until you are ready to set them into their permanent garden home.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arboriculture fruitière
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Tranchée qui sert à l'entreposage des végétaux en attente de plantation définitive ou pour leur conservation hivernale.

Spanish

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Record 12 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
  • Investment
CONT

What you need is someone who will look at your overall financial situation, and tell you if you have the right kind of life insurance and whether your coverage is adequate; what kind of investment program you should be following, depending on your age and your personal financial objectives; whether you will have enough money to live on in retirement, and if not, what to do about it; and even how to squeeze more savings out of your limited income... there are good financial planners who can give you invaluable assistance in putting your financial situation in order.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
  • Investissements et placements
DEF

Spécialiste chargé d'apprécier la situation financière personnelle d'un particulier et d'établir un programme afin de permettre à ce dernier de satisfaire ses besoins financiers et d'atteindre ses objectifs.

Spanish

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Record 13 2015-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
  • Organization Planning
  • Finance
CONT

A community contribution company is somewhere between [a non-profit company and a business company]. You can sell shares in a community contribution company. You can do business and you can own businesses, which non-profits cannot. You can distribute, in our model, 30% of any annual profits you have to shareholders, and if it is dissolved, all the assets go to the social purpose with respect to that.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
  • Planification d'organisation
  • Finances
CONT

Dans une entreprise à contribution communautaire, vous pouvez vendre des parts. Vous pouvez faire des affaires et vous pouvez être propriétaire d'une entreprise, ce qui est impossible quand il s'agit d'une entreprise sans but lucratif.

Spanish

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Record 14 2014-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial and Economic Psychology
CONT

Both evolutionists and economists argue that individuals do things for the larger group only if it is also for the good of the individual. Animals rarely do selfless things for their species. And people rarely do selfless things for the good of society. But even desiccated economists had noticed the "voter paradox. "People vote in elections despite the fact that no individual can expect to influence the outcome. People give to charity. Executives work long hours on behalf of their firms. Travellers tip waiters they will never see again. Soldiers willingly risk their lives for their country. Trust, cooperation and altruism are all part of human life. They are also part of animal life. The question is how do you reconcile altruism with the invisible hand and survival of the fittest?

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie industrielle et économique

Spanish

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Record 15 2012-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
OBS

poaching: a strategy in doubles play in which the player closest to the net extends the range of his reach by cutting in front of his or her partner in order to attempt a volley on the return of serve intended for his partner waiting near the baseline.

OBS

There is a slight difference between "poaching" and "interception". The first term implies a resolve to move over to one’s partner’s side of the court, whether one is expecting to make contact with the ball or not. The second term implies less doubt as to whether the ball will come or not. It will come and the player will meet the ball to put it away. In general, the French term "interception" conveys both English meanings. In English, the term "poaching" denotes a strategy as well as a set of specific actions used in doubles play; the term "poach" is the result of these actions. The French term "braconnage" denotes the action, while the term "interception" denotes the result. Related terms: crisscrossing, switching, to intervene.

CONT

You can advance the cause of your pairing by improving the ability to use the player nearer the net [net guard] to intervene, or fake to do so, in the exchanges. The interception of the return of serve or a mid-rally shot will demonstrate your resolve to dominate that court position... Even if your success rate is not all it could be, the threat you pose may be sufficient to earn other points, and to feint the interception when you have no intention of following through can induce a weak response which can be put away by your team-mate... The poaching shot is usually down the sidelines, wide of the opposing net guard.

PHR

fake poach; to set up a poach.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

En double, résultat de l'action selon laquelle un joueur placé au filet anticipe le retour adverse, croise et réussit (ou manque) un coup destiné à son partenaire; action de cueillir la balle sur le retour adverse.

OBS

L'interception n'est pas à rechercher systématiquement, c'est un coup d'opportunité. Terme connexe : braconnage [action].

CONT

Ce joueur excelle à frapper des services «canon» et des interceptions fulgurantes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
CONT

En caso de cruce, su compañero deberá permutar su puesto.

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Record 16 2012-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cybernetic Systems
  • Marketing
CONT

In about 10 years, you’ll start to see much of your food tagged with these miniscule RFID[radio frequency identification] chips. Roll the cart up to an automated cashier and bingo: The bill is tallied!

CONT

Optical Supermarket Checkout Robot Model 887... speaks English and French can check out your groceries with, if not a smile, great efficiency and courtesy, thank you. Customers have to do some of the work by running purchased items over 887's scanner so it can read the code that identifies and prices the item. It can tell if you’ve made a mistake(like running the same item across the scanner twice). It can also detect cheating... It takes cash or credit cards and will give you the correct change

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes cybernétiques
  • Commercialisation
CONT

Un hypermarché rennais a généralisé depuis cet été les caisses automatiques, sans difficultés apparentes pour les consommateurs mais sous le regard inquiet des défenseurs du métier de caissière.

Spanish

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Record 17 2011-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
OBS

Many purists have tried in vain to maintain the distinction between a "shot" and a "drive", the latter yielding a ball with a lot of pace while the former term being more generic, i.e., not necessarily a ball hit hard, but simply the result of the racquet making contact with the ball - a slice backhand or drop volley are both "shots" that require more touch than power. The term "drive" implies the use of power.

CONT

After you’ve seen him hit long diagonal drives three or four times from that spot, you can be sure he’ll do it nine times out of ten.

OBS

cross-court drive: also a badminton term.

PHR

Angled cross-court drive.

Key term(s)
  • crosscourt drive

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

Diriger des coups profonds en croisé sur le coup droit de l'adversaire, ou en parallèle sur son revers, ou tenter un coup croisé en angle (près de l'angle formé par la ligne de service et la ligne de côté).

OBS

drive croisé : terme de badminton.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
CONT

Golpe cruzado y profundo hacia la esquina del drive de su adversario, en paralelo a la esquina del revés o intente un golpe muy angulado (buscando con el bote la zona lateral del cuadro de recepción).

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Record 18 2011-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biotechnology
CONT

Because recombination in yeast is primarily legitimate rather than illegitimate, it is relatively easy to replace a resident gene with whatever modified gene that you wish. For E. Coli and yeast, such replacement can be done with ease. With mouse, it is possible but very time consuming to do such replacement. For other organisms, it is not yet possible.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biotechnologie
CONT

[...] des chercheurs de l'Inra ont introduit dans le tabac le gène de la nitrate réductase (NR) sous le contrôle du promoteur 35S, afin d'optimiser l'assimilation du nitrate absorbé dans la surexpression de cette enzyme. [...] Cette fois encore, il y a eu cosuppression du transgène et du gène résident de la NR.

Spanish

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Record 19 2011-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

Professional networking is similar to social networking but with a professional twist. It uses many of the social networking features and takes them a step further creating a community where professionals can go to get help on the job and help others too. Instead of talking about what you did last night, you can discuss how to solve a problem or share something you just learned on the job that can help others do their jobs better. In addition, you can develop your career and grow a network of professional peers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
CONT

Les réseaux sociaux semblent être les pivots du [Web] 2.0, l'avenir du réseautage professionnel. Des services qui vous proposent de créer une fiche d'identité en ligne vous permettant de trouver des contacts et de construire un réseau de relations en quelques clics.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Internet y telemática
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Record 20 2011-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baseball and Softball
CONT

A rounders is made when a player touches all bases safely in the game of rounders; it is the equivalent of a run in baseball.

CONT

Rounders is an English game. It is often played as a casual game with a stick and a ball, but it has a proper set of rules. It is played 9-a-side, and each side has two innings. The batsmen use a wooden bat called a stick and try to score rounders. The bowler bowls with a smooth underarm action from a distance of 24 1/2 feet(7. 5 m). The four bases are posts 3 ft. 11 in.(1. 2 m) high. The batsman tries to hit the ball and then run around the outside of the posts to the fourth post in order to score a rounder. To score, you have to reach the fourth post on your own hit. If you stop at a post, you may run home when a teammate hits the ball, but you do not score. You join the end of the batting line. You can be out if the ball is caught, or if a fielder touches you or the post with the ball. When all the batsmen are out, the innings are over.

OBS

A rounders: plural inform but singular in construction: "A team scores one rounder each time a player is able to hit the ball and circle the outside of the posts and touch the fourth post before another ball is bowled."

Key term(s)
  • rounder

French

Domaine(s)
  • Baseball et softball
CONT

La balle au camp est un jeu anglais. Même si l'on y joue souvent de façon désinvolte avec un petit bâton et une balle, ce jeu comporte des règles bien définies. Chaque équipe de 9 joueurs joue 2 tournées au bâton. Le frappeur se sert d'un bâton de bois qu'on appelle tout simplement un bâtonnet et essaie de marquer des rondes. Le livreur envoie la balle avec un mouvement souple du bras, par en dessous. Il est à 24 1/2 pieds (7,5 mètres) du frappeur. Quatre poteaux mesurant 3 pieds 11 pouces (1,2 mètre) chacun forment les buts. Pour marquer une ronde, le frappeur doit frapper la balle et courir à l'extérieur des poteaux jusqu'au quatrième poteau. Il marque un point seulement s'il atteint le dernier poteau sur son propre lancer. S'il arrête sa course à l'un des poteaux, il peut se rendre au marbre lorsqu'un de ses coéquipiers frappe la balle, Cependant, cela ne vaut pas de points et le joueur prend place à la fin de la formation des frappeurs. Le frappeur peut être éliminé si un joueur de champ attrape la balle ou s'il touche le frappeur ou le poteau avec la balle. La tournée se termine une fois tous les frappeurs retirés.

OBS

On dit «marquer une ronde» pour rendre «to score a rounder», et «marquer des rondes» pour rendre «to score rounders».

Spanish

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Record 21 2011-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baseball and Softball
CONT

There are a number of bat and ball games played only in certain parts of the world. Most of theses games are variations of cricket or baseball.... Rounders is an English game. It is often played as a casual game with a stick and a ball, but it has a proper set of rules. It is played 9-a-side, and each side has two innings. The batsmen use a wooden bat called a stick and try to score rounders. The bowler bowls with a smooth underarm action from a distance of 24 1/2 feet(7. 5 m). The four bases are posts 3 ft. 11 in.(1. 2 m) high. The batsman tries to hit the ball and then run around the outside of the posts to the fourth post in order to score a rounder. To score, you have to reach the fourth post on your own hit. If you stop at a post, you may run home when a teammate hits the ball, but you do not score. You join the end of the batting line. You can be out if the ball is caught, or if a fielder touches you or the post with the ball. When all the batsmen are out, the innings is over.

OBS

[Some] historians claim base ball owes its origins to the English game of rounders, which has been played in several parts of the United States prior to 1838.

OBS

A game played by boys and girls and frequently played in English schools. English sources establish the "rounders" as "an English game generally agreed to be the origin of baseball" while French European sources give, as a definition of "balle au camp", "jeu français tombé en désuétude, qui est à l’origine du base-ball américain". Bilingual Canadian sources present "rounders - balle au camp" as an English game.

OBS

The term "rounders" is plural in form but singular in construction.

Key term(s)
  • rounder
  • patball

French

Domaine(s)
  • Baseball et softball
CONT

Plusieurs jeux de balle ne sont pratiqués que dans certaines parties du monde. La plupart de ces jeux dérivent du cricket ou du baseball. [...] La balle au camp est un jeu anglais. Même si l'on y joue souvent de façon désinvolte avec un petit bâton et une balle, ce jeu comporte des règles bien définies. Chaque équipe de 9 joueurs joue 2 tournées au bâton. Le frappeur se sert d'un bâton de bois qu'on appelle tout simplement un bâtonnet et essaie de marquer des rondes. Le livreur envoie la balle avec un mouvement souple du bras, par en dessous. Il est à 24 1/2 pieds (7,5 mètres) du frappeur. Quatre poteaux mesurant 3 pieds 11 pouces (1,2 mètre) chacun forment les buts. Pour marquer une ronde, le frappeur doit frapper la balle et courir à l'extérieur des poteaux jusqu'au quatrième poteau. Il marque un point seulement s'il atteint le dernier poteau sur son propre lancer. S'il arrête sa course à l'un des poteaux, il peut se rendre au marbre lorsqu'un de ses coéquipiers frappe la balle, Cependant, cela ne vaut pas de points et le joueur prend place à la fin de la formation des frappeurs. Le frappeur peut être éliminé si un joueur de champ attrape la balle ou s'il touche le frappeur ou le poteau avec la balle. La tournée se termine une fois tous les frappeurs retirés.

OBS

[Certains historiens] croient que le baseball tire ses origines du jeu anglais de balle au camp qui se jouait dans plusieurs parties des États-Unis avant 1839.

OBS

Jeu joué par les garçons et les filles. Les ouvrages anglais établissent le «rounders» comme «an English game generally agreed to be the origin of baseball» tandis que les sources européennes françaises, définissent la balle au camp comme «jeu français tombé en désuétude, qui est à l'origine du base-ball américain». Les sources canadiennes bilingues présentent le «rounders - balle au camp» comme un jeu anglais.

Spanish

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Record 22 2011-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Elevators
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
CONT

Do you need an efficient bed elevator? One that can withstand a lot and that functions with absolute reliability? Then the Schindler 2500 is the right choice.... We’ve designed this particularly effective elevator for the comfortable transportation of patients and those in need of care. It must function with absolute precision. So that people can easily enter and exit, and arrive at their destination quickly and comfortably.... We’ve designed the Schindler 2500 to handle every conceivable bed size. And to allow enough room for those accompanying them. The bed elevator also transports medical equipment in the operations area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ascenseurs et monte-charge
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
DEF

Ascenseur destiné au transport de malades allongés.

Spanish

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Record 23 2011-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Horse Husbandry
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
CONT

I can’t stress how important it is to get a vet check done on a horse you wish to buy... The vet will issue a written report to you. You can also ask the vet whether the horse will be physically suitable for the discipline that you want to use the horse for... The vet will look at the horse's structure and determine whether his feet and bone structure are suitable for what you wish to do with the horse. He’ll also be able to point out any imperfections. He’ll check the horse's vital signs and check for lameness after being exercised. He’ll check the horse's teeth to see if they correspond to the age the seller claims the horse to be and he’ll also look to see whether the equine's teeth have been maintained. Essentially the vet will check the horse's conformation, movement and soundness, wind, gut sounds, heart and lungs, eyesight and hearing. If anything untoward is apparent then it's a chance for further investigation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine vétérinaire
  • Élevage des chevaux
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres

Spanish

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Record 24 2011-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveillance and Formalities (Air Transport)
CONT

The computer is nothing more than a fast idiot, and cannot think for itself. For this reason, we must communicate with it by means of messages of rigid format that it has been programmed to understand. No matter what you ask the computer to do or check, you must ask it in a set format that it can understand.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contrôles et formalités (Transport aérien)
CONT

Il s'agit ni plus ni moins d'un idiot aux mécanismes rapides : il ne peut penser par lui-même. C'est pourquoi il faut communiquer avec lui au moyen de messages rigoureusement structurés que sa programmation lui permet de comprendre. Quoi que vous lui demandiez de faire ou de vérifier, la question doit être présentée dans un format qu'il pourra comprendre.

OBS

Terminal-réservations.

Spanish

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Record 25 2010-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
CONT

Data dredging bias: when data are reviewed for all possible associations without prior hypothesis, the results are suitable for hypothesis-generating activities only.

OBS

I know there's an association in here somewhere. You’ve got a river of data and nothing's making a ripple. What do you do when you’re looking for something lost in a river of data : Data dredge! All you need is a computer and a good statistical analysis program that can go through your data and look at every possible association. All you have to do is pick the association you think makes your case and write it up.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)

Spanish

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Record 26 2010-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Mountain Sports
CONT

An alternative to chalk. Resin(or "pine tree resin" to use its full name) is made from the yucky stuff that sticks to your hands when you touch a pine tree. Because resin is mostly colorless, it is preferred to chalk in some areas. But caution : Don’t let the color fool you. Resin can do permanent damage to the rock and in fact is not allowed anywhere in the US for that reason.

CONT

Resign bag. It is a large cloth with powdered resin placed in the middle, tied with a string and used for "thwacking" against holds for extra adhesion.

OBS

According to Gary Norton, Director of the Alpine Club of Canada in Toronto, it is the same kind of resin used in baseball (rosin), a solid piece broken down into powder; it improves grip.

OBS

Not common in Britain although very popular in the rest of Europe ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Sports de montagne
DEF

Poudre de résine utilisée en bloc afin d'augmenter l'adhérence du rocher.

CONT

La colophane porte communément le nom de pof pour les grimpeurs en escalade, en raison de l'utilisation de la colophane dans un chiffon frappé sur les prises de blocs et de falaises; la colophane est alors sous forme de poudre. Cette résine a les propriétés de coller et d'imperméabiliser.

CONT

pof : sac de résine (colophane) ne pas confondre avec le sac de magnésie (mgo2), absorbeur d'humidité.

OBS

On la place en boule dans un chiffon, puis on tapote le rocher après l'avoir nettoyé.

OBS

Le terme «pof» recouvre deux notions différentes au Québec et en France. La notion décrite sur cette fiche n'est pas utilisée en Amérique du Nord. Certains grimpeurs québécois utilisent toutefois ce terme comme synonyme de «magnésie».

Key term(s)
  • colophane

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo y accesorios deportivos
  • Deportes de montaña
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Record 27 2010-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Training of Personnel
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Education Theory and Methods
DEF

The difference between new knowledge achieved by the learning activities and target knowledge for each knowledge measure.

CONT

Once a need or knowledge gap has been identified, the next step is to address what type of gap it is, learning or performance. Once you understand what causes the gap, there are several things you can do. For example, a performance gap can be dealt with through a coaching session or [a] one-on-one training session. A knowledge gap can be dealt with through computer-based training, job training manuals or further courses. A learning gap, however, can only be addressed through different styles of training that address the learning needs of the individual; it must be handled on an individual basis and the solution must [fit] the learner's specific needs.

CONT

[An employee] can pinpoint [his or her own] knowledge gaps, then download the learning objects required.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
  • Internet et télématique
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
CONT

Découvrez quelles mesures vous devez prendre pour minimiser l'impact de l'écart des savoirs lorsque des employés ayant de l'ancienneté quittent la compagnie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Capacitación del personal
  • Internet y telemática
  • Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
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Record 28 2009-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

For one thing, IPTV is delivered over a separate IP network that is not the Internet. It is not something you can do on the Web today(or even in the future). It is about offering video in all its forms, TV on demand, free-to-air TV and even pay-TV together-and richly imbued with simultaneously available multiple broadband connections, Voice Over IP phone circuits, video conferences and so on.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Service de télédiffusion qui utilise un signal bidirectionnel de diffusion numérique transmis au moyen d'un téléphone commuté ou d'un autre réseau par une connexion à large bande [...]

OBS

Bien que l'usage de la préposition «sur» soit plus courant, la préposition «par» est plus juste sur le plan grammatical.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Televisión (Radioelectricidad)
  • Internet y telemática
CONT

La televisión sobre protocolo Internet, IPTV (por sus siglas en inglés de: Internet Protocol television), consiste en la distribución de televisión digital, así como de otros servicios de audio y video por medio de redes de datos de banda ancha utilizando los mismos protocolos básicos que hacen funcionar a Internet.

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Record 29 2006-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

A field test for finding weak layers in soft snow (typically new snow).

CONT

shovel burp test. ... The test is carried out by lifting a block of snow on a shovel, tapping the shovel, and observing the location and character of a failure.

CONT

Shovel tilt test ... To test for weak layers near the top of the snowpack, cut a square column with sides about 30 centimetres (12 inches) wide. Pick up the top 30-40 centimetres (12-16 inches) of the column on your shovel, tilt the shovel blade to about 15° and tap the bottom of the shovel with your hand, gently at first, then harder. Weak layers within the snow block will show up as smooth fractures.

CONT

Check for weakness in the new snow using a burp test. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.]

OBS

Do not confuse the "burp test" with the "burp the baby test" which can be described as follows :"... completely isolate a column. Then tip the column toward you, rest it against your shoulder and pat the back of the column with your hand like burping a baby(Tremper, B. "Simple Stability Tests, "www. avalanche. org).

OBS

burp test; shovel tilt test: terms officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

Essai visant à déceler des couches fragiles dans la neige tendre (normalement de la neige fraîche), réalisé en soulevant un bloc de neige à l'aide d'une pelle, puis en tapotant par en dessous pour observer l'endroit où des ruptures se produisent ainsi que leurs caractéristiques.

CONT

Essai par tapotement. Afin de vérifier la présence éventuelle de couches fragiles près de la surface du manteau neigeux, dégagez un carré de neige d'environ 30 cm (12 pouces) de chaque côté. À l'aide d'une pelle, soulevez la tranche supérieure de 30 cm (de 12 pouces à 16 pouces) et tapotez sous la pelle, légèrement d'abord puis avec plus de fermeté (ensuite). Les couches fragiles du bloc seront ainsi révélées et prendront l'aspect de ruptures uniformes.

CONT

Effectuez un test de tapotement pour vérifier la présence d'éventuelles couches fragiles dans les couches superficielles du manteau neigeux. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.]

CONT

Vérifiez la présence de couches fragiles dans la nouvelle neige à l'aide d'essais par tapotement. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.]

OBS

test de tapotement; essai par tapotement : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.

Spanish

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Record 30 2006-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education Theory and Methods
  • Training of Personnel
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

Why would people want to read a book on CD-ROM ? ... My answer is, "I don’t know -- I prefer books, myself." So why did I do a CD-ROM? Two reasons: The first is exploratory, the second pedagogic. The first reason is that I feel a strong obligation to try to produce, use, and reflect upon all new technologies. ... But the second reason is more interesting. There are many things one can do with a CD-ROM book that are impossible with a regular book. For example, little demos, video asides, and active interaction.

CONT

A CD book is a computerized version of a paper book. It has a cover, you open it, turn the pages, go back and forward and at the end has a back cover. Unlike a regular book though, it can contain links. A link lets you jump right to the topic page that you are looking for, such as a chapter page or subject page. This type of book can also play music or other sounds while you read. A neat feature is that a CD book can also contain videos, something a paper book could never do. If you find an interesting topic or page, you can also send this subject to your printer and have a hard copy for reference(like having an instant copy machine).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
  • Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
  • Internet et télématique
CONT

Les techniques d'avenir. Le livre est en danger dans sa forme actuelle. Il faut renouveler le genre, donner envie de lire, rendre le livre attrayant pour les jeunes, ou pratique. [...] J'ai imaginé [...] créer un livre sur CD-ROM, un livre enrichi par cette nouvelle technologie qui envahit les foyers. L'idée était d'ajouter au livre tout ce qu'un livre ne peut fournir dans sa forme classique : du son, des images à la demande, des commentaires en hyper-texte.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
  • Capacitación del personal
  • Internet y telemática
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Record 31 2006-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education Theory and Methods
  • Training of Personnel
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

Your organization will likely want to engage the help of consultants to help you develop your e-learning strategy. A good e-learning strategy addresses issues of learning effectiveness and technology. Decisions will have to be made about what you will do in-house and what you will outsource. Do you have instructional designers who can design web-based courses? Does your IT department have the capabilities to develop, host, and maintain your courses? Do you need to select vendors to do some or part of this work? These are just a few of the questions that you will need to answer. An e-learning consultant can help you develop your e-learning strategy that will guide you through this maze.

CONT

It will not matter whether you decide to call yourself an online tutor, e-trainer, learning advisor or online learning consultant, the skills required will be the same. Tutors will need to be engaging, reassuring, welcoming and supporting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
  • Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
  • Internet et télématique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
  • Capacitación del personal
  • Internet y telemática
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Record 32 2006-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Training of Personnel
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Education Theory and Methods
CONT

"Intrinsic support" is a system's ability to anticipate and adapt to a user's needs. True knowledge management systems adapt to the requirements of the people who use them. Extrinsic support, such as Mr Paper Clip in Word software, pops up at interesting times asking you questions or offering to show you how to do something. It often pops up at the wrong time. Not every task or job can make use of electronic performance support.

Key term(s)
  • performance support

French

Domaine(s)
  • Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
  • Internet et télématique
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Capacitación del personal
  • Internet y telemática
  • Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
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Record 33 2005-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Internet Pages
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
OBS

"Welcome to Canadian Waters the web site linking you to useful and interesting information about Canada's oceans and fish habitat. Do you want to help protect the ocean? Learn about fish habitat? Find out about modern ocean management? Build a dock? See the legislation? Then this is the site for you. It provides you with information about our activities and programs and shows you how you can get involved. "Created by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de pages Internet
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
OBS

«Bienvenue dans le site sur les Eaux canadiennes votre portail d'information utile et intéressante concernant les océans et l'habitat du poisson du Canada. Souhaitez-vous contribuer à la protection des océans? Vous renseigner sur l'habitat du poisson? Découvrir ce qu'est la gestion moderne des océans? Construire un quai? Consulter la législation? Ce site s'adresse donc à vous. Il vous informe sur nos activités et nos programmes ainsi que sur les façons de participer.» Créé par Pêches et Océans Canada.

Spanish

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Record 34 2005-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Training of Personnel
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Education Theory and Methods
DEF

The difference between achieved learning results of the learning activities and the target learning outcomes for each learning measure.

CONT

Once a need or knowledge gap has been identified the next step is to address what type of a gap it is, learning or performance. Once you understand what causes the gap there are several things you can do. For example a performance gap can be dealt with through a coaching session or one on one training session. A knowledge gap can be dealt with through computer based training on job training manuals or further courses. A learning gap, however, can only be addressed through different styles of training that address the learning needs of the individual, it must be handled on an individual basis and the solution must fill the learners specific needs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
  • Internet et télématique
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
CONT

Durant l'âge industriel, l'écart d'apprentissage importait peu pour les entreprises. La gestion se faisait du haut vers le bas (top-down). Une fine division du travail et la chaîne de montage caractérisaient l'organisation traditionnelle. Maintenant, l'écart d'apprentissage importe beaucoup plus. De plus en plus de gestionnaires comprennent que le succès à l'ère de l'information, tourne autour de l'habileté des employés de générer et utiliser le savoir pour alimenter des améliorations continues. Plutôt que de mémoriser une poignée de principes, l'employé doit internaliser des processus, obtenir du feedback et développer son jugement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Capacitación del personal
  • Internet y telemática
  • Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
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Record 35 2005-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Horse Husbandry
CONT

Change lead with an action of the left rein, moving your left shoulder back, instantaneously followed by an action of the whip on the left and the action of the left leg behind the girth.

CONT

If a horse is so far broken in, so far under control of hand and leg, as to be unable to do anything unless you wish it, all his capabilities are at your disposal; you can throw the weight on each limb in succession, and change leg at every stride.

OBS

Competitive horseback riding term.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Élevage des chevaux
OBS

Terme d'équitation.

PHR

Changer de pied en l'air.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
  • Cría de ganado caballar
PHR

Cambiar de pie en el aire.

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Record 36 2004-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
CONT

It is interesting to hear the answers people give to the question, "How do you make your horse strike off into Canter or Lope?" The answers range from : hit your horse with the whip by the flanks or kick the ribs of the horse as hard as you can with your heels or spurs or trot faster and faster until the horse by itself strikes off into canter.

CONT

An equine training example of this could be if the rider clicks his tongue just as he feels a young horse about to strike off in canter, and repeats this every time the horse goes into canter, the horse will soon begin to associate the click with the canter transition and produce the canter transition on the click signal.

CONT

The horse should strike off into the canter, on the lead you have indicated.

CONT

Get a nice trot going and strike off at the canter on the leg next to the fence.

OBS

Although a canter and a gallop are the same gait, the canter tends to be the gentler of the two.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres

Spanish

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Record 37 2004-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
  • Reproduction (Medicine)
CONT

There are two types of emergency contraceptive pills. One type uses hormones that are the same type and dose as hormones used in some kinds of ordinary birth control pills. These hormones are called estrogen and progestin.... Some people call emergency contraceptive pills "morning after pills. "But you do not have to wait until the morning after. You can start the pills right away or up to three days after you have had unprotected sex... Therapy is more effective the earlier it is initiated within the 72 hour window.

Key term(s)
  • morning after pill

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
  • Reproduction (Médecine)
OBS

Les pharmaciens pourraient bientôt avoir le droit de prescrire la «pilule du lendemain» grâce à une modification au Règlement sur les actes visés à l'article 31 de la Loi médicale qui peuvent être posés par des classes de personnes autres que des médecins. [...] D'entrée de jeu, l'OIIQ [Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec] s'est dit favorable à ce projet, car il accroît l'accessibilité de la contraception orale d'urgence (COU).

Spanish

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Record 38 2002-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
CONT

Actually drip irrigation -- where water seeps from tubing or drip emitters -- is only one type of micro-irrigation. Other forms include bubblers, micro-sprinklers (which rotate), and micro-sprayers (which are stationary).

CONT

Microsprinklers are like drippers as they do not require any special maintenance unless there is a problem. One of the things you will run into most often is the need to adjust the spray direction if they have moved. The other thing may be hard water deposits on the deflectors or nozzles. Some sprinklers you can clean this off and others you may need to replace occasionally. Occasionally does not mean every year or even two, it all depends on your water quality. Just check how they work every once in awhile.... Microsprinklers : 2 models, 21 gph/27 ft. diameter and 11 gph/21 ft. diameter. Both come with 90°, 180°, 360° and strip spray deflectors. Has 10/32 threads, fits any 1/4" microtube.

Key term(s)
  • micro sprinkler

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
CONT

Les microasperseurs sont de petits asperseurs dynamiques, dont les débits sont plus élevés (100 à 300 l/h) et les portées de 3 à 6 m. Moins sensibles au colmatage, ils requièrent une finesse de filtration supérieure et sont utilisés en arboriculture et sous serre. Arrosant des surfaces de 1 à 6 mètres de diamètre, les minidiffuseurs et les microasperseurs sont nécessaires lorsque la diffusion latérale de l'eau est faible ou que l'eau n'est pas disponible tout le temps (tour d'eau).

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec les minidiffuseurs qui sont de petits asperseurs statiques.

OBS

Les minidiffuseurs sont de petits asperseurs statiques dont les débits sont de 20 à 150 l/h (20 ou 40 l/h sont les débits les plus utilisés en France) et les portées de 1 à 2 m. La forme de la surface arrosée varie selon le type de tête utilisé. Ces matériels relativement sensibles au bouchage requièrent une finesse de filtration de 120 à 150 microns et sont principalement utilisés en arboriculture.

Key term(s)
  • micro-asperseur
  • micro asperseur

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Drenaje y riego (Agricultura)
CONT

En este sistema de riego, evaluar la forma y tamaño del volumen húmedo permite definir aspectos tan importantes como: [...] número de goteros, microaspersores, mangueras o cintas por árbol [...].

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Record 39 1997-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
CONT

... you could deny your application the ability to write anywhere in the file system, but allow it to add a limited number of records to a database. Since you assign these privileges directly in the application, they are preserved regardless of where the application originates-whether on the network or on your local drive. By creating a trusted object that implements limited capabilities, and giving an untrusted object the ability to send messages to this new object, you can obtain more functionality from the untrusted code without compromising security. You also do not have to rely on third-party security mechanisms to assign privileges for your application.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI

Spanish

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Record 40 1996-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
CONT

... when you do volley cross court you must be decisive as it opens up a possible down-the-line passing shot for your opponent, or even a wrong-footing cross-court angle-if he can run down the ball.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
Key term(s)
  • passing en parallèle

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
CONT

[...] una volea cruzada ha de ser definitiva si no desea que su oponente le devuelva un passing-shot paralelo o un golpe cruzado a contrapié.... si es que logra llegar a la pelota.

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Record 41 1996-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
OBS

Related phraseology: to fetch, to reach for, to retrieve.

CONT

... when you do volley cross court you must be decisive as it opens up a possible down-the-line passing shot for your opponent, or even a wrong-footing cross-court angle-if he can run down the ball.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
OBS

Phraséologie connexe: courir sur toutes les balles, récupérer, reprendre, attraper.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
CONT

[...] una volea cruzada ha de ser definitiva si no desea que su oponente le devuelva un passing-shot paralelo o un golpe cruzado a contrapié.... si es que logra llegar a la pelota.

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Record 42 1985-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rehabilitation (Medicine)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
OBS

It is a system that changes sound into light, using your lamps. You see the sounds you do not hear.... You can choose the exact sound you want to know about.... For example, two small children in different rooms, or a telephone and a door buzzer, or an alarm clock and an oven timer. For those with vision and hearing problems, a fan, blower, or vibrator can be substituted for a lamp.

OBS

These information were obtained from the publicity brochure for Opticear, published by the Canadian Hearing Society.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réadaptation (Médecine)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical

Spanish

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