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Record 1 2017-10-27

English

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

Untie your reins and take them up in your inside hand. With your outside hand, take hold of the pommel and straighten your arm so that you’re pulling your shoulders back and pulling your seat toward your hand at the same time.

OBS

Related term: right lead

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
CONT

L'on manœuvre «à main droite» lorsque l'antérieur droit du cheval est le plus en avant dans la foulée de galop, ou lorsque le déplacement ou le changement de direction se fait dans le sens du mouvement des aiguilles d'une montre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
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Record 2 2017-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cycling
DEF

A lever used on a wheel hub, and sometimes a seatpost, that replaces the locknut for easy, no-tool removal or adjustment.

OBS

This system is most commonly found at the wheels hubs, replacing axle nuts for fastening the front or back wheels to the front or rear dropouts and allowing rapid removal and replacement of the wheel in case of a flat tire without the need for tools, by turning the lever through 180°. The system is also found at the top of the seat tube for clamping the seatpost into the seat tube and allowing the rider to raise and lower the seat while mounted. The levered quick release system may also be present at the front and rear brakes, this time as an adjustment lever that causes the caliper arms to spread, thereby allowing the wheel to be removed without deflating the tires.

OBS

"Quick release" is sometimes used to designate the lever rather than the system.

PHR

tighten a quick release

Key term(s)
  • quick-release levers

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cyclisme
DEF

Levier de métal incurvé que l'on manœuvre à la main pour déclencher un système de blocage rapide.

CONT

[...] sur la roue arrière, la manette du blocage doit être montée du côté opposé au dérailleur, donc du côté gauche de la bicyclette. Par symétrie, la manette du blocage de la roue avant se place aussi du côté gauche de la roue.

OBS

Ce système effectue le serrage et le desserrage rapide des diverses parties de la bicyclette. L'emploi le plus fréquent de ce système, conçu pour opérer un changement de roue dans un minimum de temps, est le blocage de la roue dans les encoches des pattes de la fourche, remplaçant les papillons et les écrous. Le système peut aussi effectuer le serrage de la tige de selle dans le tube de selle pour que le cycliste puisse monter et descendre la selle en roulant. Finalement, la plupart des freins à tirage latéral sont équipés d'un tel système qui facilite, en cas de roue voilée, le passage de la roue en écartant les deux mâchoires du frein sans dégonfler le pneu ou le boyau.

PHR

bloquer une ailette

Key term(s)
  • leviers de blocage rapides

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciclismo
PHR

cerrar una aleta

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Record 3 2015-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Interiors
OBS

The pocket on the back of aircraft passenger seats where safety information documents and other material is stored. It serves the passenger sitting in the seat immediately to the rear of the seat on which it is located.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement intérieur des aéronefs

Spanish

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Record 4 2014-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
OBS

... the car's interior surfaces, such as the back seat, ceiling, doors, and dash, are fitted with retroreflective material. Once the exterior images reach the projector, that projector sends light to a half-mirror located behind the driver. The light reflects partly onto the back seat, and partly onto the ceiling, allowing the driver to see both parts of the image through the half-mirror. This allows the driver to be able to see hazards behind the car when looking into the half-mirror, even with a passenger in the back seat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes
CONT

Des chercheurs japonais de l'Université de Keio, à Tokyo, ont conçu une voiture transparente… mais uniquement vue de l'intérieur. En d'autres termes, si la voiture semble tout à fait normale vue de l'extérieur, les passagers installés à l'intérieur peuvent en revanche «voir» à travers la carrosserie ce qui se passe à l'extérieur.

OBS

Le dispositif utilisé [...] est relativement simple : il repose sur l'utilisation de caméras situées à l'extérieur de la voiture, filmant autour de cette dernière. Les images recueillies sont ensuite diffusées à l'intérieur de la voiture via un système de rétroprojecteurs.

Spanish

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Record 5 2014-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Furniture (Various)
  • Home Furniture
DEF

A chair, the back and seat of which are made of interlaced strips of cane.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mobilier divers
  • Mobilier domestique
OBS

canné : Se dit des sièges dont le fond est de cannage.

Spanish

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Record 6 2014-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Furniture (Various)
DEF

A chair having an approximately square seat with a leg at each corner and a back extending around two adjacent sides.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mobilier divers
DEF

Sorte de siège carré à dossier angulaire.

Spanish

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Record 7 2014-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physics
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
CONT

Occupants should be securely fastened to the seat with the seat cushion almost completely compressed to prevent a condition called dynamic overshoot or “seat slap. ” Dynamic overshoot occurs when there is excessive cushioning, under-Gz [negative g force] which is lifting you off the seat, pulling legs back in anticipation. The net effect is additional Gz forces because the seat has farther to travel prior to contact of the individual.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne

Spanish

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Record 8 2014-01-17

English

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

A bike where you sit [in a reclining position] in a bucket-type seat with a back support, and your legs are out in front of you.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Cyclisme
CONT

Le vélo allongé ou couché est ... un vélo à propulsion humaine avec un pédalier à l'avant du vélo et un siège d'appui du dos qui remplace la selle. La taille de la roue avant est parfois petite par rapport à celle de l'arrière du vélo. Le vélo couché est plus long qu'un vélo normal. Le guidon est installé au-dessus des genoux. Le vélo couché est muni de freins à disques.

Spanish

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Record 9 2013-11-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucks and Dollies (Materials Handling)
  • Hoisting and Lifting
Key term(s)
  • platform with seat back

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chariots de manutention
  • Levage
OBS

Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes.

OBS

plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Key term(s)
  • plateforme à dossiers

Spanish

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Record 10 2013-11-07

English

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

A recumbent exercise bike features a semi-reclining seat that supports your lower back while you cycle in a seated position. Because it provides more upper body support, it concentrates your workout on the legs and lower body.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
CONT

Les vélos d'exercice à position allongée possèdent une selle semi-inclinable qui vous soutient le bas du dos quand vous pédalez en position assise. Comme ils soutiennent mieux le haut du corps, ils vous permettent de faire travailler davantage vos jambes et le bas de votre corps.

Spanish

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Record 11 2013-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Home Furniture
CONT

Gliders are designed specifically for parenting, and provide a smooth, gentle back and forth motion with very little effort by mom or dad. Similar to big, padded recliners, they take up more space, but also tend to offer parents a more comfortable seat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mobilier domestique
CONT

Les chaises berçantes coulissantes sont conçues spécifiquement pour les parents, et se déplacent d’avant en arrière de façon apaisante, sans que papa ou maman n’ait besoin de faire beaucoup d’efforts. Tout comme les grands fauteuils inclinables rembourrés, elles prennent plus de place, mais elles ont également tendance à offrir aux parents un siège plus confortable.

Spanish

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Record 12 2011-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Conditioning and Heating
  • Refrigeration Engineering
OBS

backseat port: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • back-seat port
  • back seat port

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
  • Techniques du froid
OBS

orifice d'étanchéité arrière : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 13 2011-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
OBS

Cosy Seat is a trademark.

OBS

... cushioning for the wheelchair seat, back, and armrests.

Key term(s)
  • Cozy Seat

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
OBS

Cosy SeatMC : Marque de commerce.

Spanish

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Record 14 2011-06-02

English

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

A sway-backed horse is one with a concave back. Swayback is due to underdevelopment of the loin muscles, or it may be hereditary. A deep swayback slopes forward, causing the saddle to slide onto the shoulders and giving the rider a poor seat.

French

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

Se dit d'un quadrupède, en particulier d'un cheval, présentant une défectuosité de la ligne du dessus, qui se creuse.

CONT

Le cheval ensellé a le dos plus ou moins concave. C'est un signe de faiblesse des muscles des reins.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
  • Cría de ganado caballar
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Record 15 2011-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Urban Furnishings and Equipment
DEF

A long, usually outdoor seat for several persons with or without a back; may be of wood, concrete, metal, stone or plastic material.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère
  • Équipements urbains
CONT

Pièce de mobilier urbain privilégiée par sa fonction et très utilisée, le banc permet une variété infinie de formes et d'intégrations. Aucune règle ne régit sévèrement la conception d'un banc, si ce n'est la hauteur, qui doit varier de 700 mm à 760 mm, et l'inclinaison du dossier, préférablement entre 9 et 12 °. Pour le siège, on utilise surtout les surfaces en bois, car ce matériau semble régulariser les températures. La mobilité d'un banc ou sa permanence dépendront de la nature des lieux (en fonction du vandalisme), du poids du module, des possibilités de remisage durant l'hiver ou de son intégration au style ou à d'autres éléments.

Spanish

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Record 16 2011-05-20

English

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

The saddle seat, used by riders of the American Saddle Horse, is designed to show off the horse, emphasizing its front and minimizing its length of back.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
CONT

siège d'une selle.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
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Record 17 2010-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Safety
  • Safety Equipment (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
OBS

New passenger restraint system for the backseats. A shock-absorbent blanket is stored in the back of the front seat, and in the event of a crash is fired out by propellent cartridges located in the boot of the car. The blanket envelopes the passengers and has been designed to restrain up to 600 lbs. in weight in a head-on collision at 40 miles per hour.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité routière
  • Sécurité (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)

Spanish

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Record 18 2010-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Disabled Sports
  • Ice Hockey
CONT

A seat cushion is mounted on the frame with a back rest of varying lengths to promote whatever upper body support the player requires. Two straps secure the sledge to the player. One is tightened around the sledge seat and the player's waist. The second is placed over and under the sledge frame at the ankles or the thighs in the case of amputee player.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Sports adaptés
  • Hockey sur glace

Spanish

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Record 19 2010-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Disabled Sports
  • Ice Hockey
CONT

A seat cushion is mounted on the frame with a back rest of varying lengths to promote whatever upper body support the player requires.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Sports adaptés
  • Hockey sur glace

Spanish

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Record 20 2010-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Interiors (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

seat in which the back is extended to form a headrest inseparable from the structure of the seat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagements intérieurs (Véhicules automobiles)
DEF

Spécifique d'un siège dont le dossier se prolonge pour faire office d'appui tête.

Spanish

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Record 21 2008-06-04

English

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

A closed 2-door single-compartment automobile with permanent back panel and top and in front two separate seats which may be turned down and in the rear a full-width cross seat.

French

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

Automobile fermée à deux portes et quatre glaces, dont les dossiers des sièges avant se rabattent pour donner accès aux places arrière.

Spanish

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Record 22 2008-02-25

English

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

The person who has overall command of the rescue, and who makes decisions and directs the rescue personnel at the [accident] site.

CONT

[Organized Rescue] The Field Rescue Leader has overall command of the rescue effort. He/she may be the First Party Leader and have control from the beginning of the search effort, or arrive with a subsequent party and take over responsibility from the First Party Leader.... The Field Rescue Leader maintains control of the entire field operations of the rescue, and is the one with a view to the "big picture". With a large enough rescue team, this is best accomplished by taking a back seat to the actual searching, and positioning oneself in a suitable location to think clearly watch the rescue unfold.

French

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

Personne qui dirige l'opération de sauvetage, qui prend les décisions à cet égard et qui affecte des tâches précises aux secouristes.

CONT

Vous êtes témoins d'un accident d'avalanche. [...] Que faire quand l'avalanche s'arrête ? [...] Vous êtes plusieurs, il faut : nommer un chef d'opération qui coordonnera les recherches, mais si possible n'y participera pas. Il s'agit du plus expérimenté ou du plus calme; il doit faire très rapidement un diagnostic de la situation, à partir de la taille de l'avalanche, de sa nature, du nombre de sauveteurs disponibles et du nombre de victimes ensevelies.

OBS

Le chef de l'opération est responsable de l'ensemble des activités de sauvetage. Il peut s'agir du chef du premier groupe. Dans un tel cas, il prend le contrôle des opérations dès le début. Il peut aussi arriver avec un groupe subséquent et alors relever du chef du premier groupe à ce titre.

Spanish

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Record 23 2006-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
  • Cinematography
DEF

A patented movie theater captioning system for the deaf and hard-of-hearing which consists of a portable and an adjustable Lucite panel that attaches to the viewer's seat and reflects the captions from a light-emitting diode(LED) panel on the back of the theater.

OBS

Rear Window is the trademark of the closed-caption movie technology co-developed by WGBH and Rufus Butler Seder.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
  • Cinématographie
DEF

Système breveté dont sont dotés les cinémas modernes en vue d'accommoder la clientèle malentendante et qui permet à cette dernière de lire les dialogues d'un film par l'entremise d'un écran afficheur translucide qui peut être installé sur le porte-gobelet de l'accoudoir du fauteuil.

OBS

Les sous-titres sont relayés par réflexion de ceux-ci sur un panneau ACL situé à l'arrière du cinéma. Il faut souligner que le sous-titrage Rear Window [marque de commerce] s'utilise conjointement avec des films qui lui sont adaptés.

Spanish

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Record 24 2005-12-15

English

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

One of the natural aids for riding or driving a horse.

CONT

Any restraining action of the hands, or a combination of hands and back(by arching the back, which has a collecting effect on the horse, so as to avoid opposing hand and seat, the seat "pushing" and the hand "pulling") should not be plain and last too long, lest [this action] induce a fight with the horse. Even a very well schooled horse will enjoy a softly and rhythmically pulsated action of the hand.

CONT

The natural aids include the voice, the action of the hands on the reins, the use of the legs and heels, the use of the back, and the distribution of the rider’s weight.

OBS

Competitive horseback riding term.

French

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

Une des aides naturelles pour solliciter un cheval.

OBS

Terme d'équitation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
  • Cría de ganado caballar
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Record 25 2005-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Interiors (Motor Vehicles)
  • Safety Equipment (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

With the child in an upright position in the automobile, make final adjustments of the crotch strap. By means of excess, take up strap ... and ensure that the crotch strap is snug by using the little finger method ...

CONT

Select car seats with a space of 5-1/2 inches or less between the crotch strap and the seat back. This will prevent the infant from slumping forward.

OBS

Vehicle restraint systems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagements intérieurs (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Sécurité (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
OBS

Les renseignements provenant de la source NUT-3 (Véhicules automobiles, lexique anglais-français) sont reproduits avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations-Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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Record 26 2005-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personal Care and Hygiene (General)
  • Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
DEF

A small elevating device made up of a seat, with or without a back, or a sling, a supporting arm and a powered mechanism housed in the mast.

Key term(s)
  • bath-tub lift
  • bath chair lift

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hygiène et soins corporels (Généralités)
  • Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées

Spanish

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Record 27 2004-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

... the back of the saddle seat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
CONT

la selle comprend [...] une arcade [...] arrière (troussequin).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo y accesorios deportivos
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
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Record 28 2004-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

Q. I’m behind my pony's motion a lot. If I moved my legs toward the girth more, would that fix it? A. I would guess your legs are already too far forward, forcing your seat too far back in the saddle, causing you to feel like you’re behind the motion.

PHR

To be or get left behind the motion of the horse.

Key term(s)
  • get left behind the motion

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
PHR

Retarder sur le mouvement du cheval.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
  • Fraseología de los lenguajes especializados
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Record 29 2004-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aerospace Medicine
OBS

Several different terminologies have been used to describe physiological acceleration. Since the terminology may be based either on the action of the accelerating vehicle or the reaction of the passenger, the terms used are often confusing to a reader without prior knowledge of the system of terminology used. Probably the most easily understood system is the eyeballs in, eyeballs out, eyeballs down, eyeballs up, etc., terminology used by test pilots, which refers to the sensations experienced by the person being accelerated. Thus, the acceleration experienced in an aircraft pullout or inside loop is eyeballs down. Note that, in the NASA vehicle(center of gravity displacement) terminology, this is-az acceleration. Some physiological-acceleration terminologies designate accelerations in terms of the equivalent displacement acceleration of the subject as if he were starting from rest. In such terminologies a man standing up or sitting down on the surface of the earth is experiencing 1 g of headward acceleration because of gravity. Other descriptive terms used in this way are footward, forward(the acceleration experienced by a man pressed into the seat back by an accelerating vehicle), rearward, leftward, rightward, spineward, sternumward, and tailward. One terminology based on reaction uses the terms head-to-foot(the acceleration generated by a pullout in an aircraft), chest-to-back, foot-to-head, and back-to-chest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine aérospatiale

Spanish

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Record 30 2003-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aerospace Medicine
DEF

Acceleration of the body in the direction from back to the chest.

OBS

Several different terminologies have been used to describe physiological acceleration. Since the terminology may be based either on the action of the accelerating vehicle or the reaction of the passenger, the terms used are often confusing to a reader without prior knowledge of the system of terminology used. Probably the most easily understood system is the eyeballs in, eyeballs out, eyeballs down, eyeballs up, etc., terminology used by test pilots, which refers to the sensations experienced by the person being accelerated. Thus, the acceleration experienced in an aircraft pullout or inside loop is eyeballs down. Note that, in the NASA vehicle(center of gravity displacement) terminology, this is-az acceleration. Some physiological-acceleration terminologies designate accelerations in terms of the equivalent displacement acceleration of the subject as if he were starting from rest. In such terminologies a man standing up or sitting down on the surface of the earth is experiencing 1 g of headward acceleration because of gravity. Other descriptive terms used in this way are footward, forward(the acceleration experienced by a man pressed into the seat back by an accelerating vehicle), rearward, leftward, rightward, spineward, sternumward, and tailward. One terminology based on reaction uses the terms head-to-foot(the acceleration generated by a pullout in an aircraft), chest-to-back, foot-to-head, and back-to-chest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine aérospatiale

Spanish

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Record 31 2003-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cycling
  • Motorcycles and Snowmobiles
DEF

Frameset that holds the rear wheel and runs from the bottom bracket to the dropouts.

CONT

Besides holding the down tube at the front and the chain stay at the back, the lug at the bottom of the seat tube also contains the bearings for the cranks and driving sprockets.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cyclisme
  • Motos et motoneiges
DEF

Tube partant de la boîte de pédalier et reliant l'extrémité du hauban par l'intermédiaire de la patte arrière.

CONT

La longueur des petits tubes (bases) reliant la boîte de pédalier à l'axe de la roue arrière est comprise entre 41 et 46 cm.

OBS

Élément du cadre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciclismo
  • Motocicletas y motos de nieve
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Record 32 2002-11-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Interiors (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

To help buyers compare the fuel consumption of different makes and models of new cars, Natural Resources Canada has divided them into five classes using and interior volume index. This index is based on the combined passenger and trunk or cargo space, calculated from behind the back seat in hatchbacks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagements intérieurs (Véhicules automobiles)
CONT

Pour aider les acheteurs à comparer la consommation de carburant de marques et modèles différents de voitures neuves, Ressources naturelles Canada les a réparties en cinq catégories selon un indice d'espace intérieur. Cet indice est fondé sur la combinaison de l'espace passagers et du coffre ou de l'espace utilitaire, calculé à partir du dos de la banquette arrière dans les voitures à hayon.

Spanish

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Record 33 2001-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Forces
CONT

When you use an ejector seat, the seat, complete with pilot and parachute and survival pack is ejected from the aircraft by an ejection gun. This gun is fixed to the back of the seat vertically pointing downwards and is powerful enough to throw the seat well clear of the aircraft even if it is travelling at high speeds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces aériennes

Spanish

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Record 34 2000-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Furniture Industries
CONT

The front seat is finished in the same way as the muslin cover. The fabric is measured for the full width of the seat and then 5 inches are added on each side. The depth is measured from 5 inches in back of the fox edging to 2 inches below the bottom rail. The corners are cut out and sewed to form a box.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du meuble

Spanish

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Record 35 2000-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Home Furniture
DEF

A long, cushioned seat, usually without arms or back, placed against a wall.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mobilier domestique
DEF

Long siège, sans bras ni dossier, généralement étroit et garni de coussins.

Spanish

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Record 36 2000-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Upholstery
DEF

A strong, tough fabric, as of jute or cotton, woven in strips and used for belts in upholstery, etc.

CONT

The most important procedure in upholstering is that of applying the webbing correctly. The webbing serves as the support for the seat and back and the entire success of the upholstering depends on the webbing being placed right and performing its function.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rembourrage (Industrie du meuble)
DEF

Système composé d'un ensemble de barres parallèles ou entrecroisées, jointives ou à claire-voie, fixées sous ou sur les pièces de la ceinture d'un siège et sur lesquelles les matériaux de rembourrage et les ressorts sont appuyés.

Spanish

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Record 37 2000-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Furniture Industries
  • Upholstery
Key term(s)
  • back-rail

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du meuble
  • Rembourrage (Industrie du meuble)

Spanish

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Record 38 2000-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Home Furniture
DEF

A living-room chair convertible into a bed usually by means of a retractable seat extension and a back that may be lowered.

Key term(s)
  • chair-bed
  • chair-bedstead

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mobilier domestique
DEF

Fauteuil pouvant se transformer en lit.

Spanish

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Record 39 2000-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Home Furniture
DEF

An upholstered armchair, or one with caved seat, back, and sides and loose cushions, especially in a 18th-century French style.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mobilier domestique
DEF

Fauteuil orné d'oreilles.

Spanish

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Record 40 2000-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
CONT

An adjustable neck rest is provided, and the high seat back has extended lateral head supports. An adjustable angle tray is provided with the seat for use as a positioning system, but this tray should not be used in a vehicle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées

Spanish

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Record 41 1998-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taps and Plumbing Accessories
  • Oil Drilling
  • Oil Production
DEF

An orifice installed in a line to restrict the flow or control the rate of production.

CONT

Surface chokes are part of the Christmas tree and contain a choke nipple, or bean, with a small-diameter bore that serves to restrict the flow. Chokes are also used to control the rate of flow of the drilling mud out of the hole when the well is closed in with the blowout preventer and a kick is being circulated out of the hole.

CONT

A choke is a type of valve with a conical gate and matching seat concentric with the bore of the valve. The choke can be adjusted to give whatever orifice is required to provide a back pressure on the well in order to control it...

OBS

chk: ... abbreviation for choke; used in drilling reports.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Robinetterie et accessoires
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
  • Production pétrolière
DEF

Orifice calibré permettant de régler le débit d'un puits.

CONT

Cette boue est [...] un paramètre de forage [...] surtout par la puissance hydraulique qu'elle permet de fournir aux duses (orifices calibrés montés sur l'orifice du trépan pour augmenter la vitesse de la boue dans l'attaque de certains terrains) [...]

Spanish

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Record 42 1998-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games and Toys (General)
DEF

Toy vehicle having a seat allowing a toddler or small child to sit astraddle while using its feet to move forwards or back without pedals. Some ride-on toys come in the shape of a horse or other animal mounted on wheels.

OBS

"Ride-on toys" is the title and subject of an article published in the Toy report, 1987, by the Canadian Toy Testing Council and Consumers’ Association of Canada, Ottawa.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux et jouets (Généralités)
OBS

trotte-bébé : équivalent fourni par le magasin Toys'R'Us.

Spanish

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Record 43 1996-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plumbing Fixtures
CONT

The flushing water, from whatever source, should be injected into the closet bowl from a flushing rim and through larger openings in the back of the bowl, under the seat....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils sanitaires
CONT

Sanitor - stalle d'urinoir en porcelaine vitreuse à dessus et devant inclinés avec bord à effet d'eau intégré - C-4030 ligature de 3/4" sur le dessus ou à l'arrière.

Spanish

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Record 44 1996-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
OBS

Term and equivalent used in Making Our Voices Heard: Canadian Broadcasting and Film for the 21st Century, Report of the Mandate Review Committee, January 1996. This report is also known as the Juneau Report, named after its chairman.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
OBS

Terme et équivalent tirés de : Faire entendre nos voix, Le cinéma et la télévision du Canada au 21e siècle, Comité d'examen des mandats SRC, ONF, Téléfilm, janvier 1996. Ce rapport est également appelé Rapport Juneau du nom du président du comité.

Spanish

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Record 45 1993-12-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phraseology
CONT

Individual goals take a back seat to those of the organization.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie
CONT

Les objectifs individuels sont subordonnés à ceux de l'organisme.

Spanish

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Record 46 1993-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Members believe that "cooperation holds more potential than competition, taking care of our neighbor is important, and personal achievement and gain can take a back seat to a loving concern for others

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 47 1993-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Antique Furniture (Museums and Heritage)
OBS

A name sometimes used for a primitive form of ladder back chair, with 4 or 5 slats between the seat and the top rail.(Short Dictionary of Furniture)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Meubles anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
OBS

meuble ancien.

Spanish

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Record 48 1992-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
CONT

... the proportionate sizes of the legs, arms, and back of a garden bench, for example, determine the scale of the seat. And the overall size of the seat, in proportionate relation to walk width, arbor height, lawn area, tree size, and so on, helps to determine the scale of the garden.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère

Spanish

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Record 49 1992-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical

Spanish

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Record 50 1988-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Taps and Plumbing Accessories
DEF

Fluid opening/closing such as a gauge opening; to seat the joint where the valve stem goes through the valve body.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Robinetterie et accessoires
DEF

Dispositif servant à isoler la garniture d'un appareil de robinetterie lorsque l'obturateur est en position d'ouverture totale.

Spanish

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Record 51 1986-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Styles
  • Symbols, Motifs and Ornaments (Arts)
CONT

Solid oak open arm chair in the Gothic Revival style.... upholstered in dark red leather, trimmed in leather gimp... Seat is plain and back is buttoned and tufted. Exposed frame with carved gothic type ornament... The crest rails is in the form of a straight pointed arch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Styles en architecture
  • Symboles, motifs et ornements (Arts)
OBS

[Trouvé sous forme de croquis dans le] chapitre IX, Le Couvrement.

Spanish

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Record 52 1986-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
Key term(s)
  • back seat driver

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

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Record 53 1985-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Garden and Outdoor Furniture
DEF

A porch seat or lounge suspended from uprights of an underframe by means of short chains or metal straps at the corners so as to permit its swinging smoothly back and forth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mobilier de jardin
DEF

Siège de jardin à une ou à plusieurs places suspendu par deux montants latéraux à une armature fixe, permettant ainsi de se balancer.

Spanish

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Record 54 1984-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Furniture (Various)
  • Home Furniture
OBS

D. side, back, and seat are molded from plastic or fiberglass.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mobilier divers
  • Mobilier domestique
OBS

D.il unit assise et dossier en une seule forme de plastique moulé qui vient de fixer sur piétement de bois ou de métal, donnant ainsi à l'ensemble une ligne d'une seule tenue

Spanish

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Record 55 1984-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Furniture (Various)
OBS

[--a device for sitting, consisting of a single wooden seat without a back and supported by four legs. ]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mobilier divers
OBS

[--siège sans bras ni dossier, ayant habituellement quatre pieds.]

Spanish

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Record 56 1979-06-11

English

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

an automobile having a convertible top for the back seat, with the front seat either roofed or open.

French

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

Ancien type d'automobile, où le compartiment arrière, séparé de celui du conducteur par une vitre, était carrossé en coupé transformable en voiture découverte.

Spanish

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Record 57 1977-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanics
OBS

seat back.

OBS

seat cover.

OBS

cover: something that is placed over or about another thing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique
OBS

dossier de siège.

OBS

housse de siège.

OBS

housse: enveloppe de protection d'un siège automobile sur laquelle on s'assoit.

Spanish

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Record 58 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres

Spanish

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