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Record 1 2023-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physiotherapy
  • Personal Care and Hygiene
CONT

The most common form of percussion massager is that of a handheld device with a protruding knob at one end, which—when [the device is] activated—will both vibrate vigorously as well as thrust repeatedly back and forth, providing both a kneading action to the tissue it impacts as well as the added benefit of smaller vibratory movements.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physiothérapie
  • Soins personnels

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fencing
DEF

The basic attacking move toward an opponent consisting in a full extension of the arm followed by a wide step forward of the foot on the same side as the sword arm (front foot) while keeping the other foot (rear foot) in place.

CONT

The lunge is a sudden attack on an opponent. The back leg is used for power. First, you swiftly extend your sword arm so that your foil is thrust straight at the target. In the next split second, you lift your front leg forward.

OBS

The lunge is an aggressive action designed to enable the fencer to reach the opponent from a distance greater than that afforded by extension of the weapon arm.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Escrime
DEF

Action consistant en une détente de la jambe arrière combinée avec une projection de la jambe avant.

CONT

La fente est une attaque soudaine. Toute la force vient de la jambe arrière. L'escrimeur déploie d'abord rapidement le bras armé, de façon à diriger son arme droit vers la cible. Immédiatement après, il projette son pied avant.

OBS

Plusieurs sources considèrent «fente» et «développement» synonymes bien qu'en absolu, la «fente» se limite à la projection de la jambe du côté du bras armé vers l'avant avec détente de la jambe arrière, l'extension du bras armé vers l'avant étant le «déploiement» ou «allongement du bras», et le «développement», le combiné des deux soient le déploiement du bras suivi de la fente.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Esgrima
DEF

Extensión de la pierna adelantada del esgrimidor, usada en un ataque básico.

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Record 3 2013-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
OBS

In conditions of poor traction, ask the Flight Crew to select idle reverse thrust to assist the tractor during push back.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
OBS

ralenti poussée inverse; ralenti inversion : termes uniformisés par le CUTA - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wrestling
DEF

A grip in which an arm is thrust under the corresponding arm of an opponent and the hand is pressed on the back of his neck.

OBS

When used alone, the term "nelson" refers to a "half nelson".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lutte
OBS

Utilisé seul, le terme «nelson» signifie habituellement un «demi-Nelson».

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Maneuvers
DEF

A flight regime in which flight at a higher airspeed requires a lower power setting and a lower airspeed requires a higher power setting in order to maintain altitude.

CONT

T-38 aircrews have been doomed by the flight characteristics on the backside of the thrust curve, a region of slow-speed flight where it takes more thrust to fly slower due to the tremendous rise in drag. Get too slow in this region and the aircraft may not have enough thrust to recover without losing altitude.

Key term(s)
  • back-side of the thrust curve
  • back side of the thrust curve
  • region of reverse throttle command

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvres d'aéronefs
CONT

Le second régime de vol est la partie du domaine de vol qui se situe aux incidences supérieures à l’incidence pour laquelle l'excédent de puissance est maximum, jusqu’au décrochage. Il se caractérise par l'augmentation de la puissance nécessaire au vol et la diminution de la puissance disponible à mesure que la vitesse décroît.

Spanish

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Record 6 2011-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
DEF

A thrust in which displacement is in an opposite direction to that of the main thrust.

OBS

back thrust; backthrusting : terms used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector.

Key term(s)
  • back-thrust
  • backthrust
  • back thrusting
  • back-thrusting

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
DEF

Mouvement de grande amplitude (plurikilométrique) en direction «de l'arrière» d'une collision d'une nappe sur une autre.

OBS

Antonyme : procharriage.

OBS

rétrocharriage; rétrochevauchement : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Key term(s)
  • rétro-charriage
  • rétro-chevauchement

Spanish

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Record 7 2008-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Systems
  • Landing Gear (Aeroindustry)
CONT

A less dramatic use for thrust reversers is the powerback, a maneuver in which an aircraft is backed up under its own power. As a matter of procedure, pilots are cautioned not to apply brakes while powering back, as this may cause the aircraft to settle on its tail. Stops are made instead by first applying forward thrust and then braking normally once forward motion begins.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits des aéronefs
  • Atterrisseur (Constructions aéronautiques)
OBS

Pour actionner le circuit de freinage, on doit appuyer sur la partie supérieure des palonniers. Cette force est transmise aux freins respectifs par le circuit hydraulique. Ce circuit hydraulique est entièrement indépendant des autres circuits hydrauliques de l'appareil.

OBS

appuyer sur les freins; freiner : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 8 2005-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Housework
  • Carpets and Floor Coverings
DEF

[A] cleaning method in which the detergent solution is forced through jets under high pressure into the carpet pile and immediately removed along with loose and emulsified soil through a wet vacuum.

OBS

Many believe steam cleaning or hot water extraction is the best carpet cleaning method available... Hot water extraction utilizes a push-pull stroke for effective carpet cleaning. The hot water sprayer is located on the rear of the extraction wand. When the rearward thrust is made hot water is injected into the carpet pile where it is extracted a split second later by the extraction cup. The forward stroke is used to remove excess moisture and any remaining soil. For heavily soiled areas continuous back and forth motions can be used to increase the temperature of the area to assist in soil removal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ménage
  • Tapis et revêtements de sol
DEF

Méthode de nettoyage suivant laquelle la solution détergente est injectée sous forte pression dans le velours du tapis pour être immédiatement aspirée en même temps.

CONT

Seul le nettoyage par extraction permet un nettoyage en profondeur.

Spanish

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Record 9 2005-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launchers (Astronautics)
CONT

Systems Analysis of a Future Semi-Reusable Launcher, Based on a High Thrust Bleed Cycle Rocket Engine. In this paper a high thrust, cryogenic bleed cycle engine, to be used for propulsion of future reusable booster stages(liquid fly back boosters), of an expendable heavy lift launcher, is analyzed. The system configuration remains unchanged, in terms of total available fuel and the number of engines, hereas the variation of the engine parameters result in a change of total system mass and payload capacity. Different arrangements of bleed cycles are being analyzed, and compared with each other. The paper describes a simplified heat transfer model, used in the analysis of the suggested cycles. The thrust chamber design is discussed and a preliminary design of the booster vehicle, including a trajectory analysis, is presented.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lanceurs (Astronautique)
CONT

Cinq navettes furent construites [...] pour remplacer Challenger [...] Au départ ce devait être un lanceur récupérable. Mais les coûts exorbitants obligèrent les responsables à le transformer en un lanceur semi-récupérable. Le gros réservoir est devenu un élément ordinaire. Seuls l'orbiteur et les propulseurs auxiliaires sont récupérés.

Spanish

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Record 10 2003-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launchers (Astronautics)
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
CONT

Thrust control module. The thrust will be limited to two sources, one in the front and the other on the back of the robot respectively. These gas-powered thrusters will use nitrogen(outside the ISS [International Space Station]) or pressurised air(inside the ISS) and will be designed to last at least some hours of intensive use. The thruster's control will have adaptive "intelligence", for extra speed or weigh situations. This will provide an always secure flight, independent of abnormal robot conditions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lanceurs (Astronautique)
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
CONT

Le module de propulseurs du Système de contrôle d'attitude d'Ariane 504.

Spanish

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Record 11 2002-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gymnastics and Trampoline
DEF

A conditioning exercise in which a person from a standing position squats and places his hands on the floor, extends his legs to the rear in a quick thrust so as to be supported on his hands and toes, then jumps back to the squatting position, and finally returns to the standing position.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gymnastique et trampoline

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gimnasia y acrobacias sobre cama elástica
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Record 12 1993-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
CONT

The wedel turn is the last of the final forms in the American system.

OBS

The skier makes a series of short turns back and forth across the fall line, thrusting the tails of the skis back and forth to do it. The shoulders move back and forth a bit but, in short turns, the shoulder action is hardly noticeable. The optical illusion is that the legs thrust the skis first to one side and then to the other as the body stays motionless.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ski et surf des neiges
DEF

Un virage affiné dont le déclenchement est obtenu par retour de vissage sur réaction d'appui, ce qui permet un léger déplacement des skis en pivotement dans le virage par simple jeu de jambes, le buste restant immobile.

CONT

Le virage GT permet d'accéder à l'ensemble des pistes de ski quelle que soit la qualité de la neige.

Spanish

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Record 13 1993-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

A conditioning exercise in which a person from a standing position squats and places his hands on the floor, extends his legs to the rear in a quick thrust so as to be supported on his hands and toes, then jumps back to the squatting position and returns to the standing position.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

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Record 14 1986-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
CONT

After selection for an aircraft, flight clearance and calibration of flight-test engines follows. Later, when the engine has achieved its thrust/SFC goals, it comes back for Production Verification(PV) testing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs

Spanish

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Record 15 1983-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
CONT

Instead of making the approach with the engine throttled back, the pilot leaves the engine on full military power, and modulates thrust by using partial reverser settings.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
CONT

Le pilote pourrait laisser son moteur tourner à plein régime pendant la descente et moduler la poussée en modifiant simplement la position de l'inverseur.

Spanish

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