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CAPRICE [6 records]

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Record 1 2011-03-30

English

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

But a new system, devised by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency(EPA), is replacing the traditional classification in the North American automotive industry. It is based on total interior passenger and cargo volume. The EPA's classes are : large, more than 3. 4 m3(120 cu ft), such as the Lincoln Continental and Chevrolet Caprice; midsize, 3. 1 to 3. 4 m3(ll0 to 120 cu ft), such as the Dodge Aspen and Cadillac Eldorado : compact, 2. 8 to 3. 1 m3(l00 to ll0 cu ft), such as the AMC Concord and Ford Granada; subcompact, 2. 4 to 2. 8 m3(85 to l00 cu ft), such as the Dodge Omni and Volkswagen Rabbit, and minicompact, less than 2. 4 m3(85 cu ft), such as the Honda Civic.

Key term(s)
  • mini-compact car
  • mini-compact

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
Key term(s)
  • voiture mini-compacte
  • mini-compacte

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-03-14

English

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

But a new system, devised by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency(EPA), is replacing the traditional classification in the North American automotive industry. It is based on total interior passenger and cargo volume. The EPA's classes are : large, more than 3. 4 m3(120 cu ft), such as the Lincoln Continental and Chevrolet Caprice; midsize, 3. 1 to 3. 4 m3(ll0 to 120 cu ft), such as the Dodge Aspen and Cadillac Eldorado : compact, 2. 8 to 3. 1 m3(l00 to ll0 cu ft), such as the AMC Concord and Ford Granada; subcompact, 2. 4 to 2. 8 m3(85 to l00 cu ft), such as the Dodge Omni and Volkswagen Rabbit, and minicompact, less than 2. 4 m3(85 cu ft), such as the Honda Civic.

Key term(s)
  • fullsize car

French

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

Mais un nouveau système, mis au point par la U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), est en voie de remplacer le classement traditionnel de l'industrie automobile américaine. Ce système utilise le volume total de l'habitacle et de l'espace à bagages. La classification de l'EPA est la suivante: grosses voitures, plus de 3,4 m3 (120 pi3), par exemple Lincoln Continental et Chevrolet Caprice, voitures moyennes, 3,1 à 3,4 m3 (110 à 120 pi3), par exemple Dodge Aspen et Cadillac Eldorado; compactes, 2,8 à 3,1 m3 (100 à ll0 pi3), par exemple Concord AMC et Ford Granada; sous-compactes, 2,4 à 2,8 m3 (85 à 100 pi3), par exemple Dodge Omni et Volkswagen Rabbit; enfin, les mini-compactes, moins de 2,4 m3 (85 pi3), par exemple Honda Civic.

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biotechnology
  • Genetics
CONT

Neuropathology, quantitative pathology and lentiviral disease. Dr. Johnson's research approaches have involved morphometric analysis of tissues, including quantitation of tissue changes in brain and liver. She has a diverse publication record in neuropathology. Her presently funded extramural funding involves investigation of the pathogenesis of enteric caprice lentiviral infection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biotechnologie
  • Génétique
CONT

Pourra-t-on, par la vaccination, faire plus que la nature et protéger contre les maladies lentivirales? C'est l'objectif que s'étaient initialement fixé les chercheurs pour le vaccin contre le SIDA.

OBS

lentivirale (au féminin).

Spanish

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Record 4 1983-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

a composition in a free, irregular style.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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Record 5 1981-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economics
OBS

(...) if you must introduce inefficient restrictive quotas, be sure that the government auctions off the scarce import-quota licenses so that the Treasury gains the swag and so that bureaucracy is not put under the strain of corruption and exercise of arbitrary power and caprice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économique

Spanish

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Record 6 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
  • Language Problems
OBS

caprice de q. q. : Whims and fancies To cater to... Caprice : vagaries(of public)(of style)(of nature)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
  • Problèmes de langue

Spanish

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