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FOOT PUMP [9 records]

Record 1 2007-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

A foot pump that you keep at home is much easier to use than a hand pump which clips to your bike.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Petite pompe à air que l'on actionne avec la main et qui sert à gonfler les pneus de bicyclette.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
DEF

Pompe à air dont on se sert pour gonfler des objets (un ballon, par exemple) et que l'on actionne avec le pied.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
  • Fueling Systems (Motor Vehicles)
  • Diesel Motors
DEF

That combination of parts in an injection pump extending between the plunger foot and the high pressure pipe(or nozzle in a pump injector).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Alimentation (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Moteurs diesel
DEF

Combinaison de pièces dans une pompe d'injection s'étendant entre le pied du piston et la tuyauterie haute pression (ou l'injecteur dans un injecteur-pompe).

Spanish

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Record 4 1999-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
DEF

A portable, hand-operated piston pump with a short hose and a stirrup-shaped foot bracket for holding the pump on the floor or ground. The pump is used as a first aid for small fires and in cramped quarters. The pump is supplied by water from buckets and is a common US forest Service pump for back-pack operations.

CONT

Two different types of pump tanks are available : one is cylindrical and the other is made to be used as a back-pack.... The cylindrical model has carrying handles either attached to the container or built into the pump handle, and the water is discharged by a built-in, hand-operated vertical piston pump to which a short rubber hose is attached. The pump is double-acting and discharges water on both the up and the down strokes. To operate a cylindrical pump tank, place it on the ground and put one foot on the extension bracket at the base to steady the unit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
DEF

Petite pompe à piston avec poignée, fixée à un seau d'eau par un support à semelle et comportant un petit tuyau souple muni d'un ajutage, utilisée comme moyen de première intervention.

Spanish

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Record 5 1994-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
CONT

Vapor Hand Pump Extinguisher-USES : Flammable liquids and electrical fires.-This extinguisher can be used either indoors or outdoors. The use of this type of extinguisher is not always advisable because of the accumulation of fumes after use. Common sense must be exercised when locating this type of extinguisher. Because they will not freeze, they make a good all around extinguisher and can be easily adapted on field equipment. To use, simply turn the handle and pump, and a 25 to 30 foot stream will be expelled at any angle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
CONT

Seau-pompe manuel - UTILISATION : Liquides inflammables et feux de nature électrique - L'emploi de ce type d'extincteur n'est pas toujours recommandé en raison de l'accumulation possible de fumées après l'utilisation. On devra par conséquent faire preuve de jugement dans le choix de l'endroit où l'extincteur sera placé. Comme ces extincteur ne gèlent pas, ils sont polyvalents et peuvent être facilement adaptés à la situation. Pour utiliser l'extincteur, il suffit de tourner la poignée et de pomper, ce qui projete un jet ayant une portée de 25 à 30 pieds, que l'on peut orienter à l'angle voulu.

Spanish

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Record 6 1992-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Extinguishing Agents
CONT

Clear Water Anti-Freeze Pump Tanks-USES : Paper, wood and rubbish fires, etc.-These tanks can be loaded with either clear water or a freeze proof charge which is protected for a temperature as low as 40 ° below zero. To operate this extinguisher, place one foot on the foot support at the base, take the hose in one hand and pump with the other. A 40 foot to 50 foot stream is discharged immediately.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agents extincteurs
CONT

Seau-pompe, à l'eau additionnée d'antigel - UTILISATION: Papier, bois, rebuts, etc. - L'agent d'extinction peut être soit de l'eau seule, soit de l'eau à laquelle on a ajouté de l'antigel, pour obtenir une protection contre le gel jusqu'à -40 °C. Pour l'actionner, placer un pied sur la base du réservoir, saisir le tuyau dans une main et pomper de l'autre. On obtient alors immédiatement un jet ayant une portée de 40 à 50 pieds.

Spanish

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Record 7 1992-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
  • Aquaculture
CONT

Quality was of primary importance in developing the pond harvesting system. The shrimp has to be harvested rapidly and on a continuous basis and iced as quickly as possible to retard cellular breakdown and resulting body weight loss in the shrimp. This has been accomplished quite uniquely through a foot valve, pump and dewatering system in combination that deposits the shrimp directly from the pond and into a conveyorized ice bath bringing the temperature of the shrimp down to approximately 40 [degrees) F immediately after removing them from the pond.

OBS

Methods of harvesting naturally depend on the culture system, the species cultured and the form in which the product is to be marketed. Properly designed fish ponds have special provisions for draining and easy harvesting, whereas in pens and similar enclosures suitable nets and other fishing devices have to be used.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
  • Aquaculture

Spanish

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Record 8 1990-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cofferdams and Dewatering (Construction)
DEF

A bored well of about 30 cm diameter, used as an alternative to wellpoints, in which each borehole has its own pump installed at the top. It is more expensive and slower to install, but there is less disturbance to the ground than with wellpoints because there are fewer, though more efficient, wells.... If the pumps are submersible they can be installed at the foot of each well, and there is then no limit to their depth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épuisements et batardeaux (Construction)
CONT

[...] on procède à un rabattement de nappe par pompage, en principe à l'extérieur de la fouille [...] on dispose un réseau de pointes filtrantes, qui sont des tubes d'acier crépinés foncés par battage et reliés en tête à un collecteur sur lequel est montée une pompe de surface. La hauteur d'aspiration est limitée pratiquement à 7 ou 8,00 m. Dans le cas où la hauteur de pompage est plus importante, on a recours à des puits filtrants équipés chacun d'une pompe immergée dont la hauteur de refoulement n'est plus limitée. Cette réalisation est plus onéreuse, mais bien plus performante.

Spanish

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Record 9 1984-11-22

English

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

E. a recent innovation in modern design is--made of a thick, vinyl-like fabric. Each chair is equipped with a foot pump and patches that can be used in case of puncture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mobilier divers
  • Mobilier domestique
OBS

E.les -- dont la vogue semble avoir un peu diminué, correspondent surtout à une notion d'éphémère

Spanish

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