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Record 1 2022-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collaboration with the FAO
  • Oceanography
  • Aquaculture
  • Commercial Fishing
CONT

In traditional oyster culture, natural seed was collected by placing bamboo twigs in the seabed. These were left until the oysters grew to an edible size or were collected as seeds, sown on [a] suitable hard sea bottom, and allowed to grow to an edible size...

Key term(s)
  • hard sea bed

French

Domaine(s)
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
  • Océanographie
  • Aquaculture
  • Pêche commerciale

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
  • Bedding
  • Horticulture
OBS

When buckwheat is milled, the hard outside of the seed, or the hull, is separated and left behind. These hard, dark brown, lightweight casings are sold separately, sometimes as pillow or craft stuffing, but often as garden mulch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
  • Literie
  • Horticulture
CONT

Traditionnellement, notamment en Corée du Sud et au Japon, l'écale (ou cosse) de sarrasin est récupérée et nettoyée à la suite du décorticage de la graine. Elle est utilisée comme rembourrage des oreillers. La cosse de sarrasin peut également être utilisée comme paillis [pour les] plates-bandes en horticulture.

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipbuilding
  • Maneuvering of Ships
DEF

The distance gained by a vessel to the right or left of the original track from the time the helm is put hard over until the ship has turned to its new heading.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions navales
  • Manœuvre des navires
CONT

L'évolution [du navire] pendant l'entrée en giration fait apparaître deux longueurs dites composantes d'avance et de transfert respectivement orientées suivant la route initiale et la perpendiculaire à cette route [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

A serve in which the racquet scrapes across the ball from left to right (for a right-handed [player]) and creates sidespin.

CONT

Slice serve. Side spin and topsin are applied to the serve, causing the ball to keep low and change direction after bouncing. For example, slice serves from right-handed players cut sharply away to the left. The serve is particularly well-suited to grass or indoor courts, because these surfaces slow the ball down less than hard courts.

CONT

The sliced serve imparts side spin on the ball, with a touch of top spin, and produces lateral movement in the air and at the bounce ... an effective slice serve will begin on a line straight at the receiver but veer away to his right.

CONT

It is hard to return the slice service, because the ball spins and bounces sidewards in the opponent’s court.

PHR

Overhead slice service.

PHR

To cultivate slice service. To deliver a slice service.

PHR

Slice service goes in, goes out.

Key term(s)
  • chop service
  • chop serve
  • cut service
  • cut serve

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

[Dans] un service slicé, après voir avoir franchi le filet avec un marge de sécurité, plonge vers le sol et dévie vers la droite du relanceur en rebondissant peu. [...] Le service slicé trouve sa pleine efficacité sur les surfaces lisses (herbe, certaines surfaces synthétiques, ciment) qui la font fuser davantage [...]

CONT

On peut couper sa balle de service d'avant en arrière. C'est ce qu'on appelle le «chop-service».

CONT

Le service coupé de côté est l'un des types de service les plus communs.

OBS

slice : Effet de balle coupée au service.

OBS

À la différence du terme français, le terme anglais «slice» ne désigne pas un coup de service, mais plutôt un coup de fond.

PHR

Service coupé envoyé sur son revers.

Spanish

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

[El] saque con efecto lateral [...] tiene [la] ventaja que no cansa tanto físicamente como el liftado, por lo que se convierte en una especie de rey de los saques con efecto [...] el saque cortado no es así, sino que se recorta bastante el recorrido final, hacia la izquierda y hacia abajo [...]

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Record 5 2011-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
CONT

The impression of skeletal remains in adjoining rock constitutes ... an internal mould, if the impression reveals the form and markings of inner surfaces.

CONT

Few organisms are preserved entire in the rocks; only the hard parts, such as shells and bones, as a rule endure. These parts may be preserved unchanged, but commonly the material out of which they were built by the organism has been dissolved by circulating solutions... The shell or hard part may even be wholly removed, and only an imprint or hollow mold be left in the rock. A natural mold of this sort may later become filled with mineral matter, and this filling thus forms a copy or natural cast of the organic object.

Key term(s)
  • interior mold

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
CONT

[...] la coquille peut [...] disparaître et le moule interne ou le moule externe peuvent seuls être conservés; [...]

CONT

[...] le fossile ayant été postérieurement dissout par des solutions minérales corrosives, son remplissage interne, minéralisé (occupant la place de la masse viscérale) a subsisté : c'est un moule interne.

CONT

[...] l'anatomie des Brachiopodes et des Bivalves fossiles est connue par les moules internes, qui présentent entre autre de magnifiques empreintes de muscles dorsiventraux attachant l'animal à sa coquille.

OBS

[...] le remplissage de la coquille par le sédiment [...] laisse une empreinte de la forme interne de l'organisme [...]

Spanish

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Record 6 2011-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
DEF

A (usually fossil) organism of uncertain relationships.

CONT

Permian reefs were mainly constructed by organisms referred to as problematica, calcareous algae, bryozoans, echinoderms, and calcareous sponges. Problematica(or, in this case, microproblematica because of their small size) are enigmatic organisms which are hard to classify because they do not seem to have left any clear descendants(or even close relatives) whose activities and remains might provide clues to their ancestors’ identity. These enigmatic organisms are therefore known to paleontologists as problematica(problematicum is the singular form) for their problematic relation to other living things.(Generally speaking, the farther back in time we look, the more problematica there are, because many extinct organisms have no clear descendants.

CONT

Where question exists as to the organic or inorganic origin of a specimen, the terms dubiofossil ..., problematicum ..., or problematic fossil are used.

OBS

problematicum (pl. problematica): While in theory almost any organism could be labelled a problematicum under [the given] definition (almost every species has some degree of uncertainty about its relationships, even if only within its genus), in practice the term is generally reserved for those taxa for which the uncertainty runs to a very high level, generally phylum level or higher. Also, this uncertainty generally should not be due to poor preservation alone, but reflect a true shortage of shared characters with modern phyla.

Key term(s)
  • problematica

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
DEF

Objet ayant l'air d'un fossile mais dont on ne peut certifier l'origine organique.

CONT

Ces problematica du Paléogène ont une taille de l'ordre de 0,15 à 0,5 mm.

Key term(s)
  • problematica

Spanish

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Record 7 2008-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Safety
  • Police
DEF

A short-lived skid mark left on a hard surface such as concrete or extremely cold asphalt.

OBS

These marks [can] be difficult to identify and may only consist of ground-off particles of rubber.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité routière
  • Police
DEF

Trace de freinage susceptible de s'effacer rapidement qui est laissée sur une surface dure comme le béton ou le bitume très froid.

Spanish

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Record 8 2006-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
DEF

Soaked(=left to become completely wet) in melted sugar which has then become hard.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
DEF

Qui se présente sous forme de cristaux après cristallisation.

CONT

Sucre cristallisé.

Spanish

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Record 9 2006-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
DEF

A cotton, woolen, or worsted fabric with a steep, diagonally ribbed surface.

OBS

[Whipcord is] very much like gabardine, but the yarn is bulkier and much more pronounced. The twill is steep 63 degrees and goes from left to right(except for cotton). It is very durable, rugged and stands hard usage and wear. In time, it shines a bit with wear. Some times back is napped for warmth. So named because it stimulates the lash of a whip.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus
DEF

Tissu serré de la famille des gabardines, à côtes obliques très en relief.

OBS

[Il sert] à la confection de vêtements résistants (uniformes, culottes de cheval).

OBS

Le Trésor de la langue française informatisé signale que «whipcord» est un emprunt à l'anglais tandis que le Robert électronique qualifie ce terme d'anglicisme.

Spanish

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Record 10 2005-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prostheses
  • Orthopedic Surgery
CONT

Although rare, the revision operation for a fractured ceramic component carries a high risk of failure. The splintered fragments of the ceramic device are hard and sharp. If left in the wound these fragments would destroy the new total hip.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prothèses
  • Chirurgie orthopédique

Spanish

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Record 11 2003-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
CONT

Among the intellectuals leaders of the the hard left are Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, Gore Vidal and Edward Said; among its figureheads-Angela Davis and Ramsey Clark; among its cultural icons-Tim Robins and Michael Moore, among its political leaders-Ralph Nader and the heads of major "peace" organizations.(D. Horowitz, in "Taking on the neo-coms", www. Townhall. com, May 5th, 2003).

Key term(s)
  • neo-com
  • neocoms
  • neocom

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
DEF

La gauche la plus éloignée du centre.

Spanish

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Record 12 2000-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Concrete Preparation and Mixing
DEF

One of the hard lumps of unslaked material sometimes left in hydraulic lime after it has been slaked.

OBS

See record "grappier cement."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication du béton
DEF

Boulette de chaux qui n'a pas été réduite en poudre par l'extinction [...] Autrefois on utilisait [les grappiers] pour composer des ciments de grappiers.

OBS

grappier (parfois écrit grapier).

OBS

Voir la fiche «ciment de grappiers».

Key term(s)
  • grappiers

Spanish

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Record 13 1999-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Breadmaking
DEF

The hard crust which forms on dough when left uncovered.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Boulangerie

Spanish

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Record 14 1981-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Housing
OBS

Many institutions and government agencies find that form type appraisal reports best meet their requirements.(...) The form report usually includes a hard paper inspection card on which are printed all the different items which could be found under the various categories of neighborhood data, types of construction, interior details including special fixtures, with adequate space left for comments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
OBS

Le formulaire (...) répond surtout aux besoins des institutions financières. Il a l'avantage, pour une telle entreprise, de permettre d'uniformiser les dossiers, ce qui facilite la consultation. On repère ainsi plus facilement des renseignements qui y sont classés en catégories (...) De plus, l'évaluateur peut écrire ses commentaires et consigner ses observations dans des espaces prévus à cette fin.

Spanish

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Record 15 1981-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pest Control Equipment
  • Tillage Operations (Agriculture)
  • Mechanical Construction
CONT

In a very hard soil it may not be possible to get adequate penetration with a wide setting. The discer may pull over to the left and the rear furrow wheel ride on the unworked land.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de protection des végétaux
  • Travaux du sol (Agriculture)
  • Construction mécanique
CONT

Dans un sol extrêmement dur, et si on adopte une grande largeur de travail, on pourrait ne pas obtenir une bonne pénétration des disques, la machine tirera vers la gauche et la roue-guide arrière ne roulera pas dans le sillon mais bien sur le sol non travaillé.

Spanish

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Record 16 1979-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Graphs and Diagrams
CONT

The deviation-bar chart presents bars extending left or right [of a common base line], each item having only one bar. It is useful for comparing differences between actual results and a program standard, especially when these differences are so small that they would be hard to compare on a chart showing the totals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diagrammes et graphiques (Statistique)
OBS

Le graphique "Semi-log Plus-Moins" (...) a pour but d'enregistrer clairement les variations [positives et négatives] de trésorerie d'une entreprise.

Spanish

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