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Record 1 2025-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephony and Microwave Technology
CONT

Dial dictation equipment — Dial dictation systems are available for most PBXs [private branch exchanges] and key systems. A caller from the outside accesses the dial dictation unit over a DID [direct inward dialing] number. Users inside the system dial an extension number or pick up a dial dictation trunk by pushing a feature button. The recording medium is digitized voice on hard disks.

OBS

dial dictation trunk: term officially approved by Bell Canada and by the Electronics and Telecommunications Terminology Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Téléphonie et techniques hyperfréquences
OBS

circuit de télédictée : terme uniformisé par Bell Canada et par le Comité d'uniformisation des termes de l'électronique et des télécommunications (CUTEL).

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
CONT

The 35.6 m long rockhopper footrope is constructed of 355 mm diameter rubber disks spaced evenly apart with rubber and iron spacers, 178 mm and 200 mm long respectively.

OBS

The [rockhopper trawl] is designed to be towed over hard, rough seabeds and rigged with a rock hopper footrope to minimise damage when being towed over these seabeds.

Key term(s)
  • rockhopper foot-rope
  • rock hopper foot-rope
  • rock hopper

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
CONT

[...] le bourrelet saute-roche [...] est composé de grands disques mesurant habituellement de 12 à 14 pouces de diamètres, disposé à intervalles et séparés par de petits disques (habituellement de 4 pouces de diamètre) fixés à la ligne pour les empêcher de bouger. Lorsque ce dispositif rencontre un obstacle sur le fond (des rochers, par [exemple]), il saute par-dessus [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 2023-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
CONT

The rockhopper or hopper trawl... is a [net] that is towed on the seabed, with the mouth held open by a pair of otter boards(trawl doors). It is designed to be towed over hard, rough seabeds and rigged with a rock hopper footrope to minimise damage when being towed over these seabeds.

Key term(s)
  • rock hopper trawl

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
CONT

Le chalut canadien est un chalut de fond adapté à la capture des espèces de poissons benthodémersales sur les fonds qui peuvent être caillouteux. Le bourrelet du chalut canadien a en effet des rondelles de caoutchouc[,] ce qui permet de chaluter sur des fonds durs et accidentés.

Spanish

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Record 4 2023-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Cycling
CONT

Unlike a traditional stationary bike, air bikes are operated by both : foot pedals[;] handles that you push forward and pull back with your arms and shoulders[. ] Because of this two-prong motion, they require more core involvement to maintain balance when seated. Using an air bike over other stationary bikes can improve your posture and balance. The variable nature of the fan resistance makes for immediate and responsive changes based on how hard you’re working at any given time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Cyclisme
CONT

[Le vélo pneumatique] fonctionne avec un principe de résistance, car les poignées de guidon sont reliées à un ventilateur qui va produire de l'air en tournant. Plus vous allez vite, plus le vélo pneumatique résistera à votre puissance.

Spanish

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Record 5 2022-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
CONT

Rectangular flat otter board. This is the widely used otter board for bottom trawling … The board is assembled by joining planks [of hard wood] and fixing them together with long bolts or mild steel straps. A wide metallic shoe is used to prevent digging into the mud and is rounded off at the leading edge so that it can ride over obstructions. … these boards are hydrodynamically not very efficient and also not suitable for rough grounds as they [cannot] slide over obstacles.

Key term(s)
  • flat rectangular otterboard
  • rectangular flat otterboard

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pesca comercial
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Record 6 2020-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
CONT

Hard bargaining. Hard bargaining strategies emphasize results over relationships. Hard bargainers will insist that their demands be completely agreed to and accepted before any agreement is possible. While this approach avoids the need to make concessions, it also reduces the likelihood of successfully negotiating an agreement, and usually harms the relationship with the other party as well.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Modes substitutifs de résolution des différends
OBS

négociation dure : désignation normalisée par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 7 2018-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Agriculture - General
OBS

Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers(OGVG) is a not-for-profit organization, formed in 1967, representing approximately 220 members who grow greenhouse tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers on over 2, 500 acres in Ontario, Canada. OGVG is regulated under the Farm Products Marketing Act(FPMA).... Areas of focus include research, food safety, energy, environment, market performance and marketing.... In addition, OGVG works hard to promote and connect its growers with government agencies, consumers, retailers and food service operators across North America through various government lobbing events, research, marketing initiatives, trade shows and community activities. As a whole, OGVG strives to support the Ontario greenhouse vegetable sector and its growers, however possible, to ensure success for today, sustainability for tomorrow, and fresh, nutritious, quality produce for all.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Agriculture - Généralités

Spanish

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Record 8 2016-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
CONT

A cap-rock fall is formed when a surface layer of hard rock rests on a softer layer. Water flowing over the hard rock cap erodes the face of the softer rock underneath, undermining the cap, which eventually breaks and tumbles into the river at the foot of the fall or immediately downstream.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
CONT

Dans le cas des chutes au bord d'un plateau, une couche de roche dure repose sur une couche de roche tendre : l'eau s'écoulant érode la roche tendre sous-jacente, minant ainsi la roche dure qui, finalement, se casse et tombe au pied de la chute ou juste en aval.

Spanish

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Record 9 2015-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maneuvering of Ships
  • Ship Piloting
DEF

the perpendicular distance between a ship's course when the helm is put hard over and its course when she has turned through 180 degrees.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvre des navires
  • Pilotage des navires
CONT

Le diamètre de giration correspondant à la valeur maximale de l'angle de barre (environ 35 degrés) et à la vitesse normale de route, est généralement compris entre quatre et six fois la longueur du navire.

Spanish

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Record 10 2015-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
CONT

A correction fluid is an opaque, [usually] white fluid applied to paper to mask errors in text. Once dried, it can be written over. It is typically packaged in small bottles, and the lid has an attached brush (or a triangular piece of foam) which dips into the bottle. The brush is used to apply the fluid onto the paper.

CONT

Paint Snopake opaquing fluid over your typing error, type correction right over the smooth, hard, white surface.

OBS

Tipp-Ex is a trademark for correction products. It has become so popular that it has become an English genericised trademark: to tippex or tippex out means to erase, either generally or with [a] correction fluid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
DEF

Préparation fluide, le plus souvent blanche, dont on recouvre les fautes, dans un texte écrit à la main ou dactylographié, afin de pouvoir, après séchage, écrire par-dessus pour les corriger, présentée le plus souvent dans un pot muni d'un applicateur (pinceau, éponge ou tampon) ou incorporée dans un crayon.

OBS

Les correcteurs liquides sont commercialisés sous de nombreux noms de marque, parmi lesquels on peut citer : Tipp-Ex, Liquid Paper, Snopake, Wite-Out. On commet une faute en les utilisant comme des noms communs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo y artículos de oficina
DEF

Líquido que permite tapar con una capa blanca lo escrito y volver a escribir encima.

OBS

La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, explica que el término "típex" (en minúscula, con tilde en la "i" y con una sola "p") es adecuado para utilizarlo de forma genérica.

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Record 11 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 12 2014-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lacrosse
CONT

Our reading has indicated that the over-the-shoulder shot can indicate both a simple overhand shot (i.e., above the shoulder) and a shot in which the shooter swings the stick both behind the back and over the shoulder.

OBS

The upper hand of the shooter is in a position over his shoulder... [and] follows through in a vigorous throwing motion with a snap of the wrist as the lower hand pulls down hard on the butt end of the handle. The body weight transfers from the rear to the front leg... The head of the stick actually ends up pointing to the ground because the body follow-through is so complete.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Crosse
DEF

Tir exécuté en abaissant le bâton de l'épaule vers le bas.

Spanish

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Record 13 2013-04-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combat Sports (General)
CONT

The sumo ring is called the dohyo and takes its name from the straw rice bag which mark out its different parts. The greater portion of each bale is firmly buried in the earth. The dohyo is 18 feet square and 2 feet high and is constructed of a special kind of clay. The hard surface is covered with a thin layer of sand. The bout is confined to an inner circle a little over 15 feet in diameter. Over the dohyo suspended from the ceiling by cables is a roof resembling a Shinto shrine with four giant tassels hanging from each corner to signify the seasons of the year.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de combat (Généralités)
CONT

L'aire de combat, le dohyo, est un carré (surélevé) de 7,27 m de côté. Dans ce carré s'inscrit un cercle de 4,55 m de diamètre. Surmontant l'ensemble, quatre houppes de couleur pendent : la blanche symbolise le printemps, la rouge l'été, la bleu l'automne, la noire l'hiver.

Spanish

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Record 14 2013-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique

Spanish

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Record 15 2012-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
CONT

Officially known as the Extravehicular Mobility Unit or EMU, the suit has two main components : the Space Suit Assembly(SSA) and the Primary Life Support System(PLSS). The SSA [space suit assembly] includes :[1] urine collection device : collects body wastes, which are later transferred to the Shuttle's waste management system. [2] bioinstrumentation system : monitors the astronaut's heart rate during spacewalks. [3] liquid cooling and ventilation garment : a "long-john" made of spandex, containing 90 metres of small tubes that circulate cooling water over the body. [4] communications carrier assembly : a "Snoopy" cap containing headphones and microphones for two-way communications. Newer models allow up to five people to talk together. [5] lower torso assembly : the pants and attached boots... [6] hard upper torso(HUT) : the top half of the suit, made of fibreglass, which supports the Primary Life Support System. [7] gloves : the heavy gloves have rubber tips to increase dexterity.... [8] helmet and visor assembly...

CONT

The spacesuit [is a] garment that provides pressure, breathing air, fluids and nutrients, waste removal, and protection against the space environment, and that enables a human to move and operate in the space environment.

OBS

space suit assembly; SSA: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

Key term(s)
  • spacesuit assembly

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
CONT

Connue officiellement sous le nom de scaphandre EMU (pour Extravehicular Mobility Unit), la combinaison est constituée de deux composantes principales : la combinaison spatiale comme telle (SSA, pour Space Suit Assembly) et le système de survie de base (PLSS pour Primary Life Support System). Le SSA comprend : [1] un dispositif de collecte d'urine, qui permet de recueillir les matières qui sont ensuite transférées dans le système de gestion des déchets de la navette; [2] un système de bio-instrumentation, utilisé pour suivre la fréquence cardiaque de l'astronaute en sortie extravéhiculaire; [3] un vêtement de refroidissement par liquide et de ventilation, ressemblant à un caleçon long de spandex et parcouru par quelque 90 mètres de petites canalisations où circule un liquide de refroidissement (eau); [4] une unité de communications, désignée bonnet «Snoopy», comprenant des écouteurs et des microphones pour assurer les communications bidirectionnelles. Les modèles récents permettent à cinq personnes de communiquer ensemble; [5] une partie inférieure, composée d'un pantalon et de bottes intégrées. [...]; [6] une partie supérieure rigide (HUT pour Hard Upper Torso) faite de fibre de verre; elle supporte le système de survie de base; [7] des gants, dont les extrémités de caoutchouc améliorent la dextérité de l'astronaute. Les modèles les plus récents sont dotés de chauffe-doigts, d'un casque avec visière réglable pour protéger la tête et les yeux du Soleil direct, des rayons ultraviolets et infrarouges ainsi que des micrométéorites.

CONT

La combinaison spatiale [est un] vêtement à surpression totale, spécialement conçu pour être utilisé dans les vaisseaux spatiaux ou au cours des sorties dans l'espace à partir de ces vaisseaux.

OBS

combinaison spatiale; SSA : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 16 2011-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trimming and Embroidery
DEF

... a type of Cross stitch worked in vertical rows: alternately up, then down. This stitch covers canvas well and works fast.

OBS

A variation of feather stitch.

OBS

Worked over a small count, this is hard-wearing utility stitch; the larger the stitch, the less hard wearing it is. Don’t pull yarn tight or single stitch may slip on mono canvas.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Passementerie et broderie
CONT

Le point d'arêtes se travaille sur trois tracés, celui du milieu servant de guide pour la crête du point, ou de nervure pour les feuilles. Comme le point d'épine, dont il est dérivé, le point d'arêtes se fait de haut en bas.

OBS

Si le point d'arêtes sert de remplissage, les points sont plus ou moins espacés selon la densité désirée. Mais quelle que soit la longueur des points, il est indispensable de veiller à leur régularité tout comme à celle des intervalles.

Spanish

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Record 17 2010-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Historical Names
  • Air Transport
OBS

The format of what would become the Shearwater International Air Show or SIAS began to crystallize in 1981. Obviously, it could not compete with bigger shows playing to larger population centres. So, if the biggest was not possible, SIAS aimed to be the best. The show's search for excellence was rewarded by many successes; air displays equaling any in the country and over 75 different static aircraft from as many as seven countries. In addition, over 80 high-quality ground exhibits were displayed, including such as an Iraqi Scud missile and the weapon which brought it down, the US Army's Patriot System. Efforts to raise the Nova Scotia International Air Show(NSIAS) from the ashes were unsuccessful in 1996, but a few dedicated believers took on the task to try again for 1997 and were more than rewarded for their efforts. NSIAS 97 was a co-production of the three levels of government, the private sector and the military in the Atlantic Region. A lot of hard work, negotiations and good will produced a first class show that had all the trade marks of past SIAS events and then some. With a superb two-day attendance and an overall economic impact exceeding 14 million dollars, Shearwater and Nova Scotia were clearly on the air show map.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations historiques
  • Transport aérien

Spanish

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Record 18 2010-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Papermaking Machines
OBS

In supercalenders, the nips are formed by mating a hard roll with a soft roll. The covers of the soft rolls are made of compressed paper, rubber or cast polymers, which have approximately the same hardness as paper under compression in the nip. The soft cover serves to distribute the pressure in the nip more evenly over the hills and valleys in the paper web...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines à papier
OBS

Solution proposée par l'Association canadienne des pâtes et papier.

Spanish

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Record 19 2009-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
DEF

A sticky wax effective on snow for pushing off, but not for gliding.

CONT

It is easier to layer a soft wax over a hard [wax] compared to putting a hard wax over a soft wax.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ski et surf des neiges
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
DEF

Fart collant qui donne une bonne adhérence sur la neige, efficace pour les poussées mais peu efficace pour la glisse.

CONT

Il est toujours possible d'appliquer un fart mou (plus chaud) sur un fart dur (plus froid), mais non l'inverse.

Spanish

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Record 20 2008-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
  • Agricultural Economics
OBS

The 1971 Canada Grain Act maintained the principal objectives of earlier acts but some elements were rewritten to meet changing conditions.... The most historic change was the change in grade names for red spring wheat. The words "Manitoba Hard" and "Manitoba Northern", synonymous with high-quality Canadian red spring wheat for over 70 years, were replaced by "Canada Western".

OBS

Term(s) used at the Canadian Grain Commission in the field of cereal terminology.

OBS

The term "Western" refers to the geographic area of production as defined in the Canada Grain Act.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
  • Économie agricole
OBS

La Loi sur les grains du Canada de 1971 conservait les objectifs des lois précédentes mais certaines parties étaient révisées pour tenir compte de l'évolution de la situation. Le changement le plus marqué concernait les grades de blé roux de printemps. Les appellations «blé de force du Manitoba» et «blé du Nord-Manitoba», synonymes de la haute qualité du blé roux de printemps pendant plus de 70 ans, étaient remplacées par «Canada de l'Ouest».

OBS

Terme(s) en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains dans le domaine céréalier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cultivo de cereales
  • Economía agrícola
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Record 21 2008-01-23

English

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

A ski pole [that can] be quickly converted to an avalanche probe.

CONT

Special ski poles are made to be assembled into a probe (after the baskets and handles are removed). Because of their greater diameter, conical shape, and shorter length, ski pole probes are more difficult to use, but they can be valuable tools in emergencies. Ski pole probe users are advised to practice removal of handles and baskets and assembly prior to use.

CONT

Collapsible(or sectional) probes are preferred over ski-pole probes. Ski-pole probes may be lost in the avalanche(even if the survivor comes to rest on the surface), often they are hard to assemble, and their large diameter and conical shape make probing more difficult.

OBS

probe: A [long, thin] ... pole that is used for locating buried avalanche victims in avalanche debris. Probes may also be used to locate strong and weak layers within the snowpack and thereby obtain a qualitative feel for structure with depth. [Probes are also used to check the snowdepth.]

French

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

Bâtons de ski télescopiques, dont on enlève les rondelles et que l'on met bout à bout [pour former une sonde d'avalanche].

OBS

bâton-sonde : la sonde ainsi obtenue peut faire selon les modèles jusqu'à 3 m.

OBS

sonde d'avalanche : longue tige que l'on enfonce dans la neige afin de localiser une victime ensevelie. La sonde sert aussi à connaître la profondeur d'ensevelissement de la victime d'avalanche et à vérifier l'épaisseur du manteau neigeux.

Key term(s)
  • bâton sonde

Spanish

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Record 22 2007-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Goods
  • Military Transportation
DEF

The distance which can be covered over a hard surface by a ground vehicle, with its rated payload, using the fuel in its tank and in cans normally carried as part of the ground vehicle equipment.

OBS

range: term and definition standardized by NATO.

OBS

range; rge: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport de marchandises
  • Transport militaire
DEF

Distance que peut couvrir un véhicule terrestre portant sa charge utile normale, sur un sol solide, en utilisant le carburant de son réservoir et dans les bidons normalement transportés comme faisant partie de l'équipement du véhicule terrestre.

OBS

autonomie : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

OBS

autonomie : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du soutien au combat.

OBS

autonomie; auton : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte de mercancías
  • Transporte militar
DEF

Distancia que puede cubrir un vehículo terrestre con su carga útil normal usando el combustible de sus depósitos normales y los complementarios que forman parte de su equipo.

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Record 23 2007-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Breadmaking
DEF

A hard roll shaped like a doughnut that is made of raised dough and cooked by simmering in water and then baked to give it a glazed browned exterior over a firm white interior.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boulangerie
DEF

Petit pain d'origine juive, en forme d'anneau, dont la pâte est pochée avant d'être cuite au four.

CONT

Les bagels sont des petits pains en forme d'anneau fabriqués avec une pâte courante serrée. On roule les pâtons en boules, que l'on laisse fermenter brièvement [...] Après une seconde fermentation d'une heure, [...] les bagels sont plongés dans l'eau bouillante pendant deux minutes, lavés à l'eau froide et séchés avant la cuisson au four [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Panificación
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Record 24 2007-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gold and Silver Mining
CONT

Gold is the most important placer mineral... Gold placers as a rule are easily discovered and worked... Gold placers may be formed by rapid erosion of hard rocks, but such placers are not often rich and highly concentrated. In the great placer regions the concentration has generally been preceded by an epoch of deep secular decay of the surface... When the outcrops of gold-bearing veins are decomposed a gradual concentration of the gold follows, either directly over the primary deposits or on the gentle slopes immediately below.

CONT

Placer gold deposit of the Klondike.

OBS

Gold placers commonly occur in stream gravels in uplifted, unglaciated areas containing primary, auriferous source rocks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines d'or et d'argent
DEF

Dépôt aurifère qui provient de l'enlèvement des éluvions de filons aurifères par des cours d'eau à forte pente et qui occupe certaines zones dans les alluvions au creux des vallées.

CONT

Nous prenons comme exemple les «placers aurifères» [...] Ces dépôts aurifères, qui occupent certaines zones dans les alluvions, tapissant les vallées des cours d'eau ou formant des terrasses fluviales, proviennent de l'enlèvement des éluvions de filons aurifères par les émissaires à forte pente de ces cours d'eau. Ils sont en outre remaniés dans la suite par les crues.

CONT

[...] dans certains cas, les placers ont été protégés, conservés par une couverture, par exemple des coulées de laves, contre une érosion ultérieure. C'est le cas de certains placers aurifères du Victoria (Australie) [...]

Spanish

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Record 25 2006-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
  • Glaciology
DEF

Hard snow surface that breaks when stepped upon.

CONT

breakable crust-A dreadful surface over which to travel. A layer of snow that has hardened on top and sunk below. Walking across such an area means that you lift your foot and place it as for a normal step, but just a few inches higher, it takes most of your weight, but as you lift your weight onto it, at the last second the crust breaks and you are standing there with both feet a few inches below the surface crust. As much effort as walking up stairs just to stay on the level, going up hill is doubly hard.

CONT

Breakable crust exists at all elevations. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.]

OBS

breakable crust: term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
  • Glaciologie
DEF

Croûte n'offrant pas une bonne portance et qui se brise sous le poids des [usagers] de la montagne.

CONT

Une croûte cassante est présente à toutes les altitudes. On trouve une croûte cassante à toutes les altitudes. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.]

OBS

croûte cassante : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.

Spanish

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Record 26 2006-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
  • Public Administration (General)
OBS

On June 15, Kingstonians will gather together with family and friends in their city to celebrate First Capital Day. On that day in Kingston in 1841, Governor General Lord Sydenham opened the first Parliament of the United Provinces of Canada. Evantually, Kingston's insufficient number of office buildings forced Parliament to move to Montreal, where it opened on November 28, 1844. Over 160 years later, both the provincial and the federal governments have officially recognized Kingston as the First Capital of Canada. Thanks to the hard work of Mr. Ian Milne and Dr. Margaret Angus, the founders of First Capital Day, the occasion of Kingston's choice as Canada's first capital has been marked with much celebration for the past five years.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
  • Administration publique (Généralités)
OBS

Le 15 juin, les habitants de Kingston se réuniront, en famille et entre amis, pour célébrer la Journée de la première capitale. Le 15 juin 1841, le gouverneur général, lord Sydenham, inaugurait, à Kingston, la première législature du nouveau parlement des provinces unies du Canada. Plus tard, l'insuffisance d'immeubles de bureaux forçait le Parlement à s'installer à Montréal, où la législature ouvrait le 28 novembre 1844. Plus de 160 ans plus tard, les gouvernements fédéral et provincial ont désigné Kingston comme première capitale du Canada. Grâce au travail acharné de M. Ian Milne et de Mme Margaret Angus, les instigateurs de la Journée de la première capitale, depuis cinq ans, on célèbre avec beaucoup d'enthousiasme le choix de Kingston comme première capitale du Canada.

Spanish

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Record 27 2006-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
  • Crop Protection
  • Ship Maintenance
OBS

Rosin-based : These antifoulings can have either low or high quantities of rosin. The products with a low level of rosin are hard and are referred to as contact leaching antifoulings. They are mechanically tough, have no polishing characteristics and commonly have a maximum in-service lifetime of 24 months... The high rosin products are softer, dissolve slowly in seawater over time and are referred to as controlled depletion polymer(CDP) antifoulings. These products have in-service lifetimes of up to 36 months on the vertical sides and up to 60 months on the flat bottom...

Key term(s)
  • rosin based antifouling paint
  • rosin based antifouling
  • rosin-based anti-fouling paint
  • rosin-based anti-fouling

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
  • Protection des végétaux
  • Entretien des navires
Key term(s)
  • peinture antisalissure à base de colophane

Spanish

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Record 28 2006-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
DEF

The circuitry that connects a disk drive to a computer system.

CONT

The interface is the communication channel over which all the data flows that is read from or written to the hard disk. The interface can be a major limiting factor in system performance. The choice of interface also has an essential impact on system configuration, compatibility, upgradability and other factors.

Key term(s)
  • disc interface
  • hard disc interface

French

Domaine(s)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
DEF

Circuit qui connecte un lecteur de disque à un système informatique.

CONT

Les principales interfaces pour disques durs sont les suivantes : IDE/ATA ; Serial ATA; SCSI [...]

Spanish

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Record 29 2006-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
CONT

The 1971 Canada Grain Act maintained the principal objectives of earlier acts but some elements were rewritten to meet changing conditions.... The most historic change was the change in grade names for red spring wheat. The words "Manitoba Hard" and "Manitoba Northern", synonymous with high-quality Canadian red spring wheat for over 70 years, were replaced by "Canada Western".

CONT

In 1881 a mill was begun in Winnipeg and the first elevator in Manitoba appeared at Gretna. This was a calculated move for the arrival of the first Manitoba hard wheat in Britain had been a sensation. The early tests on the Manitoba product confirmed a grain of unsurpassable quality.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
CONT

La loi sur les grains du Canada de 1971 conservait les objectifs des lois précédentes mais certaines parties étaient révisées pour tenir compte de l'évolution de la situation. Le changement le plus marqué concernait les grades de blé roux de printemps. Les appellations «blé de force du Manitoba» et «blé du Nord-Manitoba», synonymes de la haute qualité du blé roux de printemps pendant plus de 70 ans, étaient remplacées par «Canada, de l'Ouest».

Spanish

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Record 30 2005-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Basketball
DEF

A ... pass ... that is used when you have a wide open player far down the court.

CONT

The baseball pass is most often used to advance the ball up the floor. The ball is held with both hands on the ball, one on either side with the throwing hand usually a little higher on the ball. The ball is cocked up near the ear to aid in a quick release. The passers hand must be BEHIND the ball so the pass doesn’t have too much side spin, making it hard to catch. The pass is made over the defense, leading the receiver.

CONT

The baseball pass is a good pass to make to a teammate streaking down the floor.

OBS

Technique/tactics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Basket-ball
DEF

Passe à une main qui commence la phase d'impulsion à côté de la tête et qui fait penser au lancer de base-ball.

CONT

Il existe plusieurs techniques de passe : le rebond, la passe de la poitrine, la passe par-dessus la tête et la passe de baseball.

OBS

Technique/tactique.

Key term(s)
  • passe de base-ball

Spanish

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Record 31 2005-07-21

English

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

The Easy Boot is the ultimate in hoof protection and one of the most important items you should carry with you on any ride. [You can] prevent lameness and frustration when you lose a shoe far from home and still finish your ride without compromising the health and safety of your horse. Easy Boots can also be worn in place of steel shoes or even over steel shoes for additional protection, traction and cushioning on rocks and hard ground. These boots are ideal for horses with laminitis, founder, abscesses and other hoof-related medical problems. Made from durable urethane and in sizes to fit most horses, these boots will outlast any steel shoe!

CONT

Easy Boot. Sturdy, one-piece construction protects hoof while riding, trailering or in the stall. Protects hoof injuries or can be used as a quick replacement shoe. Light-weight boots are constructed with tough urethane for protection and traction on rocks, ice, snow or pavement.

CONT

Carrying a pair of Easy Boots or Boa Boots can help prevent injury to your horse’s hoof if it throws a shoe and you still have a long way to ride.

Key term(s)
  • easy boot

French

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

Les Romains utilisaient l'hipposandale: des lanières de cuir maintenaient en place des plaques métalliques dont les bords étaient relevés de façon à épouser les bords du sabot du cheval.

CONT

Les hipposandales ont été développés depuis l'Antiquité en paralèlle avec le développement du revêtement des voies de communications. Elles étaient obligatoires pour les chevaux des légions de la fin de l'Empire romain. [...] Actuellement elles reviennent en force soit comme alternative intégrale à la ferrure, soit comme complément ou remplacement en cas de perte d'un fer ou de blessure à une sole.

CONT

Hipposandale en fer. Véritable chaussure enveloppante pour les sabots des chevaux, cet accessoire n'était sans doute utilisé que dans des cas particuliers, pour protéger les sabots blessés ou pour traverser des terrains caillouteux.

Key term(s)
  • hippo-sandale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo y accesorios deportivos
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
  • Cría de ganado caballar
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Record 32 2005-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Patents (Law)
  • Copyright, Patent and Trademark Law
  • Food Industries
CONT

An example of a food patent is the technology that makes a dessert sauce create a hard shell when poured over ice cream.

Key term(s)
  • patent for foodstuff
  • foodstuffs patent

French

Domaine(s)
  • Brevets d'invention (Droit)
  • Propriété industrielle et intellectuelle
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
Key term(s)
  • brevet relatif aux produits alimentaires
  • brevet relatif aux produits d'alimentation

Spanish

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Record 33 2005-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clothing
  • Ice Hockey
CONT

Whether you call them breezers or hockey pants, Hockeyguys has what you need.

OBS

Pants must have hard protective inserts to cover the front and side of the thigh, hip bone, tail bone and kidneys [and] must extend from top of shin pad up to and over the kidneys.

OBS

hockey pants: plural in form but singular in meaning.

Key term(s)
  • breezers

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vêtements
  • Hockey sur glace
OBS

[Les culottes] sont conçues pour protéger le devant et le côté des cuisses, les hanches, les reins et le coccyx. Pour toutes ces régions du corps le rembourrage de protection doit être en matériau dur.

Spanish

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Record 34 2003-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ovens, Furnaces and Boilers (Heating)
DEF

A passage for conveying flame and hot gases around or through water in a steam boiler.

CONT

Steel boilers are fabricated into one assembly of a given size and rating, usually by welding. The heat exchange surface past the firebox usually is an assembly of vertical, horizontal, or slanted tubes. The tubes may be firetube (flue gas inside, heated fluid outside) or watertube (fluid inside).

CONT

The firing tubes are copper clad on the water side. The 2 in. OD by number 13 gauge tubes are formed by telescoping a. 030 in. hard phosphorized copper tube over a. 065 in. seamless steel tube and drawing over a mandrel and through a die for a tight bond. Long tube life is positively assured under the most aggressive conditions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fours et chaudières (Chauffage)
DEF

Chacun des tubes dans lesquels circulent les gaz chauds dans une chaudière.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hornos y calderas (Calefacción)
DEF

Tubería que une un horno a una caldera con su chimenea.

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Record 35 2003-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Sales (Marketing)
OBS

Established in 1934, the Auctioneers’ Association of Alberta is one of the oldest established auction associations in North America. For over 60 years, the Auctioneers’ Association of Alberta has worked hard on developing a high standard of professionalism and business ethics as well as consistently creating goodwill with the people of Alberta.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Vente

Spanish

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Record 36 2003-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Software
  • Operating Systems (Software)
  • Photography
DEF

[A] software which is capable of remotely firing [a digital] camera (normally tethered) to take images under the control of a computer.

OBS

[Digital cameras can be] remotely controlled over the USB port. Remote capture is useful [because] images can be stored directly onto the computers hard disk and... in a studio environment images can be immediately previewed on a larger screen/LCD display.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logiciels
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
  • Photographie
DEF

Logiciel permettant le déclenchement à distance d'un appareil-photo numérique, normalement relié par câble, pour la prise d'images contrôlées par ordinateur.

Spanish

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Record 37 2002-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gymnastics and Trampoline
CONT

When you do a headspring, try to be as dynamic and forceful as possible with your arm-pushing action so that you do not have to rely on excessive arching to land on your feet.

OBS

Begin by squatting down and looking at the mat in front of you just beyond your outstretched, shoulder-width arms. Reach for the mat with your hands and put the top of your head on the mat between them as you extend your legs forcefully. This will drive your seat over your head and put you in a pike position. When... your seat is past your head, open your body rapidly into an arch-kip-and push down hard on the mat.... Land with your arms overhead in an upright stand....

PHR

headspring on the floor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gymnastique et trampoline
OBS

De la station fléchie, [la gymnaste doit] pousser sur les jambes pour poser les mains puis la tête entre les mains, dos plat, jambes en retard sur le buste, bassin légèrement en avant des appuis. [Ensuite elle exécute un] lancer vigoureux des jambes vers le haut avec [une] poussée des bras, [la] tête en extension pour tourner en avant à la station.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gimnasia y acrobacias sobre cama elástica
PHR

voltereta de cabeza en el suelo

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Record 38 2002-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
DEF

Defective dry trapping due to factors such as the first-down ink being dried too hard; the second down ink film lies irregularly and incompletely over the first down ink film when viewed under a magnifying glass.

OBS

The "crystallization" term is misleading as it has nothing to do with the formation of crystals in the ink. There is a surface tension factor; in severely defective dry trapping, overlapping ink may crawl and break up into tiny beads after delivery from the press.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)

Spanish

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Record 39 2001-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Internet Pages
  • Data Banks and Databases
  • Marketing
DEF

Database of data obtained from Statistics Canada and the U. S. Department of Commerce, on Canadian and U. S. trade, with over 200 countries, by product and industry groupings. Data presented herein concerns only products(i. e. commodities, hard goods or other tangible merchandise).

OBS

Ottawa, Industry Canada, 1996----.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de pages Internet
  • Banques et bases de données
  • Commercialisation
DEF

Base de données sur le commerce international du Canada et des États-Unis, pour plus de 200 pays, par produit ou regroupées par industrie. Données se rapportant uniquement aux produits (marchandises, biens tangibles).

OBS

Ottawa : Industrie Canada, 1996----.

Spanish

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Record 40 2001-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Chocolate and Confectionery
CONT

The Invention of Dutch Cocoa. Coenraad Van Houten, a chemist and chocolate manufacturer in Amsterdam, patented an invention that was soon to change chocolate from a beverage to a confection. He had devised a process for making chocolate powder by using hydraulic pressure to remove almost half of the cocoa butter from chocolate liquor. This reduced the fat content from over 50% to about 25%, and made a hard cake that could be pulverized. Then, in order to make this powder easier to mix into warm water, he treated it with alkaline salts, which also made the color darker and removed some of the bitterness. This treatment came to be known as "Dutching. "

Key term(s)
  • Dutch cocoa powder
  • soluble cocoa

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Confiserie et chocolaterie
DEF

Poudre de cacao ayant subi un traitement à l'ammoniaque, ou par une base, pour en faciliter la dispersion dans les boissons chocolatées.

CONT

Le procédé mécanique par lequel on transforme le tourteau de cacao en poudre de cacao s'appelle le blutage. Lorsque la liqueur de cacao a été traitée avant pressage par des sels alcalins, la poudre de cacao obtenue est dite «solubilisée». Dans ce cas, on parle de cacao solubilisé.

OBS

Le terme «poudre de cacao» désigne le cacao non solubilisé. «Cacao» comme synonyme de «poudre de cacao» est un abus terminologique dans la mesure où cacao désigne la poudre non solubilisée et où «poudre de cacao» englobe les deux notions (solubilisée ou non solubilisée).

Spanish

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Record 41 2001-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Audio Technology
DEF

... the process of digitally extracting audio tracks from Compact Discs and converting them to MP3(or another audio format) for storage on a hard disc or transfer over the Internet.

DEF

... copying data from a music CD to a PC or a memory card.

CONT

Jukebox software, such as Real Jukebox, is used for ripping CDs.

OBS

Ripping is very controversial because people convert commercial CDs to MP3 and then trade them over the Net.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Électroacoustique
DEF

[...] conversion des pistes de musique sur un CD en fichiers WAV sur ordinateur. C'est la première étape essentielle à la création de mixages musicaux [...] ou de copies de disques.

Spanish

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Record 42 2000-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
CONT

Secret key cryptography can be used to encrypt data and either store it electronically(on a computer disk or hard drive) or transmit it to a close associate; however, on its own, it has significant limitations that make it unsuitable for widespread use over public networks among users who do not know each other.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
CONT

La cryptographie à clé secrète peut être utilisée pour chiffrer des données, pour les stocker ensuite sur un support électronique (disquette ou disque dur) ou les transmettre à un proche associé. Toutefois, cette méthode est fort limitée en soi, car elle ne convient pas à la diffusion générale sur des réseaux publics entre utilisateurs qui ne se connaissent pas.

Spanish

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Record 43 2000-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Audio Technology
  • Radio Broadcasting
CONT

A compression limiter is not necessary, but very recommended if you are recording live audio to tape or to sound card samples. It is a separate piece much like an effects unit. It is used and connected usually directly in the path between instruments or microphones to your recording equipment. It auto adjusts the recording levels into your mixer or sound recording gear so that you cannot overload the record inputs. It also boosts the soft sounds so they do not get lost and hard to hear. It makes the soft strings or vocals audible as well as keeping those blazing guitars from over running the rest of your sounds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Électroacoustique
  • Radiodiffusion

Spanish

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Record 44 1999-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
DEF

A condition likely to occur in very warm weather to an animal which is transported over very long distances in confined quarters. Symptoms consist of distress, rapid respiration, high and hard pulse, sweating, spasms of muscles of the neck and shoulders.

OBS

Not to be confused with bovine respiratory disease (shipping fever).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
OBS

Ne pas confondre avec la fièvre des transports.

Spanish

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Record 45 1999-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Slabs and Floor Surfacing (Building Elements)
  • Carpets and Floor Coverings
  • Floors and Ceilings
CONT

Dex-O-Tex Terracolor is a thin-section, trowel applied decorative flooring designed to produce a jointless floor and base. Terracolor is installed at 1/4" (6,33 mm) thickness. Terracolor consists of decorative aggregates embedded in a colored epoxy matrix. It is finished with clear epoxy resins which offer superior scratch resistance and withstand heavy abuse and impact. Dex-O-Tex Terracolor may be applied over concrete, metal, or wood substrates ...

CONT

Granolithic Flooring is a jointless flooring made from sand, cement and granite chippings floated over a concrete floor. It produces a smooth, very hard wearing surface which cannot be painted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dallages et chapes (Éléments du bâtiment)
  • Tapis et revêtements de sol
  • Planchers et plafonds
DEF

Revêtement de sol en matériaux de peu d'épaisseur et d'assez grande surface : [...] en dalles [...] de pierre [...] en briques [...] en ciment magnésien [...] en asphalte [...] en granito.

CONT

Les parquets sans joints désignaient certains revêtements de sols épais à base de mélanges spéciaux ou mortiers de résines, coulés in-situ; [...]

OBS

Le terme «parquet sans joints» figure à la source LAROG 1982 dans la définition du terme «ciment magnésien».

Spanish

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Record 46 1999-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Life Cycle (Informatics)
DEF

Any group of hard drives or partitions which are treated as a single logical unit. Continuously maintaining an identical copy of a hard drive or a partition on a second drive or partition, so that the second one can take over automatically if the first fails.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cycle de vie (Informatique)
OBS

Au pluriel, s'écrit «unités multidisques».

Spanish

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Record 47 1999-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastic Materials
DEF

A synthetic thermoplastic polymer. Properties :Hard, rigid transparent solid; tensile strength 10, 000 psi, d 1. 24, flexural strength 15, 000 psi, good electrical resistance, minimum creep, low expansion coefficient. Soluble in aromatic hydrocarbons, ketones and chlorinated hydrocarbons; resistant to corrosive acids and alkalies, to heat and oxidation, and to detergents, oils, and alcohols. Dimensionally stable over temperature range-100 to +148°C; tends to absorb moisture, readily processed and fabricated. Combustible but self-extinguishing. Derivation : Condensation of bis-phenol A and dichlorophenyl sulfone. Use : Power-tool housings, electrical equipment, extruded pipe and sheet, auto components, electronic parts, appliances, computer components, base matrix for stereotype printing plates.

Key term(s)
  • poly-sulphone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matières plastiques
DEF

Nom générique des polymères renfermant dans leurs chaînes des fonctions sulfone.

CONT

Une polysulfone domine largement les autres : [...] d'où le nom de polyéthers sulfones quelquefois donné à ces composés. La préparation la plus courante consiste à polycondenser le bisphénolate de sodium avec la p,p'-dichlorodiphénylsulfone. Les polysulfones sont des thermoplastiques possédant de très bonnes propriétés mécaniques (ténacité, rigidité, tenue au fluage), encore améliorées par additions de charges (fibres de verre ou de carbone), et peuvent être employées en continu entre -70 et 180 °C. Leurs résistances au choc, au feu, leurs propriétés électriques sont très bonnes. Elles ont une bonne résistance chimique, mais se dissolvent dans un certain nombre de solvants polaires. Les polysulfones sont mises en forme par injection et par extrusion. Les plaques peuvent être usinées, soudées, décorées, métallisées sous vide.

CONT

Le terme polysulfone recouvre en fait trois produits très proches en performances mais dont la principale différence est la tenue en température. 1.1. Le polysulfone (PSU) obtenu par réaction de substitution entre le sulfone 4,4-dichlorodiphényle et le sel disodique de bisphénol A. Sa résistance en température est de 150 °C. 1.2 Le polyéthersulfone (PESU) [...] 1.3. Le polyphénylsulfone (PPSU) [...]

OBS

Polysulfone est du genre «féminin» dans les sources LAROG et BOSMA et du genre «masculin» dans l'AFNOR-44 et le ERENGA.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Materiales plásticos
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Record 48 1998-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp and Paper
DEF

A paper defect characterized by unwanted folds or creases.

CONT

Gusseting occurs because the inner pages of a folded, closed head signature cannot move independently of the adjacent pages to compensate for progressively varying centres and radii of curvature of backbone fold from the outside pages to the centre pages of the signature. As a result, the paper in the centre of the signature is forced forward at the backbone, but being restrained at the head, it assumes corrugations or waves, and in extreme cases, these waves fold over and become hard wrinkles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtes et papier
OBS

Du papier.

Spanish

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Record 49 1998-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prosthetic Dentistry
DEF

Material added to a model or scraped from the impression for the purpose of relieving the pressure over hard areas in the mouth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie prothétique

Spanish

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Record 50 1995-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
CONT

Tennis racquets take quite a beating over time and head tape can be a life saver for battered frames... Head tape is definitely a good idea-especially on the side-because players can wear through the graphite... Head tape used to be very sticky and hard to manage but significant improvements have increased the quality of the product.

OBS

Related term: anti-scrape protection.

Key term(s)
  • scrape guard

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

Une bande protège la tête du cadre et les cordes.

CONT

Au rayon des gadgets : une bande de protection pour tête de raquette en cas de frottement contre le sol.

Spanish

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Record 51 1993-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Suspension Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

The... system has several advantages over the strut-type rear suspension it replaces : it maintains optimal suspension alignment under all driving conditions for improved ride and stability-particularly at higher speeds and during hard braking-and improves steering responsiveness.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes
  • Suspension (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)

Spanish

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Record 52 1991-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Merchandising Techniques
CONT

The other projects an upbeat marketing driven organization in step with the money management needs of a risk-oriented baby-boomer audience who will inherit over 1 trillion dollars during the next 20 years. Critics of the latter type of positioning(sometimes called "toaster marketing" have a hard time when pressed to suggest alternatives in a volatile acquisitive economy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques marchandes
OBS

Les banques doivent essayer de mousser l'achat d'instruments bancaires.

Spanish

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Record 53 1991-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television Arts
  • Radio Arts
DEF

... any combination of images, sounds or images and sounds including a commercial message, other than an alphanumeric service, that is designed to inform or entertain the public and is a) transmitted to a cable head end over the air, by microwave or satellite relay or by means of hard wire feed, or b) distributed by a licensee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
  • Radio (Arts du spectacle)
DEF

A l'exclusion du service alphanumérique, toute combinaison d'images, de sons ou d'images et de sons, y compris un message publicitaire, qui vise à informer ou à divertir le public et qui est, selon le cas : a) transmis à une tête de ligne câblée en direct, par relais micro-ondes, par satellite ou par relais par câble; b) distribué par un titulaire.

Spanish

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Record 54 1989-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
CONT

... Kernmantel rope has taken over the hawser-laid for climbing purposes. In these ropes [synthetic] strands are twisted together to make a core which forms the basic strength of the rope. It is protected by a sheath, which is a woven outer layer of hard wearing, colourful nylon which is forced over the core to form a very strong durable unit.

CONT

Most kernmantels ... come in a variety of bright colors which are useful when climbing with more than one rope.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
CONT

La plupart des cordes d'alpinisme actuelles sont tressées, comportant une âme composée de fibres libres et une gaine superficielle qui la protège, lui conférant les caractéristiques de tenue en main et de souplesse.

OBS

Bien que la notion existe en français, on ne la nomme pas avec un terme spécifique. Le générique «corde d'alpinisme» (ou simplement «corde») est utilisé.

Key term(s)
  • corde d'alpinisme

Spanish

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Record 55 1988-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nonferrous Metals and Alloys - Various
CONT

Bearing alloys... are used for metals that encounter sliding contact under pressure with another surface; the steel of a rotating shaft is a common example. Most bearing alloys contain particles of a hard intermetallic compound that resist wear. These particles, however, are embedded in a matrix of softer material which adjusts to the hard particles so that the shaft is uniformly loaded over the total surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Métaux et alliages non ferreux divers
CONT

Les alliages antifriction pour coussinets sont utilisés soit sous forme de pièces massives usinées, soit sous forme de mince couche déposée sur support en acier (coussinet bimétallique) ou en bronze, soit en régulage par coulée, soit en revêtements électrolytiques (coussinets à l'argent dans les moteurs d'aviation), soit par projection au pistolet métalliseur.

Spanish

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Record 56 1982-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipbuilding
OBS

(starboard)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions navales
OBS

(droite)

Spanish

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Record 57 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 58 1979-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ice Hockey
OBS

side cross-over start.(...) ii) start with a hard push off the inside edge of the far skate which is then picked up and crossed over the other skate(...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hockey sur glace
OBS

départ sur le côté croisé. (...) ii) le départ s'effectue avec une forte poussée sur la carre intérieure de la lame du patin éloigné qui est ensuite soulevé et passé par-dessus l'autre patin.

Spanish

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Record 59 1979-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ice Hockey
OBS

Shin and knee cap should be made of hard plastic, with suspension in shin and extra padding in knee; space between knee cap and shin section must be flexible yet well protected; when knee cap is properly fitted over knee, bottom of pad must reach yet not extend beyond top of skate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hockey sur glace
OBS

La jambière et la genouillère doivent être en plastique dur, avec suspension au tibia et rembourrage supplémentaire au genou; l'espace entre la genouillère et le tibia doit être flexible, tout en étant bien protégé; lorsque la genouillère recouvre bien le genou, la chaussette doit toucher le haut du patin sans pour cela le recouvrir.

Spanish

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Record 60 1977-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining of Organic Materials
  • Solid Fossil Fuels
  • Economic Geology
OBS

[Shungite is a] Coal-like hard bitumen containing over 98 percent carbon and found interbedded among the precambrian schists. Conchoidal fracture; Moh's hardness, 4; specific gravity, 2. 0; incombustible at low temperatures; and insoluble in organic solvents.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation de matières organiques (Mines)
  • Combustibles fossiles solides
  • Géologie économique
OBS

Des anthracites on passe au graphite par des corps de composition intermédiaire: "anthraxolite" (92 à 96,6% de carbone), "schungite" (99% de carbone) "graphitoïde" (99.75% de carbone); par sa texture micro-cristalline, la graphitoïde forme la transition avec le graphite.

Spanish

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Record 61 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

kicking the engines hard over and returning them to the straight-aft position

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
CONT

en faisant brutalement basculer les moteurs puis en les ramenant à leur position axiale arrière

Spanish

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