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Record 1 2024-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combat Sports
  • Games and Competitions (Sports)
OBS

In combat sports, the weight category immediately below the light heavyweight category. This category has limits that vary according to the sport(boxing, mixed martial arts, judo, wrestling, etc.). For example, "middle weight" in mixed martial arts is reserved for fighters weighing between 185 and 205 pounds.

OBS

Weight categories act as references for fighters to orient themselves according to their normal weight and size.

Key term(s)
  • middle-weight

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de combat
  • Jeux et compétitions (Sports)
OBS

Dans les sports de combat, catégorie de poids, aux limites variables, qui est immédiatement inférieure à celle des poids mi-lourds. Par exemple, le «poids moyen», dans les arts martiaux mixtes, est réservé aux combattants dont le poids se situe entre 185 et 205 livres.

OBS

Les catégories de poids agissent à titre de références pour les combattants afin qu’ils puissent s'orienter selon leur poids normal et leur gabarit.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de lucha
  • Juegos y competiciones (Deportes)
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Record 2 2024-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combat Sports
  • Games and Competitions (Sports)
OBS

In combat sports, the weight category immediately above the light heavyweight category. This category has limits that vary according to the sport(boxing, mixed martial arts, judo, wrestling, etc.). For example, "heavyweight" in mixed martial arts is reserved for fighters weighing 265 pounds or more.

OBS

Weight categories act as references for fighters to orient themselves according to their normal weight and size.

Key term(s)
  • heavy-weight

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de combat
  • Jeux et compétitions (Sports)
OBS

Dans les sports de combat, catégorie de poids, aux limites variables, qui est immédiatement supérieure à celle des poids mi-lourds. Par exemple, le «poids lourd», dans les arts martiaux mixtes, est réservé aux combattants dont le poids est d'au moins 265 livres.

OBS

Les catégories de poids agissent à titre de références pour les combattants afin qu’ils puissent s'orienter selon leur poids normal et leur gabarit.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de lucha
  • Juegos y competiciones (Deportes)
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Record 3 2024-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combat Sports
  • Games and Competitions (Sports)
OBS

In combat sports, the weight category immediately below the heavyweight category. This category has limits that vary according to the sport(boxing, mixed martial arts, judo, wrestling, etc.). For example, "light heavyweight" in mixed martial arts is reserved for fighters weighing between 205 and 265 pounds.

OBS

Weight categories act as references for fighters to orient themselves according to their normal weight and size.

Key term(s)
  • light heavy-weight
  • light-heavy-weight

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de combat
  • Jeux et compétitions (Sports)
OBS

Dans les sports de combat, catégorie de poids, aux limites variables, qui est immédiatement inférieure à celle des poids lourds. Par exemple, le «poids mi-lourd», dans les arts martiaux mixtes, est réservé aux combattants dont le poids se situe entre 205 et 265 livres.

OBS

Les catégories de poids agissent à titre de références pour les combattants afin qu'ils puissent s'orienter selon leur poids normal et leur gabarit.

Key term(s)
  • poids milourd

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de lucha
  • Juegos y competiciones (Deportes)
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Record 4 2021-12-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Carpets and Upholstery Textiles
DEF

A heavyweight, handwoven, reversible rug with hard-twisted wool filling and no pile or nap, made primarily in Anatolia(Turkey), Iran and Turkmenistan.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tapis et textile d'ameublement
DEF

Tapis tissé [qui] ne possède pas de velours [et dont] le motif est réalisé par passage, dans les fils de chaîne, de fils de trame de couleurs différentes.

CONT

Les kilims sont souvent double face, néanmoins les fils de couleur peuvent ne pas avoir été coupés [...] ce qui permet de distinguer l'envers de l'endroit, notamment sur les kilims d'Anatolie.

Spanish

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Record 5 2021-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tracked Vehicles (Military)
  • Armour
CONT

The counter obstacle vehicle(COV) is a heavyweight bulldozer-type vehicle used for earthworks and general obstacle removal in military operations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules chenillés (Militaire)
  • Arme blindée

Spanish

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Record 6 2020-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
  • Strength of Materials
  • Road Maintenance
CONT

… the HWD is designed to impart a load pulse to the pavement surface simulating the load produced by a rolling vehicle wheel. The load is produced by dropping a large weight on a set of rubber buffers on a bracket connected to a circular load plate.

Key term(s)
  • heavyweight deflectometer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
  • Résistance des matériaux
  • Entretien des routes
CONT

Le […] déflectomètre lourd à masse tombante est l'appareil d'auscultation structurelle des chaussées aéronautiques le plus couramment utilisé à l'échelle internationale.

Spanish

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Record 7 2019-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Concrete
DEF

Concrete made with specially selected heavy aggregate [for radiation screening purposes].

Key term(s)
  • high-density concrete

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de béton
DEF

Béton à grande masse volumique apparente, dans lequel une partie ou la totalité des agrégats ont été remplacés par des granulats lourds (de barytine, de magnétite, etc.) [et qui] est utilisé comme écran de protection contre les radiations ou comme lest.

Spanish

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Record 8 2015-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rheology
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Strength of Materials
CONT

Repeated loading of metal to stresses lower than the ultimate strength is called fatigue loading and the fracture which results is a fatigue failure.

CONT

Fatigue failures occur because of localized hardening and embrittling of the metal specimen which results from the repeated plastic deformation caused by the applied load.

CONT

Several joints of [heavyweight drill] pipe may be placed... in the drill stem between the drill collars and regular drill pipe to provide a gradual change in stiffness and thus reduce the chances of drill-pipe fatigue failure in this portion of the drill stem.

Key term(s)
  • fatigue-related failure
  • fatigue related failure

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rhéologie
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Résistance des matériaux
CONT

Lorsqu'un métal est soumis à une contrainte qui varie périodiquement avec le temps (contrainte cyclique), la rupture peut se produire pour des valeurs de la contrainte maximale bien inférieures à la charge de rupture et même à la limite élastique du matériau. C'est la rupture par fatigue.

Key term(s)
  • rupture due à la fatigue
  • défaillance causée par la fatigue

Spanish

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Record 9 2014-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Emergency Management
DEF

A container used to isolate an item such as remains, evidence, or personal effects.

OBS

[Examples of disaster pouches include] heavyweight body bags, heavyweight resealable plastic bags, or a plastic bucket with a snap-on lid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des urgences

Spanish

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Record 10 2014-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Concrete Construction
DEF

Aggregate of high specific gravity such as barite, magnetite, limonite, ilmenite, iron, or steel used to produce heavy concrete.

Key term(s)
  • heavy weight aggregate

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bétonnage
CONT

Bétons lourds. Ces bétons sont dus à la présence de granulats à forte masse volumique; les granulats habituels sont en effet remplacés par des granulats lourds à base de fer, de baryum ou de plomb, qui présentent une bonne résistance mécanique. Ils sont dosés à 350 kg/m³ et mis en œuvre avec un compactage très serré. On obtient des bétons de densité comprise entre 3,3 et 6 [...] Les bétons lourds sont principalement utilisés pour la construction des réacteurs nucléaires [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hormigonado
DEF

Agregado de alta densidad, como la barita, magnetita, limonita, ilmerita, o acero.

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Record 11 2012-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Publication Titles (Armed Forces)
OBS

NATO Standardization Agreement 4150.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de publications (Forces armées)
OBS

Accord de standardisation 4150 à l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 12 2012-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Materials
OBS

heavyweight masonry unit : term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de maçonnerie
OBS

élément lourd de maçonnerie : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 13 2011-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of NATO Publications
Universal entry(ies)
STANAG 4150
publication code, see observation
OBS

STANAGS (Standardization Agreements) are NATO publications used by the Department of National Defence as works of reference.

OBS

STANAG 4150: NATO standardization agreement code.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres des publications de l'OTAN
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
STANAG 4150
publication code, see observation
OBS

STANAG 4150 : code d'accord de normalisation de l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 14 2011-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Husbandry
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

Type of horse or pony with a big body and short legs.

CONT

A type of horse, rather than a breed, a cob is a horse of stocky appearance, well-adapted to carrying heavyweight riders in all circumstances.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chevaux
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Race de cheval robuste et trapu.

Spanish

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Record 15 2010-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weightlifting
  • Boxing
  • Wrestling
CONT

[In weightlifting,] contestants are divided into 10 body-weight categories from flyweight to superheavyweight.

OBS

[In amateur boxing,] a ... boxer who weighs more than 201 pounds.

OBS

Wrestling: over 100 kg.

Key term(s)
  • super heavy weight
  • super heavy-weight
  • super-heavy weight

French

Domaine(s)
  • Haltérophilie
  • Boxe
  • Lutte
OBS

Boxe : plus de 91 kg.

OBS

Lutte et catch : plus de 100 kg.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Halterofilia
  • Boxeo
  • Lucha
OBS

A partir de 91 kg para varones.

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Record 16 2008-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combat Systems (Naval Forces)
CONT

Sagaie is designed to be used in four distinct modes. In the first (confusion), a chaff rocket would be fired out to near its maximum range of about 5 km to create a false target for the target-designation radar of an attacking ship or aircraft. ... The third mode (distraction) is intended to counter an attacking missile - four bursts containing both chaff and IR [infared] decoys are produced at close range round the ship.

OBS

A heavyweight among decoy launchers, the Sagaie is a long-range system designed for medium and large warships.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes de combat (Forces navales)

Spanish

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Record 17 2006-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Paper
  • Citizenship and Immigration
OBS

Terminology used by Passport Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de papier
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
OBS

Terminologie en usage à Passeport Canada.

Spanish

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Record 18 2005-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucks and Dollies (Materials Handling)
CONT

This durable canvas truck is equipped for years of commercial laundry collection, mail distribution or rugged material handling. The heavyweight canvas construction features wear-guard edges for abrasion protection. Water repellent finish resists weather and moisture damage, making it ideal for use as a laundry cart. Strong kiln-dried hardwood base, welded steel frame and four 4" non-marking rubber swivel casters handle heavy loads easily.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chariots de manutention
OBS

On écrirait mieux «charriot».

OBS

charriot : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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Record 19 2003-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motorcycles and Snowmobiles
  • Cycling
Key term(s)
  • heavyweight motorcycles
  • large-capacity motorcycles

French

Domaine(s)
  • Motos et motoneiges
  • Cyclisme
Key term(s)
  • moto grande routière
  • grande routière

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Motocicletas y motos de nieve
  • Ciclismo
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Record 20 2003-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Paper
  • Construction Materials
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
  • Waterproofing (Construction)
DEF

A heavyweight paper made from rags and used newsprint pulp.

DEF

sheathing papers used on roofs and side walls of buildings as protection against dampness, also as insulation against heat, cold, and wind.

CONT

Felt papers applied to roofs are often infused with tar, asphalt ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de papier
  • Matériaux de construction
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
  • Étanchéité (Construction)
DEF

Papier dont la composition comporte une partie de fibres textiles traitées spécialement pour donner à la feuille une texture lâche et molle.

CONT

Toute formation de boursoufflures ou rides qui sont évidentes seront découpées et réparées en utilisant de l'asphalte chaud et du papier feutre. S'il y a formation majeure de cloches ou de rides qui se produisent, ces signes devront être rapportés pour évaluation supplémentaire et recommandation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de papel
  • Materiales de construcción
  • Techos (Elementos de edificios)
  • Impermeabilización (Construcción)
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Record 21 2003-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronautics
CONT

The Safety Officer has the right to decide, prior to a flight, that a given rocket vehicle is constructed in such a way that it is unlikely to withstand the stresses of flight and therefore prohibit the flight from taking place. In addition to the right to cancel any flight, the Safety Officer has the right to decide that a rocket is unflightworthy for the proposed power. This may be due to the rocket requiring additional structural reinforcement or the utilisation of a less powerful motor. It could also be due to the rocket being of too heavyweight a construction to be flown safely.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronautique

Spanish

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Record 22 2002-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
CONT

You can feel the anticipation and excitement at Fifield Inc., ... with its introduction of the new Fifield Home Furnishings division. Erica Richer ... brings you a collection of classic fabrics that will give new definition to "home furnishings." High-end fabrics of highest quality and durability offered in a multitude of colors (textured solids) will fill a void in bringing to life home furnishings design themes for upholstery, pillows, tabletops, draperies and top-of-the-bed.

CONT

... some heavyweight dobby fabrics are available for home furnishings.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
CONT

Décoration d'intérieur, coordonner les textiles de la maison.

Spanish

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Record 23 2001-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
DEF

A decorative weave, characterized by small figures, usually geometric, that are woven into the fabric structure. Dobbies may be of any weight or compactness, with yarns ranging from very fine to coarse and fluffy. Standard dobby fabrics are usually flat and relatively fine or sheer. However, some heavyweight dobby fabrics are available for home furnishings and for heavy apparel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
CONT

[...] l'armure de ratière est créée à l'aide d un accessoire à ratière.

Spanish

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Record 24 2001-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Informatics
OBS

Just 1 inch thick and weighing a mere 5. 3 pounds, the PowerBook G4 is a heavyweight in an ultralight body-the world's first notebook computer made of 99. 5% pure grade CP1(meaning commercially pure) titanium.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Informatique
OBS

Mesurant moins de 2,6 cm dépaisseur et pesant tout juste 2,4 kilos, le PowerBook G4 est le premier ordinateur portable en titane ultra léger.

Spanish

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Record 25 2000-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
DEF

A heavyweight rib knit fabric.

CONT

Classic Solid Shaker Knit Sweater :Heavyweight, all cotton, shaker solid. Self rib knit cuff, waist and neck.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
DEF

Tricot rectiligne à grosses côtes, utilisé notamment pour les pulls de confection.

OBS

Les termes «tricot à mailles perlées» et «tricot à côtes perlées» sont entérinés par le Comité de linguistique de Radio-Canada et le Secrétariat d'État du Canada.

Spanish

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Record 26 2000-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Fabric Nomenclature
DEF

Numbered duck: Fabric weight designated by numbers based on linear yard of cloth 22" in width.

CONT

Duck : A term applied to a wide range of medium and heavyweight fabrics, commonly made of cotton, including the heaviest and strongest of all single-woven fabrics. There are three main types : number duck, army-type duck and flat duck.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Nomenclature des tissus
OBS

Certaines usines textiles, pour désigner le « numbered duck », emploient le terme français « toile lourde de coton ».

Spanish

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Record 27 2000-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

Drill pipe having thicker walls and longer tool joints than ordinary drill pipe, in addition to integral wear pad in the middle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole

Spanish

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Record 28 1999-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scholarships and Research Grants
  • Ice Hockey
CONT

Future NHL heavyweight Rod Brind’Amour was one of more than a dozen players who would leave the season with a hockey scholarship to an American school.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourses d'études et subventions de recherche
  • Hockey sur glace
OBS

Équivalent proposé par analogie avec l'expression «bourse sports-études» utilisée à l'École secondaire de l'île.

Spanish

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Record 29 1998-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
DEF

Covert : A medium-to heavyweight wool or wool blend cloth woven with a steep twill from two or more shades of yarn-dyed fibers to produce a mottled or melange effect.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus
DEF

Étoffe de laine anglaise à petit grain, légère et solide.

OBS

Pluriel : des cover-coats.

Spanish

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Record 30 1997-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wrestling
  • Environment
Key term(s)
  • environmental heavyweight
  • E8

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lutte
  • Environnement
OBS

Notion utilisée par le Worldwatch Institute - désigne les huit pays suivants : Chine, Inde, États-Unis, Indonésie, Brésil, Japon et Allemagne.

Key term(s)
  • E8

Spanish

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Record 31 1993-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paper Manufacturing Processes
CONT

Sheet transfer from wire to press section. Originally, all paper machines employed an open-draw sheet transfer from the forming section to the press section. One type of open-draw configuration is illustrated in Figure 16-77. The tension needed to pull the wet web off the forming fabric is provided by a speed differential between the press and forming sections.(Wet paper develops tension when stretched, but as with other visco-elastic materials, the tension decays rapidly with time. For each subsequent open draw, sheet tension must be reimposed by an additional speed differential between sections.) Open draws are commonly used for heavyweight sheets and are still found on older lightweight machines operating at speeds below 600 m/min(2000 ft/min).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication du papier

Spanish

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Record 32 1993-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Materiel Management

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion du matériel militaire

Spanish

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Record 33 1991-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes

Spanish

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