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HI-IDLE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-06-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fueling Systems (Motor Vehicles)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- high idle speed
1, record 1, English, high%20idle%20speed
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fast idle 2, record 1, English, fast%20idle
correct, officially approved
- hi-idle 3, record 1, English, hi%2Didle
correct, familiar
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An automatic reduction of mixture strength occurs as the engine speeds up to a fast idle apart from any manipulation of the starter to the intermediate position. 4, record 1, English, - high%20idle%20speed
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
fast idle: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 5, record 1, English, - high%20idle%20speed
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Alimentation (Véhicules automobiles)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ralenti accéléré
1, record 1, French, ralenti%20acc%C3%A9l%C3%A9r%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ralenti rapide 2, record 1, French, ralenti%20rapide
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Le régime de ralenti accéléré] permet un échauffement rapide du moteur. 3, record 1, French, - ralenti%20acc%C3%A9l%C3%A9r%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les renseignements provenant de la source NUT-3 (Véhicules automobiles, lexique anglais-français) sont reproduits avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations-Unies à Genève. 4, record 1, French, - ralenti%20acc%C3%A9l%C3%A9r%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
ralenti accéléré : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 4, record 1, French, - ralenti%20acc%C3%A9l%C3%A9r%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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