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Record 1 2023-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Bombs and Grenades
DEF

A flat-bottomed wooden sailing vessel intended to carry one or more mortars and to launch bombs.

CONT

Bomb Vessel : Developed by the French to battle the Barbary corsairs, these vessels used high trajectory mortars instead of conventional guns. The hull was strengthened to take the weight of one or more mortars and the foremast was completely omitted. Late 18th century bomb vessels would have had a full three-masted rig, and some were used for perilous polar expeditions since their sturdily built hulls would hold up well in the ice.

OBS

Some bomb vessels were used for perilous polar expeditions since their sturdily built hulls would hold up well in the ice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Bombes et grenades
DEF

Vaisseau à voile en bois et à fond plat destiné à porter un ou plusieurs mortiers et à lancer des bombes.

OBS

Certaines bombardes étaient utilisées pour des expéditions polaires périlleuses, car leurs coques robustes résistaient à la glace.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
CONT

Exercise Advice : Place a barbell under your chin, resting it securely across the tops of your shoulders. Hold the barbell in place with your hands with elbows elevated so that [they] are parallel to the floor. Your feet should be just beyond shoulder width apart. Begin this exercise by squatting as though you are going to sit down in a chair. Squat to a point to where your thighs become parallel to the floor and then return to the start position. It is very important that you keep your back as straight as possible throughout this movement(one way to help do this is to focus your eyes on a spot high on the wall in front of you throughout the entire exercise).

OBS

This exercise mainly targets the hamstrings and the quadriceps.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
OBS

Pour effectuer une flexion des jambes avec barre devant la tête, placez-vous debout, le dos droit, avec une barre au niveau des pectoraux. Accroupissez-vous jusqu'à ce que vos cuisses soient parallèles au sol et retournez ensuite à la position de départ.

OBS

Cet exercice sollicite principalement les ischio-jambiers et les quadriceps.

Spanish

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Record 3 2021-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anti-pollution Measures
  • Atmospheric Physics
CONT

TSA uses temperature in order to regenerate the adsorbent. At low temperatures, adsorbents can retain significant amounts of water. At temperatures above 200 °C, however, adsorbents hold almost no water. By swinging the temperature from low to high, it is possible to adsorb large quantities of moisture at low temperature, such as 40 °C, and release it at high temperature.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures antipollution
  • Physique de l'atmosphère

Spanish

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Record 4 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
CONT

SPIRAL DIVE. When you turn a series of tightening 360s the paraglider will enter a spiral-a highly banked turn with rapid height loss. The longer you hold the inside brake on, the faster the turn becomes. Safe descent rates of 8 metres/second(500 ft/min approx.) are possible in a spiral dive, but at these high speeds and G-forces it is easy to become disorientated, so you must pay particular attention to altitude.

CONT

It is possible to achieve sink rates as high as 5 or 6 metres/second by linking 360° turns [i.e. in a spiral dive - although the French says linking turns].

OBS

360° turns: term used in the plural.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
CONT

On parle de 360 engagés quand le pilote, à haute altitude, engage un virage à 360° et le poursuit jusqu'à faire 3 ou 4 tours, ce qui l'amène à réaliser une spirale. C'est une technique qui nécessite tout de même une maîtrise du vol. La force centrifuge augmente à chaque tour et n'est pas à négliger, ni le taux de chute qui peut dépasser les 10 m/s.

CONT

Au cours de 360° enchaînés, des taux de chute de l'ordre de 5 à 6 m/s sont atteints.

OBS

Termes utilisés au pluriel.

Spanish

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Record 5 2019-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Helicopters (Military)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
CONT

A full autopilot option has been added, including altitude hold, heading select/hold, very high frequency [VHF] omni-directional radio range localizer(VOR/LOC) track, instrument landing system(ILS) track, and global positioning system(GPS) steering.

CONT

The localizer transmission, at very high frequency [VHF] frequencies (108 -122 Mhz), provides information to the aircraft as to whether it is flying to the left or right of the centre line of the runway it is approaching. The localizer receiver output is proportional to the angular deviation ... of the aircraft from the localizer beam centre line which in turn corresponds with the centre line of the runway.

Key term(s)
  • ILS localiser track
  • localizer beam centerline
  • localizer beam centreline
  • localizer beam center-line
  • localiser beam centerline
  • localiser beam centre-line
  • localiser beam centreline
  • localiser beam center-line

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
OBS

axe du faisceau d'alignement de piste; axe radio-piste : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Helicópteros (Militar)
  • Instrumentos y equipo de vuelo (Industria aeronáutica)
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
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Record 6 2019-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Estimating (Construction)
CONT

It is imperative that Canada realizes the expertise of construction economists, particularly quantity surveyors, as they hold the key to unravelling the mystery behind high project costs, often presumably caused by "apparent risks" that are converted into monetary values added to the overall project costs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Évaluation et estimation (Construction)
CONT

L'économiste en construction est un membre essentiel de l'équipe de professionnels travaillant aux côtés des architectes, des ingénieurs, des comptables et des avocats sur des projets de construction de tout genre.

Spanish

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Record 7 2017-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Pipes and Fittings
DEF

[The] filling [of] a pipeline or tank with water underpressure to test for tensile strength, its ability to hold a certain pressure without rupturing. Water is used for testing because it is non-compressible so if the pipe or tank does rupture there is no potentially dangerous expansion of the water as would be the case if a gas under very high pressure were used.

DEF

A test to prove soundness and resistance to leakage of tube and pipe under internal water pressure.

OBS

hydrostatic test: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
DEF

Essai pour vérifier la solidité et les propriétés hermétiques des tubes et tuyaux, sous pression interne d'eau.

CONT

L'épreuve hydraulique est réalisée en une ou plusieurs sections. Le C.P.S. [cahier des prescriptions spéciales] indique les pressions maximales et minimales à obtenir le long du tracé ainsi que la durée de l'épreuve; pour un gazoduc, l'épreuve consiste à maintenir la pression par pompage si nécessaire; pour un oléoduc, l'épreuve consiste à vérifier la résistance et l'étanchéité en contrôlant que la pression reste constante, compte tenu de la température de l'eau.

CONT

Chaque tube doit être soumis à un essai hydraulique maintenu pendant une durée minimale de 6 secondes.

OBS

épreuve hydraulique; essai hydrostatique : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mecánica de fluidos e hidráulica (Física)
  • Fiabilidad y ensayos (Ingeniería)
  • Tuberías y accesorios
DEF

Ensayo de fuerza y resistencia a la fuga de recipientes, tubos u otros equipos huecos, mediante la compresión interna con un líquido de ensayo.

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Record 8 2015-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silk-Screen Printing
  • Plastic Arts (General)
CONT

Vacuum tables, essential to accurate registration, high volume, and large-scale work, hold the paper in perfect position during printing.... A vacuum table keeps the paper from sticking to the screen, prevents accidents and screen clogging, and reduces printing time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sérigraphie
  • Arts plastiques (Généralités)
CONT

L'un des inconvénients de l'impression sérigraphique est que le papier reste facilement collé à l'écran lorsqu'on relève celui-ci et, également que le fait de descendre le cadre, peut, par déplacement d'air, faire bouger la feuille; afin de lever cette difficulté, on a imaginé la base aspirante ou à vide. Il s'agit d'une table percée de petits trous, dispersés régulièrement tous les un ou deux centimètres. Ces trous communiquent sous la table, avec une chambre à vide [...]

Spanish

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Record 9 2014-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Official Ceremonies
  • Conferences and Colloquia: Organization
CONT

The commission shall hold a closing ceremony at the end of its mandate to recognize the significance of all events over the life of the commission. The closing ceremony shall have the participation of high level church and government officials.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cérémonies officielles
  • Organisation de congrès et de conférences
CONT

À la conclusion de son mandat, la commission organise une cérémonie de clôture pour honorer l'importance de tous les événements survenus durant son mandat. Des hauts représentants de l'entité religieuse et du gouvernement participent à cette cérémonie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ceremonias oficiales
  • Organización de conferencias y coloquios
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Record 10 2013-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Spacecraft
CONT

StratSat provides a geo-stationary platform at 20 km altitude capable of remaining on-station for up to five years. Payloads include high speed Internet services, direct broadcast TV, mobile telecommunication, etc. The envelope operates as a super-pressure hull(i. e. with no ballonet pressure control system). The hull will be of laminated fabric construction with Tedlar/Teflon, helium/weather barrier developed from AT-10/04. Multiple catenary curtain system supporting a payload module enclosed completely by the envelope. [The] payload module... comprises a single structural module with an externally mounted payload/mission system. The payload module provides a home for all of the airship's primary systems except for the propulsion system. The systems are close packed within the highly insulated module ensuring efficient heat and energy management. The payload module is pendulum stabilised within the envelope. The solar array provides the sole source of renewable energy for the airship. The array is placed over the upper quarter of the hull and extends over approximately three-quarters of the length of the craft. The array can be realigned to the daily sun location/angle by the roll rotation of the whole airship. The energy collected by the solar array is stored for use during the night in the series of batteries. Located in the stored for use during the night in a series of batteries. Located in the payload module, the batteries run the propulsion system, airship services and provide power to the mission system for up to 14 hours(during winter). The airship is propelled and steered by means of a ’Contra-Rotating Coned Rotor’ mounted on a tailcone at the rear of the envelope, as a part of a compound propulsion system. The unit provides longitudinal thrust(to counter the prevailing stratospheric winds) and lateral force(for manoeuvering) to enable the airship to hold station within a 1 km cube. The airship will be equipped with a multi-channel Flight Control Sy

OBS

StratSat® is a registered trademark.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Engins spatiaux
CONT

[...] le dirigeable géostationnaire britannique StratSat®, conçu par ATG (Advanced Technology Group) [est un] dirigeable souple d'environ 200 m de long pour 48 m de diamètre, [qui] devrait faire ses premiers vols vers 2005/2006 [...] Il pourra emporter 2 t de charge utile à 20 km d'altitude, avec une autonomie allant jusqu'à 5 ans. Pouvant se maintenir à poste avec une précision d'1 km³, il couvrira une surface au sol de 115 km de rayon.

Spanish

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Record 11 2011-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cinematography
CONT

... slasher movies emphasize blood and gore, they tend to forsake plot and follow a simple formula. The standard slasher movie contains five basic elements : a killer, a terrible place, a weapon, victims, and a final girl. Killers are usually insane men who do not hold women in high regard. More than mere men, killers have the ability to survive attacks and be resurrected. The terrible place is often a house or other secluded/closed in area where the murders take place. Normally, the killer lives in a terrible place.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cinématographie
DEF

Film d'horreur, souvent à petit budget, caractérisé par un excès de scènes violentes et ensanglantées et mettant en présence des personnages évoluant dans des lieux troubles ou isolés, victimes d'un psychopathe meurtrier quasi insaisissable.

OBS

Le film «Psychose» de Alfred Hitchcock est un des plus célèbres «slashers», mais on dénote maintenant surtout depuis quelques années des films destinés spécialement à la clientèle adolescente, tels que «Halloween» ou «Vendredi 13».

Spanish

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Record 12 2011-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dietetics
CONT

In the large bowel, fibre is partly digested by bacterial fermentation producing special fatty acids, which are essential for a healthy bowel. Fibre provides bulk and can also hold extra water. This action helps prevent constipation, haemorrhoids and diverticular disease and may be protective against bowel cancer. A high fibre diet is also associated with a lower risk of heart disease. Foods high in fibre are digested more slowly and this slows the rise in blood glucose after eating, which is useful for people with diabetes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diététique
CONT

Un régime riche en fibres et en liquides (deux litres par jour minimum) prévient la constipation et favorise l’évacuation de selles souples, peu compactes, sans traumatismes du conduit anal par le bol fécal.

OBS

Les termes «régime» et «diète» sont souvent en concurrence, toutefois le terme «régime» tend à supplanter le terme «diète» dans l'usage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Dietética
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Record 13 2011-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Office Automation
  • Music (General)
OBS

Introducing the get-up-and-go HipZip Digital Audio Player. The palm-sized player has a sleek design that will have you listening to your favorite hits in style. By combining the high capacity removable storage technology with the low-cost PocketZip media, listeners can enjoy hours and hours of music at an affordable cost. Each round, two-inch PocketZip disk can hold 40MB of digital audio for roughly $10.

OBS

A trademark of Iomega.

Key term(s)
  • PocketZip

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Bureautique
  • Musique (Généralités)
OBS

Le premier est un nouveau lecteur de fichiers musicaux compressés, le HipZip qui se distingue [...] par sa facilité de téléchargement et d'échange entre deux appareils du même genre. Au lieu des cartes de mémoire [...] il utilise des petits disques de 40 Mo appelés PocketZip (une quinzaine de dollars) qui permettent d'enregistrer une dizaine de chansons en MP3 et plus en format WMF (Windows Media File) [...]

OBS

PocketZipMC : Marque de commerce de Iomega.

Spanish

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Record 14 2010-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
  • Food Industries
CONT

Alpha amylase is an enzyme that degrades starch and thereby decreases its capacity to hold water. Bread flour with high alpha amylase activity will not take up as much water in the production of bread dough and will yield sticky unmanageable doughs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
  • Minoterie et céréales
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
CONT

Dans les sachets, les micro-organismes adhérant aux particules d'orge présentent une activité alpha-amylase très élevée, qui s'exprime rapidement, tandis que cette activité est plus faible et s'exprime plus tardivement pour les micro-organismes adhérant aux particules de maïs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cultivo de cereales
  • Molinería y cereales
  • Industria alimentaria
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Record 15 2010-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Archaeology
CONT

... the Alcoa Seaprobe... an all-aluminium, diesel-electric-powered ship,... is 243 feet long, with a beam of 50 feet and a draft or about 13 feet. The Seaprobe is propelled by vertical axis cycloidal propellers fore and aft so she can hold a fixed position on deep water.... At the center of the Seaprobe is a derrick 125 feet high, like those on oil-drilling ships; beneath the derrick is a center well through which drill pipe is lowered.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Types de bateaux
  • Archéologie
CONT

[...], disposant d'un matériel sophistiqué, l'Alcoa Seaprobe américain est un navire en aluminium de 75 m de long et 16 m de large. Possédant des hélices à l'avant et à l'arrière, il peut se maintenir sur une position fixe. Il porte en son centre un mât de charge, un derrick de 40 m de haut, semblable à ceux des pétroliers. Au-dessous se trouve un puits de forage dont le conduit peut s'enfoncer de 25 cm par seconde jusqu'à 6 000 m de profondeur.

Spanish

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Record 16 2010-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
OBS

A climbing technique where one leg is raised high and the toe portion of the foot is hooked around a high hold, while the body is mainly supported by the arms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
OBS

Technique d'escalade qui s'effectue par le placement du pied à l'hauteur de la prise de main pour procurer un meilleur équilibre.

Spanish

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Record 17 2010-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

A climbing technique where one leg is raised high and the heel of foot or boot is hooked around a high hold, while the body is supported mainly by the arms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
DEF

Technique d'escalade qui s'effectue par le placement du talon à l'hauteur de la prise de main pour procurer un meilleur équilibre.

Spanish

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Record 18 2008-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Names
  • Public Property
OBS

Terrasses de la Chaudière is a complex of government office buildings in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. The complex was built in 1978 as part of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's initiative to see more federal workers based in the Quebec side of the Ottawa River. It was built by developer Robert Campeau and then leased to the government. The complex was named after the nearby Chaudière Falls in the Ottawa River. Today its three towers hold some 6, 500 federal government office workers and houses Department of the Environment, the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission(CRTC), and several other government entities. The centre also holds a shopping complex, a hotel, and a convention centre. The Central tower of the complex is the tallest in the National Capital Region, at 30 storeys and 124 meters high.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d'édifices et de bâtiments
  • Propriétés publiques

Spanish

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Record 19 - external organization data 2005-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Power Stations
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

The first group, "Major Licence Holders" consists of 9 respondents, out of a possible 32, who hold licences for Power Reactors, Non-power Reactors, Nuclear Research and Test Establishments, High Power Particle Accelerators, Uranium Processing Facilities, Nuclear Substance Processing Facilities, Pool Type Irradiators and Uranium Mines/Mills.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centrales nucléaires
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Le premier groupe, qui est celui des «grands titulaires de permis», comprend neuf répondants sur une possibilité de 32 entreprises qui sont titulaires de permis pour l'exploitation de centrales nucléaires, de réacteurs non producteurs de puissance, d'établissements de recherche et d'essais nucléaires, d'accélérateurs de particules à grande puissance, d'installations de traitement de l'uranium, d'installations de traitement de substances nucléaires, d'irradiateurs de type piscine ainsi que de mines et d'usines de concentration d'uranium.

Spanish

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Record 20 2004-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems
  • Lasers and Masers
CONT

With completion of the tenth test, the high percentage of success(six out of the last seven) and accomplishment of all major objectives of the test program led the Army to defer firing of the remaining two rounds of the series and hold them available for possible later tests with an airborne laser designator.

Key term(s)
  • air-borne laser designator

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes
  • Masers et lasers
CONT

À l'achèvement du dixième essai, le pourcentage élevé de succès (six sur les sept derniers) et la réalisation de tous les grands objectifs du programme d'essais, ont incité l'US Army à reporter le tir des deux derniers obus de la série, et à les garder disponibles pour des essais ultérieurs éventuels avec un marqueur de cibles à laser aérien.

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Record 21 - external organization data 2004-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Atomic Physics
  • Nuclear Power Stations
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

The first group, "Major Licence Holders" consists of 9 respondents, out of a possible 32, who hold licences for Power Reactors, Non-power Reactors, Nuclear Research and Test Establishments, High Power Particle Accelerators...

Key term(s)
  • high-power particle accelerator

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Physique atomique
  • Centrales nucléaires
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Le premier groupe, qui est celui des «grands titulaires de permis», comprend neuf répondants sur une possibilité de 32 entreprises qui sont titulaires de permis pour l'exploitation de centrales nucléaires, de réacteurs non producteurs de puissance, d'établissements de recherche et d'essais nucléaires, d'accélérateurs de particules à grande puissance [...]

Spanish

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Record 22 2004-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Deposits
  • Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
CONT

Carbonate reservoirs differ in several respects from sandstone reservoirs. Porosity is more likely to be localized, both laterally and vertically, within the rock layer. Although sheet porosity is possessed by a few carbonate rocks, this condition is exceptional. Within a given carbonate rock formation, even if several hundred feet in thickness, the porosity is in many places confined to the uppermost 25 to 50 feet. On the other hand, the pores may be much larger than in sandstone reservoirs, giving the rock an unusual permeability. For this reason, wells drilled into carbonate reservoirs hold the records for high initial yields, and limestone pools tend to be shorter-lived than sandstone pools.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gisements pétrolifères
  • Pétroles bruts et dérivés
CONT

Les phénomènes de production sont plus compliqués et plus difficilement prévisibles pour les réservoirs carbonatés que pour les réservoirs gréseux. Dans les réservoirs sableux, les caractéristiques sont généralement assez carbonatées. Ces différences de propriétés pétrographiques entraînant des différences de perméabilité, donc des différences locales des vitesses des fluides, la récupération est moins bonne d'au moins 10% pour les calcaires que pour les grès, une partie de l'huile restant à jamais piégée dans les zones les moins perméables.

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Record 23 2003-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Guns (Land Forces)
  • Field Artillery
DEF

A metal or plastic band crimped above the base which is engraved by the lands, to centre the projectile in the chamber, hold it at high elevations, prevent gases from escaping and impart spin to the projectile on firing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Canons (Forces terrestres)
  • Artillerie de campagne
DEF

Anneau en métal ou en plastique serti au-dessus du culot du projectile; l'anneau se moule dans les cloisons, ce qui a comme conséquence que le projectile se centre dans la chambre, qu'il est retenu lorsque la pièce est pointée haut, qu'il n'y a pas de fuites de gaz et qu'un mouvement de rotation est imprimé au projectile lors du tir.

OBS

ceinture de projectile : terme et définition uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre; terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des Munitions et le Groupe de travail de terminologie de l'Artillerie.

OBS

ceinture de forcement : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cañones (Ejército de tierra)
  • Artillería de campaña
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Record 24 2001-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Navigation Instruments
CONT

The HSI, or Horizontal Navigation Indicator or Pictorial Navigation Indicator, is perhaps one of the most useful although misunderstood instruments around... it combines your directional gyro and Nav indicator into one instrument that reduces pilot workload by providing heading, course reference, course deviation and glide slope information all in one visual aid... You may also consider a slaved HSI. Slaving automatically compensates for gyro heading errors and keeps your HSI in agreement with your compass. It uses a magnetic flux sensor mounted in the wing or tail of your aircraft to sense changes in magnetic heading and sends corrective signals to your HSI.

CONT

Directional Compass... The compass displays the directional heading of the Gizmo in degrees, shown in both analog and digital format. The dial is accurate within 23 degree increments; the digital readout is accurate to smaller values.

CONT

Heading Hold(HH) or Heading Lock. A feature mode of some gyros that stands out by its property to hold the heading of a helicopter and resist the tendency to weathervane. Once trimmed, the tail needs very little input to hold a directional heading, even in high cross-wind conditions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Instruments de navigation
CONT

La centrale d'attitude et de cap peut être à cardans ou à composants liés [...] et utiliser des gyroscopes mécaniques ou des gyrolasers. Dans le cas d'une centrale à cardans par exemple : un gyroscope à deux axes sensibles maintient la direction de la verticale vraie et matérialise ainsi la position de la ligne d'horizon par rapport aux axes de roulis et de tangage de l'avion, c'est-à-dire ses assiettes; un gyroscope à un axe sensible est utilisé pour maintenir un cap directionnel ou gyromagnétique.

Spanish

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Record 25 2001-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Materials Handling
  • Water Transport
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
CONT

By tradition, grain ships have been loaded using shipping spouts hung from high galleries on the jetty. Thus, the larger or broader the ship's beam, the higher the gallery. With the advent of even larger bulk carriers, it is becoming fashionable to load grain ships using jetty-mounted ship-loaders with loading booms reaching out over the ship's hold. These ship-loaders, when equipped with telescopic vertical discharge spouts, emit less grain dust since grain is discharged deep down in the hold.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manutention
  • Transport par eau
  • Minoterie et céréales
CONT

Les bateaux à grain ont traditionnellement été chargés à l'aide de goulottes reliées à des appontements qui surplombent la jetée. Ainsi, plus le bateau est large, plus l'appontement doit être élevé. Avec l'apparition des vraquiers, cargos encore plus larges, on tend de plus en plus à utiliser des chargeurs de bateaux installés sur la jetée et munis d'une flèche de chargement qui s'avance au-dessus de la cale du bateau. Lorsqu'ils sont équipés d'une goulotte verticale télescopique, ces chargeurs de bateaux soulèvent moins de poussière de grain puisqu'ils pénètrent très profondément dans la cale.

Spanish

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Record 26 2000-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chains and Cables (Mechanical Components)
CONT

... attaching commercial sockets of forged steel to wire rope ends ... The wire rope is seized at the end and another seizing is applied at a distance from the end equal to the length of the basket of the socket ... For large ropes, the seizing should be several inches long. The end seizing is now removed and the strands are separated so that the fiber core can be cut back to the next siezing. The individual wires are then untwisted and "broomed out" and for the distance they are to be inserted in the socket are carefully cleaned with benzine, naphtha, or unleaded gasoline.

CONT

There are three types of zinced endings : A cone is formed from molten zinc poured into a mold in which a frayed rope end has been inserted; sometimes a ferrule is used as mold and stays on after pouring the zinc; or sockets are used instead of the ferrule. An open socket has ears to hold a pin and cotter. A closed socket has a loop or "bail. "Both are heavy forgings and find widespread use. All three zinced on endings need a good deal of preparation. The rope's end must be broomed out, cleaned with acid and straightened. Special endings : such as thimbles, clips, and clamps are quicker and easier to apply than a zinc socket, but efficiency is not as high as with other attachments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Câbles et chaînes (Composants mécaniques)
DEF

User, déchirer par l'effet du frottement.

Spanish

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Record 27 2000-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Clothing (General)
CONT

The tab collar has once again returned to the forefront of men's fashion... It gives the wearer a clean, classic look which is designed to focus attention on the tie. It fits high on the neck with a small loop attached to both points which is fastened across under the tie to hold the points down. It is featured with many types of closures’buttons, snaps and studs. We make ours with the stud closure... This collar must be worn with a tie.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Vêtements (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 28 1998-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baskets and Basketmaking
CONT

Bottle rote. Start with this basket as it is easier than the basket with the lid. The basket measures 20 cm by 30 cm(8 in by 11 3/4 in), and is 20 cm(8 in) high excluding the handle. The basket is roomy and strong enough to hold six bottles without overcrowding.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vannerie

Spanish

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Record 29 1996-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne

Spanish

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Record 30 1996-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Porcelain and Fine Ceramics
  • Pottery
CONT

Tulip-vase. A vase with multiple spouts in the form of tubes each to hold a single tulip. The simplest form has five large spouts.... Other, more elaborate specimens, often called "pagoda vases" are in the form of a tall pagoda with a high finial; this type has up to eleven separate tiers of spouts and stand on a plinth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Porcelaines
  • Poteries

Spanish

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Record 31 1994-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance
CONT

Although there are still several structural factors that will restrain activity in 1993(cuts in government defence spending, overbuilding in commercial real estate, and still high levels of corporate and consumer debt), sustained economic growth, albeit modest, has finally taken hold in the United States.

OBS

Source: New Directions for the Financial Sector, p. 12. Department of Finance Canada, 1986.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances
CONT

Même si plusieurs facteurs structurels restreindront encore l'activité économique en 1993 (compression du budget de la défense, stock excédentaire de bâtiments commerciaux et endettement toujours considérable des entreprises et des consommateurs), une croissance économique soutenue, bien que modeste, a finalement pris racine aux États-Unis.

OBS

Source : Le secteur financier : nouvelles directions, p. 12. Ministère des Finances Canada, 1986.

Spanish

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Record 32 1993-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Proverbs and Maxims
  • Ceremonial and Traditions (Military)
OBS

Motto of 407 Maritime Patrol Squadron.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Proverbes et dictons
  • Cérémonial et traditions (Militaire)
OBS

Devise de la 407e Escadrille de la patrouille navale.

Spanish

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Record 33 1989-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
  • Computer Graphics
  • Information Theory
CONT

When D=2, the smallest 1/r occurs for N=2 and equals 1/r=2. This value seems unrealistically high, suggesting that Lydall' s model can only hold in hierarchies in which D>2. If so, the fact that the overall D in a population is about 2 may mean that income differences within hierarchies pale in comparison wich the differences between hierarchies, and the differences within groups that involve no hierarchical trees.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
  • Infographie
  • Théorie de l'information

Spanish

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Record 34 1987-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Proverbs and Maxims
CONT

this firm does not hold a very high reputation here.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Proverbes et dictons
CONT

cette maison ne jouit pas ici d'une bonne réputation.

Spanish

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Record 35 1981-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Documentation (Library Science)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
DEF

A term used to describe two pieces of glass, polished to a high degree of smoothness and flatness, used to hold films in readers and enlargers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Documentation (Bibliothéconomie)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
DEF

Morceaux de verre étroits et minces chanfreinés qui tiennent le microfilm tout à fait plat dans les appareils de lecture.

Spanish

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Record 36 1980-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
DEF

(...) vertical chambers-usually of circular cross-section-with grate hearths through which oxygen-bearing gas, usually air, is blown. As the concentrate is fed to the chamber, air is blown through the grate at a rate sufficient to hold the solid particles in suspension, the mixture of air and solids having the flow characteristics of a fluid. Since each sulfide particle is in constant turbulent motion in the furnace atmosphere, roasting is uniform and rapid, with efficient heat transfer and high oxygen utilization.

Key term(s)
  • fluidized-bed kiln
  • fluidised bed kiln
  • fluidization kiln
  • fluidisation kiln

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
CONT

Dans les fours à lit fluidisé, le minerai [le zinc] est maintenu en suspension par l'air de grillage soufflé par le bas à un débit convenable. Dans certaines conditions, le lit de minerai en suspension se comporte comme un fluide; le contact air - particules de minerai est excellent, ce qui favorise la rapidité d'oxydation des sulfures. L'alimentation peut être constituée par du minerai fin ou granulé, la granulation permettant d'éviter un entraînement de poussière important.

Key term(s)
  • four à griller sur lit fluidisé

Spanish

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