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Record 1 2023-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
CONT

Infiltration flooding. After a few days of steady rain, when spring snow-melt occurs or during an extreme rainfall event, the soil around [the] home can become saturated with water. Steady snow-melt and precipitation can also raise the ground water level to a point where it is higher than [the] basement floor. This groundwater can infiltrate into basements through cracks in basement walls(or foundation walls) and cracks in basement floors. Infiltration flooding can be a significant problem in older homes where mortar has weakened over the years and cracks have developed in stone or cinder block foundations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
CONT

L'eau souterraine peut s'infiltrer dans les sous-sols à travers une fissure de fondation. Une inondation par infiltration peut donc être un problème majeur dans de vieilles maisons.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Waves
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Operations (Air Forces)
CONT

As ground defences improve, it is also becoming increasingly important to minimize electro-magnetic emissions from the attacking aircraft, since these provide both a warning of its approach and a source on which surface-to-air missile systems may home.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ondes radioélectriques
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Opérations (Forces aériennes)
CONT

[...] il devient de plus en plus impératif de diminuer le niveau des émissions électromagnétiques des avions d'attaque, émissions qui trahissent leur approche et attirent les autodirecteurs de missiles.

Key term(s)
  • émission électro-magnétique

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
DEF

Compensable injury embracing all forms of mental pain, as distinguished from mere physical pain, including deep grief, distress, anxiety, and fright.

CONT

... a runaway truck crashed into the plaintiff's living room. Although she suffered no injury by impact, the plaintiff complained of nervous shock. Mr. Justice MacQuarrie granted recovery on the ground that her mental suffering flowed from a combination of a belief that her home was destroyed and fear for her parents and her own safety.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
CONT

[...] Un camion hors de contrôle était venue s'écraser dans le salon de la demanderesse. Bien qu'elle n'eût pas été blessée par impact, celle-ci se plaignit d'un choc nerveux. Le juge MacQuarrie lui octroya des dommages-intérêts au motif que les souffrances morales qu'elle avait subies découlaient à la fois de sa conviction que sa maison était détruite et de sa crainte pour la sécurité de ses parents ainsi que pour la sienne.

OBS

souffrance morale : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • souffrances morales

Spanish

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Record 4 2013-06-11

English

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

Please note that the Tasmanian Government wrote to [the] Minister... in 2008 requesting that the APTCH [A Place To Call Home] election commitment funds be directed towards a supported accommodation facility within the Hobart CDB [commuity development planning] to be run along common ground principles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
  • Budget des collectivités publiques

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baseball and Softball
DEF

A white canvas bag filled with stuffing and securely anchored with straps to metal stakes to mark the first, second and third base on a baseball or softball field.

OBS

The home plate is a white triangular board anchored flush with the surrounding ground to allow slides to home base.

Key term(s)
  • base

French

Domaine(s)
  • Baseball et softball
DEF

Sac de toile rembourré qui indique l'emplacement de chacun des trois buts [sur un terrain de baseball ou de softball].

OBS

Une plaque marque l'emplacement du marbre.

OBS

Le terme «coussin» est souvent utilisé pour signifier l'un des premier, deuxième ou troisième buts.

Key term(s)
  • but

Spanish

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Record 6 2009-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
CONT

Textured soy protein, often called TSP or TVP(textured vegetable protein), is made from soy flour that is compressed until the protein fibers change in structure. It is used as a nutritious extender in a variety of food products. It is available to home cooks and is sold as a dried, granular product. When it is rehydrated with boiling water, TSP has a texture similar to ground beef. TSP is also available in chunk-sized pieces that take on the consistency of stew meat when rehydrated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria alimentaria
CONT

Además de su conveniencia económica [...] y el alto valor nutricional de la proteína de soya, debe destacarse que ésta tiene [...] propiedades que le permiten sustituir a otros ingredientes proteínicos como la carne y el pescado [...]

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Record 7 2008-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operations (Air Forces)
CONT

The second type of precision airdrop is the Precision Guided Air Drop System(PGADS). Several different systems are in development. The idea behind PGADS is to use a ram-air canopy controlled by an electro-mechanical servo system. This flies a load into a specific location from a safe stand-off range vice just utilizing the safety of high altitude. Systems under development range in current weight capacity from 500 to 2000 pounds. The systems use various modes of operation. They can be controlled remotely from the ground or in the air, programmed to home in on a beacon or programmed to fly to a pre-determined gird reference via GPS navigation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations (Forces aériennes)
CONT

Le deuxième type de largage de précision se nomme système de direction pour largage de précision (PGADS - Precision Guided Air Drop System). Plusieurs modèles de ce système sont actuellement en développement. Le PGADS utilise un parachute-aile dirigé par un système électro-mécanique. Le PGAS offre la possibilité de diriger à distance de sécurité le matériel parachuté jusqu'à un point d'atterrissage précis plutôt que de forcer l'opérateur à se déplacer pendant la descente de la charge pour assurer sa sécurité. [...] Le PGADS se distingue principalement de l'AGAS par le prix du parachute-aile et la capacité d'opération à distance de sécurité qu'il offre. Bien que l'AGAS soit beaucoup moins cher, le PGADS offre la capacité de pilotage à distance de sécurité et plus de souplesse.

Spanish

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Record 8 2008-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Additives
CONT

Texturized soy protein(TSP), also known as texturized vegetable protein(TVP) is made from compressed soy flour. Commercially, TSP is used as a protein extender in a variety of foods. Home cooks can buy TSP as a dried, granulated product. When TSP is re-hydrated with boiling liquid, it has a ground beef-like texture. TSP is also available in chunk-sized pieces that take on the texture of stew meat when re-hydrated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Additifs alimentaires
CONT

Dans la viande transformée, [la graine de moutarde] sert d'agent liant, de succédané protéique et d'exhausteur de goût.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aditivos alimentarios
CONT

El nitrógeno no proteico (generalmente urea) puede emplearse como sucedáneo barato de la proteína pura en piensos equilibrados.

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Record 9 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 10 2005-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games and Competitions (Sports)
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

Richards, who is second in the NASCAR Winston West Series championship standings, hopes to close ground on the leader when the series visits Evergreen Speedway on Sunday, July 16, for the Coors Light 200 presented by Albertsons, State Fair Corn Dogs and Lowes Home Improvement Centers.

OBS

The example is in the context of race-car driving.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux et compétitions (Sports)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

Kelvin Jupp demanda un premier effort à Coronation Cup au poteau des 1200 m afin de se rapprocher du meneur.

OBS

L'exemple est tiré du domaine de l'hippisme.

Spanish

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Record 11 2003-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
  • Research Experiments in Space
CONT

The Cryogenic Storage Freezer will maintain samples at or below-183°C(-297. 4°F) throughout a mission life cycle. It will be used to preserve plant and animal cell fine anatomy, ultrastructure and genetic material. It will provide a cryogenic storage environment both on orbit and during transport to and from the ground. When used with appropriate ground-support equipment, it will allow samples to be maintained at cryogenic temperatures during transport from the home laboratory on the ground to the Space Station and from the Space Station back to the ground lab. The 35-liter(1. 2 ft³) internal volume of the storage freezer will accommodate 1000 or 2-to 5-ml(0. 1-to 0. 3-in³) sample vials.

OBS

cryogenic storage freezer; CSF: terms and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
CONT

Bâti congélateur cryogénique.

OBS

congélateur de stockage cryogénique; CSF : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 12 2003-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
  • Research Experiments in Space
CONT

The Cryogenic Freezer System will consist of two complementary units, the Cryogenic Storage Freezer and the Quick/Snap Freezer. The Cryogenic Storage Freezer will maintain samples at or below-183°C(-297. 4°F) throughout a mission life cycle. It will be used to preserve plant and animal cell fine anatomy, ultrastructure and genetic material. It will provide a cryogenic storage environment both on orbit and during transport to and from the ground. When used with appropriate ground-support equipment, it will allow samples to be maintained at cryogenic temperatures during transport from the home laboratory on the ground to the Space Station and from the Space Station back to the ground lab. The 35-liter 1. 2ft³) internal volume of the storage freezer will accommodate 1000 or more 2-to 5-ml(0. 1-to 0. 3-in.) sample vials.

OBS

cryofreezer system: term officially approved by the Internation Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
OBS

unité de congélation cryogénique : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 13 2003-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baseball and Softball
DEF

A rectangular slab of white rubber measuring 6 inches by 24 inches set crosswise on the pitcher’s mound with the front edge 60 feet 6 inches from home plate.

OBS

In the center of the mound is the pitcher's rubber-a 24-inch-long, 6-inch-wide slab of white rubber-set in the ground with the long side facing home plate and the front edge exactly 60 feet 6 inches from the rear corner of home plate. The pitcher must maintain contact with the rubber during a pitch and must step off the rubber before throwing to a base when attempting to pick off a runner.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Baseball et softball
DEF

Bande de caoutchouc solidement fixée au sol où le lanceur doit prendre position pour envoyer la balle.

OBS

La plaque du lanceur est en caoutchouc. Elle forme un rectangle de 24 po (60 cm) sur 6 po (15 cm) [et] se trouve au centre d'un cercle de 18 pi (5,50 m) de diamètre, le monticule, à une hauteur de 10 po (25 cm) au-dessus du niveau du marbre. La distance entre la plaque du lanceur et la pointe du marbre est de 60 pi 6 po (18,50 m).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Béisbol y softball
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Record 14 2001-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
CONT

The ability of each salmon to navigate accurately the expanse of ocean, to return to its estuary of origin and finally "home" to a particular spawning ground far inland, is astonishing and as yet not fully understood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
CONT

L'instinct qui permet à chaque saumon de franchir le vaste océan pour retourner à son estuaire d'origine et, de là, jusqu'à sa frayère natale, bien loin en amont, est étonnant et n'est pas encore pleinement compris.

Spanish

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Record 15 2000-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Hardware
CONT

Two types of ties are needed: An over the top tie, which keeps the unit from overturning, and a frame tie, which prevents the unit from being blown off its supports. For maximum protection, use both over the top ties and frame ties to secure mobile homes between 10 and 14 feet wide.

CONT

In order to protect a mobile home properly against both overturning moment and sliding force, two types of ties are recommended : over-the-top ties, and frame ties... The number of over-the-top and frame ties required for a given design gust speed depends on a number of variables, particularly the length and width of the mobile home, size and type of tie-down cables or strapes, soil conditions and holding power of ground anchors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Quincaillerie du bâtiment
DEF

Dispositif de fixation pour maison mobile (bande métallique qui entoure la maison, toit et côtés) qui fixe la maison au sol, à une structure de béton. Ce dispositif empêche la maison de "s'envoler" lors de grands vents, d'ouragans. Surtout utilisé en Nouvelle-Écosse et en Floride.

CONT

On recommande d'utiliser deux types d'attaches, c'est-à-dire des attaches supérieures et des attaches de châssis, pour protéger les maisons mobiles contre le moment de renversement et la force de glissement [...] Le nombre d'attaches supérieures et d'attaches de châssis nécessaire à une vitesse de rafale de calcul donnée est fonction de nombreux facteurs, plus précisément la longueur et la largeur de la maison mobile, la dimension et le type de câbles ou de bandes de fixation, les conditions du sol et la force de retenue des ancrages.

Spanish

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Record 16 1997-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maneuvering of Ships
CONT

Make the anchor "come home". "Coming home" is said of an anchor that doesn’t hold the ground, and heaves in towards the ship instead of "biting".

CONT

The anchor is coming home.

Key term(s)
  • coming home

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvre des navires
DEF

Pour un navire au mouillage, entraîner son ancre, sous l'action du vent ou du courant, parce que celle-ci ne mord pas sur le fond, ne tient pas au fond.

CONT

L'ancre vient à bord.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Maniobras de los buques
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Record 17 1993-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Advanced Technology Weapons
  • Operations (Air Forces)
CONT

As ground defences improve, it is also becoming increasingly important to minimize electro-magnetic emissions from the attacking aircraft, since these provide both a warning of its approach and a source on which surface-to-air missile systems may home.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes de haute technicité
  • Opérations (Forces aériennes)
CONT

L'efficacité grandissante de la défense sol-air, il devient de plus en plus impératif de diminuer le niveau des émissions électromagnétiques des avions d'attaque, émissions qui trahissent leur approche et attirent les systèmes des missiles sol-air.

Spanish

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Record 18 1991-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Site Development
DEF

a natural elevation : a piece of high ground(built his home on an eminence overlooking the city).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement du terrain
DEF

Élévation de terrain, relativement isolée.

Spanish

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Record 19 1986-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
  • Calorimetry
CONT

Airborne radiometry(Texas Instruments B-310) is used to study energy transfer through building enclosures in an attempt to determine how the public utility company of a city might work with home owners to conserve energy. AGA's camera was used for ground survey and located cold air infiltration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique radiologique et applications
  • Calorimétrie

Spanish

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Record 20 1985-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cooling and Ventilating Systems
  • Thermodynamics
CONT

The circulation of heated air between adjacent rooms and different levels can be improved by using vents. Properly located floor vents can assist the natural convection cycle of rising warm air and falling cool air by providing a path. For example, the central stairway in a two-storey home allows warm air to reach the second floor, but circulation is limited because there is little return of displaced air back to the ground floor. Add one or two floor vents near outside walls and the cooler air upstairs will flow down through the vents and back towards the heater.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes de refroidissement et de ventilation
  • Thermodynamique

Spanish

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Record 21 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Facilities and Venues

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et sites (Sports)

Spanish

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