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LEG BOARD [6 records]

Record 1 2010-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
DEF

Type of turn executed by shifting the weight onto your front foot.

CONT

To do a "toeside" turn, look where you want to go, shift a little more weight onto your front foot and tilt your board onto its toe edge. As the board begins to turn, gently slide your back leg downhill to steer across the hill.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ski et surf des neiges
DEF

Type de virage où le transfert du poids se fait sur l'avant de la planche pour tourner.

OBS

Le surfeur appui sur la pointe des pieds pour amorcer une courbe en appui avant.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Esquí y snowboard
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Record 2 2010-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
OBS

Employee’s Suggestion number 33684.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
OBS

Explication et solution fournies par un traducteur à Télécommunications CNCP.

Spanish

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Record 3 2010-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
OBS

Employee’s Suggestion number 33684.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
OBS

Explication et solution fournies par un traducteur à Télécommunications Canadien National, Canadien Pacifique.

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diving
DEF

The leg with which the diver last touches the diving board or platform and from which he or she gets the needed impulse to execute a dive.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plongeon
DEF

Jambe dont le pied touche le tremplin ou la plate-forme en dernier et de laquelle le plongeur ou la plongeuse se donne l'impulsion nécessaire pour exécuter le plongeon, d'une poussée brève mais intense.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Salto (Deportes acuáticos y náuticos)
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Record 5 1990-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Swimming
DEF

A small wooden or plastic board used to support the arms while practising various leg actions...

OBS

Often referred to as a flutter board.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Natation
CONT

Pour développer un battement puissant, [...] le nageur pourra réaliser cet exercice en se tenant à un flotteur.

Spanish

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Record 6 1989-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Protection of Life
OBS

If the belt is to be used much for supporting the entire weight of a man vertically while he works, as in raising or lowering him along the wall of a building, a boatswain's suspension harness may be used. In this type of belt, one strap is used as a seat, sometimes with a board to make it more comfortable. Leg straps and a strap around the man's waist prevent him from falling out of the seat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des personnes
DEF

Sangle d'un harnais de sécurité reliée aux bretelles et permettant un appui fessier.

Spanish

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