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POOP [11 records]

Record 1 2023-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
DEF

The aftermost and highest deck often forming the roof of a cabin in the stern.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux
DEF

Superstructure élevée sur le pont arrière d'un navire et s'étendant sur toute sa largeur.

OBS

dunette : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Partes de los barcos
DEF

Cubierta superior que tienen ciertos buques a popa, sobre la cubierta principal.

CONT

El alcázar de muchos barcos tiene una cubierta ligera o volante llamada toldilla.

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Record 2 2012-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
Key term(s)
  • flag staff

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux
DEF

Petit mât situé à l'arrière, sur le couronnement, auquel on hisse le pavillon national.

OBS

mât de pavillon : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Partes de los barcos
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Record 3 2012-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
  • Geophysics
DEF

A small charge or the detonation of a small charge to determine the characteristics of the low-velocity zone or weathering on the surface for seismic refraction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
  • Géophysique
DEF

Tir avec un dispositif d'un sismographe par trace permettant de calculer, grâce à la dromochronique obtenue, la profondeur de la zone altérée [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 2009-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television Arts
  • Cinematography
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
DEF

The paper on which a cameraman writes story and film information; e.g.; names of crew members, story location, total film footage, developing instructions, etc.

CONT

... scripts are written, graphs and other visual aids are developed, and a "shot" list is made out for the camera crew.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
  • Cinématographie
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
DEF

Fiche descriptive d'un film ou d'un reportage destinée à en faciliter le montage et le commentaire.

DEF

Brève notice descriptive d'information établie par le "reporteur d'images" ou par l'agence de télévision, accompagnant le film récemment tourné et destinée à en faciliter le montage et particulièrement le commentaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Televisión (Artes escénicas)
  • Cinematografía
  • Técnicas y equipo audiovisuales
CONT

El plan de rodaje se muestra en un gran cuadro, la llamada hoja de rodaje, dividido en sectores que van indicando aspectos tales como decorados, el día de rodaje, fechas, las localizaciones en interiores o exteriores, intérpretes y figuración y las necesidades específicas del rodaje.

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Record 5 1994-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Public Utilities (Civil Engineering)
  • Epidemiology
DEF

[a] group of dog wardens employed to clear the pavements of dog mess by using special scooters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Services d'utilité publique (Génie civil)
  • Épidémiologie

Spanish

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Record 6 1994-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipbuilding
DEF

A vessel of the full-deck type having, on the upper deck, in addition to ordinary erections such as poop, bridge, and forecastle, a continuous trunk extending over at least 70 per cent of the vessel' s length.

OBS

Terminology officially approved by the Naval Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions navales
DEF

Genre de navire de commerce à turret [et sans tonture], dans lequel le raccordement des murailles est plan.

OBS

Terminologie officialisée par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

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Record 7 1993-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipbuilding
  • Water Transport
OBS

poop deck : Terminology officially approved by the Naval Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions navales
  • Transport par eau
OBS

pont de dunette : Terminologie officialisée par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

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Record 8 1986-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
DEF

A term applied to a weather deck forecastle or poop, which is rounded over at sides in order to shed the water rapidly in heavy weather.(Source : De Kerchove).

OBS

Harraps. Standard French and English Dictionary, v.2, p. 1358. J.E.Mansion, ed. Toronto. 1970

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux

Spanish

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Record 9 1983-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Smallwares
  • Animal Hygiene and Sanitation (Agric.)
DEF

A scooplike device for picking up the droppings of a dog, horse, etc.

OBS

Especially U. S.... from "poop", U. S. slang(chiefly a children's) term for feces...

CONT

Though most New Yorkers’ initial reaction was that the law is probably unenforceable, retailers reported brisk sale of sanitary devices ranging from 15 cent disposable cardboard shovels to $11, long-handled pooper scoopers equipped with a flashlight for nocturnal emitters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Menus objets
  • Hygiène des animaux (Agric.)
Key term(s)
  • pelle ramasse-crottes
  • ramasse-crotte
  • ramasse-crottes

Spanish

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Record 10 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Camping and Caravanning

French

Domaine(s)
  • Camping et caravaning

Spanish

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Record 11 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Special Water Transport
DEF

An Arab lateen-rigged boat of the Indian Ocean usually having a long overhang forward, a high poop, and an open waist.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Transports par bateaux spéciaux
DEF

Voilier arabe à deux voiles.

Spanish

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