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POOR FIT [4 records]

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Record 1 2022-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Reproduction
  • Animal Care Equipment (Farm equipment)
CONT

For stallions using a dummy mount for frequent semen collection, a common factor apparently causing or contributing to mounting and thrusting difficulties, as well as specific ejaculatory dysfunction, is poor dummy fit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reproduction des animaux
  • Soins aux animaux (Matériel agricole)
CONT

L'IA [insémination artificielle] repose sur le prélèvement de sperme chez l'étalon à l'aide d'un vagin artificiel, l'étalon étant stimulé soit par une jument boute-en-train, soit simplement par un mannequin de monte imitant l'attitude d'une croupe immobile.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tire Manufacturing
DEF

Inadequate compression of rubber due to poor mold fit, low air pressure, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication des pneumatiques
DEF

Apparence poreuse du mélange due, par exemple, à une pression d'air insuffisante.

OBS

Les données que l'on retrouve sur cette fiche sont utilisées dans une entreprise française de fabrication de pneumatiques.

Spanish

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Record 3 1994-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Criminology
  • Criminal Psychology
DEF

[The manner in which] some organized criminals [throw] the police off their track.

CONT

... stagings [: e. g. ] such common occurrences as husbands who have killed their mates in a fit of anger, then tried to make the scene appear as if a burglar had come in and murdered the poor wife. The police almost always see through such stagings quickly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Criminologie
  • Psychologie criminelle
OBS

Propositions faites par analogie avec les équivalents suivants : «to stage an accident» = organiser un accident; manigancer un accident. (Source : ATROB, 1993, page 781E.)

Key term(s)
  • organiser un lieu de crime
  • manigancer un lieu de crime

Spanish

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Record 4 1991-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economics
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

The equation for agriculture industry is not reported due to poor fit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économique
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

L'équation pour l'agriculture n'a pas été présentée ici parce qu'elle ne permet pas un ajustement convenable.

Spanish

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