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TWIST OFF [9 records]

Record 1 2021-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
DEF

A lightweight, multi-purpose, slam and ram tool designed to pry, enlarge openings, cut sheet metal and twist off locks and latches.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
DEF

Outil-levier en acier, que l'on peut rétracter ou allonger, et dont l'extrémité en pied-de-biche peut être enlevée et posée dans l'orifice situé sur la pièce servant de hache ou de pic.

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
  • Games and Competitions (Sports)
DEF

An athlete specialized in downhill racing.

CONT

Alpine skis... should have a somewhat soft camber... If it is excessively soft, the downhill skier may experience unwanted torsion-the ski can twist or even slide off the heel of the boot-when going into a hard turn.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ski et surf des neiges
  • Jeux et compétitions (Sports)
DEF

Athlète spécialisé dans la compétition de descente en ski alpin.

CONT

Le combiné permet de récompenser les skieurs complets, possédant à la fois des qualités de descendeurs et de slalomeurs.

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Freezing and Refrigerating
  • Food Preservation and Canning
OBS

Sealing machine for glass jars type "Twist Off. "The machine is designed for sealing of glass jars with different heights using screw caps type "Twist off". The glass jars are steam-vacuum sealed through injecting of steam with overpressure of 0, 2 Mpa.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Congélation, surgélation et réfrigération
  • Conservation des aliments et conserverie
OBS

Procédé de conservation des fruits et des légumes stérilisés à la vapeur puis placés sous vide.

CONT

Lutetia, fort de son savoir-faire, a innové avec la technologie brevetée de décongélation rapide sous vide vapeur. [...] Le système Lutetia repose sur 4 principes qui se produisent simultanément : - la mise sous vide; - l'injection de vapeur; - Le saumurage; - La mise en rotation.

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

Of drill pipe or drill collars, to part or split primarily because of metal fatigue in the pipe or because of mishandling.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing Notions
DEF

A loosely twisted thread used for hand basting. Loose twist makes it easy to break for quick removal from the garment. Available only in white-safest because there is no dye to rub off on fabric.

Key term(s)
  • cotton basting thread

French

Domaine(s)
  • Articles et accessoires de couture
DEF

[...] fil à torsion lâche [qui] s'emploie pour faufiler. Facile à briser quand on enlève le bâti. Blanc seulement - c'est le fil le plus sûr, puisque aucune teinture ne risque de déteindre sur le tissu.

Spanish

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Record 6 2000-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
  • Geological Research and Exploration
DEF

Catastrophic failure at the joint of drill pipe and collar, usually caused by the application of excessive torque from the rotary table.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
DEF

Rupture de tige de forage par torsion excessive [...]

Spanish

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Record 7 1996-12-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Effects of Pollution
CONT

It is a chilling and ironic twist that as a lake acidifies it becomes more attractive; for as the various life forms within it die off, the water clears and appears to be in radiant health-until you look beneath the surface.

OBS

acidify: in this context, the verb "acidify" is an intransitive verb.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Effets de la pollution
DEF

Pour un écosystème menacé d'acidification, présenter successivement les différents symptômes d'un déséquilibre acido-basique.

CONT

Nous avons étudié expérimentalement en laboratoire l'action de concentrations variables en NO2 sur les milieux aqueux. En milieu non tamponné, sous l'influence de teneurs en NO2 allant de 5 à 20 000 ppm, l'eau s'acidifie et ce sont des ions NO3 qui se forment en quantité notable : l'équilibre n'est pas atteint et le mécanisme est complexe.

OBS

La forme pronominale «s'acidifier» est nécessaire en français pour rendre la notion.

Key term(s)
  • acidifier

Spanish

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Record 8 1988-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Opening and Closing Devices (Packaging)
CONT

Methods of Closure Thread-engagement types (...) Press-Twist. The "press-twist" is another closure which attains its threads on the capping line. Primarily used for baby foods it also provides closure for sauces, gravies and juices. Applied in a steam atmosphere, the plastisol side gasket in the heated cap forms thread impressions when pressed against the glass finish. As it cools, permanent impressions are formed in the compound so the cap can be twisted to open and reseal similar to a CT cap.

OBS

The term "press-twist" must be considered as familiar.

OBS

Although the terms "closure" and "cap" may be seen as different when standing alone, we think they should be recognized as synonyms when properly qualify.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Modes d'ouverture et de fermeture (Emball.)
DEF

(...) capsule (...) constituée d'un embouti en fer-blanc muni d'un joint en compound spécial qui permet à ce bouchage de se mouler étroitement sur la bague de verrerie. (...) [Elle] se pose par pression et son ouverture se fait par dévissage. Elle offre, entre autres particularités : - Une pose facile : ne comportant pas de filetage (...) - Herméticité : le bouchage sous vide suppose une stérilisation en autoclave vers 120 °C.

Spanish

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Record 9 1987-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Controls (Aeroindustry)
CONT

Guard pin must be located so that they neither interfere with the rotation of the pulley, nor permit the cable to jump the pulley flange. The clearance between the cable and the guard pin must be adequate to prevent friction at that point. If the clearance is greater than 1/3 the diameter of the cable [more or less] 1/64" the cable can twist off the pulley.

CONT

Remove cable guard pins and disconnect cables from actuator cable drum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commandes de vol (Constructions aéronautiques)
OBS

goupille de protège-câble : terme accepté par le Comité d'étude de la terminologie des cartes de travail du DC-9.

Spanish

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