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TWO STROKE ENGINE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-08-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Motors (Machinery)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- 2-stroke engine
1, record 1, English, 2%2Dstroke%20engine
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- two stroke engine 2, record 1, English, two%20stroke%20engine
correct
- two-stroke engine 3, record 1, English, two%2Dstroke%20engine
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
2-stroke engine: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Black Carbon Inventory. 4, record 1, English, - 2%2Dstroke%20engine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Moteurs mécaniques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- moteur à deux temps
1, record 1, French, moteur%20%C3%A0%20deux%20temps
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
moteur à deux temps : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'inventaire de carbone noir. 2, record 1, French, - moteur%20%C3%A0%20deux%20temps
Record 1, Key term(s)
- moteur à 2 temps
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Motores mecánicos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- motor de dos tiempos
1, record 1, Spanish, motor%20de%20dos%20tiempos
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- motor dos tiempos 2, record 1, Spanish, motor%20dos%20tiempos
correct, masculine noun
- motor 2 tiempos 1, record 1, Spanish, motor%202%20tiempos
correct, masculine noun
- motor de 2 tiempos 1, record 1, Spanish, motor%20de%202%20tiempos
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Motor de combustión interna con un ciclo de cuatro fases de admisión, compresión, combustión y escape, [...] realizadas [...] en dos movimientos del pistón. 1, record 1, Spanish, - motor%20de%20dos%20tiempos
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-09-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Diesel Motors
- Propulsion of Water-Craft
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- two stroke cycle diesel engine
1, record 2, English, two%20stroke%20cycle%20diesel%20engine
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Moteurs diesel
- Propulsion des bateaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- moteur diesel à deux temps
1, record 2, French, moteur%20diesel%20%C3%A0%20deux%20temps
see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On écrirait mieux «diésel». 2, record 2, French, - moteur%20diesel%20%C3%A0%20deux%20temps
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
diésel : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 3, record 2, French, - moteur%20diesel%20%C3%A0%20deux%20temps
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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