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Record 1 2013-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Automation
DEF

Insert information created in one program, such as a chart, an equation, an image, a video or a font, into another program or Web page.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bureautique

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
  • General Vocabulary
CONT

embed (entrench) the democratic process abroad

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
  • Vocabulaire général
CONT

implanter le processus démocratique à l'étranger

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cytology
  • Bioengineering
CONT

To embed a living tissue in paraffin to prepare it for microscopic study.

OBS

embedding: The technique of embedding biological specimens in a supporting medium, such as paraffin wax or plastics like exposy resin, in preparation for sectioning with a microtome.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cytologie
  • Technique biologique
DEF

Retenir un microorganisme par le procédé d'immobilisation par inclusion.

CONT

Inclure un échantillon de tissu vivant dans la paraffine pour l'observer ensuite en coupes minces au microscope.

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Placement of Concrete
  • Masonry Practice
CONT

... tensioned wires within the beam which are either bonded to the concrete ... or are held between firm anchorages embedded in each end of the beam.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mise en place du béton
  • Maçonnerie
CONT

Pour que la liaison soit bonne entre les éléments coulés successivement, on laisse des fers sortir de la partie coulée en premier [qui] seront noyés dans le béton de la seconde partie.

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Methods
CONT

... wood mailed together with steel splines embedded in the back of the wood flooring back

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés de construction
CONT

[...] bandes de bois clouées ensemble avec languettes d'acier encastrées dans le dos du bloc de bois à planchers

Spanish

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Record 6 1996-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Materials Processing
  • Binders and Mastics (Constr.)
OBS

Tarmacadam. A road material consisting of stone coated with tar or a tar-bitumen mixture. It has very little fine aggregate and a high proportion of voids.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élaboration et mise en œuvre des matériaux
  • Liants et mastics (Construction)
DEF

Recouvrir d'une enveloppe protectrice la surface d'un agrégat.

OBS

Enrobage. Dépôt d'un liant (bitume, résine, etc.) à la surface d'agrégats.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elaboración y colocación de materiales
  • Argamasas y masillas (Construcción)
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Record 7 1994-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
CONT

In all cells the molecular architecture of the plasma membrane is basically the same, consisting of two layers of lipid molecules in which a variety of specialized proteins are embedded.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
CONT

Dans toutes les cellules, l'architecture moléculaire de la membrane plasmique est globalement identique : elle est formée d'une double couche de molécules lipidiques dans laquelle sont enchâssées un certain nombre de molécules protéiques spécialisées.

Spanish

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Record 8 1993-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
  • Bearings and Bearing Systems (Mechanical Components)
CONT

Some old abrasives may remain imbedded in the bearings and will cause the bearings to act like a grinder on the crankshaft. Anytime you see a crankshaft that is excessively worn, you can be practically certain that it is because of abrasives imbedded in the bearing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Paliers, coussinets et roulements (Composants mécaniques)
CONT

Une certaine quantité de particules abrasives peuvent demeurer incrustées dans les coussinets, lesquels agiront comme une meule sur la soie de vilebrequin.

Spanish

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Record 9 1991-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Methods

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés de construction

Spanish

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