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MUSHROOMING [6 records]

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Record 1 2024-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
CONT

Whereas London witnessed a mushrooming of foreign bank branches a decade ago, now it is New York that is experiencing the same phenomenon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
OBS

«that is experiencing» est à rendre ici par : qui connaît [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fires and Explosions
DEF

The tendency of heat, smoke, and other products of combustion to rise until they encounter a horizontal obstruction, at which point they will spread laterally until they encounter vertical obstructions and begin to bank downward.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Feux et explosions
DEF

Tendance qu'ont la chaleur, la fumée et d'autres produits de combustion à monter jusqu'à ce qu'ils rencontrent un obstacle horizontal qui orientera leur course de façon latérale vers un obstacle vertical qui, lui, orientera leur propagation vers le bas.

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
CONT

The emergence of a virus threat has been closely followed by the mushrooming of various software packages designed to combat viruses. The users are faced with a bewildering choice in trying to pick the best package which will be effective against something they have never see, and do not particularly wish to see.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
CONT

L'apparition des virus informatiques a engendré rapidement la prolifération de divers logiciels antivirus. L'utilisateur n'a que l'embarras du choix lorsqu'il cherche le logiciel le plus efficace pour lutter contre quelque chose qu'il n'a jamais vu et qu'il ne désire pas particulièrement voir.

Spanish

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Record 4 1992-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Flattening of the head and widening of the neck of the femur as seen in advanced Perthes disease. [From GBONE, 1980, p. 189.]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Au stade de nécrose dans la maladie de Legg-Perthes-Calvé, on observe des modifications de la métaphyse s'accompagnant d'élargissement de la physe et un aspect en forme de massue du col fémoral. [D'après SIRHU, 1984, pp. 158, 159.]

Spanish

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Record 5 1992-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
OBS

(tool defect).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
OBS

(défaut d'outil).

Spanish

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Record 6 1991-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foundation Engineering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Technique des fondations

Spanish

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