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NOSING [5 records]

Record 1 2017-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stairs and Stairways
  • Rough Carpentry
DEF

The portion of a stair tread projecting beyond the face of the riser immediately below.

OBS

stair nosing; nosing: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Escaliers
  • Charpenterie
DEF

Partie d'une marche d'escalier, souvent moulurée, formant saillie sur la contremarche.

OBS

nez de marche : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques du Nouveau-Brunswick.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Escaleras
  • Carpintería
DEF

En la vuelta de escalera, parte de la huella que sobresale de la contrahuella y que va al inglete.

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Record 2 2013-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stairs and Stairways
  • Rough Carpentry
OBS

nosing: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Escaliers
  • Charpenterie
OBS

rive de plancher : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques du Nouveau-Brunswick.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Escaleras
  • Carpintería
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Record 3 2013-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Interior Covering Materials

French

Domaine(s)
  • Revêtements intérieurs

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Revestimientos para interiores
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Record 4 2006-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
  • Distilling Industries (Food Ind.)
DEF

A method of sampling whisky by sense of smell only.

OBS

Used by professional tasters and blenders to avoid fatiguing the palate and/or intoxication.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
  • Distillerie (Alimentation)
DEF

Sentir (une odeur) en aspirant par le nez.

OBS

Façon de déguster un whisky que les dégustateurs professionnels utilisent pour découvrir les arômes.

Spanish

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Record 5 2001-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Industries
  • Rough Carpentry
  • Natural Construction Materials
DEF

One edge of a board worked into the form of a semi-circle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du bois
  • Charpenterie
  • Matériaux de construction naturels
DEF

Rive d'une planche à laquelle on a donné un profil demi-circulaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria maderera
  • Carpintería
  • Materiales de construcción naturales
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