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TWISTED [5 records]

Record 1 2007-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beverages
DEF

Describes a well withered and rolled orthodox tea.

OBS

Usually applied to describing whole leaf grades.

OBS

twisted: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
DEF

Qualifie un thé parfaitement flétri et roulé obtenu par le procédé orthodoxe.

OBS

vrillé : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
OBS

said of a flower

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Disposé ou inséré en spirale.

OBS

par exemple une fleur spiralée

Spanish

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Record 3 1994-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
CONT

Another variety of the Pekin Willow is the Turkish Willow (Salix Matsudana Tortuosa) with slender young branchlets that are twisted and contorted in the most curious fashion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
CONT

Le saule turc (Salix matsudana Tortuosa) est une autre variété de saule de Pékin dont les jeunes rameaux grêles sont tordus et spiralés de la plus étrange façon.

Spanish

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Record 4 1994-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général

Spanish

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Record 5 1987-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
CONT

Before installing cover, make sure that o-ring is not twisted.

OBS

to twist: to turn or change shape under torsion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
DEF

Qui est enroulé, tordu.

OBS

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

Spanish

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