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LUKEWARM [6 records]

Record 1 2022-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An insect (order Coleoptera) of the family Carabidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Insecte (ordre des coléoptères) de la famille des Carabidae.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Relations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Relations internationales
DEF

Situation de tension très forte entre États, qui altère gravement leurs relations sans exclure la poursuite d’échanges politiques, économiques ou culturels.

OBS

guerre tiède : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 7 mai 2016.

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

Moderately warm: neither cold nor hot: tepid.

CONT

Machine wash IECS [improved environmental clothing system] garments in lukewarm water with mild detergent and then tumble dry at low temperature.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
DEF

Se dit de ce qui est à une température entre le chaud et le froid.

CONT

Laver à la machine les vêtements SAVA [système amélioré de vêtements adaptés] à l'eau tiède en employant un détergent doux et sécher par culbutage à basse température.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vocabulario general
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Record 4 2003-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special-Language Phraseology
  • Laundry Work
  • Labelling (Packaging)
CONT

Machine wash in lukewarm water (up to 105 degrees Fahrenheit or 40 degrees Centigrade).

OBS

Instruction for the care of garments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
  • Blanchissage
  • Étiquetage (Emballages)
CONT

Laver à la machine à l'eau tiède (n'excédant pas 40 °C) [...]

Spanish

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Record 5 1995-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labelling (Packaging)
  • Clothing (General)
OBS

Washing instructions for the care of garments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Étiquetage (Emballages)
  • Vêtements (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 6 1981-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clothes Cleaning and Dyeing Services
OBS

(100-120 ° F).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Teinturerie

Spanish

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