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UNBURNT [5 records]

Record 1 2019-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combustion and Fuels (Fireplaces)
  • Waste Management
CONT

The management of bottom ash and other unburned residue is an integral part of sound waste management and the ash will need to be disposed of.

OBS

Waste is considered to be an uncountable noun. However, it is often found in the plural form (wastes), particularly when speaking of different types of waste.

Key term(s)
  • unburnt waste
  • unburnt residue
  • unburnt refuse
  • unburned wastes
  • unburnt wastes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Combustion et combustibles (Foyers)
  • Gestion des déchets
CONT

Chaque pour cent de déchet imbrûlé qui est gagné, dont la combustion est acquise en supplément, correspond à un pour cent d'énergie en plus au niveau de la valorisation énergétique.

Key term(s)
  • déchet imbrûlé

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pollutants
  • Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
OBS

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agents de pollution
  • Pétroles bruts et dérivés
OBS

Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Agentes contaminantes
  • Petróleo bruto y derivados
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Record 3 1999-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fueling Systems (Motor Vehicles)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation (Véhicules automobiles)
OBS

Les renseignements provenant de la source NUT-3 (Véhicules automobiles, lexique anglais-français) sont reproduits avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations-Unies à Genève.

Key term(s)
  • hydrocarbure imbrûlé

Spanish

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Record 4 1982-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
CONT

[Care] must be taken to use only limes containing the minimum of unburnt lumps in the form of Silica, and iron oxide which, if present in too great a quantity, can clog the milk-of-lime feeders.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux
CONT

[On] doit s'attacher à n'utiliser que des chaux contenant le minimum d'incuits, silice, oxyde de fer dont la présence en quantité trop importante peut se traduire par des bouchages des appareils de distribution de lait de chaux.

Spanish

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Record 5 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Materials
OBS

(brick)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de maçonnerie
CONT

D'immenses cités comme Babylone furent construites en brique, crue ou cuite.

Spanish

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