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ASERRADO [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Finish Carpentry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sawhorse
1, record 1, English, sawhorse
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sawbuck 2, record 1, English, sawbuck
correct
- saw horse 3, record 1, English, saw%20horse
- framing sawhorse 2, record 1, English, framing%20sawhorse
- horse 2, record 1, English, horse
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A wooden rack for holding wood that is being sawed. 4, record 1, English, - sawhorse
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Menuiserie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chevalet de sciage
1, record 1, French, chevalet%20de%20sciage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- chevalet de scieur de bois 2, record 1, French, chevalet%20de%20scieur%20de%20bois
correct, masculine noun
- chevalet de menuisier 2, record 1, French, chevalet%20de%20menuisier
correct, masculine noun
- chèvre 2, record 1, French, ch%C3%A8vre
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chevalet pour soutenir une pièce de bois. 2, record 1, French, - chevalet%20de%20sciage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Carpintería
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- caballete de aserrado
1, record 1, Spanish, caballete%20de%20aserrado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Armazón de madera en forma de X diseñado para poder colocar los maderos durante el proceso de aserrado. 1, record 1, Spanish, - caballete%20de%20aserrado
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-09-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- downy birch
1, record 2, English, downy%20birch
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A tree of the family Betulaceae. 2, record 2, English, - downy%20birch
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[Betula pubescens is] the Old World counterpart of B. papyrifera, occasionally escapes from culture. It is stiffly erect, with evidently resinous buds and mostly smaller leaves. 3, record 2, English, - downy%20birch
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
downy birch: common name also used to refer to the subspecies Betula pubescens subsp. pubescens. 2, record 2, English, - downy%20birch
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bouleau pubescent
1, record 2, French, bouleau%20pubescent
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Arbre de la famille des Betulaceae, originaire d'Europe. 2, record 2, French, - bouleau%20pubescent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bouleau pubescent : nom commun utilisé aussi pour désigner la sous-espèce Betula pubescens subsp. pubescens. 2, record 2, French, - bouleau%20pubescent
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- abedul pubescente
1, record 2, Spanish, abedul%20pubescente
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- abedul blanco 2, record 2, Spanish, abedul%20blanco
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Árbol caducifolio que llega [a medir] unos 20 metros, especie monoica, [con] corteza blanca que se desprende en tiras. Presenta también lineas y surcos curvo-horizontales, [...] hojas alternas, pecioladas, con limbo desde romboidal a oval-romboidal, limbo aserrado y rara vez doblemente aserrado. 3, record 2, Spanish, - abedul%20pubescente
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nativo de la mayor parte de Europa (excepto en Holanda, Albania, Grecia, Turquía y Bulgaria), Islas Británicas y en el N. de Asia. Penetra en los Pirineos centrales españoles. En general prospera sobre suelos húmedos y brezales turbosos mal drenados [...] 4, record 2, Spanish, - abedul%20pubescente
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-11-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Silviculture
- Forestry Operations
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- log
1, record 3, English, log
correct, noun, generic, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any section of the bole, or of the thicker branches, of a felled tree, after trimming and cross-cutting. 2, record 3, English, - log
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
log: term standardized by CSA International. 3, record 3, English, - log
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sylviculture
- Exploitation forestière
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- bille
1, record 3, French, bille
correct, feminine noun, specific, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- tronce 2, record 3, French, tronce
correct, feminine noun, less frequent, specific
- billot 3, record 3, French, billot
see observation, masculine noun, Canada, specific
- billon 4, record 3, French, billon
avoid, see observation, masculine noun, specific
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pièce de bois prise dans la grosseur du tronc ou de grosses branches et qui est destinée à être équarrie, mise en tranches. 5, record 3, French, - bille
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Billon» peut parfois être employé confusément comme synonyme de bille, mais il serait préférable de lui réserver le sens de «petite bille» ou «bille courte». 6, record 3, French, - bille
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «billot» pour une bille, justifiable par son emploi abondant sur le plan de l'histoire et de la culture québécoises, n'est pas recommandé en français normatif. En effet, celui-ci désigne principalement dans la francophonie un tronçon de bois qui sert d'appui. 6, record 3, French, - bille
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
billot : Tronçon de bois non équarri. 7, record 3, French, - bille
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 OBS
bille : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 6, record 3, French, - bille
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Silvicultura
- Explotación forestal
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- troza
1, record 3, Spanish, troza
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tronco aserrado para hacer tablas. 2, record 3, Spanish, - troza
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