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TALLAR [3 records]

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Record 1 2016-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

Apply a flat polished surface on a diamond.

PHR

Facet the culet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Tailler une surface plane polie sur un diamant.

CONT

On commence la taille en facettant d'abord la table.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estudio de las gemas
  • Industria del diamante
DEF

Tallar las facetas de [un diamante].

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Record 2 2013-07-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
Camellia sinensis
Latin
Thea sinensis
Latin
CONT

Tea is a shrub, grown for a hot drink made from its leaves. It is appreciated for its stimulant properties and health benefits, and as the centre of social rituals such as the Japanese tea ceremony and British teatime.

OBS

A plant of the family Theaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Camellia sinensis
Latin
Thea sinensis
Latin
CONT

Le théier est un arbuste cultivé dont les feuilles servent à préparer une boisson chaude. Apprécié pour ses propriétés stimulantes et bienfaisantes, il est au centre de rites sociaux tels que la cérémonie du thé japonaise et la pause-thé britannique.

OBS

Arbuste de la famille des Theaceae.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Camellia sinensis
Latin
Thea sinensis
Latin
DEF

Árbol procedente de Oriente [...] de hoja perenne, elíptica, flores blancas y fruto capsular con tres semillas negruzcas. Puede alcanzar hasta los 10 o 15 metros en estado salvaje, aunque se suele tallar a 1, 10 metros, del suelo para facilitar su recolección.

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Record 3 2011-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sanding and Polishing of Metals
  • Wood Finishing
DEF

An abrasive which is composed of pulverized, impure corundum; used in polishing and grinding.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sablage et ponçage des métaux
  • Finition du bois
DEF

[...] mélange de corindon et de magnétite [...] employé pour la fabrication des meules, pierres, papiers et toiles émeri [...]

CONT

[...] le mélange de grains de corindon, magnétite, hématite et quartz s'appelle «émeri».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enarenado y pulimento de metales
  • Pulido de la madera
DEF

Piedra abrasiva, una variedad de corindón ferrífero.

CONT

El esmeril es una roca finamente granulada, entre cuyos granos predominan los de corindón, aunque también los tiene de mica y de óxido de hierro. Constituye uno de los abrasivos más eficaces, y se usa en gran escala de tres formas diferentes : aglomerado en muelas de esmeril; pegado con cola, en forma de capa, sobre un papel o tela(papel y tela de esmeril) ;en polvo, mezclado con aceite(para pulir metales) o con agua(para pulir piedras, labrar lentes y otros elementos ópticos, tallar lunas, etc.).

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