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RULO [3 records]

Record 1 2018-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hair Styling
DEF

A cylindrical object varying in diameter and length, around which hair may be wound.

OBS

roller: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coiffure
CONT

Les rouleaux sont des cylindres de plastique d'une longueur d'environ 6 cm ou 7 cm dont le diamètre varie de 1 cm à 4,5 cm.

OBS

rouleau : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Peinado
DEF

Pequeño cilindro hueco y perforado al que se arrolla el cabello para rizarlo.

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Record 2 2007-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Equipment
  • Tillage Operations (Agriculture)
DEF

Type of device used to roll the soil to present a firm seedbed and a smooth surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel agricole
  • Travaux du sol (Agriculture)
DEF

Appareil lourd destiné à tasser le sol en surface permettant un ameublissement superficiel par écrasement des mottes, facilitant ainsi la mise en place des semences.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Maquinaria agrícola
  • Labores de cultivo (Agricultura)
DEF

Rodillo grueso o pesado que se arrastra por el suelo para desmenuzar los terrones, allanar la tierra, trillar, etc.

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Record 3 2001-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fencing
CONT

... a spring-loaded spool placed at the end of the piste. This takes up the slack as the fencers move up and down the piste.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Escrime
DEF

[...] bobine de fil souple, d'une vingtaine de mètres, qui, grâce à un puissant ressort, suit l'escrimeur dans ses déplacements.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Esgrima
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