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POCHE SECHE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-02-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Recipes
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- duchesse potatoes
1, record 1, English, duchesse%20potatoes
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- duchess potatoes 2, record 1, English, duchess%20potatoes
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mashed potatoes mixed with beaten eggs and forced through a pastry tube. 2, record 1, English, - duchesse%20potatoes
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Recettes de cuisine
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pommes de terre duchesse
1, record 1, French, pommes%20de%20terre%20duchesse
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pommes duchesse 2, record 1, French, pommes%20duchesse
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] purée de pommes de terre sèche, additionnée de beurre et de jaunes d’œufs, poussée sur une plaque à la poche à douille et mise à dorer au four. 2, record 1, French, - pommes%20de%20terre%20duchesse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-08-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Dry Cells
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dry cell
1, record 2, English, dry%20cell
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An electric cell in which the electrolyte is in the form of paste rather than in a liquid. 2, record 2, English, - dry%20cell
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term dry cell is usually used to describe a Leclanché cell. 2, record 2, English, - dry%20cell
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
dry cell: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 2, English, - dry%20cell
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Piles sèches
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pile sèche
1, record 2, French, pile%20s%C3%A8che
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pile galvanique, dérivée de la pile Leclanché, dans laquelle l’électrolyte est incorporé à une pâte gélatineuse souvent composée de farine et d’amidon. 2, record 2, French, - pile%20s%C3%A8che
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La pile sèche est donc une pile Leclanché, généralement de petite dimension, à électrolyte gélifié [et] utilisée notamment dans les lampes de poche et dans nombre d’appareils à transistors et de jouets. 2, record 2, French, - pile%20s%C3%A8che
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pile sèche : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 2, French, - pile%20s%C3%A8che
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Pilas secas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- pila seca
1, record 2, Spanish, pila%20seca
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pila galvánica cuyo electrolito se encuentra embedido en una sustancia porosa. 2, record 2, Spanish, - pila%20seca
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