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DRAP CAOUTCHOUC [4 records]

Record 1 2016-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
DEF

Folded sheet which is longer than the width of the bed and usually made of absorbent cotton twill.

OBS

It is placed across the bed, under the patient, and when soiled is easily replaced, or by a slight adjustment a cool pach may be provided.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
DEF

Pièce de tissu ou de caoutchouc interposée entre la personne alitée et le drap inférieur de manière à préserver ce dernier des excrétions organiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo médico y quirúrgico
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Record 2 2014-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

Small, round, rubberized object wrapped in a seamless felt covering, used principally to maintain a rally between two players or two teams at opposite ends of a tennis court.

CONT

During play, the covering of balls becomes scuffed; so that the balls used are consistent in behavior, balls are replaced at regular intervals in important matches.

CONT

In a bid to slow the game, the fluffy yellow tennis balls that male players love bashing to warp speed are being deflated ever so slightly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Au tennis, balle formée d’un noyau de caoutchouc creux couvert de drap blanc sans coutures.

CONT

La balle est [normalement] de couleur jaune ou blanche. Elle doit avoir une surface unie, sans couture [...] La balle lâchée à 8 pi (2,45 m) du sol sur un plancher de béton doit rebondir de 53 po (1,35 m) à 58 po (1,47 m).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo y accesorios deportivos
  • Deportes de raqueta
CONT

Las pelotas de tenis son blancas o amarillas. Pesan aproximadamente 60 gramos [...] La pelota toca el suelo dos veces antes de ser devuelta.

CONT

Michael Chang [...] pudo cambiar la suerte del partido si hubiera concretado alguna de las cuatro bolas de que dispuso para colocarse con 5-1 en el primer set.

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Record 3 2002-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hospital Furniture
DEF

[An] underpad to protect the bed against urine/faeces loss.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mobilier d'hôpital
DEF

Pièce de tissu ou de caoutchouc interposée entre la personne alitée et le drap inférieur de manière à préserver ce dernier des excrétions organiques.

Spanish

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Record 4 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Table Linen

French

Domaine(s)
  • Linge de table

Spanish

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