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Record 1 2005-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Horse Husbandry
CONT

As you teach and physically condition your equine, keeping him relaxed and calm, you'll find that he will quietly champ the bit and maintain a relaxed jaw.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Élevage des chevaux
CONT

[...] il domptait son cheval et le forçait, tout ruisselant de sueur, tout blanchi d’une écume épaisse, à ronger son frein près du carrosse, dans la foule des courtisans.

CONT

Il semble mâcher le mors, à deux ou trois reprises, tout en la regardant.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
  • Cría de ganado caballar
CONT

El caballo puede masticar tranquilamente la embocadura, manteniendo un ligero contacto con la mano del jinete, y dispuesto a partir hacia adelante a la menor indicación de éste.

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Record 2 1995-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Food Industries
DEF

herbaceous plant yielding oil designed to replace whale oil.

CONT

Meadowfoam, a new oilseed crop cultivated mainly on the west coast of the United States and Canada, may soon be in Britain. ... Japan is said to be interested in meadowfoam as an alternative raw material for cosmetics. (The Times (London), 14 Sept. 1985, p. 3.).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Industrie de l'alimentation

Spanish

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Record 3 1985-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Slaughterhouses

French

Domaine(s)
  • Abattoirs
OBS

Si la saignée est faite trop près de l'épaule, il arrive que l'eau pénètre pendant l'échaudage dans le poumon et y forme une sorte d’écume.

Spanish

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