TERMIUM Plus®

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FIL LIGATURE [3 records]

Record 1 1998-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forwarding, Folding, and Binding (Printing)
OBS

Steel wire of round, square or rectangular shape, used in stitching.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Façonnage, pliage et reliure (Imprimerie)
CONT

Le brochage au fil métallique, ou agrafage, ou piqûre, maintient feuilles et cahiers par un fil d'acier rivé; c'est le mode de brochage des périodiques, des catalogues et de la plupart des imprimés autres que les travaux d'édition.

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Placement of Concrete
DEF

16- or 14-gauge black annealed wire in small coils used by bar setters.

OBS

bar: Steel bar, usually deformed, used to reinforce concrete construction; sometimes called rod.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mise en place du béton
OBS

ligature : (...) barre ou fil de fer maintenant les armatures de béton armé avant enrobage.

Spanish

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Record 3 1983-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Railroad Maintenance
  • Signalling (Rail Transport)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien (Équipement ferroviaire)
  • Signalisation (Transport par rail)

Spanish

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