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HARICOT [6 records]

Record 1 2016-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prepared Dishes (Cooking)
  • Restaurant Menus
OBS

A seasoned dish of lamb with vegetables.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plats cuisinés
  • Menus (Restauration)
OBS

Mets composé d'agneau et de légumes cuits ensemble.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Platos preparados (Cocina)
  • Menú (Restaurantes)
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Record 2 2011-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Vegetable Crop Production
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Agricultural food product (pulse - food grain).

CONT

Kidney bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, family [Fabaceae], a tropical, annual herb widely and popularly cultivated for its edible seed or pod.

OBS

haricot bean; common bean: terms standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Production légumière
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

Le haricot (Phaseolus vulgaris) de la famille des [Fabaceae] est une plante annuelle, dressée ou volubile.

OBS

Produit agricole alimentaire (légume sec - grain de plante).

OBS

Cultivé pour ses grains à l'état frais ou sec (haricot à écosser).

OBS

haricot; haricot commun : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Producción hortícola
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 3 2008-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Pinaceae.

OBS

[The Eastern hemlock] is the only hemlock native to eastern Canada.

OBS

hemlock: In the eastern part of the United States and in eastern Canada, where this tree is the only species of Tsuga found growing naturally, the "Eastern hemlock" is often referred to simply as "hemlock."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Pinaceae.

OBS

La pruche de Canada est la seule pruche indigène dans l'est du pays, elle y est donc souvent désignée par le seul terme de «pruche».

OBS

haricot : Dans la Flore Laurentienne, l'auteur Marie-Victorin précise que «les Acadiens (dans l'Est du Canada) emploient le nom "haricot" pour désigner le Tsuga canadensis».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 4 2008-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
DEF

A shallow basin of curved, kidney-shaped design, used to collect body fluids or as a container for various other liquids.

CONT

An emesis basin is a shallow basin with a kidney-shaped footprint and sloping walls (hence its alternate name, the kidney basin). [...] Contrary to its name, emesis basins are not usually used for vomiting, as the depth, size, and sloping walls all contribute to spilling or splashing the vomit rather than catching it. For this purpose, a plastic bag or wash basin is often preferred [...].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical

Spanish

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Record 5 2002-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Classification of Coal
DEF

A cleaned and screened anthracite product 7/8 by 3/8 inch.

OBS

beans: term rarely used in the singular in the coal field (bean).

PHR

Beans of coal.

Key term(s)
  • bean
  • bean of coal

French

Domaine(s)
  • Classification des charbons
OBS

Calibre de charbon.

PHR

Menus de houille bruts.

Spanish

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Record 6 1977-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
DEF

a rod or shaft applied between the spokes of a wheel of a vehicle to prevent rotation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes
DEF

Roue libre à coincement de cale. (Notice ANVAR 76 10).

CONT

Il existe deux types principaux de roues libres: les roues libres à rouleaux, galets ou billes de coincement de cales ou corps ronds, ou encore "sprags" (dans le jargon spécialisé, appelés aussi "haricots"). (Notice ANVAR 76 10).

Spanish

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