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Record 1 2003-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Placement of Concrete
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
OBS

in standard, dense concrete it is necessary to have enough cement paste to fill the voids in the aggregate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mise en place du béton
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
OBS

[...] utiliser des bétons dans lesquels les gros éléments sont au contact des uns aux autres, les interstices étant bouchés par l'incorporation de béton fluidifié.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aplicación del hormigón
  • Vocabulario técnico y científico general
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Record 2 2003-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cycling
DEF

The distance (usually measured in time) between individuals or group.

OBS

Gaps are "opened" and "closed".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cyclisme

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciclismo
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Record 3 2000-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

An opening or space within a rock or mass of rocks, usually small in size.

OBS

Pores are usually filled with some fluid (as water, oil, gas, or all three).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Vide de faible dimension entre des grains de roche.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
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