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MOULIN VENT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Types of Constructed Works
- Energy (Physics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- windmill
1, record 1, English, windmill
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mill operated by the wind's rotation of large, oblique sails or vanes radiating from a shaft: used as a source of power for grinding grain, pumping water, etc. 2, record 1, English, - windmill
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The idea of using the wind as a source of power or energy to do man's bidding is not new. The earliest known wind machines, used by the Persians to grind grain, predate Christian civilization. Use of windmills to recorded is the 12th century en France and England and was extensive throughout Europe by the 13th century. 3, record 1, English, - windmill
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Types de constructions
- Énergie (Physique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- moulin à vent
1, record 1, French, moulin%20%C3%A0%20vent
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Moulin fonctionnant à l'aide d'ailes captant l'énergie éolienne. 2, record 1, French, - moulin%20%C3%A0%20vent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le moulin à vent oriental servait uniquement à la mouture des grains. En Europe, et notamment en Hollande à partir du XIVe siècle, le moulin à vent est employé pour l'assèchement des polders. 3, record 1, French, - moulin%20%C3%A0%20vent
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tipos de construcciones
- Energía (Física)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- molino de viento
1, record 1, Spanish, molino%20de%20viento
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] instalación en que el motor es una rueda con paletas, movida por el [...] viento, en la cual se muelen granos entre dos piedras, una de las cuales gira sobre la otra [...] 2, record 1, Spanish, - molino%20de%20viento
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-11-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hobbies (General)
- Do-it-yourself (Hobbies)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- whirligig
1, record 2, English, whirligig
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mechanical apparatus having a whirling or rotary movement. 2, record 2, English, - whirligig
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Joseph Lajoie (St-Gabriel de Brandon, 1984 -) took up carving in about 1972 and his backyard is decorated with his carved wooden birds, cast concrete roosters and whirligigs of all sorts. 3, record 2, English, - whirligig
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Passe-temps (Généralités)
- Bricolage
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- girouette
1, record 2, French, girouette
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- vire-vent 2, record 2, French, vire%2Dvent
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada, regional
- tourniquette 2, record 2, French, tourniquette
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada, regional
- moulin à vent 3, record 2, French, moulin%20%C3%A0%20vent
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- moulinet 3, record 2, French, moulinet
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Feuille de tôle taillée ordinairement en forme de banderole et mobile sur un pivot, qu'on place sur le haut des maisons pour indiquer la direction du vent. 4, record 2, French, - girouette
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
«Les tourniquettes, les choses qui tournent au vent, ça chasse pas vraiment les moustiques, mais ça fait beau. Quand y vente à plein, ça tourne à plein». (Mme Alphonse Durette, Saint-Ulric, Comté de Matane). 2, record 2, French, - girouette
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
«Les girouettes, je travaille ça avec des ciseaux, des scies à fer, des fers à souder. Pour le petit castor et l'oiseau, l'engrenage, c'est une horloge. J'ai tout fait ça en tôle et en plastique. Quand c'est usé, je les défais pis je les retrime en neuf. On a eu une escousse de vent de nordet pis j'en ai deux qui se sont usées tant que ça a viré jour et nuit». (M. Alfred Racine, Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré, Comté de Charlevoix). 2, record 2, French, - girouette
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Girouette» demeure le générique. Les girouettes les plus courantes ont la forme de coqs mais les «patenteux» savent s'écarter du traditionnel coq de clocher pour leur donner les formes les plus diverses. On parle de «vire-vents» dans la Beauce, en Gaspésie et au Nouveau-Brunswick. Les gens diront encore «tournette», «tourniquette» et «moulinette» là où on consignerait «tourniquet» et «moulinet» mais sans donner à ces mots le sens que leur donne le parler populaire québécois. Pour la France, «girouette», «moulin à vent» ou «moulinet» décrivent le plus souvent ces inventions. 3, record 2, French, - girouette
Record 2, Key term(s)
- tournette
- moulinette
- tourniquet
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Pasatiempos (Generalidades)
- Bricolaje
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- veleta
1, record 2, Spanish, veleta
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositivo utilizado para indicar la dirección desde la que sopla el viento. 1, record 2, Spanish, - veleta
Record 3 - internal organization data 1986-06-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Games and Toys (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- whirligig
1, record 3, English, whirligig
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A child's toy that whirls or spins, as a pinwheel. 2, record 3, English, - whirligig
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Jeux et jouets (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- moulinet
1, record 3, French, moulinet
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- moulin à vent 2, record 3, French, moulin%20%C3%A0%20vent
masculine noun
- tourniquet 3, record 3, French, tourniquet
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Habituellement, un «whirligig» sera un «moulinet», genre d'étoile de papier, de bois ou de matière plastique fixée à un pivot au bout d'une tige de bois et dont les bras recourbés tournent au gré du vent. Mais ce peut être aussi tout jouet doté d'une hélice ou d'une pièce mobile sous l'effet du souffle ou du vent. 4, record 3, French, - moulinet
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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