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OBSCURCIR [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1990-09-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- darken
1, record 1, English, darken
verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- s'assombrir
1, record 1, French, s%27assombrir
verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- s'obscurcir 1, record 1, French, s%27obscurcir
verb
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1990-03-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- black out
1, record 2, English, black%20out
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- darken 2, record 2, English, darken
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Make sure that the room is ready for the next session, visual aids set up and the room blacked out if necessary, and that appropriate literature is ready for distribution. 3, record 2, English, - black%20out
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Whenever projection equipment is being used, it must be possible to darken the room to an acceptable level. 2, record 2, English, - black%20out
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- faire le noir
1, record 2, French, faire%20le%20noir
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- obscurcir 2, record 2, French, obscurcir
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) si vous devez faire une projection, assurez-vous qu'il est possible de faire le noir dans la salle (à moins de disposer d'un écran plein jour de type Ektalite). 1, record 2, French, - faire%20le%20noir
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'opascope. (...) C'est un jeu de miroirs qui réfléchit le document grâce à une ampoule à très forte luminosité. Un inconvénient cependant: il faut obscurcir la salle. 2, record 2, French, - faire%20le%20noir
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1990-03-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- black out
1, record 3, English, black%20out
correct, verb
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
to extinguish or screen esp. in order to make an object or area invisible or less conspicuous ... (the lights were blacked out) (we had to black out all our windows). 1, record 3, English, - black%20out
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- occulter
1, record 3, French, occulter
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- obscurcir 2, record 3, French, obscurcir
correct
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rendre peu visible (une source lumineuse) en la munissant d'un dispositif dit occulteur qui en canalise les rayons en un faisceau étroit. 1, record 3, French, - occulter
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les fenêtres doivent pouvoir être facilement occultées. 3, record 3, French, - occulter
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Il sera toujours souhaitable de prévoir la projection de diapositives, ce qui suppose la possibilité d'obscurcir les fenêtres et une disposition (...) permettant à tous de voir l'écran de projection. 2, record 3, French, - occulter
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- obfuscate
1, record 4, English, obfuscate
verb
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- obscurcir 1, record 4, French, obscurcir
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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