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Record 1 - internal organization data 1989-07-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paperboard
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bleached lined folding boxboard
1, record 1, English, bleached%20lined%20folding%20boxboard
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of folding boxboard of which one or both external furnish layers is composed of bleached chemical pulp. It should have good printing properties and may be suitable for varnishing. 1, record 1, English, - bleached%20lined%20folding%20boxboard
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "bleached lined folding boxboard" has been standardized by ISO. 2, record 1, English, - bleached%20lined%20folding%20boxboard
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Carton
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- carton blanchi pour boîtes pliantes
1, record 1, French, carton%20blanchi%20pour%20bo%C3%AEtes%20pliantes
masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type de carton pour boîtes pliantes dont l'une des couches fibreuses extérieures (ou les deux) est composée de pâte chimique blanchie. Il doit avoir de bonnes qualités d'impression et pouvoir éventuellement être verni. 1, record 1, French, - carton%20blanchi%20pour%20bo%C3%AEtes%20pliantes
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme "carton blanchi pour boîtes pliantes" a été normalisé par l'ISO. 2, record 1, French, - carton%20blanchi%20pour%20bo%C3%AEtes%20pliantes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-09-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- downpour
1, record 2, English, downpour
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A heavy drenching. 2, record 2, English, - downpour
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... during steady downpours the model seriously underestimated the amount of runoff going into rivers. 3, record 2, English, - downpour
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A "downpour" is defined as a "heavy fall of rain"; however, in a general sense, "downpour" can also be made of hail or snow but it is mostly made of rain. 4, record 2, English, - downpour
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plural: downpours. 4, record 2, English, - downpour
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
downpour of giant hailstones, hail, large waterdrops, melting snow, rain, snow. 4, record 2, English, - downpour
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Extreme, heavy, huge, serious, steady, sudden, torrential, very hard, violent downpour. 4, record 2, English, - downpour
Record 2, Key term(s)
- down pour
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- averse
1, record 2, French, averse
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- déluge 2, record 2, French, d%C3%A9luge
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- pluie diluvienne 3, record 2, French, pluie%20diluvienne
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- abat 4, record 2, French, abat
correct, see observation, masculine noun, obsolete
- abas 5, record 2, French, abas
correct, see observation, masculine noun, obsolete
- abat d'eau 6, record 2, French, abat%20d%27eau
correct, see observation, masculine noun, France, familiar
- pluie d'abat 7, record 2, French, pluie%20d%27abat
correct, see observation, feminine noun, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, familiar
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pluie subite, abondante et généralement de courte durée. 8, record 2, French, - averse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Alors que nous avions atteint un lac d'une eau douce d'une pureté hallucinante, bordé du sable le plus blanc du monde, le déluge est venu nous prendre et nous a imposé 5 heures de marche sous une pluie diluvienne, dans un sable devenu boueux. 3, record 2, French, - averse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Pluie diluvienne, très abondante, torrentielle. 8, record 2, French, - averse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'«averse» est généralement de courte durée, le «déluge» et la «pluie diluvienne» peuvent être de courte ou longue durée. 9, record 2, French, - averse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
déluge : pluie très abondante et torrentielle. [...] Au bout de six jours de déluge, la pluie diminua d'intensité. 10, record 2, French, - averse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Abat : Vx ou régional. Action de s'abattre. Pluie d'abat : averse, forte pluie. - Un grand abat de pluie, d'eau, de grêle. 11, record 2, French, - averse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
«abat» Les Acadiens du Nouveau-Brunswick et de la Nouvelle-Écosse disent : une «pluie d'abat» pour une «grosse averse». L'expression : une «pluie d'abat» nous vient de la vieille France. Descartes épelle le mot «abas». Nous disons également et dans le même sens : un «abat d'eau». 7, record 2, French, - averse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 5 OBS
abat d'eau : Fortes précipitations, discontinues, quasi accidentelles, liées plus à des circonstances locales temporaires, ou à des rencontres occasionnelles entre MASSES D'AIR, qu'à une situation climatique saisonnière stable et reproductible. 6, record 2, French, - averse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 6 OBS
abat d'eau : dialecte bordeluche ou agenais, c'est-à-dire, «patois» utilisé dans la région de Bordeaux ou d'Agen. 9, record 2, French, - averse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Courte pluie diluvienne. 9, record 2, French, - averse
Record 2, Key term(s)
- abat-d'eau
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- chaparrón
1, record 2, Spanish, chaparr%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chubasco formado por gotas gruesas de agua. 1, record 2, Spanish, - chaparr%C3%B3n
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