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Record 1 2017-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Textiles
  • Supports and Reinforcement (Construction)
  • Civil Engineering
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
CONT

Complete Fabric Retaining Walls. A fabric retaining wall consists of horizontal layers of fabric-containing earth fill with one side of the fabric folded back around the exposed edge and lapped over the next layer to form the wall face.... At the face of the wall the fabric retains the soil from spilling out, while in the interior of the fill fabric tensile stress is developed, which stabilizes the mass.

CONT

Fabric Earth dams. While this application is similar in concept and construction method to fabric retaining walls, the hydrostatic pressure of the retained water and the potential scour problem make the application somewhat unique. Kern describes an application of this type in France where a fabric wall with a vertical downstream face was constructed ... the upstream slope is 2:1. The fabric used was a woven polyester filled with a loam soil.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Textiles techniques
  • Étayage et consolidation (Construction)
  • Génie civil
  • Mécanique des sols
OBS

Soutènements. Talus renforcés [...] Mise en œuvre du matériau d'apport : le matériau d'apport doit être mis en œuvre par couches, d'épaisseur adaptée à l'entraxe des nappes géotextiles [...] Chaque couche devra être soigneusement compactée afin de limiter au minimum les déformations du massif. L'exécution classique d'un talus renforcé par des géotextiles exige l'utilisation d'un coffrage mobile que l'on déplace au fur et à mesure de d'édification de l'ouvrage.

OBS

Même si l'expérience montre que, dans la majorité des cas, les ouvrages classiques comportant des géotextiles (voies de circulation, tranchées drainantes, protection de berges, etc.) se comportent bien, il est d'autres constructions qui exigent une surveillance plus étroite, en raison d'une plus grande sollicitation mécanique ou hydraulique du géotextile (ouvrages de soutènement, drain-cheminée dans les digues, etc.).

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Brewing and Malting
  • Beverages
CONT

The function of the bottleshop is to cleanse thoroughly and sterilize the returnable types of bottles which come back from the trade, and to fill these and one-way bottles and cans with beer, pack them into cases and return them to "circulation".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Brasserie et malterie
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
DEF

Partie d'une brasserie où s'effectue la mise en bouteilles de la bière. On y trouve des tanks et des soutireuses.

Spanish

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Record 3 2014-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • The Heart
CONT

Restrictive cardiomyopathy(RCM) is a rare form of heart muscle disease that is characterized by restrictive filling of the ventricles. In this disease the contractile function(squeeze) of the heart and wall thicknesses are usually normal, but the relaxation or filling phase of the heart is very abnormal. This occurs because the heart muscle is stiff and poorly compliant and does not allow the ventricular chambers to fill with blood normally. This inability to relax and fill with blood results in a “back up” of blood into the atria(top chambers of the heart), lungs and body causing the symptoms and signs of heart failure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Cœur
CONT

Le diagnostic étiologique de myocardiopathie restrictive est un diagnostic d’élimination. Il faut évoquer et rechercher : une atteinte myocardique infiltrative ou de surcharge [...] En faveur d’une amylose [...], il faut retenir le contraste entre une hypertrophie ventriculaire gauche échographique importante et un micro-voltage à l’électrocardiogramme; une atteinte myocardique non infiltrative [...]; une atteinte endomyocardique [...]

CONT

Dans cette forme rare de cardiomyopathie, le muscle cardiaque se rigidifie, ce qui empêche les ventricules du cœur de se relâcher et de se remplir entièrement de sang entre les battements de cœur.

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
  • Hair Styling
CONT

During a hair transplant surgery, healthy hair is transplanted from the back of the head in units of follicles. These units differ in size depending on the area of balding that they need to fill in. This is what helps to create a natural result. When one of these units has 1, 2, or 3 hairs, it's called a "micrograft. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
  • Coiffure
DEF

Prélèvement de cheveux sur la nuque, en très faible quantité, puis transplantation dans une zone de calvitie.

CONT

Evoluant depuis plus de 30 ans, les techniques de microgreffes aboutissent actuellement à des procédés sophistiqués de greffes d'unités folliculaires, quasiment cheveu par cheveu. Les résultats esthétiques sont extrêmement satisfaisants et n'ont plus rien à voir avec les tâtonnements des premières années. Les deux avancées majeures : la disparition des champs de poireaux et de la douleur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cirugía
  • Peinado
DEF

Técnica quirúrgica para el tratamiento de la calvicie [que consiste en la] colocación de uno, dos o tres pelos en una microperforación realizada en el cuero cabelludo, dependiendo de la localización y del efecto que se quiera conseguir.

CONT

Los microinjertos de pelo (capilar) se realizan en [...] el área que se desea restaurar o hasta conseguir la densidad de pelo necesaria o satisfactoria para el paciente.

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Record 5 2010-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
  • Food Preservation and Canning
CONT

A vibratinex tumbler filler is described in which filling takes place inside a revolving drum, buckets on the wall of the drum carry mushrooms on to a vibrating tray in the centre, the mushrooms fall freely into cans, and excess is carried back to the tray in buckets. Weight is controlled by gradual filling of the containers, with tipping and shaking of the cans to remove excess mushrooms, after the 1st batch has been retorted, the filler is readjusted to fill to the proper weight.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
  • Conservation des aliments et conserverie

Spanish

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Record 6 2006-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Geology
  • Metals Mining
DEF

The metal content of an ore which can be expressed either in percent or in ounces per ton, etc.

CONT

Cut and fill mining is a fairly costly mining method as the back and walls must be conditioned every cut to provide a safe working face. The overall lifetime grade of ore in the proposed stope must be sufficient to support this conditioning cost.

CONT

... the ore concentration ... varies from place to place ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie économique
  • Mines métalliques
CONT

La teneur d'un minerai peut être définie en minéral contenu (ex. : teneur en quartz d'un minerai d'or ou de tungstène) ou en métal contenu (ex. : teneur en plomb d'un minerai constitué de sulfure de plomb, ou galène), ou en un élément équivalent, généralement l'oxyde (ex. : la teneur des minerais de potasse, constitués de chlorures ou de carbonates de potassium, s'exprime en K2O contenu).

CONT

[...] la teneur du minerai [...] varie en tout point du terrain [...]

Key term(s)
  • teneur des minerais

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geología económica
  • Minas metálicas
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Record 7 2004-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cinematography
  • Video Technology
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
DEF

An aesthetic convention in which an actor or object is lit from three sources or points of light of varying intensity [:] one main source of illumination(key light), one source filling shadows(fill light and one source backlighting the actors(back light).

OBS

The Dictionary of New Media is available at: <a href="http://hepdigital.com/" title="http://hepdigital.com">http://hepdigital.com</a>.

Key term(s)
  • three point lighting
  • 3-point lighting
  • 3 point lighting
  • three point lighting system
  • 3-point lighting system
  • 3 point lighting system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cinématographie
  • Vidéotechnique
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
CONT

éclairage en trois points : Système d'éclairage de base employé au moment de filmer une scène d'intérieur. La lumière est distribuée à partir de trois points principaux. Un premier projecteur est placé face au personnage ou à la scène. Son faisceau lumineux donne de grandes zones de contrastes. Un projecteur d'appoint permet d'éclaircir les zones d'ombre et un troisième projecteur, placé au fond de la scène, derrière le ou les personnages, a pour effet de dessiner leurs contours.

Spanish

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Record 8 2003-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
DEF

An automated program that extracts information from fields in registration forms.

OBS

An auto-parser will detect and report errors or incomplete information in forms. When filling out a form online, you may have received an annoying message, such as, "You didn’t include your fax number, "that required you to go back and fill in the entire form again.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Internet et télématique
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)

Spanish

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Record 9 2000-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inspection for Defects (Materials Engineering)
  • Strength of Materials
  • Sewers and Drainage
  • Transport of Water (Water Supply)
CONT

... city sewer department foreman Richard Charlton, who was in charge of the work site, said his crew "definitely" did not hit the main with machinery. However, he's not exactly sure what happened when the crew was excavating for a new water service and sanitary service. "There was a longitudinal crack along the water main right next to the bell, "Charlton said. "So we’re thinking that maybe the pressure that was exerted around the existing fill underneath the main created quite a pressure against the main and then releasing the pressure as we dug around made that failure happen from the bell back...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Détection des défauts des matériaux
  • Résistance des matériaux
  • Égouts et drainage
  • Adduction d'eau (Alimentation en eau)
DEF

Discontinuité physique parallèle ou qui forme un angle inférieur à 45° avec l'axe de l'ouvrage, caractérisée ou non par une ouverture nette des deux lèvres, matérialisant une zone de rupture en tension de l'ouvrage.

Spanish

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Record 10 1999-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Riveting (Metals)
CONT

A device known as a pop, or blind riveter will install and set rivets without the use of a tool to support the work.... Each rivet has a pin, or mandrel, which is automatically broken off, removed, and discarded after the rivet has been set. The stem of the rivet is inserted in the tool and placed through the hole. As the tool is squeezed, the mandrel draws the concealed end of the rivet back, expands it to completely fill the hole, then breaks off as soon as the head is formed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Rivetage (Métallurgie)
CONT

Une riveteuse pop posera les rivets sans l'aide d'un outil qui supporte l'ouvrage. [...] Chaque rivet porte une pointe, ou aiguille, qui se brise automatiquement et s'enlève quand le rivet est posé. On insère la tige du rivet dans le trou de l'outil. Quand on presse les poignées, la tige tire, vers l'arrière, la partie invisible du rivet, la compresse pour remplir le trou complètement, puis se brise dès que la tête s'est bien formée.

OBS

riveteuse : Machine qui sert à poser les rivets.

Spanish

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Record 11 1993-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Security
  • Security Devices
CONT

Active motion detectors fill the volume in range of the detector with either ultrasonic, microwave, or sonic energy. The transmitted energy forms a standing wave pattern as it reflects from the objects and walls in the room. Some of this energy is reflected back to the detector receiver, where it is received and processed. When there is a disturbance in the received signal due to someone moving within the protected area, the processor initiates an alarm.

OBS

Active detection system: a ... system which emits energy as a means of detection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité générale de l'entreprise
  • Dispositifs de sécurité

Spanish

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Record 12 1992-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
CONT

The back fill should be compacted, and at intervals, four-way blocking should be provided to support the hydrant in a vertical position. This blocking will aid the compacted gravel in eliminating any below ground damage in the event of traffic accident.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
CONT

S'assurer que le remblai est convenablement compacté et prévoir, à intervalles donnés, un calage sur les quatre côtés de la borne afin de la maintenir en position verticale. Ce calage aidera le remblai de gravier à prévenir, en cas d'accident de la circulation, tout dommage des parties de l'appareil situées au-dessous du niveau du sol.

Spanish

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Record 13 1991-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
DEF

Elongating the vertical diameter of a pipe(culvert) with struts before backfilling. The pipe settles back towards a full round shape under the fill load.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage

Spanish

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Record 14 1987-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
CONT

Brush dispenser. simply fill with brushes and autoclave entire unit; brushes will remain sterile. Then slip back on permanent wall-mounting and it's ready to dispense brushes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
CONT

distributeur de brosses.le distributeur présente la brosse (volet à bascule commandé par curseur ne dégageant qu'une seule brosse à la fois).

Spanish

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Record 15 1986-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rabbit Farming
CONT

Even the smallest rabbittry benefits from an automatic or semi-automatic system. The simplest watering system is semi-automatic. You fill a holding tank(perhaps just a large bucket) elevated above the hutches, and the water flows down through pipes alongside the cages. Valves are inserted into the pipe at each cage. The rabbits bite on the valves to release the water. There are two types of valves. The "dewdrop" valve has a metal stem in it which is dislodged when bit or licked. This allows the water to trickle through. After a rabbit has stopped drinking, the stem drops back into the valve opening and is held in place by the water pressure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des lapins
OBS

L'abreuvement des lapins doit alors être assuré par un système automatique du type clapet.

OBS

Proposition d'André Sénécal de la Section technique.

Spanish

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