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CONFECTION [6 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2010-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sugar Industry
  • Chocolate and Confectionery
DEF

Sweet edibles (as candy, cake, pastry, candied fruits, ice cream): things prepared and sold by a confectioner.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sucrerie (Industrie de l'alimentation)
  • Confiserie et chocolaterie
DEF

Produits à base de sucre fabriqués et vendus par les confiseurs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria azucarera
  • Productos de confitería y chocolatería
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Record 2 2004-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clothing (General)
DEF

All the operations required for making up an article of clothing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vêtements (Généralités)
DEF

Ensemble des opérations permettant la réalisation d'un vêtement.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clothing (General)
DEF

Ready-made. Manufactured in a range of sizes, colors, and types and offered for sale, ready-to-wear; also apparel so made and sold, as dresses, coats, accessories, etc.

DEF

Ready-to-wear: Ready-made apparel.

Key term(s)
  • ready-to-wear garment
  • ready-made garment
  • ready-made suit
  • ready-to-wears
  • ready-mades

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vêtements (Généralités)
DEF

Ensemble des vêtements de série conçus le plus souvent par un styliste de mode et qui font l'objet de présentations saisonnières; fabrication de ces vêtements.

OBS

Dans le domaine du prêt-à-porter, le terme «confection» est vieilli.

OBS

Le pluriel de «prêt-à-porter» est : des prêts-à-porter.

Key term(s)
  • vêtement de confection

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tire Manufacturing
DEF

Application of required amount of retread or repair rubber.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication des pneumatiques
DEF

Application des différents produits pour la reconstitution de l'enveloppe.

OBS

Les données que l'on retrouve sur cette fiche sont utilisées dans une entreprise française de fabrication de pneumatiques.

Spanish

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Record 5 1988-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Codes (Software)
  • Handwriting Analysis and Cryptography
OBS

as regards their construction, codes are generally one-part (alphabetical) codes or two-part (randomized) codes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Codes (Logiciels)
  • Graphologie et cryptographie
OBS

confection d'un code.

Spanish

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Record 6 1986-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing (General)
DEF

The act of putting parts together to form a complete integrated object.

CONT

Construction basics: basic stitches, seams, darts, tucks, pleats, gathering, shirring, smocking, ruffles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Couture (Généralités)
DEF

Action de faire, de réaliser, de confectionner qqch en plusieurs opérations.

OBS

Confectionner des vêtements.

OBS

On dit : la «confection» de vêtements et la «fabrication» de tissus.

Spanish

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