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PLUIE DILUVIENNE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Pumps
- Sewers and Drainage
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- antibackup feature
1, record 1, English, antibackup%20feature
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- antibackup system 2, record 1, English, antibackup%20system
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pompes
- Égouts et drainage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- système anti-refoulement
1, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20anti%2Drefoulement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- système antirefoulement 2, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20antirefoulement
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
N'oubliez pas de faire installer un système anti-refoulement des eaux provenant des canalisations communales accidentellement en charge après un orage ou une pluie diluvienne. 1, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20anti%2Drefoulement
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
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-09-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Climatology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- bai-u
1, record 3, English, bai%2Du
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- bai-u season 2, record 3, English, bai%2Du%20season
correct
- tsuyu 3, record 3, English, tsuyu
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The name given to the season of heaviest rainfall in southern Japan and in parts of China. 4, record 3, English, - bai%2Du
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The bai-u season (June and early July in Japan, May to July in China) is the most important period for the cultivation and transplanting of rice. 3, record 3, English, - bai%2Du
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The bai-u rains are also called plum rains or mold rains, with reference to the season when plums ripen and to the effects of continued dampness. 3, record 3, English, - bai%2Du
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Climatologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- bai-u
1, record 3, French, bai%2Du
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- tsuyu 2, record 3, French, tsuyu
correct, masculine noun
- baiu 3, record 3, French, baiu
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nom donné à la saison des plus fortes pluies dans le sud du Japon et dans certaines parties de la Chine. 4, record 3, French, - bai%2Du
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pendant l'été, le Japon se situe entre les basses pressions du continent asiatique et les zones de hautes pressions subtropicales qui remontent vers le nord. Ces flux instables déclenchent des dépressions cycloniques qui passent au-dessus de l'archipel en mai-juin, puis au mois de septembre, occasionnant deux périodes de pluies marquées, dont la première, appelée tsuyu ou baiu(«la pluie des prunes»-ainsi nommée parce qu'elle marque la saison des prunes), peut être diluvienne. 3, record 3, French, - bai%2Du
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ces pluies sont aussi appelées «pluies des prunes» ou «pluies des moisissures». 4, record 3, French, - bai%2Du
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] saison de fortes pluies [...] : juin et juillet au Japon, mai, juin et juillet en Chine. 5, record 3, French, - bai%2Du
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Climatología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- bai-u
1, record 3, Spanish, bai%2Du
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nombre dado en el sur del Japón y en parte de China, a la estación con las lluvias más abundantes. 1, record 3, Spanish, - bai%2Du
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Estas lluvias se denominan también "lluvias de la estación del ciruelo" o "lluvias del moho". 1, record 3, Spanish, - bai%2Du
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