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barnacle

/ˈbɑːnəkl̩/ /ˈbɑɹnəkl̩/

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noun

Bernacle

A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.

Examples :

"The hull of the old sailboat was covered in barnacles, making it slow and difficult to steer. "

La coque du vieux voilier était couverte de bernacles, ce qui le rendait lent et difficile à diriger.

organism animal nautical ocean biology ecology science

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noun

La bernache nonnette

The barnacle goose.

Examples :

"My uncle loves watching barnacle geese migrate in the fall. "

Mon oncle adore regarder les bernaches nonnettes migrer en automne.

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noun

Modification, changement

In electrical engineering, a change made to a product on the manufacturing floor that was not part of the original product design.

Examples :

"The company implemented a barnacle in the new computer design—a USB port—because it was discovered that many customers already owned compatible accessories. "

L'entreprise a mis en œuvre une modification dans la conception du nouvel ordinateur – un port USB – car il a été découvert que de nombreux clients possédaient déjà des accessoires compatibles.

technology electronics machine industry technical work

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noun

Modification, ajout

On printed circuit boards, a change such as soldering a wire in order to connect two points, or addition such as an added resistor or capacitor, subassembly or daughterboard.

Examples :

"The technician added a barnacle to the circuit board by soldering a wire to connect the two components. "

Le technicien a ajouté une modification à la carte de circuit imprimé en soudant un fil pour connecter les deux composants.

electronics technical device machine electronics computing technology

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noun

Artefact obsolète, élément désuet

A deprecated or obsolete file, image or other artifact that remains with a project even though it is no longer needed.

Examples :

"After the website redesign, the old logo file became a barnacle, taking up space on the server but serving no purpose. "

Après la refonte du site web, l'ancien fichier de logo est devenu un élément désuet, occupant de l'espace sur le serveur sans servir à rien.

computing technical

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noun

Embarre

(in the plural) An instrument like a pair of pincers, to fix on the nose of a vicious horse while shoeing so as to make it more tractable.

Examples :

"The blacksmith used barnacles to hold the horse still while he shod its front feet. "

Le forgeron a utilisé une embarre pour maintenir le cheval immobile pendant qu'il ferrait ses pieds avant.

animal utensil agriculture

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noun

Lunettes

(in the plural) A pair of spectacles.

Examples :

""Grandpa always kept his barnacles on the nightstand so he could easily find them to read his newspaper in the morning." "

Grand-père gardait toujours ses lunettes sur la table de chevet afin de pouvoir facilement les trouver pour lire son journal le matin.

wear appearance

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noun

Un bon filon, une aubaine

A good job, or snack easily obtained.

Examples :

"Finding that dropped twenty-dollar bill on the sidewalk was a real barnacle! "

Trouver ce billet de vingt dollars par terre sur le trottoir, c'était une aubaine !

job food achievement

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noun

Marin expérimenté

A worldly sailor.

Examples :

"Mr. Johnson, a barnacle who had sailed the seven seas for over 40 years, told fascinating stories about his adventures at the local marina. "

M. Johnson, un marin expérimenté qui avait navigué sur les sept mers pendant plus de 40 ans, racontait des histoires fascinantes sur ses aventures à la marina locale.

nautical person

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verb

S'accrocher, se fixer

To connect with or attach.

Examples :

"The student barnacled herself to the library desk, determined to finish her research paper. "

L'étudiante s'est accrochée au bureau de la bibliothèque, déterminée à terminer son mémoire de recherche.

nautical organism biology animal

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verb

S'accrocher, s'agglutiner

To press close against something.

Examples :

"The toddler tried to barnacle herself to her mother's leg when she saw the doctor. "

Le tout-petit a essayé de s'accrocher à la jambe de sa mère quand elle a vu le médecin.

action nautical organism animal