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barnacles

/ˈbɑːrnəkəlz/ /ˈbɑːrnɪkəlz/

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noun

Balanes

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

Examples :

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

Le fond du vieux voilier était couvert de balanes, ce qui le rendait lent et difficile à diriger.

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noun

La bernache nonnette

The barnacle goose.

Examples :

"The flock contained both Canada geese and barnacle geese. "

Le groupe comprenait à la fois des bernaches du Canada et des bernaches nonnettes.

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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 engineer added extra shielding to the circuit board during production; these unplanned modifications were considered "barnacles" by the design team. "

L'ingénieur a ajouté un blindage supplémentaire à la carte de circuit imprimé pendant la production ; ces modifications imprévues ont été considérées comme des « changements » par l'équipe de conception.

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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 engineer added some barnacles to the circuit board, including a small capacitor and a connecting wire, to improve its performance. "

L'ingénieur a ajouté des modifications à la carte de circuit imprimé, notamment un petit condensateur et un fil de connexion, pour améliorer ses performances.

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Fichier obsolète, artefact obsolète

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, many old image files became barnacles, cluttering the server but serving no purpose." "

Après la refonte du site web, de nombreux anciens fichiers image sont devenus des fichiers obsolètes, encombrant le serveur mais ne servant à rien.

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noun

Embarrasses

(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 the barnacles on the horse's nose to keep it calm while he fitted the new shoes. "

Le maréchal-ferrant a utilisé les embarrasses sur le nez du cheval pour le calmer pendant qu'il posait les nouveaux fers.

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noun

Lunettes

(in the plural) A pair of spectacles.

Examples :

"My grandfather wore his barnacles to read the newspaper every morning. "

Mon grand-père portait ses lunettes pour lire le journal tous les matins.

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Un bon travail, ou une collation facilement obtenue

A good job, or snack easily obtained.

Examples :

""For him, grading those simple quizzes was real barnacles; he finished them quickly and got back to watching TV." "

Pour lui, corriger ces quiz simples était un bon travail ; il les a terminés rapidement et est retourné regarder la télévision.

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Marin expérimenté, loup de mer

A worldly sailor.

Examples :

"Captain Pete, a true barnacle, had sailed the seven seas for over fifty years and had a fascinating story for every port he'd visited. "

Le capitaine Pete, un vrai loup de mer, avait navigué sur les sept mers pendant plus de cinquante ans et avait une histoire fascinante pour chaque port qu'il avait visité.

nautical sailing ocean person

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verb

S'attacher, se fixer

To connect with or attach.

Examples :

"The algae barnacled to the side of the boat, making it difficult to clean. "

Les algues se sont fixées sur le côté du bateau, ce qui rendait le nettoyage difficile.

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verb

S'accrocher à, se fixer à

To press close against something.

Examples :

"The tired children barnacled their mother as they waited in the long security line at the airport, clinging to her legs and arms for comfort. "

Les enfants fatigués se sont accrochés à leur mère alors qu'ils attendaient dans la longue file d'attente de sécurité à l'aéroport, s'agrippant à ses jambes et à ses bras pour se réconforter.

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