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hulls

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noun

Coques, enveloppes

The outer covering of a fruit or seed.

Examples :

"After shelling the sunflower seeds, we swept up the empty hulls from the floor. "

Après avoir décortiqué les graines de tournesol, nous avons balayé les coques vides par terre.

fruit seed plant

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noun

Coques, enveloppes

Examples :

"The farmer removed the hulls from the sunflower seeds before feeding them to the birds. "

L'agriculteur a retiré les coques des graines de tournesol avant de les donner aux oiseaux.

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verb

Écosser, décortiquer

To remove the outer covering of a fruit or seed.

Examples :

"She sat on the back porch hulling peanuts."

Elle était assise sur le porche arrière à écosser des cacahuètes.

food agriculture seed

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noun

Coque

The body or frame of a vessel, such as a ship or plane.

Examples :

"The sailors carefully inspected the hulls of the fishing boats for any damage before heading out to sea. "

Les marins ont soigneusement inspecté les coques des bateaux de pêche pour détecter d'éventuels dommages avant de prendre la mer.

nautical vehicle part

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noun

Enveloppe convexe

(of a set A) The smallest set that possesses a particular property (such as convexity) and contains every point of A; slightly more formally, the intersection of all sets which possess the specified property and of which A is a subset.

Examples :

"The orthogonal convex hull of an orthogonal polygon is the smallest orthogonally convex polygon that encloses the original polygon."

L'enveloppe convexe orthogonale d'un polygone orthogonal est le plus petit polygone orthogonalement convexe qui englobe le polygone d'origine.

math theory logic

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verb

Dériver

To drift; to be carried by the impetus of wind or water on the ship's hull alone, with sails furled.

Examples :

"After the storm passed and the sailors lowered the sails, the abandoned ship continued to hull slowly towards the rocky shore, pushed by the gentle waves. "

Après que la tempête fut passée et que les marins eurent affalé les voiles, le navire abandonné continua de dériver lentement vers la côte rocheuse, poussé par les douces vagues.

nautical sailing vehicle ocean

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verb

Toucher la coque

To hit (a ship) in the hull with cannon fire etc.

Examples :

"During the naval battle, the enemy ship tried to hull our vessel below the waterline to sink it quickly. "

Pendant la bataille navale, le navire ennemi a essayé de toucher la coque de notre navire sous la ligne de flottaison pour le couler rapidement.

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