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layup

/ˈleɪˌʌp/ /ˈleɪʌp/

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noun

Lay-up

A close-range shot in which the shooter banks the ball off the backboard from a few feet away.

Examples :

"The basketball player made a perfect layup, scoring two points easily. "

Le joueur de basket a réussi un lay-up parfait, marquant facilement deux points.

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noun

Tâche facile, jeu d'enfant

A relatively easy task.

Examples :

"Meeting the numbers will be a layup, if not a slam dunk."

Atteindre les chiffres sera un jeu d'enfant, voire une formalité.

sport achievement business

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noun

Repos forcé, indisponibilité

The state of being laid up.

Examples :

"The ship endured an interminable layup in the harbor lasting nearly a month."

Le navire a subi un repos forcé interminable dans le port, durant près d'un mois.

medicine condition

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noun

Voie de garage

A track used to store train cars.

Examples :

"The caboose, long decrepit, rested on a forgotten layup just north of the dry riverbed."

Le wagon de queue, longtemps décrépit, reposait sur une voie de garage oubliée juste au nord du lit de la rivière asséchée.

vehicle industry place

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Wagon en remisage

A train car sitting in storage (laid up), often overnight.

Examples :

"After the busy holiday season, there was a large layup of freight cars in the rail yard, waiting for new assignments. "

Après la saison des fêtes chargée, il y avait un grand nombre de wagons en remisage dans la gare de triage, en attente de nouvelles affectations.

vehicle traffic

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Stratification

The process of applying alternate layers of a material and a binding agent to form a composite material.

Examples :

"Forgetting to clear the sawdust around his workshop, Payton ended up contaminating the resin-ply matrix with wood particles during his hand layup."

Oubliant de nettoyer la sciure autour de son atelier, Payton a fini par contaminer la matrice résine-contreplaqué avec des particules de bois pendant sa stratification manuelle.

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