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noun

Rouleau, parchemin

A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll.

Examples :

"The ancient scroll told the story of a lost city. "

Le parchemin antique racontait l'histoire d'une cité perdue.

writing material technology history media communication

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noun

Volute

An ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern.

Examples :

"The antique chair had a beautiful scroll ornament at the top of its back. "

La chaise antique avait une belle volute ornant le haut de son dossier.

architecture art style

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noun

Volutes

Spirals or sprays in the shape of an actual plant.

Examples :

"The garden gnome was decorated with a beautiful scroll of ivy. "

Le gnome de jardin était décoré d'une belle volute de lierre.

plant art style nature

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noun

Gribouillis, paraphe

A mark or flourish added to a person's signature, intended to represent a seal, and in some States allowed as a substitute for a seal. [U.S.] Alexander Mansfield Burrill.

Examples :

"My aunt added a fancy scroll to the end of her signature on the school permission slip. "

Ma tante a ajouté un joli gribouillis à la fin de sa signature sur le formulaire d'autorisation scolaire.

writing law sign

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noun

Volute

The carved end of a violin, viola, cello or other stringed instrument, most commonly scroll-shaped but occasionally in the form of a human or animal head.

Examples :

"The violin's beautiful scroll was intricately carved. "

La magnifique volute du violon était finement sculptée.

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Surface oblique

A skew surface.

Examples :

"The decorative metal scroll on the old gate had a noticeable twist, making it a skew surface. "

Le volute décoratif en métal sur l'ancien portail présentait une torsion notable, ce qui en faisait une surface oblique.

architecture part

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noun

Escargot, brioche enroulée

A kind of sweet roll baked in a somewhat spiral shape.

Examples :

"I ordered a glass of lemonade and a coffee scroll."

J'ai commandé un verre de limonade et un escargot au café.

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noun

Le défilement

The incremental movement of graphics on a screen, removing one portion to show the next.

Examples :

"The scroll on the website showed the rest of the article. "

Le défilement sur le site web a montré le reste de l'article.

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noun

Volute

(hydraulics) A spiral waterway placed round a turbine to regulate the flow.

Examples :

"The waterwheel's scroll channeled the river water efficiently, powering the mill. "

La volute de la roue hydraulique canalisait efficacement l'eau de la rivière, alimentant le moulin.

technical energy machine

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noun

Conque

A turbinate bone.

Examples :

"The doctor pointed to the scroll in the x-ray image, explaining it was a part of the nasal cavity. "

Le médecin a pointé la conque sur l'image radiographique, expliquant qu'elle faisait partie de la cavité nasale.

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verb

Faire défiler

To change one's view of data on a computer's display, typically using a scroll bar or a scroll wheel to move in gradual increments.

Examples :

"She scrolled the offending image out of view."

Elle a fait défiler l'image offensante hors de la vue.

computing technology internet machine electronics device

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verb

Faire défiler

To move in or out of view horizontally or vertically.

Examples :

"The rising credits slowly scrolled off the screen."

Les crédits ascendants ont lentement défilé hors de l'écran.

technology computing internet electronics machine

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verb

Inonder un système de chat avec de nombreuses lignes de texte

To flood a chat system with numerous lines of text, causing legitimate messages to scroll out of view before they can be read.

Examples :

"Hey, stop scrolling!"

Hé, arrête d'inonder le chat !

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