cadran
English translation: sundial
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| 10:57 Jan 9, 2002 |
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|  Selected response from: Parrot Spain Local time: 05:21 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | sundial |
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| 4 | plate (?) |
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| 4 | front plate |
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| 4 | sundial |
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| 4 | sundial |
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| 3 | face |
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5 mins confidence: 
plate (?) Explanation: from dial-plate? |
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7 mins confidence:
face Explanation: Yes, if it is referring to a clock or a barometer etc., I would say face. It sounds like they might be talking about a clock here. HTH Sheila |
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12 mins confidence:
front plate Explanation: Domaine(s) : électricité 1 / 1 front plate platine avant n. f. Syn. cadran n. m. Contexte : Front plate and nameplate finishes, which have proven so durable since 1961, have been maintened. [Office de la langue française, 1973] Domaine(s) : horlogerie 1 / 2 dial cadran n. m. Déf. : Élément portant généralement les divisions d'une ou plusieurs grandeurs, devant lequel se déplacent une ou plusieurs aiguilles qui, par leur position, indiquent la valeur de la grandeur considérée. Par extension, dans les montres à affichage numérique, élément d'habillage portant ou non des indications ou des repères. Note(s) : Cette grandeur peut être le temps : heures, minutes, secondes, intervalles de temps, etc.; mais aussi la température, la pression atmosphérique, l'hygrométrie, etc. Domaine(s) : horlogerie 2 / 2 dial cadran n. m. Terme(s) apparenté(s) cadran de montre n. m. Déf. : Support, le plus souvent de forme circulaire, portant des graduations. Note(s) : Ex. : cadran solaire; cadran de montre; comparateur à cadran. [Office de la langue française, 1990] Domaine(s) : physique 1 / 2 dial cadran n. m. Déf. : Partie d'un dispositif indicateur, fixe ou mobile, portant la ou les échelles. Note(s) : Dans certains dispositifs indicateurs, le cadran prend la forme de rouleaux ou de disques chiffrés se déplaçant par rapport à un index fixe ou une fenêtre. Domaine(s) : urbanisme 1 / 1 sundial cadran solaire m. [1970] LGDT |
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13 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1sundial Explanation: cadran is short for cadran solaire. |
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sundial Explanation: Unfortunately, there are many hôtels de ville with sundials and the one pictured on the website below is only one of several you'll get with a websearch - cadran "hôtel de ville". I couldn't find Strasbourg. Reference: http://web.fc-net.fr/frb/sundials/gray.html |
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sundial Explanation: I suspect they are talking about a sundial since 1) there is nothing to suggest it is a clock 2) this is the most common use of the term 3) its is a common feature on the facades of old European churches |
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