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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

Someone or something that has the same job or purpose as another person or thing, but in a different country, time, situation, or organization.

CONT

College presidents and their counterparts in business.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
DEF

Personne ou [chose] remplissant un rôle analogue d'une structure à une autre, d'un pays à un autre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vocabulario general
OBS

homólogo: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la voz "homólogo", mejor que "contraparte", es la recomendada para aludir a las personas o entidades que tienen funciones equivalentes. [...] Como explica el diccionario académico, "homólogo" es un adjetivo, que se puede emplear también como sustantivo, con el significado de correspondiente o equivalente a otra persona o cosa por tener algunas características relevantes comunes. En cambio, "contraparte" es la persona o grupo de personas que se opone a otra y la parte opuesta o contraria a algo o a alguien, especialmente en un proceso judicial.

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Record 2 2012-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

When the several parts of a deed (as is almost invariably the case with a lease) are interchangeably executed by the several parties, that part or copy which is executed by the grantor is usually called the original, and the rest are counterparts. (Jowitt, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 487).

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

contrepart : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
DEF

The preserved sediment infill of an impression or mould made in the top of a bed of soft sediment (e.g. flute cast, load cast, tool cast, casts of footprints or trails).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
CONT

L'empreinte et la contre-empreinte, proche du système moule/moulage : l'animal ou la plante n'a laissé qu'une trace plus ou moins profonde dans un sol mou maintenant devenu roche dure.

OBS

À la différence du moulage, simple copie d'un modèle statique, l'empreinte (négatif) puis sa contre-empreinte (positif) est une réplique dynamique du corps de l'objet.

Spanish

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