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evasion [8 records]

Record 1 2019-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Submarines (Naval Forces)
CONT

As in the case of non-nuclear submarines, higher speed was also valued for evasion after an attack.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sous-marins (Forces navales)

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Tactics
DEF

Measures taken either to avoid or escape detection, or to break contact with a hostile or potentially hostile unit.

OBS

evasion: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tactique militaire
DEF

Mesures prises pour éviter la détection ou y échapper, ou pour rompre le contact avec une unité hostile ou potentiellement hostile.

OBS

évasion : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 3 2009-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
DEF

Perverted logic or reasoning in speaking. Evasion or paralogia consists in this, that the idea which is next in the chain of thought is suppressed or replaced by another which is related to it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
CONT

Les malades, tout en montrant qu'ils ont entendu et compris font [...] des réponses approximatives ou équivoques ou [...] absurdes et discordantes aux questions [...] les plus simples et [...] élémentaires.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Psicología (Generalidades)
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Record 4 2004-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
  • Taxation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
  • Fiscalité
DEF

Action de se soustraire frauduleusement à des contraintes légales ou fiscales.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Infracciones y crímenes
  • Sistema tributario
DEF

Acción o efecto de sustraerse a una responsabilidad.

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Record 5 2004-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Customs and Excise

French

Domaine(s)
  • Douanes et accise

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aduana e impuestos internos
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Record 6 2003-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Team Sports (General)
  • Combat Sports (General)
DEF

A maneuver (as in lacrosse or field hockey) by which an offensive player with the ball gets away from a defender while maintaining possession of the ball.

OBS

In lacrosse, a dodge is commonly made by feinting in one direction and moving in another. In field hockey, where the ball is not actually carried, a common dodge is made by shoving the ball past a defender on one side and then running around the defender on the other side to retrieve the ball.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports d'équipe (Généralités)
  • Sports de combat (Généralités)
DEF

Action d'esquiver un coup, un adversaire, par une feinte, un déplacement brusque du corps.

OBS

Terme utilisé dans les sports d'équipe (hockey, football), sports de combat (escrime, boxe) et sports de ballon et de balle (handball, soccer, hockey-balle, etc.); une esquive est réussie lorsque le joueur ne perd pas contrôle de la rondelle, de la balle ou du ballon.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de equipo (Generalidades)
  • Deportes de lucha (Generalidades)
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Record 7 2001-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

An attempt to escape an argument, a charge, a question, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
DEF

Action de se dérober (à une difficulté, à un devoir).

Spanish

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

Acción de eludir o evitar una dificultad, obligación o compromiso.

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Record 8 1997-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Numismatics
  • Coining
DEF

A close copy of a coin with sufficient intentional differences of design or legend so as to avoid being in violation with counterfeiting laws.

OBS

See related terms: concoction, exonumia (noun plural).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Numismatique
  • Monnayage
DEF

Pièce de monnaie de fantaisie imitant intentionnellement de très près une pièce ayant cours légal mais en différant juste assez pour éviter la contrefaçon.

OBS

Pluriel : des pièces bidon, «bidon» étant un adjectif invariable.

Spanish

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