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Record 1 2017-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Special Water Transport
  • Maritime Law
  • Pleasure Boating and Yachting
DEF

A comparatively small vessel with powerful engines and constructed in such a way as to be able to manoeuvre easily for towage and/or to assist in salvage operations at sea.

CONT

tugboat. - A strongly built powerful boat used for towing and pushing esp. in harbors and on inland waterways called also towboat, tug.

OBS

Terms also used in sailing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Transports par bateaux spéciaux
  • Droit maritime
  • Yachting et navigation de plaisance
DEF

Navire puissant conçu pour déplacer les bâtiments et les engins flottants, pour les aider dans leur manœuvres.

OBS

remorquer : terme employé aussi à la voile.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de barcos
  • Transporte por barcos especiales
  • Derecho marítimo
  • Vela y navegación de placer
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Record 2 2006-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
OBS

Harness racing term.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
CONT

Le porte-brancard [...] est métallique : le brancard repose dessus et est serré par le contre-sanglon. Ce dispositif limite les mouvements et convient donc à une voiture à 4 roues.

OBS

Pluriel : des porte-brancards.

OBS

porte-brancards (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

OBS

porte-brancard; boucleteau : termes de courses de attelées.

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Citizenship and Immigration
OBS

Terminology used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
OBS

Terminologie employée par Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada.

Spanish

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Record 4 1997-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
DEF

... monetary unit of the Mongolian People's Republic. ...

OBS

Plural: tugriks.

OBS

MNT: standardized code for the representation of this currency.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
OBS

Unité monétaire (Mongolie).

OBS

Pluriel : tughriks.

OBS

MNT : code normalisé pour la représentation de cette monnaie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
OBS

Moneda de Mongolia. Unidad fraccionaria: 100 mongus.

OBS

Plural: tughriks.

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Record 5 1996-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
OBS

enterprise systems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications

Spanish

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