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SHETLAND [3 records]

Record 1 2021-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dog and Cat Breeding
CONT

Sweet-tempered and eager-to-please, Shetland sheepdogs, or Shelties as they're affectionately called, are a popular hardworking, attentive, and affectionate breed.

Key term(s)
  • Shetland sheep-dog

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chiens et chats

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
DEF

An archipelago (some 100 islands and islets, 21 inhabited) 50 miles northeast of the Orkney Islands, [off north Scotland] forming a Scottish county, Zetland. Main islands: Mainland, Yell, Unst. County town: Lerwick, on Mainland.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
DEF

Archipel de Grande-Bretagne, au nord-est de l'Écosse.

OBS

Par opposition, on a nommé les «îles Shetland du Sud» les îles britanniques subantarctiques, dépendance des Malouines.

OBS

Le générique du nom d'îles prend la minuscule dans un texte suivi, et la majuscule dans une liste, sur une carte géographique ou un panneau de signalisation.

Spanish

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Record 3 2008-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Husbandry
OBS

Seldom grows above twelve hands high, or weighs over 500 pounds. Build includes a well-arched neck, a strong, well-rounded body, and short sturdy legs.

OBS

Name of a breed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chevaux
DEF

Le cheval le plus fort qui soit par rapport à sa taille (rarement supérieure à 110 cm). Sa tête est petite et gracieuse, parfois camuse, ses naseaux larges et son nez étroit, ses oreilles petites et courtes, son encolure robuste, son épaule longue et inclinée, sa poitrine profonde, son dos court et fort, ses côtes bien arrondies, son arrière-main développée, sa queue attachée haut, les crins et le toupet abondants, la crinière double, les membres robustes, les jarrets larges et robustes, les sabots ronds.

Spanish

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