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OUVRIERE [3 records]

Record 1 2016-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Beekeeping
CONT

Each colony includes three classes of honeybees: (1) the "queen," which lays eggs; (2) the "workers," which gather food and care for the young; and (3) the "drone" which fertilizes the queen.

CONT

The workers do all the chores in a honeybee colony except lay eggs. All workers are females, like the queen, but they are smaller than the queen.

OBS

worker bee: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Élevage des abeilles
CONT

Pendant la belle saison, on trouve trois sortes d'individus (ou castes). Les plus nombreux sont les «ouvrières», femelles stériles, qui assurent l'entretien de la ruche, la nutrition de tous ses occupants, larves notamment, et la construction des rayons.

OBS

ouvrière : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
  • Cría de abejas
DEF

Hembra estéril de los himenópteros sociales, que desempeña los diversos trabajos de mantenimiento de la ecología.

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Record 2 2004-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Construction
DEF

Person carrying out construction work involving manual work or the operation of machinery.

OBS

operative: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Construction
DEF

Personne effectuant, dans la construction, un travail manuel ou assurant le fonctionnement des machines.

OBS

ouvrier : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Construcción
DEF

Trabajador manual retribuido.

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois
OBS

personnel féminin travaillant en simultanéité avec un personnel masculin

Spanish

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