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LOG-JAM [2 records]

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Record 1 1998-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forestry Operations
  • Transport of Wood
DEF

A massing together of logs, as in a river drive, as a result of some obstruction to their forward progress.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation forestière
  • Transport du bois
DEF

Accumulation [...] de grumes poussées par le courant et fermant un cours d'eau.

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
DEF

... a deadlock, or a similar obstacle to progress.

CONT

A logjam in the hearings was removed when the tribunal ruled that the data of a joint study conducted by Treasury Board and the unions was reliable in determining the extent of the wage gap.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
DEF

Situation qui paraît n'offrir aucune issue favorable.

Spanish

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