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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 - external organization data 2022-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
DEF

Premises, including a place of business; a dwelling-house; a railway vehicle; a vessel; an aircraft; a trailer; a motor vehicle; or a container.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)
DEF

Lieu, notamment un lieu d'affaires, une maison d'habitation, un véhicule de chemin de fer, un navire, un aéronef, une remorque, un véhicule automobile ou un conteneur.

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
DEF

The surface of a fabric that is intended to be seen.

OBS

If both surfaces of a fabric are intended to be seen, either can be regarded as the face.

OBS

face: designation and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
DEF

Face de l'étoffe destinée à être vue.

OBS

Si les deux faces de l'étoffe sont destinées à être vues, n'importe laquelle peut être considérée comme endroit.

OBS

endroit : désignation et définition normalisées par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 3 2021-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A southward-facing mountain or hill slope (northern hemisphere) favourable to [the] settlement because of the high amount of sunshine received, and associated heat concentration.

OBS

adret: designation used chiefly of the Alps.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Versant de montagne exposé au soleil, le versant sud dans l'hémisphère nord.

OBS

endroit : désignation utilisée dans les Alpes.

OBS

soulane : désignation utilisée dans les Pyrénées.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
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Record 4 2014-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
CONT

The commanding officers of units that are in the same locality may establish one polling station for all electors in their units ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
CONT

Les commandants d’unités qui sont situées dans la même localité peuvent établir un seul bureau de scrutin à l’intention de tous les électeurs de ces unités [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas electorales y partidos políticos
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Record 5 2011-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Natural Construction Materials
  • Industrial Ceramics
DEF

The top or exposed side of a slate, or tile, in contrast to the bed.

Key term(s)
  • back side

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de construction naturels
  • Céramiques industrielles

Spanish

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Record 6 2011-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
CONT

To find a venue for the learning event.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
CONT

Trouver un endroit pour tenir l'activité d'apprentissage.

Spanish

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Record 7 2010-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
  • Phraseology
DEF

Said of an image which, when the image-forming material is on the side facing the viewer, appears to be the correct way round, or in its normal position or correct form.

OBS

Such an image, when copied onto another material, will become wrong-reading.

CONT

The print appears as right-reading negative, that is, the darks and lights are the reverse of the original.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
  • Phraséologie
DEF

Se dit d'une image dont le sens est fidèle à la réalité, ou qui apparaît du bon côté, lorsque le côté «image» est tourné vers l'observateur.

OBS

Une telle image, lorsque copiée, produira une image à l'envers.

Spanish

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Record 8 1999-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Curling
DEF

A point on the sheet, indicated by the skip with his or her broom or brush, where the curler has to deliver the next rock; a point on the sheet where had stopped the rock just delivered.

CONT

A successful delivery puts the rock right on the spot indicated by the skip.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Curling
DEF

Point de la piste, que le ou la skip indique de son balai ou de sa brosse, où le curleur ou la curleuse doit placer la pierre à lancer; point de la piste où s'est arrêtée la pierre qu'on vient de lancer.

CONT

Un lancer réussi place la pierre exactement à l'endroit indiqué par le ou la skip.

Spanish

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Record 9 1996-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

Small area on the tennis court where a player aims his shots.

CONT

Assuming that Joe is an average club player, he'll almost always hit approximately to the same spot from that forehand corner of his. He won't cross-court half the time and put it down the line or into the center the rest of the time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
CONT

[...] al lanzar la pelota para colocarla en el punto idóneo [...]

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