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Record 1 2021-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Airport Runways and Areas
  • Sea Operations (Military)
  • Operations (Air Forces)
DEF

A specified surface, reserved for vehicles that depend upon water surfaces for their landing.

OBS

alighting area: designation and definition standardized by NATO.

OBS

alighting area; ALA: designations officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pistes et aires d'aéroport
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
  • Opérations (Forces aériennes)
DEF

Surface délimitée, réservée au recueil d'appareils tributaires d'un plan d'eau pour leur retour à terre.

OBS

aire d'amerrissage : désignation et définition normalisées par l'OTAN.

OBS

aire d'amerrissage; ALA : désignations uniformisées par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pistas y áreas del aeropuerto
  • Operaciones marítimas (Militar)
  • Operaciones (Fuerzas aéreas)
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Record 2 2018-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
OBS

Asian Financial Services Association (AFSA) is a federation of financial services companies and associations ...

OBS

The Asian Leasing Association (ALA) became the Asian Leasing and Finance Association (ALFA) in 2005 and then the Asian Financial Services Association (AFSA) in 2010.

Key term(s)
  • Asian Leasing and Finance Association

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
Key term(s)
  • Asian Leasing and Finance Association

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
DEF

An aliphatic nonpolar amino acid, with a one-carbon side chain, considered to be a dibasic acid in its fully protonated form, which can donate two protons during its complete titration with a base.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
DEF

Aminoacide simple, glucoformateur, c'est-à-dire dont le catabolisme aboutit à la formation d'acide oxalo-acétique ou d'acide pyruvique (interrelation métabolique du cycle de Krebs).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bioquímica
DEF

Aminoácido natural, no esencial.

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Record 4 2016-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • The Lungs
OBS

The American Lung Association is the leading organization working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through education, advocacy and research.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Poumons

Spanish

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Record 5 2014-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Library Science
OBS

Founded on October 6, 1876 during the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, the mission of ALA is to provide leadership for the development, promotion, and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Bibliothéconomie
OBS

Association des bibliothèques américaines; ABA : traductions non officielles données à titre d'information seulement.

Spanish

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Record 6 2011-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Luge, Bobsledding and Skeleton
OBS

The Alberta Luge Association exists to ensure the continued successful growth of the sport of luge in Alberta through the development of its athletes, coaches and volunteers at the recreational and elite levels.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Luge, bobsleigh et skeleton
OBS

L'Association de Luge de l'Alberta a pour but d'assurer la croissance constante du sport de luge en Alberta par l'entremise de programmes de développement pour ses athlètes, entraîneurs et bénévoles autant au niveau élite que récréationnel.

Spanish

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Record 7 2011-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
DEF

[A] smooth semicircular area adjoining [the] posterior portion of [the] glabella, outlined distally by [the] furrow and commonly depressed below [the] adjacent part of [the] gena [in some trilobites].

OBS

Plural: alae.

Key term(s)
  • alae

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
CONT

Un espace le plus souvent subtriangulaire, l'«ala» [...], s'individualise parfois contre la glabelle, en avant du sillon occipital [...]

OBS

Pluriel : alae.

Key term(s)
  • alae

Spanish

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Record 8 2001-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Biochemistry
  • Medication
Universal entry(ies)
106-60-5
CAS number
OBS

aminolevulinic acid: A generic name often used in place of 5-amino-4-oxopentanoic acid.

CONT

In multiple linear regression analyses, blood lead was found to be an important predictor of EDTA-chelatable lead, whereas urinary aminolevulinic acid (ALAU) was associated with DMSA-chelatable lead ...

OBS

Topical. ... Photosensitizer. ... Photodynamic therapy. Aminolevulinic acid application followed by exposure to a certain type of light (blue light using the BLU-U Blue Light Photodynamic Therapy Illuminator) treats the skin condition called actinic keratoses ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Biochimie
  • Médicaments
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
106-60-5
CAS number
OBS

acide aminolévulique : nom générique souvent utilisé à la place de l'acide 5-amino-4-oxopentanoïque.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Bioquímica
  • Medicamentos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
106-60-5
CAS number
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Record 9 1999-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Applied Arts (General)
OBS

Information confirmed by the association.

Key term(s)
  • ALA

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Arts appliqués (Généralités)
OBS

Renseignement confirmé par l'organisme.

Spanish

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Record 10 1998-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
OBS

Information confirmed by the association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
OBS

Renseignement confirmé par l'organisme.

Spanish

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Record 11 1998-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé

Spanish

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Record 12 1996-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oriental Religions
OBS

Alá. Loftiness. The nineteenth month of the Bahai year from March 2 to March 20.

OBS

The names of the months in the Bahai (Badi) calendar were given by the Báb, who drew them from the nineteen names of God invoked in a prayer said during the month of fasting in Shí'ih Islam.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Religions orientales
OBS

Ala (élévation; sublimité), début le 2 mars.

OBS

Le calendrier baha'i, créé par le Bab lui-même, comprend 19 mois de 19 jours, soit 361 jours auxquels s'ajoutent quatre jours fériés intercalaires.

Spanish

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Record 13 1993-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
OBS

Association juridique de l'ANASE (non officiel

Key term(s)
  • Association juridique de l'ANASE

Spanish

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Record 14 1992-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens

Spanish

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Record 15 1983-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rental Agencies

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entreprises de location

Spanish

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Record 16 1978-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
DEF

... a membranous expansion of any kind ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
DEF

Membrane mince ou foliacée, appendue à certains organes : tige, fruits, etc. [...]

OBS

On nomme [...] ainsi toutes les membranes saillantes des végétaux disposées aux côtés de la tige, des rameaux, etc.

Spanish

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Record 17 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Blood
  • ALA

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sang

Spanish

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