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ghosting [3 records]

Record 1 2024-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Problems
  • Sociology of Human Relations
CONT

Ghosting—the practice of ending all communication with someone without giving an explanation—can happen in any type of relationship, including between romantic partners, friends, co-workers and family.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Problèmes sociaux
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
DEF

Fait de rompre brusquement avec quelqu'un sans donner la moindre explication.

OBS

fantômisation; spectrification : Les formes verbales correspondantes sont «se fantômiser» et «se spectrifier» (verbes pronominaux). En effet, on dira, pour traduire «to ghost», «se fantômiser» ou «se spectrifier», car c'est la personne qui rompt de cette façon qui est le «fantôme» ou le «spectre».

OBS

fantômisation; rupture à l'anglaise : termes et définition entérinés par le Comité de terminologie de Radio-Canada.

OBS

fantômisation : désignation publiée au Journal officiel de la République française le 31 août 2023.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fires and Explosions
CONT

Ghosting is classified as a fire gas ignition and may be an indicator of developing flashover conditions requiring immediate action by firefighters to prevent that from occurring.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Feux et explosions
CONT

L'effet fantôme est classifié comme une inflammation des gaz de combustion et il peut être un indicateur d'un risque d'embrasement généralisé exigeant l'intervention immédiate des pompiers afin d'empêcher qu'il se produise.

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Processes - Various
DEF

A secondary unwanted image in a print. It has variations in ink density, colour or gloss that are not part of the original design but appear as a repeat or ghost image associated with another area of the print.

OBS

A printing fault where a lighter image is produced on a subsequent print.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés d'impression divers
OBS

Image subséquente plus pâle (incident d'impression).

Spanish

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