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Record 1 2022-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Housing
CONT

The Appellant was the beneficiary of [M. F.'s] life insurance policy and RRSP [registered retirement savings plan]. The house insurance, utility, and tax bills are indicative of a continued joint occupancy of the X property. The Appellant made the funeral arrangements for M. F., and was described as his partner and executor on the death certificate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
Key term(s)
  • co-habitation

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geological and Other Scientific Names
OBS

A same designation could refer to a geographic or a geologic entity, sometimes with a slight variant in spelling or writing. It is important to distinguish one from the other and write each correctly according to the given context.

OBS

The Hare Bay Klippe at the northern end of Great Northern Peninsula contains thrust slices of Maiden Point et Goose Cove Formations (Cooper, 1937).

OBS

Located in southeastern Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
OBS

La règle concernant la majuscule au générique d'un nom géologique demeure imprécise. Habituellement, les noms de divisions stratigraphiques portent la majuscule et les entités de moindre importance n'en portent pas.

OBS

Une même désignation peut se référer à une entité géographique et à une entité géologique, parfois avec une légère variante. Il importe de bien distinguer l'une de l'autre et d'utiliser la graphie correcte selon le contexte.

OBS

Le klippe de Hare Bay, à l'extrémité nord de la péninsule Great Northern, renferme des lames de charriage des formations de Maiden Point et de Goose Cove (Cooper, 1937).

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Occupational Health and Safety
OBS

Manitoba Labour, Workplace Safety & Health Division, Workplace Safety & Health Branch services.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
OBS

Services de la Direction de la sécurité et de l'hygiène du travail, Division de la sécurité et de l'hygiène du travail, Travail Manitoba.

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport Personnel and Services

French

Domaine(s)
  • Personnel et services (Transport aérien)

Spanish

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Record 5 2017-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
DEF

An exchange rate regime which normally insulates a country from the balance of payments effects of capital flows while it maintains a stable exchange rate for current account transactions. Capital transactions are normally required to pass through a "financial" market while current transactions go through an "official" market, though other arrangements are possible. Examples are found in Belgium and the United Kingdom, though France and Italy have experimented with such systems.

Key term(s)
  • two-tier exchange system
  • two-tier foreign exchange market

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
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Record 6 2017-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
DEF

A geometric set containing a specified direct position in its interior, and containing all direct positions within a specified distance of the specified direct position.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
DEF

Ensemble géométrique contenant une position directe spécifiée en son intérieur, ainsi que toutes les positions directes à une distance spécifiée.

Spanish

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Record 7 1999-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général

Spanish

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Record 8 2002-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
DEF

A design language with special constructs and verification protocols, used to develop, analyze, and document the design of a program.

CONT

The PDL phase consists of transforming a design into a programming structure using Ada constructs.

OBS

program design language; PDL: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO/IEC.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
DEF

Langage de spécification contenant des outils particuliers, et parfois des protocoles de vérification, pour développer, analyser et documenter la conception d'un programme.

OBS

langage de conception de programmes; langage de conception logicielle : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lenguaje de programación
DEF

Lenguaje, usado para expresar los diseños del programa, que es similar a un lenguaje de programación convencional de alto nivel, pero que da énfasis a la estructura e intención más bien que a su capacidad para ejecutar los programas expresados en el lenguaje.

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Record 9 2022-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Fashion and Styles (Clothing)
CONT

A fashion coordinator's job is similar to a fashion stylist. He is primarily responsible for following and predicting fashion trends and uses his skills to select outfits for clients which are work for a particular occasion. He must be both fashion and business savvy as he selects dresses to be used for photo shoots, runway shows, promotional events and so on. He can also work for fashion magazines which hire these individuals to bring out the appeal of the clothes even more, keeping in mind the target consumers, fashion trends and purpose.

Key term(s)
  • fashion coordinator

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Mode
CONT

Les coordonnateurs de mode peuvent travailler dans les magasins de détail, dans les magazines de mode ou dans les maisons de design, mais leurs tâches restent les mêmes, créant une image pour l'employeur qui est en ligne avec les tendances de la mode les plus récentes. Ces coordinateurs doivent développer des relations avec les concepteurs et les étiquettes et rester au top des tendances et des ventes.

Key term(s)
  • coordinateur de mode
  • coordinatrice de mode

Spanish

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Record 10 2022-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Concrete
CONT

Hydraulic concrete [is an] artificial stone reconstituted by the three main components that are aggregates (sands, gravel, etc.), a hydraulic binder (cement or hydraulic lime) [and] a reagent (the water).

OBS

Nowadays concrete composed with hydraulic lime is practically no longer employed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de béton

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de hormigón
CONT

El concreto hidráulico es un tipo de concreto utilizado ampliamente en la industria de la construcción, gracias a que aporta rendimiento a las obras en términos de resistencia, producción y duración.

OBS

Está hecho de cemento, agua, arena, grava y otros componentes dependiendo del proyecto.

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