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Record 1 2022-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An insect (order Plecoptera) of the family Chloroperlidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Insecte (ordre des plécoptères) de la famille des Chloroperlidae.

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
  • Water Transport
Key term(s)
  • high-volume trade routes
  • high volume trade route
  • high volume trade routes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Transport par eau
Key term(s)
  • routes à volume important

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Interior Covering Materials
  • Plumbing Fixtures
DEF

An independent area of impervious material used to protect the wall surface in the vicinity of a wash basin, sink or bath.

DEF

A board or panel (as behind a kitchen sink) to protect against splashes.

OBS

splashback: NOR EN, BSI-4118, 1967.

Key term(s)
  • back splash

French

Domaine(s)
  • Revêtements intérieurs
  • Appareils sanitaires
DEF

Surface verticale adossée au plan de travail ou à un appareil sanitaire, dans une cuisine, un laboratoire.

CONT

(Le dosseret doit pouvoir résister aux actions mécaniques et chimiques. On utilise couramment les revêtements céramiques, l'acier inoxydable, la tôle émaillée, les matières plastiques, etc.)

Spanish

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Record 4 2004-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Service Industries
  • Corporate Economics
DEF

The creation of a new company established to commercialise the knowledge and skills of a university or corporate research team.

Key term(s)
  • spinoff
  • spin off

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entreprises de services
  • Économie de l'entreprise
DEF

Création d'une nouvelle entreprise en vue de commercialiser les connaissances et les compétences d'une université ou d'une équipe de recherche industrielle.

OBS

Essaimage : terme proposé par le Comité de terminologie française de l'Ordre des comptables agréés du Québec.

Spanish

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Record 5 - external organization data 2023-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 6 1992-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances

Spanish

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Record 7 2002-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
DEF

Petit mammifère marsupial fossile dans le Jurassique tout à fait supérieur de l'Angleterre, et remarquable par ses dents à trois denticules disposés en triangle.

Spanish

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Record 8 1988-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
DEF

Utterances containing whole phrases or sentences.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle

Spanish

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Record 9 2011-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrochemistry
  • Electrometallurgy
  • Cells and Batteries
DEF

A primary cell using silver oxide as a depolarizer, with a potassium hydroxide electrolyte and a zinc electrode.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrochimie
  • Électrométallurgie
  • Piles et accumulateurs
DEF

Pile constituée d'un dépolarisant à l'oxyde d'argent, d'un électrolyte d'hydroxyde de potasse et d'une électrode de zinc.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electroquímica
  • Electrometalurgia
  • Pilas y acumuladores
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Record 10 1988-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire, Accidents, Miscellaneous Risks (Insur.)
OBS

Bodily Injury and Property Damage Liability including Passenger Hazard (to pay all sums for which the insured is legally liable).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Incendies, accidents et risques divers (Assur.)
OBS

Responsabilité civile pour dommages corporels ou matériels aux tiers, y compris le risque des passagers.

Spanish

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