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Record 1 2016-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Family Law (common law)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
OBS

avis juridique indépendant; conseil juridique indépendant : termes tirés du Mini-lexique sur le divorce et reproduits avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface.

Spanish

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Record 2 1990-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Traffic Control
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne

Spanish

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Record 3 1979-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compressed and Liquefied Gas (Petroleum)
  • Petroleum Technology - Equipment
DEF

A device used to change liquid propane to vapour by means of an immersion heater.

OBS

It is usually in operation only in the winter time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gaz de pétrole comprimés et liquéfiés
  • Appareillage (Technologie pétrolière)
OBS

Les vaporiseurs permettent de produire, à partir de l'eau surchauffée, de la vapeur à une pression correspondant à une température inférieure [...] Ils ont le grand avantage de pouvoir être alimentés en eau de qualité inférieure, l'entartrage du serpentin n'ayant pour conséquence qu'une diminution de leur capacité de production.

Spanish

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Record 4 2009-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Customs and Excise
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

A uniform customs tariff applied by a common market or customs union to imports from third countries.

CONT

A common external tariff is the most common feature, in trade terms, of a Customs Union. In a customs union, all the individual members maintain exactly the same levels of import duties as their partner countries vis-a-vis non member countries.

OBS

CCT: term reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Douanes et accise
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Droits de douane uniformément appliqués par un marché commun ou une union douanière aux importations des pays tiers.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aduana e impuestos internos
  • Comercio exterior
DEF

Derecho de aduana común para los países de la Comunidad Económica Europea aplicable a la importación de mercancías procedentes de países terceros.

CONT

El Arancel Aduanero Comunitario o Tarifa Exterior Común (TEC), junto con la supresión de barreras arancelarias y contingentes en el interior de la Comunidad, son los elementos fundamentales del Mercado Común. Este Arancel implica que los derechos de aduana aplicables a la importación de mercancías procedentes del exterior de la Comunidad son idénticos en todos los estados miembros.

OBS

tarifa exterior común; TEC: términos y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 5 2004-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Aquaculture
DEF

Water area in small indentation of the shoreline of seas, lakes, or rivers.

CONT

Peggys Cove, N.S.

CONT

Salty Pond, Newfoundland.

CONT

Boat Nook, B.C.

CONT

Peggys Bag, Newfoundland.

OBS

cove: widely used generic for a sheltered water feature smaller than a bay.

OBS

pond: generic used in Newfoundland and N.B.

OBS

nook: rare; generic used in Newfoundland and B.C.

OBS

bag: rare; generic used in Newfoundland. Perhaps originally a typographical error for "bay".

OBS

In fish culture, such an entrance is a natural protection for cage culture against the weather and the strong currents in the open waters.

OBS

cove; pond; nook; bag: terms and definition validated by the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) (formerly named the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names -- CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (BT-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Aquaculture
DEF

Rentrant du tracé d'un littoral ou d'une rive, de forme arrondie et de petite dimension.

CONT

Anse de Berthier, Québec.

OBS

anse : plus petite qu'une baie. Générique attesté au Québec surtout et sporadiquement dans les provinces de l'Atlantique et les T.N.-O.

OBS

anse : terme et définition uniformisés par la Commission de toponymie du Canada (CTC) (anciennement appelée le Comité permanent canadien des noms géographiques -- CPCNG) dans le cadre du glossaire (BT-176) faisant autorité sur la question des génériques en usage au Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Toponimia
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Acuicultura
DEF

Entrante en la costa, a modo de bahía algo cerrada.

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Record 6 2006-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
DEF

Freeing by comminution, or crushing and grinding, of particles of a specific mineral from their interlock with other constituents of the coal or ore.

CONT

Liberation of intergrown constituents.

PHR

Liberation heterogeneity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
DEF

Action de [...] dissocier par concassage ou broyage les constituants minéralogiques d'une matière minérale.

CONT

Libération des constituants imbriqués.

PHR

Hétérogénéité de libération.

Spanish

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Record 7 1991-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation
  • Telecommunications
CONT

The 6 percent federal Telecommunications Programming Service Tax should be replaced with a flat-tax which would yield equivalent revenues.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité
  • Télécommunications

Spanish

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Record 8 - external organization data 2022-07-05

English

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

French

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

conseiller en communications; conseillère en communications : titres à éviter, car «conseiller» (ou «conseillère») est plutôt l'équivalent d'«advisor».

Spanish

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Record 9 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport par eau

Spanish

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Record 10 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heating

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage

Spanish

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