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Record 1 1999-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
OBS

Burnaby.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
OBS

Source : Traduction des débats, Assemblée législative du Nouveau-Brunswick.

Spanish

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Record 2 1985-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport par eau
OBS

le 28 octobre 1966

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Curling
DEF

A manoeuvre by which a player places a delivered rock behind another in the hope of protecting it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Curling
DEF

Manœuvre qui consiste pour un joueur à placer sa pierre derrière une autre dans l'espoir de la protéger.

OBS

aller se cacher; se mettre à couvert : cxpressions qui se disent du jeu du curleur qui vient de lancer ou de la pierre placée.

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Working Practices and Conditions
  • Employment Benefits
  • Collective Agreements and Bargaining
DEF

A short recess or rest period during the shift to give employees, particularly those on monotonous and tiring work, an opportunity for a ... period of relaxation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Régimes et conditions de travail
  • Avantages sociaux
  • Conventions collectives et négociations
DEF

Courte période durant laquelle les travailleurs peuvent cesser de travailler.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Prácticas y condiciones de trabajo
  • Beneficios sociales
  • Convenios colectivos y negociaciones
CONT

En España y refiriéndose a un trabajador manual se denomina tiempo de bocadillo y su duración está regulada en los convenios colectivos.

OBS

descanso para café; tiempo de bocadillo: términos y contexto extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 5 1986-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steam-Powered Machines and Condensers
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
DEF

A steam or other thermal power plant used to supplement a main hydroelectric plant during times when the output of the main plant is inadequate to meet the required demand. An auxiliary power plant is not used to produce power during peaks, but rather to supplement production of a main plant during times of shortage of water which may occur during one or more seasons of the year.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines à vapeur et condenseurs
  • Traitement des eaux
DEF

Génératrice à moteur à explosion, à commande manuelle ou automatique, appelée à fournir l'énergie nécessaire au fonctionnement d'une station de traitement des eaux ou d'un poste de pompage lors d'une panne de réseau.

Spanish

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Record 6 1999-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Helicopters (Military)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
OBS

out of ground effect: term officially approved by the ATSC - Helicopters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
OBS

hors effet de sol : terme uniformisé par le CUTA - Hélicoptères.

Spanish

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Record 7 2016-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Tort Law (common law)
DEF

The liability of two or more wrongdoers whose conduct has combined to produce one and the same injury.

OBS

In this sense, the term designates the tort liability of two or more individuals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des délits (common law)
DEF

Responsabilité qui concourt avec celle d'autres personnes à un même préjudice. Elle peut être conjointe ou indépendante.

OBS

coresponsabilité : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 8 1991-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Surveys

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)

Spanish

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Record 9 1985-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Railroad Maintenance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien (Équipement ferroviaire)

Spanish

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Record 10 2022-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pensions and Annuities
  • Social Security and Employment Insurance
DEF

[An arrangement] that requires members to make [pension] contributions in addition to any employer required contributions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pensions et rentes
  • Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
DEF

[Mécanisme] de retraite financé par des cotisations salariales et patronales.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pensiones y rentas
  • Seguridad social y seguro de desempleo
DEF

Plan de ahorro que le permite a la empresa y sus colaboradores realizar aportes en conjunto creando un fondo de ahorro y capitalización a largo plazo. Estos aportes pueden realizarse basándose en un monto fijo o un porcentaje del ingreso mensual del participante.

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