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Record 1 2013-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Legal Profession: Organization
DEF

A person who assists with administrative work in a law office or government agency such as a court.

CONT

Generally, a clerk’s responsibilities include a wide variety of tasks including handling correspondence, filing documents, researching case law, and formatting or drafting legal documents. Legal clerks are often law students in their second or third year of law school who work closely with a lawyer, or they may be newly licensed lawyers working for a judge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Organisation de la profession (Droit)
DEF

Personne à l'emploi d'un avocat, d'un notaire ou d'un huissier de justice qui effectue certaines tâches administratives à caractère juridique pour le compte de son employeur.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Photography
  • Optics
DEF

The cgs unit of brightness equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that radiates or reflects one lumen per square centimeter.

OBS

In scientific work, the candela per square meter is preferred.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Photographie
  • Optique
DEF

Luminance d'une surface émettant un flux lumineux total de 1 lumen par centimètre carré réparti dans l'espace suivant la loi de Lambert.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Household Cleaning and Maintenance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de nettoyage et d'entretien (Arts ménagers)
OBS

Partie de la cireuse.

Spanish

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Record 4 1993-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

Sensation caused by a lack of water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie clinique
DEF

État subjectif déclenché par l'élévation de la concentration de chlorure de sodium dans le milieu extracellulaire ou par la diminution du volume sanguin circulant.

Spanish

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Record 5 1993-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Proverbs and Maxims
  • Ceremonial and Traditions (Military)
OBS

Motto of 43 Radar Squadron.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Proverbes et dictons
  • Cérémonial et traditions (Militaire)
OBS

Devise du 43e Escadron de radar.

Spanish

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Record 6 2017-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marketing Research
CONT

Research into consumer motivation, attitudes, and behavior ... is important because consumer satisfaction is at the heart of the new marketing concept; controversial because there are conflicting theories about human behavior generally (and how to find out more about it).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Étude du marché
CONT

L'étude du comportement du consommateur est étroitement associée au concept marketing, puisqu'au cœur de celui-ci se trouve l'importance accordée à la satisfaction du consommateur.

Spanish

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Record 7 1999-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Position and Functional Titles (Armed Forces)
OBS

Construction and Airfield Engineering Reserve Liaison Officer; CAE Res LO: title and abbreviated form to be used by the Department of National Defence/Canadian Forces (Air Command, Winnipeg).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Postes et fonctions (Forces armées)
OBS

Officier de liaison de la Réserve du génie construction et de l'air; OL Rés GCA : titre et forme abrégée d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes (Commandement aérien, Winnipeg).

Spanish

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Record 8 2005-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Outfitting of Ships

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armement et gréement

Spanish

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Record 9 2010-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Programs and Courses
Key term(s)
  • Personnel Security Clearance Programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes et de cours

Spanish

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Record 10 2008-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Economics
DEF

The expansion of activity by an organization in its general line of business or into supplementary, complementary or compatible lines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie de l'entreprise
DEF

Expansion que prend une entreprise dans les domaines relevant de son exploitation courante ou dans des domaines connexes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía empresarial
DEF

La realiza una empresa cuando compra o se fusiona con otra u otras de su sector, para cubrir un área más amplia del mismo mercado.

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