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Record 1 2008-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Areal Planning (Urban Studies)
  • Wind Energy
DEF

A buffer zone between wind turbines and a site's property line intended to protect the public from any real or perceived hazard from the wind turbines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement du territoire
  • Énergie éolienne
DEF

Zone aménagée entre un emplacement d'éoliennes et les lignes de propriété d'un site voisin afin de protéger le public contre tout danger réel ou appréhendé engendré par ces dernières.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Various Sports

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Sports divers

Spanish

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Record 3 1987-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tourism (General)
CONT

... activities abroad have been intensified in order to maximize utilisation of tourism supply, by: - Action aimed at staggering the main season and attracting sections of the market interested in off-season tourism; ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tourisme (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 4 2018-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
OBS

Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
OBS

Gendarmerie royale du Canada.

Spanish

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Record 5 2016-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A bird of the family Scolopacidae.

OBS

In English scientific usage, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Oiseau de la famille des Scolopacidae.

OBS

chevalier des Touamotou : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux.

OBS

En français, les noms des espèces d'oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor.

Spanish

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Record 6 2018-07-06

English

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

The National Academy Orchestra of Canada was founded in 1989 by conductor Boris Brott and is primarily based in Hamilton, Ontario. It is recognized as a Canadian national school for professional training ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Musique
  • Établissements d'enseignement
OBS

L'Orchestre académique national du Canada, [établi] principalement à Hamilton en Ontario, a été fondé en 1989 par le chef d'orchestre Boris Brott et est reconnu comme une institution de formation professionnelle nationale.

Spanish

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Record 7 2011-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Occupational Codes - Officers
Universal entry(ies)
S
occupation code
OBS

S: classification specialty qualification code.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Groupes professionnels militaires des officiers
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
S
occupation code
OBS

S : code de qualification de spécialiste (classifications).

Spanish

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Record 8 1993-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations
OBS

Financial Administration Act, revokes Ginn and Company (Canada) Acquisition of Shares Order on September 1, 1988

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements
OBS

Loi sur l'administration financière, abroge le Décret sur l'acquisition des actions de Ginn and Company (Canada) le 1er septembre 1988

Spanish

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Record 9 2012-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aquaculture
  • Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
CONT

Aquaculture is currently one of the fastest growing food production systems in the world. Most of global aquaculture output is produced in developing countries, and, significantly, in low-income food-deficit countries. With stagnating yields from many capture fisheries and increasing demand for fish and fishery products, expectations for aquaculture to increase its contribution to the world's production of aquatic food are very high, and there is also hope that aquaculture will continue to strengthen its role in contributing to food security and poverty alleviation in many developing countries.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aquaculture
  • Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
CONT

Étant donné le caractère insulaire du pays [le Japon], les aliments d'origine aquatique ont une grande importance dans l'alimentation : poissons en tous genres, fruits de mer et algues sont abondamment consommés chaque jour par tous les Japonais.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Acuicultura
  • Productos del mar y de agua dulce (Ind. alimentaria)
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Record 10 1986-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Units (Regular Force, Armed Forces)
OBS

Unit of the Regular Force.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités (régulières, Forces armées)
OBS

Unité de la Force régulière.

Spanish

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