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Record 1 2002-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Obligations (civil law)
  • Tort Law (common law)
OBS

disclaim responsibility: Expression reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)
  • Droit des délits (common law)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de obligaciones (derecho civil)
  • Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
OBS

declinar la responsabilidad y rehusar la responsabilidad: Expresiones reproducidas del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

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Record 2 2012-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Traffic
  • Urban Planning
  • Road Design
CONT

Horizontal traffic calming measures use items such as raised islands and traffic circles to eliminate straight-line travel thus forcing most drivers to reduce their speeds. Horizontal measures can also be used to reduce pavement widths to discourage speeding or to restrict passage to a single lane, thereby significantly reducing the capacity of the roadway.

OBS

horizontal traffic calming measure: term recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circulation routière
  • Aménagement urbain
  • Conception des voies de circulation
OBS

mesure de déflexion horizontale : terme recommandé par le Comité de terminologie et normalisé par le Comité de validation du Lexique de la mobilité durable.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tránsito vial
  • Planificación urbana
  • Diseño de carreteras
CONT

Los dispositivos relacionados con el trazado en planta obligarán a que los vehículos describan una trayectoria curva en vez de recta.

CONT

Tipos de dispositivo para moderar la velocidad. […] Dispositivos relacionados con el trazado en planta: miniglorietas, retranqueos, zigzags [y] modificación de intersecciones en T.

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Record 3 1994-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

A graphic file format designed for the display of Postscript images in applications for the Apple Macintosh line of computers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
DEF

Format de fichiers utilisé pour le stockage des images Postscript (qui regroupe) une description de l'image en langage Postscript [...] et sa représentation en point par point [...]

CONT

La compatibilité avec les formats graphiques BMP (Bitmap Windows 3) et EPS (Encapsulated Postscript) renforce l'avantage du Superbase dans le domaine de l'intégration d'images.

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Mathematics
  • Information Theory
DEF

Addition that is performed by adding, digit place after digit place, the corresponding digits of the operands.

OBS

serial addition: term standardized by CSA and ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques informatiques
  • Théorie de l'information
DEF

Addition dans laquelle les chiffres correspondants des rangs des opérandes sont traités les uns après les autres.

OBS

addition série; addition sérielle : termes normalisés par l'ISO et la CSA.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Matemáticas para computación
  • Teoría de la información
DEF

Suma que se ejecuta por la adición, un lugar de dígito después del otro, de los dígitos correspondientes a los operandos.

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Record 5 2022-07-19

English

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

A caddisfly of the family Psychomyiidae.

French

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

Trichoptère de la famille des Psychomyiidae.

Spanish

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Record 6 2003-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Geology
CONT

Geologists describe these deposits as part of a wedge-shaped fossil coral reef archipelago positioned offshore from an ancient shoreline.

CONT

Solitary coral, wedge shaped, numerous radially arranged septa.

OBS

[The term] cuneiform [is applied to a] wedge-shaped corallite ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Géologie
DEF

En forme de coin.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Paleontología
  • Geología
DEF

Semejante a una cuña.

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Record 7 2021-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ferns and Fern Allies
Universal entry(ies)
Pityrogramma trifoliata
Latin
Trismeria trifoliata
Latin
OBS

A plant of the family Pteridaceae.

Key term(s)
  • three-leaved gold-back fern

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fougères et plantes alliées
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Pityrogramma trifoliata
Latin
Trismeria trifoliata
Latin
OBS

Plante de la famille des Pteridaceae.

OBS

Pityrogramma trifoliata : Il n'y a pas de nom commun pour désigner cette espèce.

Spanish

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Record 8 2021-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Endocrine System and Metabolism
DEF

A test done on a saliva sample to detect an infectious agent.

CONT

A salivary test can detect most of the periodontal pathogens ... The patient has to rinse with saline for 30 [seconds] then spit in a collection tube.

CONT

Saliva tests are logistically less complicated than swab tests. The tube can be delivered to the doorstep and subsequently collected or returned by post.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Systèmes endocrinien et métabolique
DEF

Test réalisé sur un échantillon de salive pour détecter un agent infectieux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
  • Microbiología y parasitología
  • Sistemas endocrino y metabólico
CONT

¿En qué consisten los test de saliva? En este tipo de pruebas se recoge una muestra de saliva, donde los anticuerpos alcanzan una mayor concentración que en la sangre durante los primeros días de la infección.

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Record 9 2011-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Protective Clothing
  • Clothing (General)
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vêtements de protection
  • Vêtements (Généralités)
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 10 2019-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Human Relations
DEF

A person who feels very little or no romantic attraction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
DEF

Personne qui ressent très peu ou pas d'attirance amoureuse.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de las relaciones humanas
DEF

Persona que no experimenta atracción romántica hacia otros.

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