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Record 1 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
OBS

construction

Spanish

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Record 3 1994-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Accounting
DEF

[a] systematic payment of exaggerated prices, on the assumption that higher prices mean better quality.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-01-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Footwear and Shoe Repair
OBS

In the National Occupational Classification (NOC), an official occupational title in Group 9517 - Other Products Machine Operators.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Chaussures et cordonnerie
OBS

Dans la Classification nationale des professions (CNP), titre de profession officiel dans le Groupe 9517 - Opérateurs/opératrices de machines à fabriquer des articles divers.

Spanish

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Record 5 2007-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Helicopters (Military)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
OBS

blade tip compressibility effect: term officialized by the Aeronautical Terminology Standardization Committee (ATSC) - Helicopters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
OBS

effet de compressibilité en bout de pale : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Hélicoptères.

Spanish

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Record 6 1989-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Military Administration

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Administration militaire

Spanish

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Record 7 2017-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Equipment (Motor Vehicles)
  • Garages and Service Stations
CONT

... driveway booster cables ... use when one car is parked behind another on driveway - no need to remove booster battery.

OBS

booster battery: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement électrique (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Garages et stations-service
DEF

Batterie à voltage normal qu'on relie au moyen de câbles volants à la batterie déchargée d'un véhicule automobile dans un démarrage secours.

OBS

batterie d'appoint : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 8 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Airport Runways and Areas
OBS

(operating certificate - Comm. air services D.O.T. Gen'l conditions, 3).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pistes et aires d'aéroport
OBS

"méthodes, d'évaluation de la résistance des chaussées (OACI, Ann. 14, 4e éd., p. 9, 2.4.2, Note 2).

Spanish

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Record 9 1996-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Positions
  • Engineering
  • Water Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Postes gouvernementaux
  • Ingénierie
  • Transport par eau
OBS

Source(s) : BST [Bureau canadien d'enquête sur les accidents de transport et de la sécurité des transports]

Spanish

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Record 10 2000-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vessels (Medicine)
DEF

A blockage in a vessel caused by its hardening.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vaisseaux (Médecine)
DEF

Blocage d'un vaisseau dû à un durcissement de ses parois.

Spanish

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