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Record 1 2003-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Audio Technology
  • Cinematography
DEF

A microphone used for announcements in movie theatre lobbys.

OBS

term linked with the conception and development of large-format film technology.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Électroacoustique
  • Cinématographie
DEF

Microphone employé pour annoncer les messages dans le foyer d'une salle de cinéma.

OBS

terme établi dans le cadre de la conception et de la mise au point de la technique du cinéma grand format.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Business and Administrative Documents
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
DEF

Under corporations and securities legislation, a document, accompanying the notice of a shareholders' meeting, prepared in connection with the solicitation of proxies by or on behalf of the management of the corporation. It contains information concerning the individuals making the solicitation, election of directors, appointment of auditors and other particulars of matters to be acted upon at the meeting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
DEF

Document qui, en vertu des lois sur les sociétés et sur les valeurs mobilières, doit être établi lorsqu'on sollicite des procurations en vue d'une assemblée des actionnaires d'une société, ou d'une assemblée des porteurs de titres avec droit de vote d'un émetteur.

OBS

Ce document, qui renferme notamment des informations sur les personnes sollicitant des procurations et sur les points à l'ordre du jour de l'assemblée visée, doit être envoyé aux personnes sollicitées avec l'avis de convocation à l'assemblée où l'on discutera de ces questions.

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operations Research and Management
  • Citizenship and Immigration
OBS

Terminology used by Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherche et gestion opérationnelles
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
OBS

Terminologie employée par la Commission de l'immigration et du statut de réfugié (CISR).

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
Universal entry(ies)
Diaphorophyia tonsa
Latin
Platysteira tonsa
Latin
OBS

A bird of the family Platysteiridae.

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)
Diaphorophyia tonsa
Latin
Platysteira tonsa
Latin
OBS

Oiseau de la famille des Platysteiridae.

OBS

pririt à taches blanches : 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 5 1992-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Position Titles
  • Environment
Key term(s)
  • Associate Director, River Road Environmental Technology Center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de postes
  • Environnement
OBS

Source(s) : Lexique des appellations de la section Environnement.

Spanish

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Record 6 2001-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Centres
CONT

The CSG is Europe's spaceport and one of the most up-to-date and best situated launch bases in the world. From it, Ariane launches can be carried out into all types of orbit with considerably simplified orbit-injection operations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centres spatiaux
DEF

Nom du Centre spatial guyanais à l'usage des relations publiques.

Spanish

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Record 7 2005-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Islamism
OBS

Egyptian Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s. Close partner of Bin Ladin's al-Qaida organisation.

OBS

Active since the 1970s, the EIJ's primary goals traditionally have been to overthrow the Egyptian Government and replace it with an Islamic state.

Key term(s)
  • Jihad

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Mahométisme
OBS

Signifie en arabe la «guerre sainte». Groupe extrémiste en Égypte. En français, on parle le plus souvent du «Jihad».

Key term(s)
  • Jihad

Spanish

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Record 8 1997-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Environment
OBS

Species Survival Commission.

OBS

Gland, Switzerland, November 30, 1994.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Environnement
OBS

Commission de la sauvegarde des espèces.

OBS

Source(s) : Liste des acquisitions de mars-avril 97 (l'ouvrage se trouve à Montréal).

OBS

Gland, Suisse, 30 novembre 1994.

Spanish

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Record 9 2002-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Navigation Instruments
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
DEF

A gyroscope that uses the property of gyroscopic rigidity to sense changes in altitude of a machine, such as an airplane; the spinning wheel or rotor is isolated from the airplane by gimbals; when the plane changes from level flight, the gyro remains vertical and gives the pilot an artificial horizon reference.

CONT

A free (unrestrained and not subject to any outside force) gyroscope is fixed to space... This means the centerline of the axle points to two points of absolute rest, 180 degrees apart, to the Universe or in the up and down direction.

OBS

... in order to be free of gravity, gyroscopes can be placed in a Cardan mount, which permits the gyroscopes to remain free of forces exerted on the systems of which they are a part. In the Cardan mount the shaft of a gyroscope wheel is mounted in a gimbal ring, which in turn is mounted in a larger gimbal ring along a diameter that is at right angles to the axis of the wheel.

Key term(s)
  • unrestrained gyro
  • free-mounted gyro
  • free-mounted gyroscope
  • neutral gyroscope
  • Cardan-mounted gyro
  • freely mounted gyro

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Instruments de navigation
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
DEF

Gyroscope dont la suspension à la cardan est exempte de toute liaison.

CONT

Le conservateur de cap, également appelé directionnel, est un gyroscope libre dont l'axe est orienté horizontalement selon la direction qui lui a été assignée lors de sa mise en rotation.

OBS

Cardan : Système de suspension dans lequel le corps suspendu conserve une position invariable malgré les oscillations de son support.

OBS

Cardan : Nom francisé du savant italien Cardano, 1501-1576.

Key term(s)
  • gyro libre

Spanish

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Record 10 1991-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Contracts

French

Domaine(s)
  • Marchés publics
OBS

Termes provenant du Guide de la politique des approvisionnements et services en usage au MAS.

Spanish

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