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Record 1 1992-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Regional Dialects and Expressions

French

Domaine(s)
  • Régionalismes et usages particuliers
OBS

balivernes dans un discours;dans une pièce de théâtre, phrases destinées à émouvoir le public.

OBS

américanisme.

Spanish

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Record 2 1991-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Contests (Recreation)
Key term(s)
  • mathematical skill testing question
  • skill testing question

French

Domaine(s)
  • Concours (Loisirs)
DEF

Procédé utilisé dans les concours pour limiter le nombre de gagnants; il s'agit généralement de trouver un slogan ou de compléter une phrase.

Key term(s)
  • question réglementaire
  • question réglementaire d'arithmétique

Spanish

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Record 3 1990-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
OBS

Domaine : patrimoine architectural.

OBS

Source : Bureau d'examen des édifices fédéraux du patrimoine.

Spanish

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Record 4 - external organization data 2014-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
28.04.02 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

functional tool designed to facilitate the rapid development of knowledge-based systems

OBS

A knowledge engineering tool incorporates specific strategies for knowledge representation, inference, and control, as well as elementary modeling constructs for easy handling of typical problems.

OBS

knowledge engineering tool: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-28:1995].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
28.04.02 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

outil logiciel conçu pour simplifier et accélérer la construction de systèmes à base de connaissances

OBS

Un outil de génie cognitif comporte des stratégies de représentation de connaissances, de contrôle et d'inférence, ainsi que des structures de modélisation par types de problèmes.

OBS

outil de génie cognitif : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-28:1995].

Spanish

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Record 5 2004-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
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Record 6 1998-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
DEF

A striated, extrinsic muscle of the eyeball that originates from the upper part of the annulus of Zinn and from the sheath of the optic nerve.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
DEF

Muscle droit le plus long [qui] prend naissance dans la partie supérieure de l'anneau de Zinn [et] passe vers l'avant et vers l'extérieur [...] puis s'insère sur la sclère à environ 7.7 mm du limbe.

OBS

Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997.

Spanish

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Record 7 1997-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
  • Funeral Services
DEF

A large historic or prehistoric burial ground in an ancient city.

CONT

Archaeologists and historians usually call the cemetery of an ancient city a necropolis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie
  • Pompes funèbres
DEF

Groupe de sépultures primitives, à caractère plus ou moins monumental [...]. Grand cimetière orné de monuments funéraires.

CONT

Les plus célèbres sont, en Égypte, la nécropole de Memphis [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Arqueología
  • Pompas fúnebres
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Record 8 2017-05-29

English

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

CASSA is a federation of the professional associations representing the school system administrators in Canadian provinces and territories. ... CASSA strengthens the capacity of school system leaders and influences the directions that impact education and student learning.

OBS

Mission: To promote and enhance effective administration and leadership in provision of quality education in Canada; to provide a national voice on educational matters; to promote and provide opportunity for professional development to the membership; to promote communication and liaison with national and international organizations having an interest in education; to provide a variety of services to the memberships; [and] to recognize outstanding contributions to education in Canada.

French

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

Spanish

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Record 9 2017-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Fatty Substances (Food)
OBS

In the National Occupational Classification (NOC), an official occupational title in Group 9617 - Labourers in Food, Beverage and Tobacco Processing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Corps gras (Ind. de l'aliment.)
OBS

Dans la Classification nationale des professions (CNP), titre de profession officiel dans le Groupe 9617 - Manœuvres dans la transformation des aliments, des boissons et du tabac.

Spanish

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Record 10 1975-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
OBS

a ... system of pipes connected to the drainage pipes of a plumbing system for the purpose of supplying or removing air to relieve pressure above or below atmospheric.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
OBS

évacuation des eaux usées. (...) Il est recommandé de créer un réseau de conduites assurant la ventilation secondaire des siphons de tous les appareils.

Spanish

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