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Record 1 1998-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Automatic Control (Machine Tools)
DEF

A specification of feed rate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commandes automatiques (Machines-outils)

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-05-06

English

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

Dipturus batis (blue skate) is a species of bony fishes of the family [Rajidae].

Key term(s)
  • gray skate
  • blue gray skate

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personnel and Job Evaluation
DEF

In performance appraisal procedures, etc a type of report in which a senior manager comments on a more junior executive's performance in the particular areas of work allocated to him, often by reference to results achieved compared with previously agreed objectives, targets or standards. Other performance appraisal techniques include free report, controlled report, ranking systems, factor rating, forced choice report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Évaluation du personnel et des emplois

Spanish

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Record 4 1980-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
OBS

terme d'usage obligatoire au Bureau des Traductions.

Spanish

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Record 5 2002-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Site Development

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement du terrain
Key term(s)
  • fossé collecteur
  • fossé de drainage

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Preparación del terreno
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Record 6 1986-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Calorimetry
DEF

Ratio of heat actually transferred via a fin to heat transferred if whole fin were at temperature of the primary surface to which it is attached.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Calorimétrie

Spanish

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Record 7 2014-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Technology (Informatics)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Technologie de l'information (Informatique)

Spanish

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Record 8 2002-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
  • Vascular Surgery
CONT

Mayo Asymptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy (MACE) Trial. The MACE trial was terminated early because of a significantly higher number of myocardial infarctions and TIAs in the surgical group than in the medical group. This result most likely reflected the avoidance of aspirin in the surgical group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
  • Chirurgie vasculaire
CONT

Dans l'essai MACE, les patients recevaient en périopératoire soit de l'aspirine (80mg / j) soit un placebo : l'essai a du être interrompu en raison d'un excès significatif d'infarctus du myocarde dans le groupe placebo.

Key term(s)
  • étude MACE

Spanish

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Record 9 2013-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
  • Law of Estates (common law)
DEF

A presumption... to the effect that one person survived another, applied for the purpose of determining a question of succession or similar matter, in a case where the two persons perished in the same catastrophe, and there are no circumstances extant to show which of them actually died first. (Black's, 5th ed., 1979, p. 1068)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
  • Droit successoral (common law)
OBS

présomption de survie : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 10 2004-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Food Additives
DEF

A calcium salt of lactic acid; a white, odorless, tasteless powder or crystals. A calcifying agent. A buffer and dough conditioning agent. Used in therapeutics, bread-making and the manufacture of candy.

OBS

In medical use, given for calcium deficiency and as a blood coagulant.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Additifs alimentaires
DEF

Sel de calcium de l'acide lactique, sous forme de poudre ou de cristaux blancs, inodores et insipides. Recalcifiant, tampon et agent de conditionnement des pâtes. Employé en thérapeutique, en boulangerie et en confiserie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Aditivos alimentarios
OBS

Polvo blanco prácticamente insípido e inodoro, algo eflorescente. Soluble en agua y casi insoluble en alcohol. Atóxico.

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