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Record 1 1985-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

Small narrow channel.

CONT

Bogus Hole, N.S.

OBS

hole: generic used in various provinces, including Nfld., N.S., and Ont.

OBS

hole: term and definition officially approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) (formerly named the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names -- CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (TB-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Étroite nappe d'eau entre des terres, qui réunit deux grandes étendues d'eau.

CONT

Passage de Bougainville, Québec.

OBS

passage: dans la pratique, «passage» et «détroit» peuvent avoir été employés indifféremment l'un pour l'autre. Québec attesté au Québec.

OBS

passage : terme et définition uniformisés par la Commission de toponymie du Canada (CTC) (anciennement appelée le Comité permanent canadien des noms géographiques -- CPCNG) dans le cadre du glossaire (BT-176) faisant autorité sur la question des génériques en usage au Canada.

Key term(s)
  • détroit

Spanish

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Record 3 1982-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steering Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Direction (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)

Spanish

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Record 4 1980-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
OBS

the hydraulic fluid is directed to the outlet coupling for return to the system reservoir.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords

Spanish

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Record 5 2004-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
  • Metal Fasteners
CONT

The flanged head bolts have been replaced by head bolts with captured washers to improve clamp load retention.

OBS

captive washer: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
  • Clouterie et visserie
CONT

Ces rondelles imperdables sont conçues pour éviter la perte de vis ou boulons, pour protéger les surfaces des appareils, un montage rapide sans utiliser d'écrous ou prémontage d'une rondelle avant fixation avec une visseuse automatique.

OBS

rondelle captive : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 6 2003-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pumps
  • Chemistry
DEF

The injection pump used to introduce a chemical into a fluid stream or receptacle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes
  • Chimie

Spanish

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Record 7 2000-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
CONT

Egg harvesting, which had always been practised by aboriginals and Europeans, had taken on alarming proportions, especially in the gulf, where many ships stopped to shamelessly pillage eggs from seabird colonies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
CONT

Cette récolte, pratiquée depuis toujours par les autochtones et les Européens, a désormais pris une ampleur alarmante, notamment dans le Golfe, où de nombreux navires de passage font halte pour piller sans vergogne les colonies d'oiseaux marins.

Spanish

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Record 8 1994-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Rights and Concessions
DEF

Usually, the cash consideration paid by the lessee for the execution of an oil and gas lease by a landowner. ... Bonus for the execution of a lease may take other forms than cash. One form is called oil bonus or royalty bonus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit minier
DEF

Droit d'entrée versé à l'occasion de l'obtention d'un titre minier.

OBS

Terme officiellement recommandé par le Gouvernement français.

Spanish

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Record 9 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes

Spanish

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Record 10 1999-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Curling
DEF

A tap that a rock receives from the back by a rock of the same team to make it travel further on the play on a short or a longer distance.

OBS

It could be to push the rock further on the sheet, position it as a guard in front of the house, enter the larger circle or get closer to the tee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Curling
DEF

Impulsion que reçoit une pierre heurtée de l'arrière par une autre de la même équipe pour qu'elle se déplace sur le jeu, de peu ou sur une plus longue distance.

OBS

Ce peut être pour la pousser plus avant sur le jeu, la positionner comme garde devant la maison, la faire pénétrer dans le grand cercle ou avancer davantage vers le bouton.

Spanish

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