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Record 1 2021-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation
CONT

"Arm's length allocation" means, in respect of a transaction, an allocation of profit or loss that would have occurred between the participants in the transaction if they had been dealing at arm's length with each other.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité
CONT

Attribution de pleine concurrence. Quant à une opération, l'attribution de bénéfices ou de pertes qui aurait été effectuée entre les participants à l'opération s'il n'y avait eu entre eux aucun lien de dépendance.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
  • Collaboration with the FAO
CONT

Powered by a hydraulic or electric motor, the pot hauler is an efficient and light machine to pull fishing pots and traps for octopus, crab, lobster, and prawn.

PHR

lobster pot hauler

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
DEF

Treuil avec poulie mécanisée à gorge étroite et potence débordante, employé pour le relevage des orins et filières de casiers.

Key term(s)
  • vire casier
  • vire-casiers

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pesca comercial
  • Colaboración con la FAO
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Record 3 1992-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
  • Soil Science
DEF

A dimensionless ratio of the rate of thaw to the rate of consolidation of the thawing soil, which is considered to be a measure of the relative rates of generation and expulsion of excess pore fluids during thaw.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Science du sol
DEF

Rapport sans dimension du taux de dégel au taux de consolidation du sol en train de dégeler. On considère qu'il représente une mesure des vitesses relatives de production et d'expulsion des fluides interstitiels en excès au cours du dégel.

Spanish

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Record 4 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances
OBS

(Depin 18, 11)

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
CONT

When ice-rich soils thaw, water is liberated and, as it drains away, the ground subsides or settles.

Key term(s)
  • ice rich soil

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
CONT

Lorsque les sols à forte teneur en glace dégèlent, l'eau est libérée et, au fur et à mesure qu'elle s’écoule, le sol s'affaisse ou se tasse.

Spanish

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