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Record 1 1994-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Exhibitions (Arts and Culture)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Expositions (Arts et Culture)

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

"And his heirs" were also said to be words of inheritance since they indicated an inheritable estate, as opposed to a life estate which died with the life tenant. Moreover, they were words of general inheritance in contrast to "and the heirs of his body" which created a fee tail and were words of special inheritance, limiting the estate to descendants of A. (Cribbet, p. 42).

OBS

words of special inheritance: term used in the plural in this context.

French

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

termes d'hérédité particulière; termes de transmission héréditaire particulière : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

OBS

termes d'hérédité particulière; termes de transmission héréditaire particulière : termes utilisés au pluriel dans ce contexte.

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Documents (Industries)
  • Spacecraft
  • Launchers (Astronautics)
CONT

Another Level II document is the Baseline Configuration Document (BCD) which will document the "as-built" configuration of Freedom. The BCD "addresses the functions of each element" and "describes the general arrangement requirements of the integrated Space Station and each flight element." "The BCD is complementary to the distributed systems ...

Key term(s)
  • base line configuration document

French

Domaine(s)
  • Documents techniques (Industries)
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Lanceurs (Astronautique)

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorology
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
DEF

Wind blowing in a direction opposite to the movement of an object with respect to the Earth's surface.

CONT

The landing: the absence of a headwind, the aircraft's extra height over the threshold and excessive airspeed, and the lack of firm landing techniques contributed to a long float and delayed touchdown. The result was insufficient runway remaining to stop the aircraft.

OBS

In case of an aircraft, the headwind decreases its ground speed.

OBS

head wind: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Météorologie
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
DEF

Vent qui souffle dans la direction opposé à celle du mouvement d'un mobile par rapport à la surface terrestre.

OBS

vent debout; vent contraire; vent de face : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) Opérations aériennes.

OBS

vent debout : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Meteorología
  • Física de la atmósfera
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
DEF

Viento que sopla en dirección opuesta a la de un objeto móvil con respecto a la superficie de la Tierra.

OBS

viento de frente: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 5 - external organization data 1995-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industries - General
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries - Généralités
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire

Spanish

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Record 6 2009-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Skiing and Snowboarding

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Ski et surf des neiges

Spanish

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Record 7 1999-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
  • Additives and Fillers (Rubber)
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

[A] plasticizer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
  • Ingrédients (Caoutchouc)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
  • Aditivos y rellenos (Caucho)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 8 2011-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Fabaceae.

Key term(s)
  • sessile-leaved ticktrefoil
  • sessile-leaved tick trefoil
  • sessile leaved tick-trefoil
  • sessile leaved ticktrefoil
  • sessile leaved tick trefoil
  • sessileleaf tick trefoil
  • sessileleaf tick-trefoil

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Fabaceae.

Spanish

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Record 9 2022-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An insect (order Plecoptera) of the family Capniidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Insecte (ordre des plécoptères) de la famille des Capniidae.

Spanish

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Record 10 1993-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Relations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Relations internationales

Spanish

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