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Record 1 2000-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Citizenship and Immigration
OBS

Terminology used by Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
OBS

Terminologie employée par la Commission de l'immigration et du statut de réfugié (CISR).

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Advertising Techniques

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques publicitaires

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-08-02

English

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

A lawyer who acts as "amicus curiae" or "friend of the court" is a neutral officer of the court, and an intermediary between the child and the court.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
OBS

On rencontre aussi l'expression «intervenant désintéressé».

OBS

ami de la cour; amie de la cour : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • Encryption and Decryption

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Chiffrage et déchiffrage

Spanish

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Record 5 2003-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Medication

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Médicaments

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Medicamentos
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Record 6 - external organization data 2023-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
OBS

RCMP: Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

OBS

"Depot" Division (Regina, Saskatchewan).

Key term(s)
  • Commanding Officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Academy
  • CO, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Academy
  • Commanding Officer, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Training Academy
  • CO, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Training Academy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)
OBS

GRC : Gendarmerie royale du Canada.

OBS

Division Dépôt (Regina, Saskatchewan).

Key term(s)
  • commandant de l'École de la Gendarmerie royale du Canada
  • commandante de l'École de la Gendarmerie royale du Canada
  • cmdt, École de la Gendarmerie royale du Canada
  • cmdte, École de la Gendarmerie royale du Canada

Spanish

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Record 7 1980-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chronology
  • Computers and Calculators
DEF

UT1 corrected for the effects of a small seasonal fluctuation in the rate of rotation of the Earth.

OBS

UT:Universal Time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chronologie
  • Ordinateurs et calculateurs
DEF

TU1 corrigé des effets d'une petite fluctuation saisonnière dans la vitesse de rotation de la Terre.

OBS

TU : temps universel.

Spanish

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Record 8 2007-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Provincial and Territorial Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
  • The Legislature (Constitutional Law)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements provinciaux et territoriaux canadiens
  • Pouvoir législatif (Droit constitutionnel)

Spanish

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Record 9 1981-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
DEF

Descriptive term for a type of padded loop which may be passed around the trunk, below the axillae, and thus provide support during lift by cable into a rescue helicopter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
DEF

Terme descriptif désignant un type d'anneau rembourré qui peut être passé autour du tronc, sous les aisselles et ainsi permettre le hissage par câble à bord d'un hélicoptère de sauvetage.

Spanish

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Record 10 2005-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Classification of Coal
  • Lignite, Graphite and Coal Mining
DEF

Coal occurring in the form of layers or seams among stratified rocks.

CONT

The Mo-Ni sulphide ores consist of a mixture of sulphide clasts, phosphorite pellets and low-grade anthracitic coal referred to as "stone coal."

OBS

Following The Oxford English Dictionary (OXENG, 1989, volume 6, page 111), "fossil", as an adjective, means "obtained by digging" or "found buried in the earth".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Classification des charbons
  • Exploit. de charbons fossiles autres que la tourbe
CONT

Les minerais sulfurés de Mo-Ni sont composés d'un mélange de clastes sulfurés, de boulettes phosphoritiques et de charbon anthracitique à faible teneur appelé «charbon rocheux».

OBS

On désigne sous le nom simple de charbon le «charbon de terre» ou charbon minéral, par opposition au charbon de bois et autres matières carbonées comme la tourbe.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Clasificación del carbón
  • Explotación de lignito, grafito y carbón
DEF

Carbón natural, sólido y combustible, de color pardo a negro y consistencia pétrea, formado por carbono amorfo acompañado de hidrocarburos, compuestos orgánicos complejos y material inorgánico.

OBS

Según su naturaleza, [el carbón mineral] se designa con los nombres de antracita, hulla y lignito.

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