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Record 1 2005-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Machines and Equipment
  • Typography
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
DEF

A rule of wood or metal, graduated off in picas and non-parels, also inches or centimeters, used for measuring width of type, page, depths.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
  • Typographie (Caractères)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
DEF

Règle utilisée pour mesurer les longueurs dans le système typographique.

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
  • Language Problems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
  • Problèmes de langue
OBS

to take punitive action (usually the part of the government)

Spanish

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Record 4 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
OBS

a rotary control for amplifying the incoming voice telephone news May/64

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
OBS

un bouton rotatif qui amplifie la voix de l'interlocuteur

Spanish

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Record 5 2014-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Safety
  • Search and Rescue (Aircraft)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
DEF

An automatically activated ELT which is rigidly attached to an aircraft but readily removable from the aircraft. [Definition officially approved by ICAO.]

OBS

automatic portable ELT; ELT(AP): term and abbreviation standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee and officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité (Transport aérien)
  • Recherches et sauvetages (Aviation)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
DEF

ELT à mise en marche automatique qui est attaché de façon rigide à un aéronef mais qui peut être aisément enlevé de l'aéronef. [Définition uniformisée par l'OACI.]

OBS

ELT automatique portatif; ELT(AP) : terme et abréviation uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

OBS

ELT automatique portative; ELT(AP) : terme et abréviation normalisés par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l'intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad (Transporte aéreo)
  • Búsqueda y salvamento (Aviación)
  • Instrumentos y equipo de vuelo (Industria aeronáutica)
DEF

ELT de activación automática que se instala firmemente en la aeronave, pero que se puede sacar de la misma con facilidad. [Definición aceptada oficialmente por la OACI.]

OBS

ELT portátil automático; ELT(AP): término y abreviatura aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 6 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plumbing Tools and Equipment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareillage et outils de plomberie

Spanish

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Record 7 1998-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
OBS

Renseignements obtenus de l'organisme.

Spanish

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Record 8 2015-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
CONT

... liability has been repeatedly imposed for physical harm resulting from a third party acting in reasonable reliance on misleading information and thereby imperilling the plaintiff ... More arresting still are several decisions against a representor who derived no semblance of pecuniary gain from the transaction - a circumstance to which the common law attaches more readily a duty of care ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)

Spanish

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Record 9 1996-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport par eau

Spanish

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Record 10 1991-05-16

English

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Marchés publics
OBS

Termes provenant du Guide de la politique des approvisionnements et services en usage au MAS.

Spanish

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