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Record 1 2003-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Economics
OBS

Uruguayan centre.

OBS

Terminology related to the Summit of the Americas process.

Key term(s)
  • Latin American Center for Human Economy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Économique
OBS

Centre établi en Uruguay.

OBS

Terminologie relative au processus des Sommets des Amériques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités nacionales no canadienses
  • Economía
OBS

Centro establecido en Uruguay.

OBS

Terminología relacionada con el proceso de las Cumbres de las Américas.

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Record 2 1996-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport par eau
OBS

Source(s) : Programme national d'exercices d'intervention en cas de déversements en milieu marin.

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Economics
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

Unlike the French "Agences de Bassin", the revenue from charges is not disbursed as grants, but goes to cover the management costs of the Board and treatment plants under its control. Another important feature is that the Board directly finances anti-pollution investment from lending sources.

OBS

pollution control investment: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’environnement” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie environnementale
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
DEF

Affectation de ressources, de fonds pour prévenir, limiter, réduire ou éliminer la pollution.

OBS

investissement antipollution : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’environnement» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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Record 4 1991-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Muscles and Tendons

French

Domaine(s)
  • Muscles et tendons
OBS

[Entorse dont la] déchirure peut se propager en avant à la capsule antérieure de l'articulation tibio-tarsienne, en arrière du faisceau PC [péronéo-calcanéen] (stade II de Castaing) [...]

Spanish

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Record 5 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
  • Language Problems
OBS

to add. to bring

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
  • Problèmes de langue

Spanish

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Record 6 1991-01-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Solvents and Petroleum Spirits

French

Domaine(s)
  • Solvants et essences spéciales (Pétrole)
OBS

Source : Secteur de l'énergie.

Spanish

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Record 7 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

telltale compass: an item in the "Surveying and Navigational Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

compas renversé : objet de la classe «Équipement de navigation» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie».

Spanish

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Record 8 1997-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Accounting
DEF

An advance that has been accounted for.

OBS

Term used in the Public Accounts of Canada. As opposed to advance outstanding.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité publique
DEF

Avance qui a été comptabilisée.

OBS

Terme utilisé dans les Comptes publics du Canada. S'oppose à avance non réglée.

Spanish

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Record 9 1997-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rights and Freedoms

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droits et libertés
OBS

Source(s) : Rapport de la quatrième Conférence mondiale sur les femmes, Beijing, du 4 au 15 septembre 1995.

Spanish

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Record 10 2003-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
DEF

The range of signal amplitudes from the loudest to the quietest that can be reproduced effectively by an equipment.

OBS

Limited by the intrinsic noise of the amplifier and the ambient background noise level of the listening environment and by the power capacity of the amplifier and speaker system.

OBS

dynamic range: term standardized by thethe International Electrotechnical Commission and the USA Standards Institute.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
DEF

Intervalle compris entre les niveaux extrêmes d'intensité acoustique c'est-à-dire des plus forts (fortissimi) aux plus faibles (pianissimi).

OBS

dynamique : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Key term(s)
  • gamme d'amplification
  • gamme dynamique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electroacústica
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