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Record 1 2015-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Floors and Ceilings
  • Heritage
CONT

CCI [Canadian Conservation Institute] provided expert conservation advice on the seismic stabilization and conservation of a heritage mosaic on the cross-vaulted ceiling in the lobby of the Wellington Building in downtown Ottawa, Ontario.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planchers et plafonds
  • Patrimoine
CONT

L'ICC [Institut canadien de conservation] a fourni des conseils d'experts en conservation sur la stabilisation sismique et la conservation d'une mosaïque patrimoniale du plafond à voûte d'arête du hall de l'édifice Wellington se trouvant au centre-ville d'Ottawa en Ontario.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
DEF

A lump-sum payment that an employer may be required to make at the end of a lease of a company automobile.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
DEF

Paiement forfaitaire qu'un employeur est susceptible d'avoir à payer à la fin du contrat de location d'un véhicule automobile.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Basketball
OBS

Technique/tactics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Basket-ball
OBS

Technique/tactique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Básquetbol
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Record 4 1985-12-17

English

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 5 2002-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

Small narrow channel.

CONT

Bogus Hole, N.S.

OBS

hole: generic used in various provinces, including Nfld., N.S., and Ont.

OBS

hole: term and definition officially approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) (formerly named the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names -- CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (TB-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Étroite nappe d'eau entre des terres, qui réunit deux grandes étendues d'eau.

CONT

Passage de Bougainville, Québec.

OBS

passage: dans la pratique, «passage» et «détroit» peuvent avoir été employés indifféremment l'un pour l'autre. Québec attesté au Québec.

OBS

passage : terme et définition uniformisés par la Commission de toponymie du Canada (CTC) (anciennement appelée le Comité permanent canadien des noms géographiques -- CPCNG) dans le cadre du glossaire (BT-176) faisant autorité sur la question des génériques en usage au Canada.

Key term(s)
  • détroit

Spanish

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Record 6 1982-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steering Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Direction (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)

Spanish

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Record 7 1980-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
OBS

the hydraulic fluid is directed to the outlet coupling for return to the system reservoir.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords

Spanish

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Record 8 2004-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
  • Metal Fasteners
CONT

The flanged head bolts have been replaced by head bolts with captured washers to improve clamp load retention.

OBS

captive washer: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
  • Clouterie et visserie
CONT

Ces rondelles imperdables sont conçues pour éviter la perte de vis ou boulons, pour protéger les surfaces des appareils, un montage rapide sans utiliser d'écrous ou prémontage d'une rondelle avant fixation avec une visseuse automatique.

OBS

rondelle captive : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 9 2003-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pumps
  • Chemistry
DEF

The injection pump used to introduce a chemical into a fluid stream or receptacle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes
  • Chimie

Spanish

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Record 10 2000-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
CONT

Egg harvesting, which had always been practised by aboriginals and Europeans, had taken on alarming proportions, especially in the gulf, where many ships stopped to shamelessly pillage eggs from seabird colonies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
CONT

Cette récolte, pratiquée depuis toujours par les autochtones et les Européens, a désormais pris une ampleur alarmante, notamment dans le Golfe, où de nombreux navires de passage font halte pour piller sans vergogne les colonies d'oiseaux marins.

Spanish

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