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Record 1 1996-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
  • National and International Economics
  • Market Prices
  • Financial and Budgetary Management

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Économie nationale et internationale
  • Prix (Commercialisation)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Funeral Services
  • Market Prices
DEF

A written document setting out a funeral services provider's prices for a client's specifications.

CONT

[The company] wanted to create a central website where [customers] could request funeral quotes with the click of just one button and fill out just one form. [The] system assesses [the] needs in accordance with [customers'] request then generates funeral quotes online for [them.]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes funèbres
  • Prix (Commercialisation)
DEF

Document écrit établissant les prix d'un fournisseur de services funéraires en fonction des spécifications du client.

CONT

Lorsqu’un établissement funéraire [...] présente un devis d’obsèques, il est important de savoir différencier les prestations qui relèvent de l’ordre de l’obligation légale, des prestations optionnelles.

Spanish

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Record 3 1990-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
OBS

"X" exprime son désaccord (avec la décision qui est prise par les autres commissaires)

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sales (Marketing)
DEF

The putting on sale of a new product

CONT

We are going to develop a new product. A release is planned for the summer, and we will inform you about the current product development on our web site.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vente
DEF

Mise en vente d'un nouveau produit ou service

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Muscles and Tendons

French

Domaine(s)
  • Muscles et tendons

Spanish

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Record 6 2000-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Fabric Nomenclature
DEF

Backing material: Woven or non-woven material used underneath the item or fabric being embroidered to provide support and stability.

CONT

Extruded plastic ribbons covered with flock may at first look like velveteen woven fabric, but the backing material is smooth plastic. The velveteen effect is achieved by gluing very short fibers (flock) to the plastic backing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Nomenclature des tissus

Spanish

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Record 7 2024-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Administration
DEF

The termination of the service of an officer or non-commissioned member in any manner whatever.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration militaire
DEF

Le fait de mettre fin au service d'un officier ou militaire du rang, de quelque manière que ce soit.

Spanish

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Record 8 2017-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

The occupier is deemed to continue a nuisance if with knowledge or presumed knowledge of its existence, he fails to take any reasonable means to bring it to an end though with ample time to do so.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité

Spanish

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Record 9 2015-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Museums
CONT

The burial textiles that were analyzed for the exhibition are extremely valuable, representing some of the oldest and best-preserved textiles in the world today and are an important part of the museum's collection.

OBS

burial textile: term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • burial textiles

French

Domaine(s)
  • Muséologie
CONT

Les tissus funéraires qui ont été analysés pour l'exposition sont extrêmement précieux et représentent certains des textiles les plus anciens et les mieux préservés que l'on puisse trouver dans le monde aujourd'hui. Ils comptent parmi les pièces importantes de la collection du musée.

OBS

tissu funéraire : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • tissus funéraires

Spanish

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Record 10 2023-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cultural Practices (Agriculture)
  • Environmental Management
DEF

Managing crop production inputs (seed, fertilizer, lime, pesticides, etc.) on a site-specific basis to increase profits, reduce waste and maintain environmental quality.

OBS

This concept is not new. What is new is the ability to automate data collection and documentation and the utilisation of this information for strategic farm management decision in the field operations through mechanisation, sensing and communication technology. ... The term means different things to different people. To some, PF means using satellite, sensors and field or thematic maps. PF is in fact a comprehensive system designed to optimize agriculture production by carefully tailoring soil and crop management to fit the different conditions found in each field while maintaining environmental quality (Blackmore, et. al, 1994).

OBS

"Precision Agriculture", also known as "precision farming", "prescription farming" and "site specific farming", is founded on the principle of farming fields according to their variability.

Key term(s)
  • site-specific farming
  • site-specific agriculture

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soin des cultures (Agriculture)
  • Gestion environnementale
DEF

Ensemble des pratiques agricoles qui, grâce aux techniques agricoles de pointe, prennent en compte les caractéristiques de chaque parcelle et ajustent ainsi dans l'espace et dans le temps les interventions des machines et les applications d'intrants.

CONT

L'agriculture de précision, par l'association de nouvelles technologies telles que la localisation géographique par satellite et la micro-informatique, offre la perspective de réellement prendre en compte dans les interventions culturales l'hétérogénéité au sein de chaque parcelle.

OBS

agriculture de précision : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 27 mai 2021.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cuidado de los cultivos (Agricultura)
  • Gestión del medio ambiente
DEF

Gestión de parcelas agrícolas, basada en la existencia de variabilidad en campo.

OBS

Requiere el uso de las tecnologías de Sistemas de Posicionamiento Global (GPS), sensores, satélites e imágenes aéreas junto con Sistemas de Información Geográfico (SIG) para estimar, evaluar y entender dichas variaciones. La información recolectada puede ser usada para evaluar con mayor precisión la densidad óptima de siembra, estimar fertilizantes y otras entradas necesarias, y predecir con más exactitud la producción de los cultivos.

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