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Record 1 2014-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Naval Mines
  • Sea Operations (Military)
  • Peace-Keeping Operations
  • Arms Control
OBS

naval mine: term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines marines
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
  • Opérations de maintien de la paix
  • Contrôle des armements
OBS

mine marine : terme tiré du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Minas marinas
  • Operaciones marítimas (Militar)
  • Operaciones de mantenimiento de la paz
  • Control de armamentos
CONT

Las minas marítimas o submarinas pueden ser de contacto o de proximidad. En el primer caso, explotan cuando el buque choca con ellas, y en el segundo basta con que el mismo se acerque a determinada distancia, suficiente para que la explosión pueda averiarlo.

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Record 2 2006-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Styles
DEF

Style of English architecture of the reign of King James I and VI (1603-25), not greatly differing from Elizabethan architecture, and largely continuing into the reign of Charles I (1625-49).

OBS

It was essentially a mélange of Flemish, French, and Italian Renaissance influences, with pronounced emphases on themes drawn from Flemish Mannerism, including jewelled strapwork and grotesque ornament.

OBS

Jacobean style ... formed a transition between the Elizabethan and the pure Renaissance style later introduced by Inigo Jones.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Styles en architecture
OBS

L'architecture a sa place à la Barbade où sont situées 2 des 3 dernières maisons de style jacobien des Amériques [...] Très grandes, leur style jacobien se caractérise par une forme massive pour résister aux ouragans, un portique en arche et un toit plutôt plat.

OBS

Le caractère original de l'hôtel a été conservé avec des poutres en chêne et des boiseries de style jacobien.

Spanish

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