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ABONDANCE [4 records]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistics
  • Commercial Fishing
DEF

The total number of fish, [crustaceans or molluscs] in a population or on a fishing ground [that can] be measured in absolute or relative terms [in a particular area, volume, or period].

PHR

fish abundance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Statistique
  • Pêche commerciale
DEF

Nombre de poissons, crustacés ou mollusques constituant une population et qui s'exprime en un effectif absolu ou par rapport à une unité de référence (surface, volume, temps).

PHR

abondance de poissons

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estadística
  • Pesca comercial
DEF

Número total de organismos hidrobiológicos en una población o en una zona de pesca, medido en términos absolutos o relativos.

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Record 2 2002-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrochemistry and Cosmochemistry
CONT

Atoms and molecules are the basic building blocks of all matter. Determining which atoms and molecules are present in space, what their distribution and abundance is, and in what environments they exist is critical to our understanding of the Universe, the formation of stars, planets and galaxies, and the possibility of life beyond the Earth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrochimie et cosmochimie
DEF

Proportion des atomes d'un élément chimique présent dans une étoile, par exemple, établie par comparaison avec le nombre d'atomes d'un élément pris comme référence.

Spanish

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Record 3 1985-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phraseology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie
OBS

etc., et non au pied levé qui n'a pas la même signification. (Carbonneau)

Spanish

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Record 4 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
  • Language Problems
CONT

to live in affluence.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
  • Problèmes de langue
CONT

Vivre dans l'abondance.

Spanish

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