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CHESS [6 records]

Record 1 2016-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Graminae family.

OBS

Greek name for a kind of oats. About 60 species, most numerous in the north temperate zone. Some 14 species occur in the Western part of North America.

Key term(s)
  • brome grass

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Famille des graminées.

OBS

Environ 100 espèces communes dans les régions tempérées. Des quelques 43 espèces de l'Amérique du Nord, 17 sont introduites d'Europe, et quelques unes (Bromus rubeus, Bromus hordeacens, Bromus villosus, Bromus tectorum etc.) sont devenues sur la côte du Pacifique, de véritable fléaux. Le nom générique signifie : nourriture; allusion au bon fourrage que donnent ces plantes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 2 2016-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A weed pest found in grain fields.

Key term(s)
  • chess brome

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 3 1999-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
  • Field Engineering (Military)
OBS

A plank in the roadway of a floating bridge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
  • Génie (Militaire)

Spanish

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Record 4 1999-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
OBS

Of the Environmental Protection Agency.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Études et analyses environnementales

Spanish

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Record 5 1998-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Foreign Trade
  • Urban Housing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
OBS

Système de la Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement [SCHL].

OBS

Source(s) : Service de traduction de la SCHL.

Spanish

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Record 6 1986-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Hygiene and Health

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Hygiène et santé

Spanish

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