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SOURCE EXTERIEURE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1985-11-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Air Pollution
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- foreign source
1, record 1, English, foreign%20source
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- external source 1, record 1, English, external%20source
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In making a forecast of future acid deposition, three alternatives have been calculated. The forecasts give assumed levels of sulphur emission from Swedish (internal) and foreign (external) sources. 1, record 1, English, - foreign%20source
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It would be preferable to use only "foreign source" to refer to emissions from outside the country and to use "external source" to refer exclusively to emissions arising outside a given ecosystem. 2, record 1, English, - foreign%20source
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'air
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- source extérieure
1, record 1, French, source%20ext%C3%A9rieure
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- source étrangère 2, record 1, French, source%20%C3%A9trang%C3%A8re
proposal, feminine noun
- source externe 3, record 1, French, source%20externe
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les chercheurs suédois ont calculé que plus de 70 pour cent du soufre de l'atmosphère au-dessus du Sud de la Suède sont dus à l'activité humaine et 77 pour cent de cette quantité proviendraient des sources extérieures au pays. 1, record 1, French, - source%20ext%C3%A9rieure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Source d'émissions qui affectent un pays donné alors qu'elle-même est située à l'extérieur de ce même pays. 2, record 1, French, - source%20ext%C3%A9rieure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Extérieur. Qui concerne les pays étrangers. 4, record 1, French, - source%20ext%C3%A9rieure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Puisqu'on parle d'émissions étrangères (POLAT, no 76, 1977, p. 364), on pourrait de la même façon parler de "source étrangère". 2, record 1, French, - source%20ext%C3%A9rieure
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- outside source 1, record 2, English, outside%20source
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- source extérieure
1, record 2, French, source%20ext%C3%A9rieure
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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