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Record 1 2024-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economics
CONT

Even during the rock-bottom recessionary year of 1982, Tokyo's prestigious Nomura Research Institute is forecasting average Far East growth of as high as 6 percent next year...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économique

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

In Manitoba, Oxbow artifacts are found primarily in the southwestern and central portions of the province, although finds have be made as far away as Southern Indian Lake in the northern part of the province and along the Winnipeg River in the east.

OBS

biface: [said of] a type of prehistoric stone implement flaked on both faces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie
OBS

biface : [se dit d'un] outil préhistorique de pierre, en forme d'amande, taillé sur ses deux faces.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Arqueología
OBS

bifaz: dicho de un útil lítico: de forma más o menos almendrada, tallado por sus dos caras y con aristas cortantes, característico especialmente del Paleolítico inferior y del medio.

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Record 3 2022-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Strategy
  • Security
CONT

Militarily, the work done under the Brussels Treaty reflected the strategic differences between France and Britain as to the strategy for defending Europe in the event of [an] outside attack... France and the Benelux countries advocated a forward defense strategy, in other words[, ] one which was carried as far towards the east of the European continent as possible.

Key term(s)
  • strategy of forward defence
  • strategy of forward defense

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stratégie militaire
  • Sécurité
CONT

Sur le plan militaire, les travaux du traité de Bruxelles illustrent les divergences stratégiques franco-britanniques sur la stratégie pour la défense de l'Europe en cas d'agression [...] La France, ainsi que les pays du Benelux préconisent une stratégie de défense en avant, c'est-à-dire portée le plus à l'Est possible du continent européen.

Spanish

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Record 4 2017-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

Generic term for a non-frontal synoptic scale cyclone originating over tropical or sub-tropical waters with organized convection and definite cyclonic surface wind circulation.

CONT

Tropical cyclone [is a] cyclone of tropical origin of small diameter (some hundreds of kilometres) with minimum surface pressure in some cases less than 900 hPa, very violent winds and torrential rain; sometimes accompanied by thunderstorms. It usually contains a central region, known as the "eye" of the storm, with a diameter of the order of some tens of kilometres, and with light winds and more or less lightly clouded sky.

OBS

Tropical cyclones are experienced in several areas of the world. In general, they form over the tropical oceans(except the South Atlantic and the eastern South Pacific) and affect the eastern and equatorward portions of the continents. They occur in the tropical North Atlantic(including the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico), the North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico and occasionally as far west as Hawaii, the western North Pacific(including the Philippine Islands and the China Sea), the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, the southern Indian Ocean off the coasts of Madagascar and the northwest coast of Australia, and the South Pacific Ocean from the east coast of Australia to about 140°W.

OBS

By international agreement, tropical cyclones have been classified according to their intensity as follows: 1) tropical depression, with winds up to 17 m s-1(34 knots); 2) tropical storm, with winds of 18-32 m s-1(35-64 knots); and 3) severe tropical cyclone, hurricane or typhoon, with winds of 33 m-1(65 knots) or higher. It should be noted that the wind speeds referred to above are 10-min average wind speeds at standard anemometer level (10 m), except that in the United States, 1-min average wind speeds are used.

OBS

Tropical cyclone (South-West Indian Ocean): maximum wind speed of 64 to 90 knots. Tropical cyclone (Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea, South-East Indian Ocean, South Pacific): maximum wind speed of 34 knots or more.

OBS

Tropical Cyclones, occurring in and around the Indian Ocean, are called "Typhoons" in western Pacific, "Hurricanes" in the Atlantic, "Baggios" in the Philippines and "Willy Willies" in the Australian waters [and] commonly called "Tropical Revolving Storm - TRS", worldwide.

OBS

tropical revolving storm: also called a hurricane (or cyclone / typhoon).

OBS

tropical cyclone: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Key term(s)
  • revolving storm
  • baggios
  • willy willies
  • willy willy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

Perturbation atmosphérique tourbillonnaire qui prend naissance au-dessus de l'océan dans la zone des calmes équatoriaux de la circulation générale.

CONT

[Le] cyclone tropical [est un] terme générique désignant un cyclone d'échelle synoptique non accompagné d'un système frontal, prenant naissance au-dessus des eaux tropicales ou subtropicales et présentant une convection organisée et une circulation cyclonique caractérisée du vent de surface.

CONT

Toujours associés à une profonde dépression, les cyclones tropicaux sont accompagnés de vents violents dépassant généralement 100 kilomètres à l'heure et de pluies diluviennes pouvant dépasser 300 millimètres en 24 heures. La zone couverte par un tel phénomène est quasi circulaire avec un diamètre de quelques centaines de kilomètres à un millier de kilomètres et les masses nuageuses très épaisses qui l'accompagnent atteignent la tropopause, soit à ces latitudes, une quinzaine de kilomètres d'altitude. Les vents violents engendrent dans la zone affectée par le cyclone une mer démontée tandis que se développe, jusqu'à des milliers de kilomètres du centre, une houle caractéristique constituant souvent un signe précurseur de l'approche du phénomène. Autres signes, la chute brutale de la pression, parfois plusieurs dizaines d'hectopascals par heure et l'apparition de nuages caractéristiques.

CONT

[...] les cyclones tropicaux ont une durée de vie qui se mesure en jours alors que celle des tornades se mesure en minutes. On peut noter, cependant, que l'arrivée d'un cyclone tropical au-dessus des surfaces terrestres peut fournir les conditions nécessaires à la formation des tornades.

OBS

Selon la région, le cyclone est appelé ouragan (mer des Caraïbes,...) ou typhon (mer de Chine,...).

OBS

Un ouragan n'est pas un typhon. Un cyclone n'est pas une tempête tropicale. La tempête tropicale se forme à l'Équateur. Ses vents n'excèdent pas 118 km/h. Le cyclone tropical est une tempête de forte intensité, avec des vents dépassent 118 km/h. L'ouragan est un cyclone tropical, mais dans les Caraïbes seulement. Le typhon est un cyclone tropical dans le Pacifique. La tornade est une colonne de vents violents tournant sur elle-même.

OBS

Cyclone tropical (sud-ouest de l'océan Indien) : vitesse maximale du vent de 64 à 90 nœuds. Cyclone tropical (baie du Bengale, mer d'Arabie, sud-est de l'océan Indien, Pacifique Sud) : vitesse maximale du vent de 34 nœuds ou plus.

OBS

cyclone tropical : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
DEF

Término genérico que designa un ciclón de escala sinóptica no frontal que se origina sobre las aguas tropicales o subtropicales y presenta una convección organizada y una circulación ciclónica caracterizada por el viento en la superficie.

OBS

Ciclón tropical (sudoeste del océano Índico): Velocidad máxima del viento de 64 a 90 nudos. Ciclón tropical (bahía de Bengala, mar de Arabia, sudeste del océano Índico, Pacífico meridional): Velocidad máxima del viento de 34 nudos o más.

OBS

ciclón tropical: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 5 2013-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
Limenitis camilla
Latin
OBS

The Eurasian white admiral, Limenitis camilla, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. They are found in woodland throughout southern Britain and much of Europe and Asia, extending as far east as Japan.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Limenitis camilla
Latin
OBS

Insecte (ordre des lépidoptères) de la famille des Nymphalidae.

Spanish

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Record 6 2012-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

[A climb] never achieved [before]

CONT

In the summer of 1899 John Mackinder... led an expedition to East Africa and climbed Mount Kenya. As far as can be ascertained, this had neither been attempted nor achieved by any of the indigenous African peoples of the region... In consequence, we can probably accept the claim... that this was "The First Ascent of Mount Kenya. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
DEF

Première escalade d'une montagne n'ayant jamais été escaladée ou escaladée avec succès, ou emprunt d'une nouvelle route pour gravir une montagne ayant déjà été conquise.

CONT

L'année se conclut avec une visite dans les Alpes occidentales, en compagnie d'un ancien officier d'artillerie [...] Avec lui et Bonacossa, a lieu la première ascension de la Torre Re Alberto, dans le Bergell.

OBS

En alpinisme, ne pas confondre avec le terme «premier», «première» signifiant «le ou la chef de cordée». En anglais : «leader».

Spanish

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Record 7 2012-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Films
  • Commercial Fishing
OBS

It was a way of life. It was the backbone of a society. And then the cod fishery off the east coast of Newfoundland collapsed. Taking stock traces the history leading up to the crisis and the calling for a moratorium of the northwest Atlantic cod fishery. It presents the key players in this complex and tragic story, focusing on those who are now trying to come to grips with an uncertain future. How did the calamity happen? What signals did we ignore? Did we chose the right model in setting up an industry? Ultimately, Taking Stock holds a message for the Canadian as well as the global community : In trying to attain economic success, we must recognize that there are limits to how far we can exploit nature's delicate ecosystems. Film produced in 1994 by the National Film Board of Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de films
  • Pêche commerciale
OBS

Taking Stock : ce vidéo n'a jamais été traduit. Il n'y a pas de titre officiel français. Renseignement obtenu à l'Office national du film du Canada, Montréal (Québec)

Key term(s)
  • Faisons l'inventaire

Spanish

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Record 8 2011-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Geology
CONT

The Salisbury Formation is widely distributed but very poorly exposed. It is found as far west as Dunsinane, in Kings County... and extends northeast to Moncton..., thence east and south toward the Sackville area... Formational thickness is highly variable; from a maximum of about 500 m in boreholes from the Port Elgin area, to less than 100 m over parts of the Westmorland basement ridge east of Moncton.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Géologie
CONT

La puissance de la Formation d’Ethe, formation d’âge domérien, varie entre 20 et 25 m dans la région de Virton et peut atteindre 50 m à l’est de Luxembourg belge [...]

Spanish

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Record 9 2009-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signalling (Rail Transport)
CONT

King's Cross power signal box controls the signalling along the East Coast Main Line as far as Peterborough and is manned by a dedicated team of 20 signalling staff and 40 controllers.

PHR

Power signal box with free levers, with individual levers, with route levers, with thumb switches.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation (Transport par rail)
PHR

Poste à pouvoir à leviers individuels, à leviers d'itinéraires, à leviers libres.

Spanish

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Record 10 2008-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

A cold, very squally wind, descending from the east or southeast in the region of the Danube "Iron Gate" through the Carpathians, continuing westward over Belgrade, thence spreading northward to the Rumanian and Hungarian borderlands and southward as far as Nish.

OBS

In winter it brings temperatures down to below -29°C and it is cool even in summer, when it is also dusty. It usually occurs with a depression over the Adriatic and high pressure over southern Russia, a frequent situation in winter. It is usually explained as a jet-effect wind through the Iron Gate, giving speeds well above the gradient wind, but J. Küttner (1940) regards it rather as a katabatic wind intermediate between foehn and bora. The kossava has a marked diurnal variation, with its maximum occurring between 5 a.m. and 10 a.m.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Vent froid, irrégulier descendant de l'est et du sud-est dans la région de la «Porte de fer» du Danube vers les Carpathes et continuant vers l'ouest sur Belgrade, les frontières roumaines et hongroises, puis vers le sud jusqu'à Nish.

Spanish

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Record 11 2003-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

Narrow zone, other than a warm, cold, or occluded front, across which there is a distinct gradient in the moisture content of the air near the Earth’s surface.

CONT

The dry-line is an area where the relatively dry air from the west that has passed over the Rocky Mountains and warmed by compression, butts up against and flows over very warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico. This boundary may also be referred to as the dew point front because dew point temperatures can change as much as 9°C/km. This boundary can occur as far north as the Dakotas, and as far east as the Texas-Louisiana border, but are most common on the east side of the Rockies. As surface winds converge east of the dry-line, lifting occurs, leading to thunderstorm development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

Zone étroite, différente d'un front chaud, froid ou occlus, dans laquelle se trouve un gradient marqué de la teneur en vapeur d'eau de l'air au voisinage de la surface terrestre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
DEF

Zona estrecha, pero no un frente caliente, frío ni ocluido, a través de la cual existe un marcado gradiente de la humedad del aire cerca de la superficie terrestre.

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Record 12 2003-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Satellite Telecommunications
  • Climatology
OBS

The Satellite Cloud Information Chart covering the Far East area was developed for supporting aviation weather forecast. The chart consists of the information on cloud top height and Cumulonimbus(Cb) as well as the atmospheric information at upper troposphere. The chart is automatically produced at MSC every hour and is disseminated to the domestic aviation wheather service centers of the Japonese Meteorological Agency.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Télécommunications par satellite
  • Climatologie
Key term(s)
  • relevé par satellite de données sur les nuages

Spanish

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Record 13 2000-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
CONT

Although it was no longer in production when the war ended the Hurricane was still in service as a first-line aircraft. It served on seventeen battle fronts-in the British Isles, France, Norway, North Africa, Sicily, Italy, The Middle East, The Far East, Russia, in the Battles of the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, and the Northern Convoys, to mention the most important-as a fighter-bomber, an R. P. fighter, a "tank buster", a catapult fighter, and a carrier fighter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs

Spanish

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Record 14 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Geology
OBS

Established in 1966 in Bangkok as : Committee for Coordination of Joint Prospecting for Mineral Resources in Asian Offshore Areas as a special regional body under the aegis of ECAFE [Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East], ESCAP [Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific] ;became an independent intergovernmental organization in 1987.

Key term(s)
  • Committee for Coastal and Offshore Geoscience Programmes in East and South-East Asia
  • Co-ordinating Committee for Coastal and Offshore Geoscience Programs in East and South-East Asia

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Géologie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos, unidades administrativas y comités
  • Geología
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Record 15 1997-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
  • Phraseology
CONT

Who then [in 1975] believed that the countries swallowed into the communist maw-in Eastern Europe as well as the Far East-could ever emerge as vigourous market economies?

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
  • Phraséologie
CONT

Qui aurait cru à cette époque [1975] que les pays qui avaient été absorbés par le communisme - en Europe de l'Est comme en Extrême-Orient - deviendraient un jour des économies de marché dynamiques?

Spanish

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Record 16 1992-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military (General)
CONT

In addition a system of holding teletypewriter conferences was developed. These conferences were called "telecon" and enabled a commander or his staff at each end to view on a screen the incoming teletypewriter messages as fast as the characters were received. questions and answers could thus be passed rapidly back and forth over the thousands of miles separating the Pentagon in Washington, D. C., for example, from the supreme Allied headquarters in Europe or Gen. Douglas MacArthur's headquarters in the Far East.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Militaire (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 17 1987-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Public Law
DEF

... a concerted policy by several states not to recognise an entity as a sanction for a breach of international law by the entity in question.

CONT

In January, 1932, there was enunciated by Mr. Stimson, United States Secretary of State, a doctrine of non-recognition,... widely known as the Stimson Doctrine of Non-Recognition. The declaration of policy was due to events in the Far East.... The Stimson declaration was followed some two months later by a Resolution adopted by the league of Nations Assembly on March 11, 1932, formulating a duty of non-recognition in these terms :"It is incumbent upon the Members of the League of Nations not to recognise any situation, treaty, or agreement which may be brought about by means contrary to the Covenant of the League of Nations or to the Pact of Paris".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit international public
DEF

Terme introduit dans la langue du droit international à la suite de la déclaration du Secrétaire d'État américain Stimson du 7 janvier 1932 et de la Résolution du 11 mars 1932 par laquelle l'Assemblée de la S.D.N. déclarait [qu'il appartient aux membres de la S.D.N. de ne reconnaître aucune situation, traité ou accord qui pourrait résulter de l'emploi de moyens contraires au pacte de la S.D.N. et au Pacte de Paris], et désignant une déclaration d'intention ou un engagement d'un État de ne pas admettre la validité des faits résultant de la violation par un autre État de ses obligations internationales.

Spanish

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Record 18 1984-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typography
CONT

Only soft rice paper such as mulberry paper is absorbent enough to be used for stone cut.

OBS

Paper from the paper mulberry, defined in the Dictionary of Paper, 1980, p. 297, as "a small tree(Broussonetia papyrifera) of the Far East whose bast fiber from the inner bark is of considerable importance in the manufacture of special papers, especially hand-made papers. It is also known as kozo".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Typographie (Caractères)
OBS

Type de papier provenant du mûrier à papier.

Spanish

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