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Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Market Structure (Trade)
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

An association of two or more countries that agree to remove substantially all tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade with each other, each maintaining its own schedule of tariffs and customs measures vis-à-vis all other nations.

CONT

Cooperation may take several forms; the following are the most important : formation of a free trade area or customs union to increase the scale of the internal market and simultaneously protect domestic producers against outside competitors...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie des marchés (Commerce)
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Union de deux ou plusieurs pays qui acceptent d'éliminer toutes les barrières tarifaires et non tarifaires qui font obstacle à l'essentiel de leurs échanges, chacun maintenant en place son propre tarif douanier et ses mesures douanières pour ce qui est de toutes les autres nations.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estructura del mercado (Comercio)
  • Comercio exterior
DEF

Zona establecida entre dos o más países eliminando los derechos de aduana para las mercancías procedentes de la zona afectada.

OBS

Una Zona de Libre Comercio va más allá que un sistema preferente, que conserva los aranceles para proporcionar cuotas más favorables para sus miembros. Sin embargo, no va hasta donde llega una Unión Aduanera, que además de establecer una tasa de libre comercio, fija aranceles externos comunes, aplicables a todos sus miembros. En un acuerdo de Zona de Libre Comercio, los miembros son absolutamente libres para desarrollar sus políticas individuales de comercio con el resto del mundo.

CONT

Ante la comprobación del fracaso de la ALALC, los estados latinoamericanos participantes decidieron, en 1980, reemplazar la entidad por la Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración (ALADI), que ya no pretende formar una zona de libre comercio, sino sólo un sistema regional preferencial...

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Record 2 2024-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
  • Foreign Trade
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
CONT

IIAs [international investment agreements] are divided into two types :... bilateral investment treaties(BITs) and... treaties with investment provisions(TIPs).... TIPs encompass various types of investment treaties that are not BITs. The most common forms are free trade agreements(FTAs) and economic partnership agreements(EPAs) with investment chapters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Droit des contrats (common law)

Spanish

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Record 3 2024-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cheese and Dairy Products
CONT

All of the free fat then forms the continuous phases in which water droplets are distributed to form butter. Working of butter is accomplished by continuous rotation of the churn until the body of butter is closely knit to show a waxy character with no visible pockets of surface moisture. The working of butter is continued to standardize moisture until the fat content of butter is 80%.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
CONT

Le malaxage s'effectue dans la baratte. Cette opération permet de regrouper les grains de beurre en masse homogène, d'éliminer le babeurre restant ainsi que l'eau excédentaire, d'assurer une meilleure conservation et d'améliorer la consistance du beurre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Productos lácteos
CONT

Los sólidos de mantequilla son el producto resultante de la eliminación de agua de suero líquido derivado del batido de la mantequilla.

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Record 4 2022-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wind Instruments
DEF

A reed in a musical instrument that vibrates against the edges of an air opening ... to which it is attached.

CONT

Reeds are usually divided into two kinds, the beating, and the free reed.... Both forms possess the elastic tongue; but the beating reed differs from the free reed in that the tongue is made to cover the orifice through which the air passes and slightly to overlap its edges; whereas in the latter it passes freely, as the name implies, though with but little room to spare, past the edges of the slit in which it is adapted.... The beating reed is farther subdivided into single and double varieties, the former represented by the clarinet, and by the usual organ reeds; the latter appearing in the oboe and bassoon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à vent
DEF

Anche simple (clarinette) ou double (hautbois) dont l'extrémité heurte un corps solide.

Spanish

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Record 5 2021-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Zoology
  • Marine Biology
DEF

[An immature form] of an aquatic animal that is not attached and is able to swim about [in the water column].

OBS

free-swimming larvae; free swimming larvae; swimming larvae : plural forms.

OBS

free-swimming larva; free swimming larva; swimming larva: designations usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • free-swimming larvae
  • swimming larvae

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Zoologie
  • Biologie marine
DEF

[Forme immature] d'un animal aquatique, capable de nager [librement dans la colonne d'eau].

OBS

larve nageante; larve nageuse : désignations habituellement utilisées au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • larves nageuses
  • larves nageantes

Spanish

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Record 6 2018-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Preservation and Canning
  • Food Safety
  • Collaboration with the FAO
DEF

The condition of a food product that is free from viable forms of microorganisms, including spores, capable of growing in the food product above a temperature of 4 °C.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conservation des aliments et conserverie
  • Salubrité alimentaire
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
DEF

... état d'un produit alimentaire exempt de toute forme de micro-organismes, y compris les spores, qui sont susceptibles de se propager à une température supérieure à 4 °C.

Spanish

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Record 7 2017-12-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Atmospheric Physics
Universal entry(ies)
O
correct, symbol
CONT

Ozone is formed in the stratosphere by the combination of O2 and atomic oxygen in the presence of a third body, usually on the surface of a particulate. The atomic oxygen results from the photolytic dissociation of oxygen. Absorption by oxygen takes place primarily in the visible and ultraviolet regions of the spectrum; the major part of the ozone absorption takes place only in the ultraviolet region.

CONT

Development of ZnO semiconductor sensors for atomic oxygen (AO) detection.

CONT

Tropospheric ozone is considered an irritant gas; it forms under the influence of sunlight especially during summer days. Several toxic precursor substances like NOx catalyse the breakdown of molecular oxygen, rendering an aggressive free radical monoatomic oxygen, which then combines with molecular oxygen to form a three-atomic and instable ozone molecule.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
O
correct, symbol
CONT

Pour les longueurs d'onde inférieures à 320 nm, un deuxième mécanisme entre en compétition : O3 + hv [donne] O2 + O1D produisant de l'oxygène atomique dans un état électroniquement excité O1D et dont le rendement quantique atteint environ 0,9 à 305 nm et reste pratiquement constant aux longueurs d'onde inférieures.

CONT

[...] l'union de l'oxygène atomique avec l'oxygène moléculaire donne naissance à l'ozone, ce corps étant le principal parmi ce que les aéronomes appellent aujourd'hui les constituants minoritaires de l'atmosphère.

CONT

Le dépôt d'oxydes pose des problèmes spécifiques : en effet, pour assurer la bonne stœchiométrie en oxygène, il s'avère nécessaire d'utiliser de l'oxygène atomique, oxydant plus puissant que l'oxygène moléculaire O2.

CONT

L'ozone est créé lorsque le rayonnement ultra-violet (lumière solaire) pénètre la stratosphère, dissociant (ou «éclatant») une petite partie de l'oxygène moléculaire (O2) en atomes d'oxygène (O). L'oxygène atomique se recombine alors très rapidement avec l'oxygène moléculaire pour former de l'ozone.

CONT

Les gaz de la stratosphère. On y découvrit de l'oxygène monoatomique simple (O, et non O2 comme d'habitude), de l'azote monoatomique, du sodium et du lithium. De plus, de l'oxygène triple (O3 ou ozone) fut repéré avec une concentration maximale vers l'altitude de 24 km.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Física de la atmósfera
Entrada(s) universal(es)
O
correct, symbol
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Record 8 2017-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Advertising
OBS

The Association of Canadian Advertisers (ACA) is a national, not-for-profit association exclusively dedicated to serving the interests of companies that market and advertise their products and services in Canada.

OBS

Mission. The ACA, Canada's only association exclusively representing client marketers, is dedicated to helping [its] members maximize the value of their investments in all forms of marketing communications. [They] do this by : leading initiatives that enhance knowledge and [the] understanding of practices that build brands, business and shareholder equity; safeguarding the right of marketers to commercial free speech, while informing them of their attendant responsibilities; providing forums for learning, networking and professional development that enrich expertise and capabilities in the management of marketing communications; [and] being a resource that members depend on for proprietary services and customized solutions.

Key term(s)
  • Association of Canadian Advertisers Inc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Publicité
OBS

L'Association canadienne des annonceurs (ACA) est une association nationale sans but lucratif ayant pour mission de promouvoir exclusivement les intérêts des entreprises qui vendent et annoncent leurs produits au Canada.

OBS

Mission. L'ACA, la seule association au Canada représentant les clients annonceurs, se consacre entièrement à aider ses membres à maximiser la valeur de leurs investissements dans toutes les formes de communications marketing. Pour y arriver, l'ACA [:] met de l'avant des initiatives qui enrichissent le savoir et la compréhension des pratiques favorisant la croissance des marques, des entreprises et de l'avoir des actionnaires, défend la liberté d'expression commerciale des annonceurs, tout en les informant des responsabilités qui en découlent, crée les forums permettant à ses membres d'acquérir la formation, d'établir les réseaux et de se développer professionnellement pour renforcer leurs compétentes en gestion des communications marketing [et] offre à ses membres une gamme de services propriétaires ou personnalisés sur lesquels ils peuvent compter.

Key term(s)
  • Association canadienne des annonceurs inc.

Spanish

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Record 9 2012-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Ventilation
  • Occupational Health and Safety
CONT

Extract System ... To ensure efficiency of the fume cupboards and to create a safe, noise tolerant environment for the operator it is necessary to design a well constructed and fail-safe extraction system which incorporated quiet yet powerful fans ... The Clean Air fume extract systems are custom made in-house for each individual site.

CONT

The pagula ventilated ceiling system forms an important part of a total balanced mechanical ventilation system. It is particularly suitable for ventilating rooms with high steam and latent heat Generation, such as kitchens. The design of the pagula system ensures that draught free whole room ventilation is provided with efficient grease and moisture separation on the extract to keep the ceiling plenum and extract system clean. The pagula system is a complete integrated false ceiling providing air inlet grilles, air exhaust passages with grease and moisture separation, and a ventilated lighting system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ventilation (Construction)
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
CONT

On distingue (...) deux sortes d'installations de ventilation (...) celle soufflant de l'air neuf dans les locaux (...) et celle aspirant l'air des locaux et dénommée "ventilation par dépression".

Spanish

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Record 10 2012-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Preservation and Canning
  • Consumer Product Safety
DEF

To subject containers to great heat which renders food free of viable forms of microorganism having public health significance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conservation des aliments et conserverie
  • Sécurité des produits de consommation
DEF

Traiter un récipient clos par stérilisation à la chaleur.

CONT

Conserves appertisées.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Conservación de los alimentos y elaboración de conservas
  • Seguridad de los productos de consumo
CONT

Consejos útiles para la conservación de alimentos. Cómo esterilizar. [...] De todas las causas que deterioran los alimentos, la más importante es la de origen microbiano [...]. Es imprescindible lograr una buena higiene para la conservación de alimentos envasados. El lavado de las botellas o frascos se realiza con detergente, empleando hisopos, escobillas u otros utensilios o materiales similares que aseguren una buena limpieza en el interior de los envases. [...] Una vez que los recipientes están bien limpios, se realiza la esterilización de los recipientes antes de envasar los alimentos. Este proceso se efectúa de una forma muy práctica y sencilla, ya que después de llenos los envases, las conservas se someterán de nuevo a tratamientos con calor ya sea la pasterización o la esterilización.

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Record 11 2011-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrolytical Processes (Metallurgy)
  • Electrochemistry
CONT

Electrolysis is the process by which ionic substances are broken down into simpler substances using electricity. During electrolysis, metals and gases may form at the electrodes. …To understand electrolysis, you need to know what an ionic substance is. Ionic substances form when a metal reacts with a non-metal. They contain charged particles called ions. For example, sodium chloride forms when sodium reacts with chlorine. It contains positively charged sodium ions and negatively charged chloride ions. Ionic substances can be broken down by electricity. … For electrolysis to work, the ions must be free to move. Ions are free to move when an ionic substance is dissolved in water or molten(melted). For example, if electricity is passed through copper chloride solution, the copper chloride is broken down to form copper metal and chlorine gas. … Here is what happens during electrolysis : Positively charged ions move to the negative electrode during electrolysis. They receive electrons and are reduced. Negatively charged ions move to the positive electrode during electrolysis. They lose electrons and are oxidised. … So the electrolysis of copper chloride solution produces copper at the negative electrode. But the electrolysis of sodium chloride solution produces hydrogen.

Key term(s)
  • copper chloride electrolysis
  • electrolysis of a copper-chloride solution

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrolyse (Métallurgie)
  • Électrochimie
CONT

L'électrolyse du chlorure de cuivre a été tentée avec plus ou moins de succès, par différents groupes. [...] Ils réalisent l'électrolyse au sein d'un électrolyte constitué par un sel en fusion ou une solution aqueuse du sel, utilisant un diaphragme pour séparer l'anolyte et le catholyte

CONT

Électrolyse du chlorure de cuivre II. Une solution de chlorure de cuivre II est électrolysée avec des électrodes de graphite.

Spanish

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Record 12 2011-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bitumen and Bituminous Shales
DEF

A gas attached to organic matter or to clays.

CONT

Natural gas within the shale is found in three forms... as free gas in the particle pores; as free gas in natural fractures; and as adsorbed gas on mineral surfaces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation des schistes bitumineux
DEF

[Gaz] fixé à la matière organique de la roche.

CONT

Les schistes sont des roches particulièrement peu perméables dans lesquelles le gaz est stocké sous deux formes : gaz libre dans les pores ou dans les fractures de la roche et gaz adsorbé sur les particules organiques [...]

Spanish

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Record 13 2011-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bitumen and Bituminous Shales
CONT

Natural gas within the shale is found in three forms... as free gas in the particle pores; as free gas in natural fractures; and as adsorbed gas on mineral surfaces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation des schistes bitumineux
CONT

Les schistes sont des roches particulièrement peu perméables dans lesquelles le gaz est stocké sous deux formes : gaz libre dans les pores ou dans les fractures de la roche et gaz adsorbé sur les particules organiques [...]

Spanish

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Record 14 2011-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
Universal entry(ies)
Cyanophyceae
Latin
Cyanophyta
Latin
DEF

[A class of] prokaryotic micro-organisms that contain chlorophyll(green) and phycocyanin(blue), produce free oxygen in photosynthesis, and occur widely in unicellular, filamentous, and colonial forms.

Key term(s)
  • blue green algae
  • blue-green alga
  • blue green alga
  • cyanobacterium

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Cyanophyceae
Latin
Cyanophyta
Latin
CONT

Les cyanobactéries sont aussi appelées cyanophycées ou algues bleu-vert. Elles sont microscopiques et présentent à la fois certaines caractéristiques des bactéries (telle l'absence de membrane dans leur cellule) et des algues (telle la photosynthèse).

OBS

Classe de micro-organismes procaryotes.

Key term(s)
  • algues bleu vert
  • algue bleu vert
  • algue bleu-vert
  • cyanobactérie
  • algue bleue
  • cyanophycée

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Microbiología y parasitología
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Cyanophyceae
Latin
Cyanophyta
Latin
DEF

Esquizofita que posee pigmentos verde-azulados, parecida a las algas.

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Record 15 2011-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Biochemistry
  • Food Additives
Universal entry(ies)
E
symbol
Glu
symbol
C5H9NO4
formula, see observation
HOCO-(CH2)2-CHNH2-COOH
formula, see observation
56-86-0
CAS number
DEF

A chemical compound having the formula C5H9NO4 or HOCO-(CH2)2-CHNH2-COOH which appears under the form of a white, odorless, crystalline powder, is slightly soluble in cold water, is insoluble in organic solvents, constitutes a non-essential amino acid, and is used as a salt substitute and to improve the taste of beer.

CONT

The truth of the matter is that the glutamic acid found in unprocessed, unadulterated food and in the human body is composed of one form of a single amino acid, L-glutamic acid, and nothing else. In contrast, the processed free glutamic acid used in processed food is always composed of two forms of glutamic acid(L-glutamic acid and D-glutamic acid) and a variety of other chemicals commonly referred to as contaminants.

OBS

L-glutamic acid: Corresponds to the naturally occurring form (see the above context). The prefix "L-" is a small capital.

OBS

E: one-letter chemical symbol.

OBS

Glu: three-letter chemical symbol.

OBS

The word "alpha" must be replaced by the corresponding Greek letter or italicized.

OBS

Chemical formula: C5H9NO4 or HOCO-(CH2)2-CHNH2-COOH

Key term(s)
  • α-aminoglutaric acid
  • α-amino-glutaric acid
  • α-glutamic acid

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Biochimie
  • Additifs alimentaires
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
E
symbol
Glu
symbol
C5H9NO4
formula, see observation
HOCO-(CH2)2-CHNH2-COOH
formula, see observation
56-86-0
CAS number
DEF

Aminoacide de formule C5H9NO4 ou HOCO-(CH2)2-CHNH2-COOH que l'on peut préparer par synthèse totale ou par fermentation des glucides, que l'on emploie comme condiment et comme additif pour l'alimentation du bétail, et dont l'antipode L, dextrogyre, est un constituant essentiel des protéines.

OBS

acide L-glutamique : Correspond à la forme au naturel (voir aussi «acide D-glutamique», qui se rapporte à un énantiomère de l'acide L-glutamique); les lettres «L» et «D» sont des petites capitales.

OBS

E : symbole chimique à une lettre.

OBS

Glu : symbole chimique à trois lettres.

OBS

Le mot «alpha» doit être remplacé par la lettre grecque correspondante ou être écrit en italique.

OBS

Formule chimique : C5H9NO4 ou HOCO-(CH2)2-CHNH2-COOH

Key term(s)
  • acide α-amino-glutarique
  • acide α-aminoglutarique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Bioquímica
  • Aditivos alimentarios
Entrada(s) universal(es)
E
symbol
Glu
symbol
C5H9NO4
formula, see observation
HOCO-(CH2)2-CHNH2-COOH
formula, see observation
56-86-0
CAS number
OBS

Aminoácido no esencial. No tóxico. Cristales. Prácticamente insoluble en éter, acetona y ácido acético glacial. Insoluble en alcohol etílico y metanol.

OBS

Fórmula química: C5H9NO4 o HOCO-(CH2)2-CHNH2-COOH

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Record 16 2010-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Names
  • Real Estate
OBS

Harmony House is a second stage shelter for women and their children who are survivors of violence. We provide a transition period from crisis shelter services to independent living in the community. At Harmony House we provide safe, affordable housing for up to a year, along with a programme of individual and group support, accompaniment, advocacy and referral. Harmony House promotes the creation of a world where women and their children are safe and free from all forms of violence and oppression.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d'édifices et de bâtiments
  • Immobilier

Spanish

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Record 17 2010-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
CONT

The truth of the matter is that the glutamic acid found in unprocessed, unadulterated food and in the human body is composed of one form of a single amino acid, L-glutamic acid, and nothing else. In contrast, the processed free glutamic acid used in processed food is always composed of two forms of glutamic acid(L-glutamic acid and D-glutamic acid) and a variety of other chemicals commonly referred to as contaminants.

OBS

D-glutamic acid: The letter "D" is a small capital. Compare with "glutamic acid."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
DEF

Énantiomère de l'acide L-glutamique.

CONT

Les ponts interpeptidiques unissent l'un des groupes carboxyles du deuxième acide aminé (acide aminé «acide», généralement l'acide D-glutamique) d'une unité tétrapeptidique au groupe carboxyle du quatrième acide aminé (la D-alanine) d'une autre unité tétrapeptidique.

CONT

Le peptidoglycane ou muréine est un polymère formé de molécules de N-acétyl-D glucosamine et d'acide N-acétyl-muramique sur lesquelles se fixe une chaîne peptidique comportant cinq acides aminés qui sont la L-alanine, l'acide D-glutamique, la L-lysine et deux D-alanine. Sur la lysine se fixe la pentaglycine.

OBS

acide D-glutamique : Voir aussi «acide L-glutamique», qui correspond à l'acide glutamique tel que présent dans sa forme naturelle. Les lettres «D» et «L» sont des petites majuscules.

Spanish

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Record 18 2008-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oceanography
DEF

One of the western boundary currents of the North Pacific subtropical gyre.

OBS

A deep, narrow, and swift current, it continues from the Philippines Current in a northeastward direction from Taiwan along the continental rise of the East China Sea, through Tokara Strait, and close to the eastern coast of Japan. At 35°N it separates from the coast and flows eastward into the Pacific as a free jet known as the Kuroshio Extension. It forms a marked temperature and salinity front with the Oyashio, which meets the Kuroshio Extension from the north and then flows parallel to it. Like all other western boundary currents, the Kuroshio develops instabilities and sheds eddies. Its unique characteristic is that south of Honshu it switches between three quasi-stable paths across the Izu Ridge at irregular intervals of 18 months to several years. Volume transport in the Kuroshio increases downstream and reaches 57 Sv... in the Kuroshio Extension, increasing seasonally by 15% during summer. The current's path in the extension is characterized by large meridional excursions in the so-called First and Second Crest at 145° and 152°E. On approaching the Shatsky Rise at 157°E, the Kuroshio Extension divides into several paths that tend to recombine before the Emperor Seamounts near 170°E cause the current to split again and disintegrate. The flow then continues as the North Pacific Current.

OBS

Black Stream: It’s also sometimes known as the Black Stream-the English translation of kuroshio, and an allusion to the deep blue of its water-and also as the Japan Current.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Océanographie
DEF

Courant océanique se mouvant vers le nord-est de Formose à Riukiu et près de la côte du Japon aussi loin que la latitude de 35 degrés nord.

CONT

Le courant de Kuroshio ou courant de Kuro-Shivo est le second plus grand courant marin au monde (après le Gulf Stream). Il débute dans l'ouest de l'océan Pacifique au large de la côte orientale de Taiwan et se dirige vers les eaux au nord-est du Japon où il fusionne avec la dérive orientale du courant du Nord Pacifique. Il a un rôle analogue à celui du Gulf Stream dans l'océan Atlantique, transportant des eaux chaudes tropicales vers le Nord et les régions polaires.

OBS

Ce courant est aussi appelé courant du Japon ou courant Noir, la traduction littérale du japonais kuroshio, allusion à la couleur bleu sombre de ses eaux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Oceanografía
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Record 19 2008-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Sociology of the Family
OBS

WAVAW is a feminist organization that works for the prevention and eradication of all forms of violence against women through provision of direct services to women who have experienced violence and the promotion of social and attitudinal change. Vision-A society where all women are free from violence. WAVAW strives to be representative of women for a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences. Our volunteer board of directors is completely comprised of women and our team of staff and volunteer include women from many different educational, socio-economic, religious and cultural backgrounds. We represent diverse ethnic groups and different levels of physical ability and we are able to deliver many of our services in multiple languages.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Sociologie de la famille

Spanish

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Record 20 2008-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Safety
  • Industrial Techniques and Processes
DEF

The condition obtained in a food which has been processed by the application of heat, alone or in combination with other treatments, to render the food free from viable forms of microorganisms, including spores, capable of growing in the food at temperatures at which the food is designed normally to be held during distribution and storage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Salubrité alimentaire
  • Techniques industrielles
CONT

L'augmentation beaucoup plus rapide de la température de la phase liquide par rapport à celle de phase solide constitue le principal avantage de cette technique. Cette caractéristique en fait une technologie intéressante pour la stérilisation rapide, à température élevée. En utilisant cette technologie, il a été possible d'élaborer des aliments commercialement stériles qui conservent une grande partie de leur saveur et de leur texture.

OBS

Source(s) : FAO [Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inocuidad Alimentaria
  • Procesos y técnicas industriales
DEF

[Alimentos] envasados en recipientes herméticamente cerrados, a los que se le aplica un tratamiento térmico o por el control de la actividad de agua suficiente para hacerlo libre de formas viables de microorganismos, tanto patógenos como no patógenos, que pudiesen multiplicarse bajo las condiciones normales no refrigeradas, de almacenamiento y distribución.

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Record 21 2005-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Customs and Excise
  • Foreign Trade
CONT

A written declaration of origin can take many forms, for instance : a statement on company letterhead, a statement on a commercial invoice, or a formal certificate of origin. While no official form is required in order to declare origin under the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement, a list of required data elements has been issued by the National Customs Service of Chile.

CONT

A claim that goods shall be accepted as eligible for Common Market tariff treatment shall be supported by appropriate documentary evidence of origin and consignment. The evidence of origin shall consist of either (a)a declaration of origin completed by the last producer of the goods within the Common Market, together with a supplementary declaration completed by the exporter in cases where the producer is not himself or by his agent the exporter of the goods; or b)a certificate given by a governmental authority or authorized body nominated by the exploring Member State ...

CONT

Declarations or certifications of origin on commercial invoices or on specific forms should be required only where this is essential for the proper application of trade policy measures or for the prevention of fraud. When such declarations or certificates are deemed indispensable, the competent authority should apply a simple measure that provides the minimum of control considered as sufficient for the particular case. Preferably, an exporter’s declaration of origin on the commercial invoice should be accepted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Douanes et accise
  • Commerce extérieur
CONT

[...] lorsque le bénéfice du tarif de préférence général, du tarif des pays antillais du Commonwealth ou du tarif des pays les moins développés est demandé pour des marchandises, leur importateur ou leur propriétaire doit, à titre de justifications de l'origine, [...] fournir à l'agent [...] l'un des documents suivants : a) le formulaire réglementaire, rempli en français ou en anglais et signé par l'exportateur dans le pays bénéficiaire en cause; b) la déclaration d'origine de l'exportateur en la forme prévue à l'annexe, remplie en français ou en anglais et signée par l'exportateur dans le pays bénéficiaire en cause.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aduana e impuestos internos
  • Comercio exterior
CONT

Un exportador o un productor que haya llenado y firmado un certificado o una declaración de origen y tenga razones para creer que ese certificado o declaración contiene información incorrecta, debe comunicar sin demora y por escrito, cualquier cambio que pudiera afectar la exactitud o validez del certificado o declaración a todas las personas a quienes se les hubiere entregado así como, de conformidad con la legislación de la Parte de que se trate, a la autoridad competente de la Parte exportadora.

CONT

El certificado de origen que ampare un bien que se importe bajo trato arancelario preferencial, deberá presentarse en el formato que se incluye en la resolución por la que se dan a conocer los formatos de certificado y declaración de origen.

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Record 22 2005-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Educational Institutions
  • Sociology of Old Age
CONT

Universities of the Third Age(U3As) provide learning opportunities for older adults who are largely free of work and family responsibilities. Worldwide, they typically take on two forms(Swindell 1997) : the French model(based on the first U3A founded in 1973) is university based and offers formal courses; the British model, arising in Cambridge in 1981, emphasizes informal, autonomous slef-help groups in which the instructors are usually thrid-agers themselves, not college professors.

CONT

In 2000-2001, close to 5,500 seniors took part in over 380 training activities offered by one of the 26 regional branches of the Université du troisième âge, totalling over 166,000 training hours.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Établissements d'enseignement
  • Sociologie de la vieillesse
DEF

Cours organisés par les universités à l'intention des retraités

OBS

La première université du troisième âge fut crée à Toulouse en 1973; le sigle serait de date plus récente.

Spanish

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Record 23 2005-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climatology
  • Pollutants
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
DEF

Volatile matter, released during a volcanic eruption, that was previously dissolved in the magma.

OBS

Water vapor forms about 90% of the gases; other constituents include carbon gases, especially carbon dioxide, sulfur gases, especially sulfur dioxide at high temperatures and hydrogen sulfide at low temperatures; hydrogen chloride; nitrogen as a free element, and others.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Climatologie
  • Agents de pollution
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
CONT

Il est vrai que la quasi-totalité des analyses de gaz volcaniques donnent de 80 à 99,9 p. 100 d'eau, constituant essentiel, par conséquent, de l'exhalaison gazeuse. [...] Par ailleurs, c'est de l'explosivité mécanique (surpression et détente) ou - beaucoup plus rarement - chimique des gaz que dépendent les modalités de l'éruption. Il ne faut pas oublier enfin que ce sont encore des gaz, mais non plus des gaz magmatiques, qui parfois interviennent de façon déterminante dans le déroulement des phénomènes volcaniques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Climatología
  • Agentes contaminantes
  • Vulcanología y sismología
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Record 24 2005-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Metal Ores
DEF

Minerals included in a lode or vein, including economically valueless gangue.

CONT

Treatment of the Veinstuff. Gold occurs in its matrix (the veinstuff) in a finely divided state and distributed in irregular proportions, both in a "free" condition ..., and in combination ... with other metals or their ores. The first step in effecting the extraction of the gold from the veinstuff is to bring about its disengagement from its associated mineral matters ...

CONT

Pyrite... occurs plentifully on almost all gold-fields, and is rarely free from traces of gold. At Sandhurst, Victoria, it forms the vein-stuff in some places.

CONT

Auriferous veinstuff.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
DEF

Contenu d'un filon dont les limites correspondent aux épontes.

OBS

Ses matériaux peuvent être minéralisés ou non (caisse minéralisée ou caisse stérile).

OBS

On nomme aussi «caisse filonienne» le remplissage filonien [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Minerales varios (Minas metálicas)
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Record 25 2004-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sponges, Hydrozoans and Jellyfish
CONT

... the planula settles and forms a scyphistoma, a solitary attached reproductive polyp. From the free end of this polyp are then budded off a series of medusas.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éponges, hydres et méduses
CONT

La larve en se développant, forme directement un polype reproducteur unique, le strobile, qui bourgeonne pour former de jeunes méduses.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Esponjas, hidrozoarios y medusas
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Record 26 2002-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Biochemistry
CONT

Ammonia solutions are water solutions of ammonia gas. They also include those fertilizer solutions consisting of water solutions of ammonium salts such as ammonium nitrate, which are artificially charged with free ammonia gas.

CONT

One aspect of the unique chemistry of urea places some restrictions on its use as a banded source of nitrogen for potatoes. During the biological conversion of urea-nitrogen to ammonium-nitrogen, free ammonia gas can be evolved in significant quantities near the fertilizer band for short periods of time. Because this also occurs near the seed-piece, this free ammonia gas can cause damage to emerging potato sprouts or root systems.

CONT

Ammonia in water exists in two forms : ammonium ion and free ammonia gas. Above a pH of 10. 7 all ammonia exists as gas.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Biochimie
CONT

Y a-t-il possibilité d'accumulation du gaz ammoniac dans l'organisme? [...] L'ammoniac peut être excrété dans l'urine, principalement sous forme d'urée et de sels d'ammonium et, à un degré moindre, sous forme d'ammoniac libre.

CONT

[...] l'hydrolyse de l'urée peut s'arrêter ou ralentir lorsque la quantité d'ammoniac libre (non encore fixée) à l'intérieur de la masse traitée est importante.

CONT

Les doses minimum ne s'appliquent que s'il n'y a pas d'autre source d'azote. Les maxima pour ammonium et urée ne sont pas indépendants puisque l'urée s'hydrolyse en ammonium : c'est l'ammonium total potentiel qui compte, ou plus précisément l'ammoniac libre. Il y a équilibre entre ammoniaque (NH4OH) et ammoniac (NH3) dans l'eau, l'ammoniaque se dissociant elle-même en ions ammonium (NH4) et hydroxyle (OH) : cet équilibre dépend du pH et de la température. L'odeur d'ammoniac est perceptible dès 20 ppm d'ammonium à pH 10 et 20 °C. Plus le pH est haut, plus il y aura d'ammoniac libre [...]

Spanish

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Record 27 2002-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
CONT

Living organisms carry out various forms of work at the expense of free energy from the environment. They return to their surroundings an equal amount of heat and other forms of energy that become randomized and useless. Such dissipated energy is called entropy.

CONT

As living beings, we represent complex, organized systems - an eddy in the random entropy of the universe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
CONT

Les organismes vivants effectuent différentes formes de travail aux dépens d'énergie libre puisée dans leur environnement auquel ils renvoient une quantité égale de chaleur et d'autres formes d'énergie qui se dispersent de façon désordonnée et deviennent inutilisables. Cette énergie dissipée est appelée entropie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bioquímica
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Record 28 1998-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foundry Practice
DEF

Free graphite that forms in molten hypereutectic cast iron as it cools.

OBS

In castings, the kish may segregate toward the cope surface, where it lodges at or immediately beneath the casting surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fonderie

Spanish

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Record 29 1998-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
CONT

An apparatus forming part of a filletting machine for removing meat from the skeleton of fish in the region of the ribs is described, through which the fish are conveyed with their tails leading and guided by guides which penetrate into cuts already performed for cutting free the belly and back spokes. The removal of meat from the ribs is performed by means of a tool, which comprises a scraping knife arranged on each side of the belly-cut guides and extending in a plane which forms an angle of between 10 degree and 50 degree with the guidance plane defined by the belly-cut and back-cut guides.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
OBS

rayon : chacune des pièces squelettiques qui soutiennent les nageoires des poissons.

Spanish

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Record 30 1996-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
DEF

A basic oxazine dye... It forms salts with free fatty acids and phospholipids, staining them blue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie

Spanish

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Record 31 1994-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
DEF

An operation tending to restrict the free flow of excitations, to link ideas to one another and to constitute and maintain relatively stable forms.

OBS

Term used by Freud in a very general way and on comparatively distinct levels (as much on the biological level as on that of the psychical apparatus ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
DEF

Opération tendant à limiter le libre écoulement des excitations, à relier les représentations entre elles, à constituer et à maintenir des formes relativement stables.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Psicología (Generalidades)
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Record 32 1993-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp Preparation (papermaking)
  • Papermaking Machines
CONT

For simple thickening of very dilute stocks up to 12% consistency, multidisc thickeners... can be used. A fiber mat forms on the face of each sector as it submerges in the vat of stock. After complete submergence, vacuum is applied and more pulp is deposited while filtrate is drawn through the mat. The initial filtrate is relatively cloudy and can be segregated(by the action of the end valve) for dilution uses. The later(clear) filtrate is sufficiently free of fiber to be used for shower water. Following emergence from the vat, the pulp mat is further dewatered and finally removed from the filter media by a knockoff shower. Multidisc thickeners are most commonly used as save all devices, i. e., to recover fine fibers from white water and reuse the water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation de la pâte à papier
  • Machines à papier
CONT

Pour obtenir un épaississage à une concentration ne dépassant pas 12 %, on peut faire appel à des épaississeurs à disques [...] Un matelas fibreux se forme à la surface de chacun des segments à mesure que ceux-ci plongent dans la cuve de pâte. Après immersion complète, un vide est appliqué qui entraîne un dépôt supplémentaire de pâte, tandis que le filtrat est aspiré à travers le matelas. Le premier filtrat est relativement trouble et peut être isolé (par l'appareil de robinetterie d'extrémité) aux fins de dilution. Le filtrat subséquent (plus clair) possède une teneur en fibres suffisamment faible pour servir d'eau de rinçage. À sa sortie de la cuve, la couche de pâte continue d'être épaissie, puis est enfin détachée du disque filtrant au moyen d'un rinceur de choc.

Spanish

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Record 33 1983-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Services
OBS

Service objective defining a switching system that has a mechanism whereby a blocked call can wait until a server becomes free.(HILTE, 79 : 92. H. B. F.) Service objectives can take many forms. One class(...), is stated in terms of delay criteria.(ENBELL, 80 : 474)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Services téléphoniques
OBS

Lorsque le fonctionnement du système est tel qu'un appel présenté, alors que tous les organes sont occupés, est mis en attente pour être écoulé lorsqu'un organe devient libre, le système est dit "système en attente". La qualité de service est définie par le "probabilité d'attente". (TECHNI, E-2860: 7) Selon le sort réservé par le système aux appels différés, la qualité de service sera définie par une "probabilité de perte" ou par une "probabilité d'attente". (TECHNI, E-2860: 7)

Spanish

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Record 34 1983-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

a free use of forms in painting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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Record 35 1977-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

[Bivalves of the Family Trigoniidae have shells that are] highly variable in shape and ornament; [the] umbones [are] most commonly opisthogyrous, but orthogyrous or prosogyrous in a few groups; [an] escutcheon [is] usually present; [the] area and flank [are] differentiated and differently ornamented in most genera; [the] flank ornament [is] generally concentric or oblique, but radial in some forms; [the] median tooth of [the] left valve [is] broad, grooved, strongly concave to deeply emarginate below; [the] posterior left [is] weak or obscure, marginal; [the] anterior left [is] of moderate strength; [the] right valve(...) [has] two subequal and more or less symmetrically divergent teeth not borne on [a] hinge plate, and(...) [a] very obscure anterior marginal tooth in some species; [the] two main teeth of [the] right valve and [the] sides of [the] left valve teeth against which they fit bear strong transverse ridges(...) ;[the] anterior myophorous buttresses [are] well developed; [the] pallial line [is] entire; Recent forms [are] filibranchiate; mantle lobes [are] free; [the bivalves are] nonbyssiferous. "M. Trias.-Rec. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

[Les Lamellibranches de la] famille des Trigoniidae (...) [ont une] coquille nacrée, inéquilatérale, [le] bord antérieur [est] généralement arrondi, beaucoup moins développé que le postérieur qui est plus ou moins tronqué et anguleux. [La] charnière [est] faite généralement de deux dents cardinales divergentes sur la valve droite et de une, deux ou trois dents cardinales divergentes sur la valve gauche; [le] ligament est externe; [ils ont] deux impressions musculaires; [et une] empreinte palléale entière.

Spanish

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Record 36 1977-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

[Brachiopods of the] superfamily Productacea [are] generally attached by ringlike attachment spines in early growth stages, and rarely cemented by [an] umbo, living free in later growth stages and supported by halteroid spines, interareas, teeth and sockets [are] weakly developed in primitive forms only; [there is a] ginglymus in gerontic stages of some genera; [the] cardinal process [is] bilobate or trilobate, rarely quadrilobate; [there is a] diaphragm in [the] brachial valve and marginal ridges in one or both valves in some genera. "L. Dev.-U. Perm. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

[Les Brachiopodes de la] super-famille des Productacea [sont des] formes aberrantes. [La] cavité de la coquille [est] en général grande; [il y a] habituellement des épines sur la charnière ou sur les valves, servant pour la fixation ou comme support, sinon pour la circulation d'eau.

Spanish

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Record 37 1977-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

[Inarticulate brachiopods of the] Superfamily Craniacea(...) [have] Shells [which are] strongly punctate, calcareous(...) ;some [are] free, many [are] attached by cementation of all or part of [the] pedicle valve to some other object, no forms [are] known to have possessed [a] pedicle; [the] growth is usually holoperipheral in both valves, more rarely mixoperipheral. ?M. Cam., L. Ord-Rec.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

[Les Brachiopodes inarticulés appartenant à la] Super-famille des Craniacea (...) [ont une] Coquille calcaire; [ils sont] sans pédoncule, ni ouverture pédonculaire à l'état adulte. [La] Fixation directe par la valve ventrale [est] fréquente (...) Ordovicien-Actuel.

Spanish

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Record 38 1977-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

subclass [of Crinoidea], plates of calyx joined firmly together, mouth concealed by tegmen, dorsal cups lacking interray plates except on posterior side(anals) ;except in a few primitive forms, arms free above radicals. Lower-Ordovician Upper Permian.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

[Forme de Crinoïde dont] Les caractères sont simples (...). Le calice est monocyclique; la bouche et les canaux ambulacraires sont au-dessous des orales (voûte d'hypascocrinoïde). Primaire.

Spanish

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