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GASP [4 records]

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Record 1 2017-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Effects of Pollution
  • Respiratory System
OBS

to gasp : to breathe laboriously with open mouth : pant strongly and audibly. [Ex :] a dying man gasping for breath.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Effets de la pollution
  • Appareil respiratoire
DEF

Mouvement respiratoire inefficace d'origine réflexe, phénomène terminal de l'agonie en l'absence de toute manœuvre de réanimation.

OBS

gasp; gasps : termes anglais utilisés par les physiologistes français.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Neology and Linguistic Borrowing
DEF

An extensive view of icy surfaces.

CONT

The first Triton close-ups come in, and a collective gasp fills the press room : Montages of perplexing icescapes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Néologie et emprunts

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • Air Safety
OBS

One of the primary objectives of ICAO is to promote the safety of civil aviation worldwide. With 188 Contracting States, and its active involvement in global aviation safety issues, ICAO is well-positioned to assume a coordinating role with respect to the many safety initiatives under way worldwide all with the common aim of reducing the number and rate of aviation accidents. Recognizing this, in 1997 the Air Navigation Commission proposed an ICAO Global Aviation Safety Plan(GASP) to the ICAO Council.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Sécurité (Transport aérien)
OBS

L'un des principaux objectifs de l'OACI est de promouvoir la sécurité de la navigation aérienne internationale. Compte tenu des 188 États contractants et de sa participation active aux dél... sur la sécurité de l'aviation dans le monde, l'OACI est bien placée pour jouer un rôle de coordination des diverses initiatives qui ont été prises dans le monde et qui visent toutes à réduire le nombre et le taux d'accidents d'aviation. Reconnaissant cette nécessité, la Commission de navigation aérienne a proposé en 1997 un Plan OACI pour la sécurité de l'aviation dans le monde (GASP) au Conseil de l'OACI.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas internacionales
  • Seguridad (Transporte aéreo)
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Record 4 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anesthesia and Recovery
  • Respiratory System
OBS

[to gasp : to breath spasmodically with open mouth. HOMED 56]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anesthésie et réanimation
  • Appareil respiratoire
OBS

--les anesthésistes-réanimateurs affectent "gasp" (halètement) d'un sens spécial et lui font désigner - employé au pluriel - des mouvements respiratoires incohérents agoniques.

Spanish

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