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Record 1 2025-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Press (News and Journalism)
CONT

An alternative newspaper is a type of newspaper that eschews comprehensive coverage of general news in favour of stylized reporting, opinionated reviews and columns, investigations into edgy topics and magazine-style feature stories highlighting local people and culture. Its news coverage is more locally focused, and [its] target audiences are younger than those of daily newspapers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Presse écrite
CONT

[...] il est vrai que la création du journal alternatif est une conséquence de l'insatisfaction du traitement médiatique du mouvement contestataire. [Le sociologue] Benjamin Ferron définit d'ailleurs les activités des journalistes alternatifs comme «la production ou reproduction d'informations et de cadres d'interprétation des événements peu ou mal traités par les médias traditionnels».

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
  • Oil Drilling
  • Petroleum Technology - Maintenance
DEF

A device for cleaning mud and mud filter cake off of the wellbore wall when cementing casing in the hole to ensure good contact and bonding between the cement and the wellbore wall.

CONT

The scratcher is a simple device, consisting of a band of steel that fits around a joint of casing, and stiff wire fingers or cable loops sticking out in all directions around the band(360-degree coverage). A scratcher resembles a bottlebrush, but its diameter is greater than its height. Importantly, for scratchers to be effective, the casing must be moved. This movement may be reciprocal motion in and out of the wellbore, rotary motion, or both. In general, the more motion, the better the cement job will be.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
  • Entretien (Technologie pétrolière)
DEF

Dispositif de grattage installé sur le tubage pour enlever le cake de boue des parois du puits afin d'assurer une bonne adhérence du ciment.

Spanish

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Record 3 2020-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation Insurance
  • Air Transport
CONT

Aviation passenger liability insurance. Coverage for aircraft operators in the event a passenger is injured, killed or disabled during an accident while aboard an insured aircraft. Aviation policies divide liability coverage into two parts :general liability(excluding passengers), and passenger liability.

CONT

As for insurance coverage for passenger injuries, that risk is covered by passenger liability insurance. This specifically covers risks of injuries to passengers riding in the aircraft. In many countries passenger liability coverage is mandatory for commercial or large aircraft.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurance transport
  • Transport aérien
CONT

L'assurance responsabilité à l'égard des passagers protège un transporteur aérien contre les risques de décès ou de blessures de passagers.

Spanish

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Record 4 2017-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Safety
CONT

[The figure] demonstrates a good inspection coverage(percentage of sites that had a general inspection out of total licenced facilities) of marine finfish sites and an increase in coverage in shellfish sites.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Salubrité alimentaire
CONT

La figure [...] présente une bonne couverture d'inspection (pourcentage de sites ayant subi une inspection générale parmi toutes les installations autorisées) des sites de poissons marins à nageoires et une augmentation de la couverture des sites de mollusques et de crustacés.

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
CONT

... Hearing Notice provides effective notice coverage to affected people, residing both on reserve or within another Aboriginal community or settlement, as well as within the general population.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
CONT

[La] notification d'audience offre une couverture efficace par la notification des personnes touchées, qu'elles demeurent dans une réserve, une autre communauté, un autre peuplement autochtone ou dans la population générale.

Spanish

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Record 6 2011-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Ecology (General)
OBS

The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council is a leading international organization that enhances collaboration in the water supply and sanitation sector, specifically in order to attain universal coverage of water and sanitation services for poor people around the world. WSSCC is really a cross between a professional association and an international NGO. It operates with a mandate from the United National General Assembly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Écologie (Généralités)
OBS

Relève de l'Organisation mondiale de la santé.

Key term(s)
  • CCAEA

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
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Record 7 2010-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Design
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
OBS

[The Structural Repair Manual] shall include the following types of coverage : Structures General Zoning, Access Door and Panel Identification and Location Diagrams(...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dessin industriel
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
OBS

On trouvera ci-après un exemple des sujets à traiter dans le Manuel de Réparations structurales: Généralités sur les structures, Découpage en zones, Identification des portes d'accès et panneaux et schémas de localisation (...)

Spanish

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Record 8 2009-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Periodicals
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
OBS

Published since 1929, this bimonthly journal explores every aspect of general biochemistry and includes up-to-date coverage of experimental research into cellular and molecular biology, as well as review articles on topics of current interest and notes contributed by recognized international experts. Special issues each year are dedicated to expanding new areas of research in biochemistry and cell biology.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de périodiques
  • Biochimie
  • Biologie moléculaire
OBS

Publiée depuis 1929, cette revue bimestrielle porte sur tous les aspects de la biochimie générale. Elle contient des articles sur les plus récentes recherches expérimentales en biologie cellulaire et moléculaire, ainsi que des articles de synthèse sur des sujets d'intérêt et des notes présentés par des experts de réputation internationale. Chaque année, des numéros spéciaux portant sur de nouveaux domaines de la biochimie et de la biologie cellulaire sont publiés.

Spanish

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Record 9 2009-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire, Accidents, Miscellaneous Risks (Insur.)
DEF

A major general liability subline which provides coverage for an insured against claims arising out of products sold, manufactured, handled, or distributed, or operations which are complete.

OBS

Claims are covered only after a product has been sold and possession relinquished, or operations have been completed or abandoned by the named insured. Manufacturers and contractors have a need for this coverage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Incendies, accidents et risques divers (Assur.)
DEF

[Assurance dont l'objet] est de garantir les conséquences pécuniaires des dommages corporels, matériels et immatériels causés à autrui (les tiers et les clients) par les produits de l'entreprise, dès lors que ceux-ci ont été mis en circulation.

Spanish

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Record 10 2008-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire, Accidents, Miscellaneous Risks (Insur.)
  • Insurance Law
DEF

Liability exposure for any advertisement, publicity article, broadcast, or telecast arising out of the named insured’s advertising activities.

OBS

Advertising liability coverage is generally available as an optional endorsement under Commercial General Liability("CGL") policies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Incendies, accidents et risques divers (Assur.)
  • Droit des assurances
DEF

Tout préjudice imputable à la diffamation écrite ou orale; l'atteinte à un droit d'auteur, à un titre ou à un slogan; la piraterie, la concurrence déloyale ou le pillage d'idées se rattachant à un contrat tacite et l'atteinte au droit à la vie privée.

Spanish

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Record 11 2005-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Spacecraft
  • Remote Sensing
CONT

Spaceborne remote sensing has long been an appropriate and effective data source for land cover mapping due to the wide coverage and repetitive observations(Haack and English, 1996). In general, there exist two major types of remotely sensed data : optical and synthetic aperture radar(SAR).

OBS

Generally, Remote sensing refers to the activities of recording/observing/perceiving (sensing) objects or events at far away (remote) places. In remote sensing, the sensors are not in direct contact with the objects or events being observed.

OBS

spaceborne remote sensing: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Télédétection
DEF

Télédétection dans laquelle la saisie des données est faite à partir d'instruments embarqués sur véhicules spatiaux.

OBS

télédétection: Ensemble des connaissances et techniques utilisées pour déterminer des caractéristiques physiques et biologiques d'objets par des mesures effectuées à distance, sans contact matériel avec ceux-ci.

OBS

télédétection spatiale : terme normalisé par la Commission de terminologie et de télédétection aérospatiale; terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
  • Naves espaciales
  • Teledetección
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Record 12 2002-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Satellite Telecommunications
CONT

Since the early 1980's, the RCN has employed satellites as part of their communications network and over the years, the system has grown into a highly complex web. A general purpose SATCOM system can : Provide national coverage via leased domestic SATCOM services. Provide global coverage via leased SATCOM services. Provide protection against unauthorized access to the satellite command link.

Key term(s)
  • satcom service
  • satellite communication services
  • satellite communication service

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications par satellite
CONT

Globalstar Canada, une société de télécommunications par satellite, a annoncé aujourd'hui que Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux Canada lui ont accordé une offre à commandes principale et nationale (OCPN). À compter de ce jour, divers ministères et organismes du gouvernement du Canada peuvent acheter des combinés mobiles par satellite de Globalstar pour assurer leurs services de télécommunication par satellite.

Key term(s)
  • service de télécommunication par satellite

Spanish

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Record 13 2002-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Systems
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
OBS

Electrical/electronic panels and multipurpose parts. Pictorial coverage of all indicating and control panels and electrical/electronic rack installations. Complete coverage of all general purpose electrical and electronic parts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ensembles électrotechniques
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
OBS

Panneaux électriques/électroniques et matériels à usages multiples. Présentation d'ensemble de tous les panneaux de signalisation et de commande et de l'aménagement des bâtis électriques/électroniques. Description complète de tous les matériels électriques et électroniques à usage général.

Spanish

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Record 14 2000-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Accounting
CONT

Ceremonial cheques are requested by departments in order to facilitate public events. An example of the use of a ceremonial cheque is an announcement concerning the awarding of government funding for a community project. A ceremonial cheque may serve as the basis for a public presentation and facilitate media coverage. The preparation and handling of ceremonial cheques must be strictly controlled to ensure that the image of the Receiver General(RG) cheque is protected from the standpoint of its security and integrity.

OBS

Excerpt from draft policy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité publique
OBS

Source(s) : Division des normes de paiement, Gestion bancaire et trésorerie, SOG [Service opérationnel au gouvernement].

Spanish

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Record 15 1995-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire, Accidents, Miscellaneous Risks (Insur.)
CONT

Screening liability is a rarely requested form of coverage which provides coverage under a CGL for all contractors employed by one Owner or General Contractor. The coverage is not specific to a single construction project but may apply to all contractors working at a single operating location such as a gas plant or pulp and paper plant. The contractors covered by the policy are usually mechanical, electrical, welding, plumbing and gas-fitting contractors : classes we’re not usually too keen on.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Incendies, accidents et risques divers (Assur.)

Spanish

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Record 16 1989-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Continuing Education
CONT

VanLehn spends very little of his voluminous dissertation on demonstrating the coverage of his theory. Most of his effort goes into underlining its principled construction. First, he traces the performance of his model to a restricted set of sufficient principles, emphasizing that his design is transparent with respect to them. Second, he argues that these principles are necessary to the theory for empirical and explanatory adequacy by comparing them with potential competitors in what he calls competitive argumentation. In this context, it becomes essential to have well-defined processes by which modifications to the underlying principles propagate through the theory, via the kind of global constraints called entailments in REPAIR theory. VanLehn is now advocating his competitive argumentation as a general methodology for validating AI-based theories of human cognition(VanLehn et al., 1984). One of his central claims is that the contributions of a solid argumentation may well outlive the theory it was meant to support.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
  • Éducation permanente

Spanish

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Record 17 1988-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance
DEF

Comprehensive general liability policy : A policy particularly suited to a manufacturer, contractor or large wholesaler or retailer providing broad coverage for claims made against him for bodily injury or damage to property of others for which he may become liable and which arise out of his entire business operation. Automobile liability coverage may be included in this policy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances
OBS

Équivalent également tiré de l'Avant-projet du Lexique anglais-français de l'Institut canadien des actuaires.

Spanish

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Record 18 1987-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
DEF

tests designed to yield reasonably accurate information concerning the general level of accomplishment of a whole class or group. Emphasis is upon breath of coverage and actual state of affairs, rather than upon details or upon discovery of causal factors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
DEF

Test destiné à mesurer les connaissances d'une population dans une matière, en vue de déterminer les normes de performance pour cette population. En raison de l'étendue du domaine habituellement exploré, le test de survey à forme unique ne va qu'à l'essentiel. Dans ce cas, il ne permet pas de diagnostic fin.

Spanish

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Record 19 1984-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Language (General)
DEF

A standard having a wide ranging coverage or containing general provisions for one particular field.

OBS

Definition taken from ISO Guide 2 - General terms and their definitions concerning standardization and certification.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Linguistique (Généralités)
DEF

Norme de portée générale ou contenant des dispositions générales pour un domaine particulier.

OBS

Définition tirée du Guide ISO 2 - Termes généraux et leurs définitions concernant la normalisation et la certification.

Spanish

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Record 20 1981-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Component Manufacturing Equipment
OBS

Electrical/electronic panels and multipurpose parts. Pictorial coverage of all indicating and control panels and electrical/electronic rack installations. Complete coverage of all general purpose electrical and electronic parts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel et équipement électriques
OBS

Panneaux électriques/électroniques et matériels à usages multiples. Présentation d'ensemble de tous les panneaux de signalisation et de commande et de l'aménagement des bâtis électriques/électroniques. Description complète de tous les matériels électriques et électroniques à usage général.

Spanish

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Record 21 1981-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printed Circuits and Microelectronics
OBS

Printed circuit card assemblies. Contains general coverage of plug-in assemblies or sub-assemblies which perform a complete circuit function and are used on more than one specific system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits imprimés et micro-électronique
OBS

Contient une description des ensembles ou sous-ensembles enfichables, qui remplissent la fonction d'un circuit complet et qui sont utilisés dans plusieurs systèmes différents.

Spanish

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Record 22 1981-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
OBS

Contains general coverage of those devices having integrated components, in monolithic structure, which perform complete circuit functions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
OBS

Contient une description générale des dispositifs comportant des circuits intégrés, de structures monolithiques, qui remplissent les fonctions d'un circuit complet.

Spanish

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