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GENERAL STORES [15 records]

Record 1 2021-10-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Organization Planning
  • Labour and Employment
CONT

[The people] employed by businesses that were permitted to continue operations(such as hospitals, transportation systems, and food manufacturing) [are considered] essential workers; those employed by businesses that were forced to temporarily close(including mining activities, construction, and general merchandise stores) are considered non-essential workers.

Key term(s)
  • nonessential worker

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Planification d'organisation
  • Travail et emploi

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Planificación de organización
  • Trabajo y empleo
CONT

Restricciones: trabajadores no esenciales no podrán circular entre Ciudad y Provincia. Sólo podrán cruzar de una jurisdicción a otra los esenciales.

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Record 2 2019-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Commercial Establishments
  • Service Industries
CONT

Front end managers usually work for... supermarkets and other departmental stores and manage the front end activities. They generally report to the general manager of the store.... Front end managers are responsible for supervising the cashiers and lead cashier,... monitoring the cash flow management, evaluating the activities of the floor employees, and providing assistance in resolving the customer queries in a timely manner. They have to train and supervise their staff, oversee their activities, manage the effective running of [the] front end department, and make sure that [the front end department] runs in compliance with the operating policies and procedures of the department/company.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Établissements commerciaux
  • Entreprises de services

Spanish

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Record 3 2018-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Military Materiel Management
OBS

The Materiel Management and Distribution System(MMDS)... provides the field force with the combat supplies, general and technical stores, and materiel required to achieve success.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Gestion du matériel militaire
OBS

Le système de gestion et de distribution du matériel (SGDM) [...] fournit à la force de campagne les approvisionnements de combat, le matériel général et technique ainsi que le matériel nécessaires au succès de l'opération.

Spanish

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Record 4 2017-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
CONT

Two... general tactics are discussed... under the concepts of capital and income breeding. These are defined mainly from the temporal distribution of resource acquisition relative to resource use. A capital breeder acquires its resources in advance and store them endogenously or exogenously until they are needed to supply aspects of offspring production. An income breeder, on the other hand, adjusts its food intake concurrently with breeding, without reliance on stores.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
DEF

Organisme qui compense les coûts énergétiques élevés de la reproduction en s'alimentant durant cette période, plutôt qu'en stockant des réserves.

OBS

Il est préférable, si on veut demeurer dans le même champ lexical, d'utiliser le terme «approvisionnement» plutôt que «revenu». Le premier a le sens de «se munir de» tandis que le second a plutôt le sens de «recevoir» ce qui est moins juste.

Spanish

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Record 5 2017-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
CONT

Two... general tactics are discussed... under the concepts of capital and income breeding. These are defined mainly from the temporal distribution of resource acquisition relative to resource use. A capital breeder acquires its resources in advance and store them endogenously or exogenously until they are needed to supply aspects of offspring production. An income breeder, on the other hand, adjusts its food intake concurrently with breeding, without reliance on stores.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
CONT

Les organismes compensent les coûts élevés de la reproduction soit en stockant des réserves corporelles dont ils dépendront pour la reproduction (reproduction sur capital), soit en s'alimentant pendant la reproduction (approvisionnement). Les reproducteurs sur capital sont supposés faire face à une réduction limitée des ressources lors d'une saison de reproduction, mais au détriment de leurs réserves corporelles et de leurs reproductions futures lors de mauvaises années.

Spanish

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Record 6 2015-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security
  • IT Security
CONT

Security awareness. A security awareness program is to be conducted for all staff in the information technology environment. On small computer systems, users are often required to perform their own general system maintenance. This can include ensuring the security of the system and of the data it stores. Users of small systems should therefore be educated both in system use and proper security procedures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité
  • Sécurité des TI
CONT

Sensibilisation à la sécurité. Un programme de sensibilisation à la sécurité doit être mis sur pied à l'intention de tout le personnel affecté à la technologie de l'information. Les utilisateurs de petits systèmes informatiques doivent souvent en faire eux-mêmes la maintenance, c'est-à-dire veiller entre autres à la sécurité du système et à la sécurité des données qui y sont stockées.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad
  • Seguridad de IT
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Record 7 2013-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Administration
  • Military Materiel Management
DEF

The maximum quantity of all supplies(ammunition, petroleum, oils and lubricants, rations, general stores, maintenance stores, etc.) which each ship can carry in proportions prescribed by proper authority.

OBS

wartime load : term standardized by NATO.

OBS

naby.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration militaire
  • Gestion du matériel militaire
DEF

Quantité maximale d'approvisionnement de toute nature qu'un navire peut emporter. La composition de ce chargement est définie par une autorité habilitée.

OBS

dotation de guerre : terme normalisé par l'OTAN.

OBS

marine.

Spanish

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Record 8 2010-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Beverages
OBS

British Columbia(Government), ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General. LDB regulates the distribution, importation and retailing of beverage alcohol in B. C. and operates over 200 government liquor stores in the province.

OBS

Liquor Administration Branch: Name changed April 1, 1973 from "Liquor Control Board". Split in June 26, 1975 to form "Liquor Control and Licensing Branch" and "Liquor Distribution Branch".

Key term(s)
  • British Columbia Liquor Distribution Branch
  • British Columbia Liquor Administration Branch
  • British Columbia Liquor Control Board

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
OBS

Il n'y a aucune appellation française officielle pour le titre actuel et les anciens noms de cette direction.

Key term(s)
  • Direction de la distribution des alcools de la Colombie-Britannique
  • Direction de l'administration des alcools de la Colombie-Britannique
  • Commission de contrôle des alcools de la Colombie-Britannique

Spanish

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Record 9 2002-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
  • Aircraft Systems
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
DEF

General examination after flight for obvious defects, correction of defects reported by aircraft crews, replenishment of consumable or expendable stores, and securing aircraft.

OBS

after-flight inspection; post-flight inspection: terms and definition standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • post flight inspection

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
  • Circuits des aéronefs
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
DEF

Examen d'ensemble exécuté à l'issue d'un vol. Il a pour but de déceler des anomalies éventuelles, d'assurer les dépannages demandés par l'équipage, d'effectuer le réapprovisionnement en matériels et en ingrédients consommables, enfin de mettre l'aéronef en sécurité.

OBS

vérification après le vol : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Key term(s)
  • visite-A

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingeniería aeronáutica y mantenimiento
  • Circuitos de las aeronaves
  • Instrumentos y equipo de vuelo (Industria aeronáutica)
DEF

Examen general una vez terminado el vuelo para descubrir fallos, corregir los fallos que las tripulaciones han denunciado, repostaje de provisiones consumibles o fungibles y asegurar el avión.

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Record 10 2000-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
CONT

... there's still a wide selection to choose from at tennis pro's shops, speciality outlets and general sports stores.

CONT

... metal exercisers available in sports shops.

Key term(s)
  • sporting goods shop

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette

Spanish

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Record 11 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Position Titles
  • Management Operations (General)
  • Job Descriptions
OBS

UNAVEM [United Nations Angola Verification Mission] Division of Administration and Management, General Services Section; Professional; Responsible for the control of all equipment and stores received and issued by the Mission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de postes
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
  • Descriptions d'emplois

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Denominación de puestos
  • Operaciones de la gestión (Generalidades)
  • Descripciones de las funciones de los cargos
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Record 12 1995-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inventory and Material Management
OBS

Normally relates to spare parts or consumable items of all kinds : stationary, cleaning materials, general stores, hardware, crockery, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des stocks et du matériel

Spanish

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Record 13 1995-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Supply (Military)
CONT

Ordnance stores include general stores and equipment; defence stores, e. g. wire, sandbags etc. ;clothing; accommodation stores. In a UN peacekeeping operation the Ordnance Depot/Section would be located in the Force Maintenance Area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Approvisionnement (Militaire)

Spanish

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Record 14 1993-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
CONT

Security awareness. A security awareness program is to be conducted for all staff in the information technology environment. On small computer systems, users are often required to perform their own general system maintenance. This can include ensuring the security of the system and of the data it stores. Users of small systems should therefore be educated both in system use and proper security procedures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
CONT

Sensibilisation à la sécurité. Un programme de sensibilisation à la sécurité doit être mis sur pied à l'intention de tout le personnel affecté à la technologie de l'information. Les utilisateurs de petits systèmes informatiques doivent souvent en faire eux-mêmes la maintenance, c'est-à-dire veiller entre autres à la sécurité du système et à la sécurité des données qui y sont stockées.

Spanish

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Record 15 1983-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Materials Storage
OBS

The group and sub-group codes used by the Public Service Commission for this position title are : GS(general services)-STS(stores services).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Stockage
OBS

Les codes du groupe et du sous-groupe utilisés par la Commission de la Fonction publique pour ce titre de poste sont: GS (services divers) - STS (services des magasins).

Spanish

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