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A sculptor is a highly creative fine artist who develops ideas for sculptures or statues, and makes them come to life in three-dimensional form by joining or molding materials together. Sculptors typically work with hard materials like stone, marble, glass, metal, wood or ice. They can also use clay, plaster, gold, wire, plastic, rubber, fabric or even paper.  2, record 1, English, - sculptor

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

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Un sculpteur ou une sculptrice est une personne pratiquant la sculpture, comme discipline des beaux-arts ou des arts plastiques, comme activité de loisir (sculpteur amateur) ou bien comme métier (sculpteur professionnel). Selon les matériaux utilisés (modelage de terre par exemple), il peut travailler avec un fondeur qui réalisera les épreuves finales de ses œuvres, ou bien réaliser lui-même l'œuvre finale (sculpture de pierre par exemple).  2, record 1, French, - sculpteur

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Record 2,  Textual support,  English

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Reflective insulation. An insulating material used to retard the flow of heat by reflecting heat radiation; usually made of aluminum foil or sheets, although coated steel sheets, aluminized paper, gold and silver surfaces, and refractory metals at higher temperatures are also used.  3, record 2, English, - reflective%20foil

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

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L'isolant réfléchissant est un ensemble de feuilles réfléchissantes et de lames d'air combinées pour remplir un vide et agir comme isolant. En d'autres mots, l'isolant réfléchissant est composé d'un certain nombre de lames d'air et de feuilles réfléchissantes successives [...] Puisque les pellicules réfléchissantes sont en fait des feuilles métalliques, elles agissent comme des pare-vapeur et ne devraient pas être installées du côté froid du vide sans précaution [...]  2, record 2, French, - feuille%20r%C3%A9fl%C3%A9chissante

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Record 3,  Textual support,  English

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Monetary system used by a country to define the value of its currency according to specific quantities of two precious metals(gold and silver). Central banks are obliged to exchange equivalent quantities of either metal for paper money. The amount of money that may be placed in circulation is also a function of the reserves of both metals.  1, record 3, English, - bimetallic%20standard

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bimetallic standard: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.  4, record 3, English, - bimetallic%20standard

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Système monétaire par lequel une nation définit la valeur de sa monnaie en fonction de quantités déterminées de deux métaux précieux (or et argent). L'État s'engage à changer toute quantité de papier-monnaie contre les quantités équivalentes d'un des deux métaux. La quantité d'argent qu'on peut mettre en circulation dépend aussi des réserves disponibles de ces métaux.  4, record 3, French, - bim%C3%A9tallisme

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bimétallisme; étalon bimétal : termes et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.  5, record 3, French, - bim%C3%A9tallisme

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Sistema monetario por el que una nación define el valor de su moneda en función de unas cantidades determinadas de dos metales preciosos (oro y plata). El Estado se compromete a cambiar cualquier cantidad de papel moneda por las cantidades equivalentes de cualquiera de los dos metales. La cantidad de dinero que se puede poner en circulación está también en función de las reservas que se tengan de esos metales.  1, record 3, Spanish, - patr%C3%B3n%20bimetal

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patrón bimetal; bimetalismo: términos y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.  4, record 3, Spanish, - patr%C3%B3n%20bimetal

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[It measures] the economic worth of current income deferred for spending in future years.  3, record 4, English, - store%20of%20value

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One of the functions of money in that it stores wealth or value.  2, record 4, English, - store%20of%20value

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Gold has proven its economic usefulness as a store of value. It is an enduring hedge against inflation and has protected its owners through the collapse of paper currencies such as took place in Germany in the 1920's.  4, record 4, English, - store%20of%20value

Record 4,  Textual support,  French

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Lien entre le présent et l'avenir : [permet] de reporter dans le temps les achats.  2, record 4, French, - r%C3%A9serve%20de%20valeur

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L'or a fait preuve de son utilité économique en tant que réserve de valeur. C'est un moyen durable de se prémunir contre l'inflation et il a su protéger ceux qui en détiennent contre l'effondrement du papier-monnaie, comme ce fut le cas en Allemagne au cours des années 1920.  3, record 4, French, - r%C3%A9serve%20de%20valeur

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Record 5,  Textual support,  English

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A method of printing in which heated type or stamping dies are pressed against a thin leaf of gold or other metal, or against pigment upon a surface such as paper, board, plastic, or leather; the thin leaf contains a sizing agent that is set by heat...  3, record 5, English, - hot%20stamping

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"Hot stamping" is opposed to "cold stamping" where stamping is done with ink instead of foil.  4, record 5, English, - hot%20stamping

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hot stamping: term standardized by ISO.  5, record 5, English, - hot%20stamping

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hot foil stamping: term extracted from the Vocabulaire de la flexographie of France Brodeur and reproduced with the authorization of the Institut des communications graphiques du Québec.  6, record 5, English, - hot%20stamping

Record 5,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Technique d'impression d'un film métallisé par fusion sur une base papier ou carton.  4, record 5, French, - estampage%20%C3%A0%20chaud

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Le marquage à chaud [...] utilise l'effet combiné de la chaleur et de la pression. Un poinçon métallique, préalablement chauffé (environ 100 °C) est appliqué sur la surface à marquer, une matière colorante portée par une bande de papier ou de matières cellulosiques étant interposée entre le poinçon et l'objet.  5, record 5, French, - estampage%20%C3%A0%20chaud

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estampage à chaud : terme normalisé par l'ISO.  6, record 5, French, - estampage%20%C3%A0%20chaud

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estampage à chaud : terme et définition tirés du Vocabulaire de la flexographie de France Brodeur. Reproduction autorisée par l'Institut des communications graphiques du Québec.  7, record 5, French, - estampage%20%C3%A0%20chaud

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Record 6,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS

After 1970 official gold is to be supplemented by "paper gold" in the form of Special Drawing Rights in the International Monetary Fund...  2, record 6, English, - paper%20gold

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Record 7,  Textual support,  English

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A monetary system, based on paper money, that is not convertible into gold or any other item of intrinsic value.  1, record 7, English, - paper%20standard

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Record 8,  Textual support,  English

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A printing-out paper in which a gold salt incorporated in the emulsion tones the image during fixing.  2, record 8, English, - self%2Dtoning%20paper

Record 8,  Textual support,  French

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Papier à noircissement direct dont la couche sensible contient également les sels nécessaires au virage.  2, record 8, French, - papier%20autovireur

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Record 9,  Textual support,  English

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Paper money that cannot be exchanged for either gold or silver by the central bank. [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995].  2, record 9, English, - inconvertible%20paper%20money

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fiat money :Paper money which has value only by fiat or decree of the government which has issued it, since it is backed by neither gold nor silver.  1, record 10, English, - fiat

Record 10,  Textual support,  French

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décision de la puissance publique de dispenser l'institut d'émission de rembourser en monnaie métallique les billets qu'il a émis. Le papier-monnaie a toujours cours forcé.  1, record 10, French, - cours%20forc%C3%A9

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Record 11,  Textual support,  English

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In most cases, the design of a stamp is framed by a white border, or margin.(Paper Gold, 1976, p. 33).  2, record 11, English, - margin

Record 11,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Espace qui encadre le sujet d'un timbre non dentelé [...]  1, record 11, French, - marge

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[...] le découpage étant pratiqué à l'origine par les préposés, avec des ciseaux, on trouve naturellement des marges dissymétriques, courtes ou très courtes.  1, record 11, French, - marge

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Une marge d'environ deux millimètres séparait chaque timbre de ses voisins. (La philatélie, 1981, page 34).  2, record 11, French, - marge

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Record 12,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT

He suggested that postage prepayment be made "by using a bit of paper just large enough to bear the stamp(design) and covered at the back with a glutinous wash. "(Paper Gold, 1976, p. 28).  3, record 12, English, - payment%20of%20postage

Record 12,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Ensemble de figurines postales apposées sur un objet et représentant le port requis pour en permettre l'acheminement sans frais par le destinataire. (Les timbres, guide pratique du collectionneur, 1981, page 124).  2, record 12, French, - affranchissement

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Record 13,  Textual support,  English

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As in previously reported experiments, gold coated paper specimens and normal voltages(10 KV and above) were used in the early stages of this work.  1, record 13, English, - gold%20coated%20paper

Record 13,  Textual support,  French

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Nous avons, dans les premiers stades de ces travaux, utilisé des échantillons de papiers enduits d'or et des voltages normaux (10 KV et au-delà).  1, record 13, French, - papier%20enduit%20d%27or

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Record 14,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Silver point :... Any soft metal, such as copper, lead, platinum, and gold, can be used to draw lines on silver-point paper.  2, record 14, English, - metal%20point

Record 14,  Textual support,  French

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la pierre noire [...] vient compléter les procédés à sec utilisés jusqu'au [XVe siècle], tels la pointe de métal et le fusain.  1, record 14, French, - pointe%20de%20m%C3%A9tal

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Record 15,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 OBS

In addition to the Triffin Plan there have been a Bernstein Plan a Stamp Plan, a Posthuma Plan, and a number of similar proposals for creating new reserve units, credits, or versions of "paper gold".  1, record 15, English, - Stamp%20Plan

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Record 16,  Textual support,  English

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The two-tier system works well, but it is only a halfway house, a stopgap arrangement. The frozen and limited total of official gold would soon put a throttle on the expansion of total world trade were it not for the new plan adopted by the IMP [the International Monetary Fund] to create "paper gold" in the form of Special Drawing Rights(...)  1, record 16, English, - expansion%20of%20world%20trade

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Record 17,  Textual support,  English

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In addition to the Triffin Plan there have been a Berustein Plan, a Stamp plan, a Posthuma Plan, and a number of similar proposals for creating new reserve units, credits, or versions of "paper gold".  1, record 17, English, - reserve%20unit

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Record 18,  Textual support,  English

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In addition to the Triffin Plan there have been a Bernstein Plan, a Stamp Plan, a Posthuma Plan, and a number of similar proposals for creating new reserves units, credits, or versions of "paper gold".  1, record 18, English, - Posthuma%20Plan

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Record 19,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 19, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Indeed Lord Keynes at Bretton Woods in 1945 had already proposed a gold substitute-a new currency unit for international reserves called "Bancor". In addition to the Triffin Plan there have been a Bernstein Plan, a Stamp Plan, a Posthuma Plan, and a number of similar proposals for creating new reserve units, credits, or versions of "paper gold".  1, record 19, English, - Bernstein%20Plan

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Record 19,  Textual support,  Spanish