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Record 1 2024-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Studies
  • Parks and Botanical Gardens
  • Sewers and Drainage
CONT

A sponge park is a green space that naturally absorbs rainfall instead of draining water directly into the sewer system. The goal is to reduce the risk of flooding in the area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Urbanisme
  • Parcs et jardins botaniques
  • Égouts et drainage
CONT

Les parcs éponges sont en quelque sorte des jardins de pluie qui peuvent prendre la forme d'espaces verts, de places publiques ou de terrains de loisirs. Puisqu'ils sont aménagés à un niveau plus bas que celui du sol et des rues adjacentes, les volumes d'eau causés par les pluies abondantes et le ruissellement de la rue s'y dirigent, réduisant alors les risques d'inondations. Ces aménagements verts étant à la fois drainants et résilients, ils ne sont en aucun cas gênés par l'accumulation d'eau qu'ils reçoivent et retiennent temporairement. Lorsque la pluie cesse et que le réseau se décharge, des régulateurs relâchent l'eau dans le réseau, puis les parcs redeviennent fonctionnels.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Research Equipment
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
CONT

DNase Agar. DM132 A medium for the presumptive identification of pathogenic staphylococci by demonstration of DNase production.

CONT

Deoxyribonuclease(DNAse) agar actually has DNA in it. Deoxyribonuclease is an exoenzyme excreted from the cell which will break the DNA down into smaller molecules. There are 2 kinds of DNAse agar that can be used. 1) The first medium has no indicator, but is does require HCl(hydrochloric acid) reagent to be added after growth has occurred on the plate. Without DNAse enzyme, the HCl precipitates out the undestroyed DNA. The rest of the agar with the remaining DNA, which binds to HCl will have turned cloudy. Around the growth area, if the bacterium has made DNAse and destroyed the DNA, there will be clear zones seen. 2) DNAse agar with the indicator methyl green can be used. In this medium, when the DNA in the medium is hydrolyzed by the bacterial DNAse enzyme, the pieces of cut DNA release from binding to methyl green, and you will see a yellowish/orange zone around the growth area. OBJECTIVE : To identify the presence of the DNAse enzyme.

PHR

DNase agar with (w/) toluidine blue, methyl green.

Key term(s)
  • desoxyribonucleic acid agar
  • desoxyribonuclease agar

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
OBS

La gélose de test DNase est un milieu de culture pour détecter la production de désoxyribonucléase par des bactéries, en particulier les staphylocoques.

OBS

La désoxyribonucléase (ADNase [ou DNase]) est une enzyme qui catalyse les acides désoxyribonucléiques (ADN).

PHR

Gélose à ADN au bleu de toluidine, au vert de méthyle.

PHR

Gélose DNase au bleu de toluidine, au vert de méthyle.

Key term(s)
  • gélose ADNase
  • gélose désoxyribonucléique

Spanish

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Record 3 2018-08-07

English

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

… an organization of individuals and citizens’ groups working to protect significant green spaces in the national capital area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Environnement

Spanish

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Record 4 2018-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Golf
DEF

A machine used to pass a revolving cylinder on the grass of the area between the tee and the putting green.

OBS

The rollers of a fairway roller are wider and heavier than those of a greens roller.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Golf

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Golf
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Record 5 2018-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Golf
DEF

The practice of using a machine to pass a revolving cylinder on the grass of the area between the tee and the putting green.

CONT

Fairway rolling, which has been a relatively minor golf course maintenance practice for decades, has been upgraded for the 21st century. New rollers, and new reasons to use them backed by research, mean more superintendents are rolling fairways.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Golf

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Golf
CONT

Disminuir la frecuencia de corte de los greens y sustituirla por solo pases de rodillos, esto puede realizarse los días de semana cuando se tenga menor afluencia de usuarios, los rodillos tienen una vida útil mucho mayor y no requieren de mucho mantenimiento.

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Record 6 2016-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
  • Vegetable Crop Production
DEF

An onion disease caused by Peronospora destructor.

OBS

Elongated pale green area covered with violet gray downy mycelium.

OBS

downy mildew of onion: term listed in the "Pesticide Glossary" component of Agriculture Canada’s Pesticide Research Information System (PRIS, January 1984).

OBS

downy mildew of onion: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
  • Production légumière
DEF

Maladie de l'oignon causée par Peronospra destructor.

OBS

Plage allongée vert pâle recouverte d'un duvet mycélien gris violacé. Maladie de l'oignon causée par Peronospora destructor (Berk.) Casp.

OBS

mildiou de l'oignon : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de las plantas
  • Producción hortícola
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Record 7 2016-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
Aphelandra chamissoniania
Latin
DEF

Erect plant with closely set, thin, slender, pointed leaves, silver-white area along midrib and veins; flowers clear yellow; bracts yellow with green tips.

OBS

Acanthaceae family, Brazil.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Aphelandra chamissoniania
Latin

Spanish

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Record 8 2015-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signalling and Illumination (Air Transport)
  • Air Navigation Aids
CONT

Air taxiway markers shall be located along the centre line of the air taxiway and shall be spaced at intervals of not more than 30 m on straight sections and 15 m on curves. An air taxiway marker shall be frangible and when installed shall not exceed 35 cm above ground or snow level. The surface of the marker as viewed by the pilot shall be a rectangle with a height to width ratio of approximately 3 to 1 and shall have a minimum area of 150 cm2. An air taxiway marker shall be divided into three equal, horizontal bands coloured yellow, green and yellow, respectively. If the air taxiway is to be used at night, the markers shall be internally illuminated or retro-reflective.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation (Transport aérien)
  • Aides à la navigation aérienne
CONT

Les balises de voie de circulation en vol rasant seront disposées le long de l'axe de la voie de circulation en vol rasant à intervalles ne dépassant pas 30 m sur les sections rectilignes, et 15 m dans les courbes. Les balises de voie de circulation en vol rasant seront frangibles et installées de telle manière qu'elles ne feront pas saillie de plus de 35 cm au-dessus du niveau du sol ou de la neige. Elles apparaîtront au pilote sous la forme d’un rectangle offrant un rapport hauteur-largeur d'environ 3/1 avec une aire apparente minimale de 150 cm2. Les balises de voie de circulation en vol rasant présenteront trois bandes horizontales d'égale largeur et de couleurs alternées, jaune, vert et jaune. Si la voie de circulation doit être utilisée de nuit, les balises seront éclairées de l'intérieur ou rétroréfléchissantes.

Spanish

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Record 9 2013-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Traffic Control
CONT

L-routes are low-level uncontrolled fixed RNAV [area navigation] routes depicted on En Route Low Altitude charts using green dashed lines and require GNSS [global navigation satellite system] RNAV systems for use. The MOCA [minimum obstruction clearance altitude] provides obstacle protection for only 6 NM either side of the track centreline and does not splay.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
CONT

Les routes «L» sont des routes RNAV [navigation de surface] fixes dans l’espace aérien inférieur non contrôlé représentées sur les cartes en route de niveau inférieur par des lignes vertes pointillées et exigent une avionique RNAV GNSS [géolocalisation et navigation par un système de satellites] pour pouvoir être utilisées. La MOCA [altitude minimale de franchissement d'obstacles] fournit une protection contre les obstacles sur une distance de 6 NM seulement de chaque côté de l’axe de route et ne s’évase pas.

Spanish

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Record 10 2012-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
DEF

A smaller piece of ice than a bergy bit or floeberg, often transparent but appearing green or almost black in colour, extending less than 1 m above the sea surface and normally occupying an area of about 20 [m²].

CONT

Icebergs are classified somewhat arbitrarily according to size. ... Smaller pieces of land ice are called growlers and bergy bits. Often these smaller pieces have broken off, or calved, from larger icebergs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
DEF

Bloc de glace, plus petit qu'un fragment d'iceberg, souvent transparent (mais paraissant vert ou presque noir), qui émerge de moins de 1 mètre et s'étend habituellement sur une superficie de 20 m² environ.

CONT

Les icebergs sont classés selon leur forme et leurs dimensions. [...] On appelle [...] bergy-bit (morceau d'iceberg) ou growler (bourguignon) les fragments d'iceberg de dimensions inférieures à celles d'une petite maison.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Glaciología
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Record 11 2012-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
CONT

Areas of turf, or lawn, provide the green expanse that links all other garden plantings together. They usually consist of grasses--thousands to the square metre--kept shorn close to the ground to provide a green carpet.

OBS

Tapis vert, meaning literally a "green carpet", was first coined in the garden at Versailles in 1680 where André Le Nôtre used a mown grass strip punctuated by urns and statues to divide the main axis, the Allée Royale. This became a template for other grand schemes, including George Washington's plan for the landscaping of independent America's new capital. The term tapis vert has come to embrace a wider meaning, encompassing any area of lawn cut in a regular shape. It is also used to describe areas mown at various heights to produce patterns and it is here that the lawn could enjoy a degree of reinvention, assisted by advances in technology-most mowers can be adjusted by the flick of a lever to give various cutting heights. In areas of a modest size, rotary mowers would be ideal for this purpose.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère
DEF

Surface de gazon rectangulaire de grande dimension et sans découpure.

CONT

La période classique introduisit dans les parcs, le tapis vert, pelouse très plate, sobre et peu décorée, généralement en forme de rectangle très allongé, transversalement horizontale mais acceptant très bien une pente longitudinale. On en garnissait le centre des perspectives monumentales. Le tapis vert de Versailles est un modèle du genre.

CONT

Le gazon [...] Les soins d'entretien : tonte, roulage et arrosage doivent être répétés le plus souvent possible, afin d'obtenir un tapis souple et résistant.

Spanish

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Record 12 2012-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Golf
DEF

An area of grassy land that is laid out and specially constructed for golf with 9 or 18 holes, each of which includes a teeing area, fairway, putting green, one or more natural or artificial hazards such as a body of water or a sand trap, and usually an untrimmed area called the rough.

OBS

links: A golf course. The name comes from the Scottish word for the undulating land along the sea coast on which early courses were often built.

OBS

There are no standard specifications for a golf course. Each course is laid out uniquely, often following the natural contours of the land, and each provides a different set of challenges to the golfer. The distance from the tee to the hole is usually from 300 to 500 yards for each hole and a typical 18-hole course may cover as much as 200 acres and have a total yardage of 6500 to 7000 yards.

OBS

course: Short for "golf course".

OBS

golf course: term used by Parks Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Golf
OBS

Le terme «terrain de golf» désigne habituellement l'ensemble des installations, et «parcours de golf», plus particulièrement l'aire de jeu. Sur un terrain qui compte neuf trous, le golfeur effectue deux fois le parcours pour jouer une partie. Les grands terrains comportent les dix-huit trous conventionnels, bien que certains puissent en compter 36 (deux parcours), 54 (trois parcours), ou même davantage.

OBS

Pour utiliser «parcours» et «terrain» pour désigner cette notion, il faut que «parcours de golf» et «terrain de golf» aient été antérieurement énoncés dans le texte.

OBS

terrain de golf; parcours de golf : Termes en usage à Parcs Canada.

Spanish

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Record 13 2012-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
DEF

A mown green or plot of grass. A cultivated, grassy area preserved for its aesthetic quality and usefulness for play, outdoor eating, or other recreation.

Key term(s)
  • plot of grass

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère
DEF

Terrain couvert d'une herbe courte et serrée.

CONT

La "pièce de gazon" est l'espace gazonné.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Arquitectura paisajista
DEF

Hierba corta y espesa que cubre el suelo, crecida naturalmente, o criada artificialmente en un parque o jardín.

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Record 14 2011-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
  • Basketball
OBS

A slight nuance exists between zone and area: a zone is usually pre-defined, whereas an area is not. Nonetheless, some writers do not respect this nuance and, therefore, use them synonymously.

PHR

Caution, green(-light), hitting, power, red(-light), striking, target, wide-open area.

PHR

Area location, number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
  • Basket-ball
PHR

Aire de service.

PHR

Zone adverse, d'approche, de filet, de fond, de jeu, de tir.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
  • Básquetbol
CONT

[...] mandar la pelota hacia una zona determinada.

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Record 15 2010-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Housing
CONT

For the protection and enhancement of "green internals" in the Middle Loire area, the main machinery resorted to is the "interdepartmental charter".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
DEF

Espace agricole et forestier situé entre des agglomérations.

OBS

En urbanisme le terme ceinture verte est le générique qui englobe des syntagmes plus spécifiques tels coupure verte, bande verte et zone agricole.

OBS

Le gouvernement québécois a adopté dans la Loi sur la protection du territoire agricole, no 90, le terme zone agricole.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Viviendas (Urbanismo)
DEF

Zona tampón.

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Record 16 2008-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cheese and Dairy Products
CONT

The ripening,... of a cheese means placing a green or young cheese form in a temperature and relative humidity controlled area for a specific period. During this incarceration, the cheese curd breaks down into a smooth body and a characteristic flavor... Different cheese types require different temperatures and relative humidities and times.

OBS

... the term is often used as if it were synonymous with "curing".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
DEF

Période pendant laquelle les fromages subissent sous l'action des enzymes naturelles et microbiennes des transformations physico-chimiques qui leur confèrent leurs caractéristiques organoleptiques (texture, goût, aspect).

OBS

La durée et les conditions d'ambiance et les soins diffèrent selon les types de fromages.

Spanish

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

Proceso mediante el cual se obtiene una masa homogénea con sabor, aroma y textura característicos, a partir de la cuajada fresca por la acción de las proteinasas de la leche, las enzimas coagulantes, los cultivos iniciadores y otros microorganismos que se desarrollan en el queso.

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Record 17 2003-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Integration
  • Urban Sociology
  • Environmental Management
CONT

Town-Country Symbiosis in Calcutta. Historically, the city's eastward expansion halted west of a marginal zone of low lying marshlands, variously known as Dhapa, East Calcutta, or the area of the salt water lakes. Here a symbiotic, creative relationship exists between town and country. With the participation of the rural inhabitants, much of the solid trash, liquid sewage, and polluted air generated by the metropolis of over ten million inhabitants is recycled into organic nutrients, fresh water, and clean air. The system reduces urban waste, creates a daily supply of fresh fish and green vegetables for Calcutta's kitchens, and generates employment and revenue for East Calcutta's thirty-odd villages.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intégration urbaine
  • Sociologie urbaine
  • Gestion environnementale
CONT

Afin de réaliser une symbiose ville-campagne, nous avons [...] proposé le retour des [...] ordures ménagères organiques à la terre, grâce à des usines intercantonales de l'humus.

CONT

Soutenir la transformation par les minoteries villageoises et favoriser la symbiose ville-campagne.

OBS

symbiose : Fusion, union de plusieurs choses; association étroite et harmonieuse entre des personnes ou des groupes de personnes.

Spanish

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Record 18 2003-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Geography (General)
CONT

The basic Decca chart was an ordinary Admiralty chart with lines in various colours criss-crossing the chart. ie : Red lines ran north east to south west, purple lines ran south east to nort west with green lines being used outside the area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 19 2002-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climatology
CONT

The fraction of photosynthetic active radiation(PAR) intercepted by the crop canopy is calculated by applying Beer's law. The radiation profile in the crop canopy is, however, modified in the presence of weeds, diseases and honeydew. The total light interception is calculated by summing the light interception from each age class in the distributed delays for green area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Climatologie
CONT

Selon le facteur, on considère le profil de rayonnement dans la végétation, le profil thermique dans l'air et dans le sol, le profil de la teneur en gaz carbonique, le profil de tension de vapeur d'eau, le profil hydrique dans le sol (humidité ou potentiel), le profil de vitesse du vent.

OBS

profil microclimatique : Répartition, selon la direction verticale et à un moment donné, d'un facteur climatique.

Spanish

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Record 20 2002-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

... BLAI is an index of only dead, standing vegetation ...

CONT

... we found that the SAR signal was not significantly attenuated by sparse green vegetation cover(green leaf area index < 0. 35) and dense standing brown vegetation cover(brown leaf area index up to 1. 5).

OBS

brown leaf area index; BLAI: term and abbreviation officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
DEF

Indice de végétation morte telle que laissée derrière par les forestiers.

OBS

indice de la surface folaire brune; BLAI : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

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Record 21 2001-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
  • Toponymy
OBS

Unlike many other European countries, the Netherlands lack a single primate city, having instead four linked urban areas(Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam and Utrecht) referred to as the Ranstad or "Rim City"... the center of which comprises an area referred to as the "Green Heart"... It is the most densely populated area of Europe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
  • Toponymie

Spanish

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Record 22 1991-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Golf
DEF

A field reproducing the area close to a golf green in which one can practice his chip shots.

OBS

chip shot : A short usually low approach shot that lofts the ball to the green and allows it to roll.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Golf
OBS

coup coché : Coup court et bas pour atteindre le vert; la balle suit une trajectoire basse dans les airs (le tiers de la distance couverte) puis roule sur le vert (les deux tiers de la distance). Le coup coché est un coup d'approche-retenue.

OBS

Un "range" est un "terrain d'exercice", un "driving range" est un "terrain d'exercice aux coups de départ" et un "practice green", un "terrain d'exercice aux coups roulés" ou "vert d'exercice".

Spanish

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Record 23 1989-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Papermaking Machines
DEF

A metal vessel located under a sulfate recovery furnace into which the molten chemicals flow. There they are quenched and dissolved in water or weak green liquor from the causticizing area to form fresh strong green liquor in the chemical recovery cycle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines à papier
DEF

Cuvier, situé au bas de la chaudière de récupération, à l'intérieur duquel les cendres fondues ou salin sont transformées en liqueur verte par voie de dissolution dans l'eau.

Spanish

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