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GREEN BANK [10 records]

Record 1 2014-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Security Devices
DEF

green dots : Small, oval, green paper disks randomly distributed on both sides of the Birds of Canada bank notes series.

OBS

green dot; planchette: terms usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • green dots
  • planchettes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
DEF

planchettes : Petites pastilles de papier vert, de forme ovale, qu'on trouve disposées au hasard sur le recto et le verso des billets de banque de la série Les oiseaux du Canada.

OBS

planchette : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • planchettes

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Banking
OBS

Green Line Investor Service : A trademark of the Toronto-Dominion Bank.

Key term(s)
  • Green Line Investor Service

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Banque
OBS

Équivalent fourni par les Services linguistiques de la Banque Toronto-Dominion.

OBS

Service d'Investissement Ligne VerteMC : Marque de commerce de la Banque Toronto-Dominion.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Banking
DEF

An automated teller machine of the Toronto-Dominion Bank.

OBS

Green Machine™ : A trademark of the Toronto-Dominion Bank.

Key term(s)
  • Green Machine

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Banque
OBS

Équivalent confirmé par le service de traduction de la Banque Toronto-Dominion à Montréal.

OBS

machine verteMC : Marque de commerce de la Banque Toronto-Dominion.

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Banking
DEF

The automated teller machine access card of the Toronto-Dominion Bank.

OBS

Green Card™ : A trademark of the Toronto-Dominion Bank

Key term(s)
  • Green Card

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Banque
OBS

Équivalent confirmé par le service de traduction de la Banque Toronto-Dominion à Montréal.

OBS

carte verteMC : Marque de commerce de la Banque Toronto-Dominion.

Spanish

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Record 5 2009-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
DEF

Each of the randomly distributed discs of green paper embedded in the white paper used for Canadian bank notes. The discs appear as dark spots when the note is held up to a light; they are an anti-counterfeiting device.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
DEF

Chacune des petites pastilles de papier vert disséminées dans le papier servant à l'impression des billets de banque canadiens. Elles forment des taches sombres lorsque le billet est tenu à contre-jour et visent à rendre la contrefaçon plus difficile.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Monedas y billetes
DEF

[Conjunto de] pequeños círculos brillantes que cambian de color al ser observados desde ángulos diferentes.

OBS

[...] este elemento fue sustituido por la banda iridiscente, sin embargo; todavía pueden encontrarse en circulación algunos billetes con este elemento de seguridad.

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Record 6 2009-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Security Devices
DEF

A small square of reflective film affixed onto the face of Canadian $20, $50, $100, and $1 000 notes of the current series(1986-1993) as a security feature; when the bank note is tilted back and forth under light, the colour of the square changes from gold to green.

OBS

"Optical Security Device" is an official mark of the Bank of Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
DEF

Petit carré d'une pellicule réfléchissante composée de couches ultra-minces de matériaux céramiques et apposé sur le recto des billets de 20, 50, 100 et 1 000 dollars canadiens de la série courante (1986-1993) en guise d'élément de sécurité.

OBS

L'expression «vignette de sûreté» est une marque officielle de la Banque du Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Monedas y billetes
  • Dispositivos de seguridad
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Record 7 2002-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Planning
  • Environmental Management
DEF

Project covering the immediate and most critical environmental problems facing cities; they include three main areas-energy use and efficiency, urban and industrial pollution control, and urban environmental management.

CONT

The Bank [World Bank] developed a variety of different instruments in support of environmental stewardship, which make up the greater share of its environmental activities. The major instruments included the preparation of National Environmental Action Plans, and projects to strengthen environmental institutions(institutional development projects), projects aimed at improving natural resource management(green projects), projects for reducing pollution and improving the urban environment(brown projects), and projects in support of global environmental conventions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement urbain
  • Gestion environnementale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Planificación urbana
  • Gestión del medio ambiente
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Record 8 2000-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
  • Coins and Bank Notes
DEF

A thin film of optically variable material which shifts color from gold to green when tilted and which is used in the production of bank notes.

OBS

It is applied in the upper left-hand corner of the $20, $50, $100, and $1,000 notes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
DEF

Pellicule très mince composée de matériau réfléchissant dont la couleur passe de l'or au vert lorsqu'on l'incline et qui est utilisée dans la fabrication de billets de banque.

OBS

Il est appliqué dans le coin supérieur gauche des billets de 20, de 50, de 100 et de 1 000 dollars.

Spanish

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Record 9 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Programs and Courses
OBS

In reference to Israel and the West Bank; Israeli Housing Ministry plan presented in 1991 as an emergency measure to absorb the anticipated waves of Jewish immigration from the Russian Federation in which the "green line" pre-1967 Israeli borders would be erased and new Jewish settlements would be created in the Palestinian-inhabited Triangle district.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes et de cours

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas y cursos
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Record 10 1997-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Numismatics
  • Coining
OBS

The Canadian bank notes are readily distinguishable by the use of different colours for the different denominations : terra cotta($2) ;blue($5) ;purple($10) ;olive green($20) ;red($50) ;brown($100) ;and rose($1 000).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Numismatique
  • Monnayage
OBS

Les diverses coupures des billets de banque canadiens sont facilement identifiables à leurs couleurs distinctives : l'ocre brun (2 $); le bleu (5 $); le violet (10 $); le vert olive (20 $); le rouge (50 $); le brun (100 $); et le rose (1 000 $).

Spanish

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