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GREEN ICE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-12-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Culinary Techniques
- Collaboration with the FAO
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ice water bath
1, record 1, English, ice%20water%20bath
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An ice water bath will do two things : it will help to stop the cooking process of the vegetable, and it will also help to retain the color of the green vegetable. 2, record 1, English, - ice%20water%20bath
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Techniques culinaires
- Collaboration avec la FAO
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bain d'eau glacée
1, record 1, French, bain%20d%27eau%20glac%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Plonger aussitôt [le brocoli] dans un bain d'eau glacée pour arrêter la cuisson et fixer la couleur. 2, record 1, French, - bain%20d%27eau%20glac%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Técnicas culinarias
- Colaboración con la FAO
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- baño de agua helada
1, record 1, Spanish, ba%C3%B1o%20de%20agua%20helada
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Saca los huevos con una espumadera colocándolos rápidamente en el baño de agua helada. 1, record 1, Spanish, - ba%C3%B1o%20de%20agua%20helada
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-06-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Golf
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- green
1, record 2, English, green
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- putting green 2, record 2, English, putting%20green
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[An] area of closely mown grass specially prepared for putting, into which the hole is cut. 3, record 2, English, - green
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On the fairway, players use woods or clubs; on the green, they have to use a putter. On sand or ice golf courses, the term "green" is also used to mean they are around the flagged hole. 4, record 2, English, - green
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Golf
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vert
1, record 2, French, vert
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- pelouse d'arrivée 2, record 2, French, pelouse%20d%27arriv%C3%A9e
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Switzerland
- green 3, record 2, French, green
correct, see observation, masculine noun, France
- putting green 4, record 2, French, putting%20green
correct, see observation, masculine noun, France
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Espace gazonné et bien roulant aménagé autour de chaque trou du parcours d'un golf. 5, record 2, French, - vert
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vert; pelouse d'arrivée; green; putting green : «Green» et «putting green», couramment utilisés en Europe francophone, sont des anglicismes au Canada où l'usage de «vert» est répandu. Quant à «pelouse d'arrivée» ou «arrivée» pour désigner le vert, ils ne semblent guère trouver preneurs au Canada même si certains puristes en prônent l'usage. 6, record 2, French, - vert
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Golf
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- verde
1, record 2, Spanish, verde
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- green 2, record 2, Spanish, green
correct, masculine noun
- putting green 3, record 2, Spanish, putting%20green
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Área de césped especialmente raso destinado al putting en la cual se encuentra el hoyo. 4, record 2, Spanish, - verde
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-09-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- growler
1, record 3, English, growler
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 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]. 2, record 3, English, - growler
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 3, English, - growler
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- bourguignon
1, record 3, French, bourguignon
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 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. 2, record 3, French, - bourguignon
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 3, French, - bourguignon
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Glaciología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- borgoñón
1, record 3, Spanish, borgo%C3%B1%C3%B3n
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-06-06
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Titles of National Programs (Canadian)
- Skating
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Ice Dreams
1, record 4, English, Ice%20Dreams
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ice Dreams is a national Go for Green program that encourages the development and use of new and existing outdoor rinks in Canada. It provides opportunities for girls and boys of all ages to get active in the outdoors during winter by playing hockey or other games on frozen ponds and waterways, or backyard, neighbourhood and community rinks. The idea is to "rip the roof off winter" and create opportunities for unstructured play, healthy, outdoor physical activity and Ice Dreams is a component of Go for Green's Winter Green initiative. 2, record 4, English, - Ice%20Dreams
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Titres de programmes nationaux canadiens
- Patinage
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Rêves de glace
1, record 4, French, R%C3%AAves%20de%20glace
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Rêves de glace est un programme d'envergure nationale qui vise à soutenir et encourager la création et l'utilisation des patinoires extérieures, aussi bien nouvelles qu'existantes, d'un bout à l'autre du pays. Rêves de glace vise essentiellement à permettre aux filles et aux garçons de tout âge de demeurer au grand air durant les mois d'hiver en jouant au hockey et à d'autres jeux pratiqués sur la glace d'étangs et autres cours d'eau gelés, de patinoires résidentielles, de quartier ou municipales. L'idée rejoint l'objectif «Enlever le toit de l'hiver» pour goûter pleinement aux joies de l'hiver en créant des occasions de s'amuser à l'extérieur, librement et sainement, de pratiquer des sports d'équipe communautaires ou simplement pour garder la forme. Rêves de glace s'inscrit dans le cadre du projet Hiver l'action initié par l'organisme Vert l'action. 2, record 4, French, - R%C3%AAves%20de%20glace
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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