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GREEN PRACTICE [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-11-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
- Environmental Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- leafcycling
1, record 1, English, leafcycling
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Leafcycling. Rather than picking them up, this practice involves using autumn leaves as natural compost.... By leaving the leaves in place, we reduce the transportation of green waste(reduction of greenhouse gases) ;the nutrients released by the decaying leaves enrich your lawn in a natural way... 1, record 1, English, - leafcycling
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
- Gestion environnementale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- feuillicyclage
1, record 1, French, feuillicyclage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- recyclage des feuilles mortes 1, record 1, French, recyclage%20des%20feuilles%20mortes
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] pratique [qui] consiste à utiliser les feuilles [mortes] comme compost naturel plutôt que de les ramasser. 2, record 1, French, - feuillicyclage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le feuillicyclage. [...] Une fois déchiquetées, les feuilles peuvent être : laissées sur place où elles se décomposeront; ajoutées au compost pour l'enrichir en carbone; utilisées, seules ou en mélange, comme paillis de jardin; mélangées au sol. 2, record 1, French, - feuillicyclage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión de los desechos
- Gestión del medio ambiente
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- reciclaje de hojarasca
1, record 1, Spanish, reciclaje%20de%20hojarasca
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-11-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Golf
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- greens rolling
1, record 2, English, greens%20rolling
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- rolling 1, record 2, English, rolling
correct, noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The practice of using a machine to pass a revolving cylinder on the grass of the putting green. 2, record 2, English, - greens%20rolling
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Fairway rolling (now) is where greens rolling was in 1992," he says. "I can remember superintendents … looking at our greens roller and chuckling. A typical comment was, ’Yeah, I’ll roll greens. Never!’ Look where we are in 2016." 3, record 2, English, - greens%20rolling
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Golf
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- roulage des verts
1, record 2, French, roulage%20des%20verts
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- roulage des greens 2, record 2, French, roulage%20des%20greens
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le roulage des greens. Une ancienne méthode de travail, réhabilitée et remise au goût du jour grâce aux nouvelles technologies permet aujourd'hui d'obtenir des greens homogènes, plus roulants, sans effets secondaires de compactage […] 2, record 2, French, - roulage%20des%20verts
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Golf
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- pase de rodillos
1, record 2, Spanish, pase%20de%20rodillos
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 2, Spanish, - pase%20de%20rodillos
Record 3 - internal organization data 2018-06-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Golf
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fairway rolling
1, record 3, English, fairway%20rolling
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 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. 2, record 3, English, - fairway%20rolling
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 3, English, - fairway%20rolling
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Golf
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- roulage des allées
1, record 3, French, roulage%20des%20all%C3%A9es
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Golf
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- pase de rodillos
1, record 3, Spanish, pase%20de%20rodillos
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 3, Spanish, - pase%20de%20rodillos
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-09-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Economics
- Advertising Techniques
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- greenbashing
1, record 4, English, greenbashing
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The practice of criticizing or doubting all things green. 1, record 4, English, - greenbashing
Record 4, Key term(s)
- green-bashing
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Économie environnementale
- Techniques publicitaires
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- éco-salissage
1, record 4, French, %C3%A9co%2Dsalissage
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pratique qui consiste à dénigrer les initiatives visant à protéger l'environnement. 1, record 4, French, - %C3%A9co%2Dsalissage
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
éco-salissage : terme créé dans le cadre d'un atelier de création lexicale au Bureau de la traduction. 1, record 4, French, - %C3%A9co%2Dsalissage
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-04-20
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Police
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- green tag 1, record 5, English, green%20tag
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In Edmonton, Alberta, the practice is for police officers to put a green tag on a file where they believe that a psychiatrist should interview the accused. 1, record 5, English, - green%20tag
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Police
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- étiquette verte
1, record 5, French, %C3%A9tiquette%20verte
proposal, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il s'agit d'une expression officieuse qu'on utilise pour parler d'une personne qui se trouve sous la garde de la police, à laquelle on fera subir une évaluation psychiatrique même si on ne la considère pas comme «potentiellement dangereuse». 2, record 5, French, - %C3%A9tiquette%20verte
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2005-10-25
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
- Ecology (General)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Conservation Co-op
1, record 6, English, Conservation%20Co%2Dop
correct, Ontario
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Conservation Co-op is a four(4) storey eighty-four(84) unit apartment building, located in the Sandy Hill district of the City of Ottawa. The building is a housing cooperative where tenants as a group are committed to provide "green" alternatives in an environmentally friendly building. Each member is dedicated to environmental principles contained in the Co-op's "Code of Environmental Practice". The Conservation Co-op has some unique building features relating to energy conservation and reducing impacts on the environment, which have inspired the water reuse treatment system. All members follow certain guidelines in order to achieve the goals established by the Co-op. These goals include reducing the consumption of energy, water and waste to levels significantly lower that those of conventional households and to demonstrate that housing, which reduces environmental stress, is economically feasible. 1, record 6, English, - Conservation%20Co%2Dop
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
- Écologie (Généralités)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- Coopérative Conservation
1, record 6, French, Coop%C3%A9rative%20Conservation
correct, feminine noun, Ontario
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Coopérative Conservation consiste en un bâtiment de quatre étages et de 84 unités situé dans le quartier de la Côte-de-Sable à Ottawa. Le bâtiment abrite une coopérative de logement dont les locataires s'engagent en groupe à fournir des solutions «vertes» dans un bâtiment écologique. Chaque membre s'efforce de respecter les principes environnementaux prévus dans le «Code des pratiques environnementales» de la coop. Le bâtiment de la Coopérative Conservation comporte certaines caractéristiques bien uniques en ce qui a trait à la conservation de l'énergie et à la réduction des impacts environnementaux, ce qui a inspiré le système de réutilisation d'eau. Tous les membres doivent contribuer à l'atteinte des buts fixés par la Coop en suivant certaines lignes directrices. Il s'agit notamment de réduire la consommation d'énergie et d'eau et la quantité des déchets à un niveau considérablement plus bas que celui des bâtiments traditionnels et à démontrer que les logements qui réduisent le stress sur l'environnement peuvent être rentables. 1, record 6, French, - Coop%C3%A9rative%20Conservation
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2003-11-19
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Preparation of Leather and Leather Articles
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- salting
1, record 7, English, salting
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- green salting 2, record 7, English, green%20salting
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
green salting : The practice of "curing" wherein solid salt is spread over the flesh side of the freshly flayed hide and the natural process of solution and diffusion is allowed to proceed. 2, record 7, English, - salting
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hides and skins have to be transported over distances up to several thousand miles from the slaughterhouse or meat-packing plant to the tannery. Therefore steps have to be taken to cure, or preserve, them as a protection against bacterial attack. The usual methods are salting or drying. Salting is the general practice in temperate climates, and drying in tropical or sub-tropical countries. 1, record 7, English, - salting
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Préparation des cuirs et des objets en cuir
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- salage
1, record 7, French, salage
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Méthode utilisée pour conserver la peau durant la période qui s'écoule entre l'abattage de l'animal et la mise en fabrication à la tannerie. [...] les peaux sont pesées au moment du dépeçage [...] Elles sont ensuite étalées à plat, côté chair en dessus, et saupoudrées de sel dénaturé à la naphtaline. 1, record 7, French, - salage
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Preparación del cuero y artículos de cuero
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- salazón
1, record 7, Spanish, salaz%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La salazón de las pieles se efectúa en los mataderos, una vez pesadas, con el objeto de permitir su conservación durante el transporte y el almacenamiento hasta que se proceda a su curtición. 1, record 7, Spanish, - salaz%C3%B3n
Record 8 - internal organization data 1996-07-08
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Root and Tuber Crops
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- green sprouting
1, record 8, English, green%20sprouting
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- pre-sprouting 2, record 8, English, pre%2Dsprouting
correct
- chitting 2, record 8, English, chitting
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The practice of allowing potatoes which are to be used for seed to be exposed to the air and light until small, sturdy, green sprouts appear at the eyes. 3, record 8, English, - green%20sprouting
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chitting (also called green sprouting, pre-sprouting) involves holding seed tubers for a period of time at cool temperatures in the light prior to planting. This process ... results in earlier emergence ... 4, record 8, English, - green%20sprouting
Record 8, Key term(s)
- presprouting
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Culture des plantes sarclées
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- prégermination
1, record 8, French, pr%C3%A9germination
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- germination en vert 1, record 8, French, germination%20en%20vert
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
des pommes de terre de semence; se fait dans un germoir 1, record 8, French, - pr%C3%A9germination
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1991-11-05
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Golf
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- chipping range
1, record 9, English, chipping%20range
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A field reproducing the area close to a golf green in which one can practice his chip shots. 2, record 9, English, - chipping%20range
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chip shot : A short usually low approach shot that lofts the ball to the green and allows it to roll. 3, record 9, English, - chipping%20range
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Golf
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- terrain d'exercice aux coups cochés
1, record 9, French, terrain%20d%27exercice%20aux%20coups%20coch%C3%A9s
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 9, French, - terrain%20d%27exercice%20aux%20coups%20coch%C3%A9s
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 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". 1, record 9, French, - terrain%20d%27exercice%20aux%20coups%20coch%C3%A9s
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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