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Record 1 2021-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Administration
  • Social Services and Social Work
DEF

A place that provides accommodation to offenders who are on parole, statutory release or temporary absence.

CONT

A community-based residential facility(CBRF) is a half-way house. These facilities provide a bridge between the institution and the community. They work on a system of gradual, supervised release. Many offer programming for residents. This may include life skills, substance abuse, employment and/or crisis counselling.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration pénitentiaire
  • Services sociaux et travail social
DEF

Lieu offrant l'hébergement à un délinquant bénéficiant d'une mise en liberté conditionnelle ou d'office ou d'une permission de sortir sans surveillance.

CONT

Les établissements résidentiels communautaires (ERC) sont des maisons de transition. Ils permettent aux délinquants de faire la transition entre l'établissement correctionnel et la collectivité. Ils fonctionnent dans le cadre d'une mise en liberté graduelle et sous surveillance. Plusieurs d'entre eux offrent des programmes et des services aux résidents. Ce sont, entre autres, des programmes de préparation à la vie active, des programmes relatifs à la toxicomanie et à l'emploi ainsi que des services de counseling destinés aux personnes en situation de crise.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Treaties and Conventions
DEF

A close understanding between certain nations.

CONT

During the war and subsequently the term [entente] was used concretely to describe those Powers who were united by this form of understanding, e.g. "Triple Entente", "Balkan Entente", etc.

OBS

[Entente] suggests mutual and complementary efforts, and a sense of compatible objectives. It can be agreed on orally or in writing, but as a concept is generally less binding than a treaty relationship.

OBS

[Entente] arose from the phrase "entente cordiale" or "cordial understanding"... It... stands half-way between an "alliance" and "good relations".

OBS

entente: term reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traités et alliances
OBS

entente : terme extrait du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduit avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratados y convenios
DEF

Acuerdo escasamente formalizado y que puede tener como finalidad principal restringir la competencia entre las partes que lo convienen.

OBS

entente: término extraído del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 3 2008-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

Of a standing tree, the vertical distance from ground level to the base of the crown, measured either to the lowest live branch-whorl(termed upper crown-height) or to the lowest live branch, excluding epicormics(lower crown-height), or(e. g. in New Zealand) to a point half-way between(mean crown-height).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
  • Exploitation forestière
DEF

Distance verticale entre le niveau du sol et la base de la cime d'un arbre sur pied.

Spanish

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Record 4 2006-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Interiors (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

The top can be positioned up, down, or half-way in between and incorporates a windblocker device that allows the car to be driven top-down in cool weather.

Key term(s)
  • wind blocker device

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagements intérieurs (Véhicules automobiles)
OBS

Pluriel : des coupe-vent ou des coupe-vents.

OBS

coupe-vents (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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Record 5 2003-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Winemaking
CONT

Aldehydes are a half-way step between alcohols and acids and... play an important part in wines, particularly in bouquet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Industrie vinicole
CONT

L'aldéhyde [...] peut [...] se combiner avec l'alcool [...]. Ce corps [...] semble jouer un rôle important dans la nature du bouquet.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Industria vinícola
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Record 6 1999-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mythology
  • History of Religions
DEF

A general term for the various lands of the gods, both good and evil, and for the place where one was reborn after death. The Celts were one of the first European people to evolve a doctrine of immortality of the soul.

CONT

The Otherworld embodies the half-way state, between one world and the next, which is a vital theme of Celtic art and myth. The sacred places have retained their numinous quality down to the present.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mythologie
  • Histoire des religions
CONT

D'une façon générale, l'Autre Monde est situé dans les îles, réelles ou imaginaires, les tertres, tumuli; Monde de Jeunesse Éternelle, on y trouve à volonté fruits, fleurs, des palais précieux, de l'hydromel, des chants d'oiseaux, des pommiers de cristal dont les rameaux apaisent la douleur.

CONT

La vie dans l'Autre Monde était surtout faite de chasses et de réjouissances; on n'y ressentait ni douleur ni maladie et l'on n'y vieillissait pas. C'était le Pays de l'Éternelle Jeunesse.

Spanish

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Record 7 1986-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cooking Appliances
CONT

The ovens’ microwave distribution was assessed at two different elevations : on the cooking floor, and half-way between the floor and ceiling.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de cuisson des aliments
CONT

Nous avons évalué la distribution des micro-ondes à deux différentes hauteurs, soit au fond du four et à mi-hauteur.

Spanish

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Record 8 1986-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cooking Appliances
CONT

The ovens’ microwave distribution was assessed at two different elevations : on the cooking floor, and half-way between the floor and ceiling.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de cuisson des aliments
CONT

Nous avons évalué la distribution des micro-ondes à deux différentes hauteurs, soit au fond du four et à mi-hauteur.

Spanish

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Record 9 1980-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
CONT

Start [opening the seal] at the chin and go half-way between the flippers, then down through the navel to the tail.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
OBS

Aux Îles de la Madeleine, le terme «méniches» désigne les pattes avant du phoque.

OBS

Renseignement obtenu au ministère des Pêches et Océans.

Spanish

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Record 10 1980-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Furs and Fur Industry
CONT

A good sculping job takes considerable skill and a good sharp knife.... Straighten out the seal; start at the chin and go half-way between the flippers, then down through the navel to the tail. Then cut down both scutters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pelleteries et fourrures
OBS

Terme en usage dans le domaine de la chasse au phoque, aux Îles de la Madeleine.

OBS

Renseignement obtenu au ministère des Pêches et Océans.

Spanish

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