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Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-10-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Infantry
- Military Tactics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- foxhole
1, record 1, English, foxhole
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- rifle pit 2, record 1, English, rifle%20pit
correct
- fox hole 3, record 1, English, fox%20hole
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pit usually dug hastily during combat for individual cover against enemy fire, sometimes large enough for 2 or 3 men, and elaborated in construction as the situation demands and materials available permit. 4, record 1, English, - foxhole
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the Canadian Forces, this concept is considered obsolete. 5, record 1, English, - foxhole
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infanterie
- Tactique militaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- trou de tirailleurs
1, record 1, French, trou%20de%20tirailleurs
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- trou de tirailleur 2, record 1, French, trou%20de%20tirailleur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Excavation pratiquée à la hâte et permettant à un homme de se protéger du tir ennemi. 3, record 1, French, - trou%20de%20tirailleurs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Éventuellement de dimensions suffisantes pour accueillir deux ou trois hommes, cet abri est construit en fonction des besoins du moment à l'aide des matériaux disponibles. 3, record 1, French, - trou%20de%20tirailleurs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Dans les Forces canadiennes, cette notion est considérée comme désuète. 4, record 1, French, - trou%20de%20tirailleurs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
trou de tirailleurs : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre. 5, record 1, French, - trou%20de%20tirailleurs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-06-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- General Conduct of Military Operations
- Land Forces
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- crash harbour
1, record 2, English, crash%20harbour
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The procedure used by mechanized forces when they must leave the harbour hastily. 2, record 2, English, - crash%20harbour
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the Canadian Forces, this concept is considered obsolete. 3, record 2, English, - crash%20harbour
Record 2, Key term(s)
- crash harbor
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Conduite générale des opérations militaires
- Forces terrestres
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sortie précipitée
1, record 2, French, sortie%20pr%C3%A9cipit%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédure employée par les forces mécanisées qui doivent quitter précipitamment le refuge. 2, record 2, French, - sortie%20pr%C3%A9cipit%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans les Forces canadiennes, cette notion est considérée comme désuète. 3, record 2, French, - sortie%20pr%C3%A9cipit%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
sortie précipitée : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre. 3, record 2, French, - sortie%20pr%C3%A9cipit%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2017-11-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Types of Ships and Boats
- Commercial Fishing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- whaling boat
1, record 3, English, whaling%20boat
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- whaleboat 2, record 3, English, whaleboat
correct
- whale boat 3, record 3, English, whale%20boat
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A long narrow rowboat made with a bold sheer, both ends sharp and raking, a lean afterbody, and a deadwood, often steered with an oar, and formerly used by whalemen for hunting whales. 2, record 3, English, - whaling%20boat
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... Craig asked the captain of the Inuit whaling boat for permission to preserve some bacteria from a whale's forestomach and to fly them to a hastily established laboratory in Barrow, Alaska. 1, record 3, English, - whaling%20boat
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Types de bateaux
- Pêche commerciale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- baleinière
1, record 3, French, baleini%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- barge baleinière 2, record 3, French, barge%20baleini%C3%A8re
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Embarcation légère, effilée, bien manœuvrante, armée pour chasser les baleines à partir de la côte ou plus couramment, à partir d'un baleinier. 3, record 3, French, - baleini%C3%A8re
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le modèle le plus accompli en a été celle de l'île Nantucket au nord-est des États-Unis. Seules survivent aujourd'hui les baleinières des Açores qui traquent le cachalot à proximité des îles. 3, record 3, French, - baleini%C3%A8re
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Par extension [baleinière désigne] actuellement toute embarcation longue, légère et fine qui peut être manœuvrée à l'aviron, à la voile ou au moteur, telles les baleinières de sauvetage sur certains navires. 3, record 3, French, - baleini%C3%A8re
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tipos de barcos
- Pesca comercial
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- bote ballenero
1, record 3, Spanish, bote%20ballenero
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- ballenera 2, record 3, Spanish, ballenera
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2008-01-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Correction and Proofreading (Printing)
- Publication and Bookselling
- Electronic Publishing
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- postscript
1, record 4, English, postscript
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- P.S. 2, record 4, English, P%2ES%2E
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- post scriptum 3, record 4, English, post%20scriptum
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A message appended at the end of a letter after the writer’s signature. 2, record 4, English, - postscript
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A postscript(from post scriptum, a Latin expression meaning "after writing" and abbreviated P. S.) is a sentence, paragraph, or occasionally many paragraphs added, often hastily and incidentally, after the signature of a letter or(sometimes) the main body of an essay or book. 2, record 4, English, - postscript
Record 4, Key term(s)
- post-script
- post-scriptum
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Correction d'épreuves (Imprimerie)
- Édition et librairie
- Éditique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- post-scriptum
1, record 4, French, post%2Dscriptum
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- apostille 2, record 4, French, apostille
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Complément ajouté au bas d'une lettre par son auteur, après la signature. 2, record 4, French, - post%2Dscriptum
Record 4, Key term(s)
- post scriptum
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Corrección de pruebas (Imprenta)
- Edición y venta de libros
- Publicación electrónica
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- posdata
1, record 4, Spanish, posdata
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
- P.D. 1, record 4, Spanish, P%2ED%2E
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- post scríptum 1, record 4, Spanish, post%20scr%C3%ADptum
correct, masculine noun
- PS 2, record 4, Spanish, PS
correct
- PS 2, record 4, Spanish, PS
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Se emplea para añadir algo posterior a un texto, cuando éste ya ha sido dado por concluido, siendo una alternativa a su corrección o enmienda. 2, record 4, Spanish, - posdata
Record 5 - internal organization data 2006-01-26
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
- Law of Trusts (common law)
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- power to postpone and retain
1, record 5, English, power%20to%20postpone%20and%20retain
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A trustee must also be alert to changes in the fortunes of the companies represented in the portfolio of the trust estate. It is not expected that he will sell hastily at a sacrifice, since a power to postpone and retain will generally entitle him to hold for an advantageous sale, but such a power has never had the effect of converting non-trustee securities into trustee securities. 1, record 5, English, - power%20to%20postpone%20and%20retain
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit des fiducies (common law)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- pouvoir de différer et de conserver
1, record 5, French, pouvoir%20de%20diff%C3%A9rer%20et%20de%20conserver
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un fiduciaire doit aussi se montrer attentif aux fortunes changeantes des compagnies représentées dans le portefeuille de la succession qui lui a été confiée. On n'attend pas de lui qu'il vende hâtivement à perte, puisqu'il sera généralement investi d'un pouvoir de différer et de conserver qui lui permettra d'attendre une vente avantageuse; mais un tel pouvoir n'a jamais eu pour effet de convertir des valeurs non fiduciaires en valeurs fiduciaires. 1, record 5, French, - pouvoir%20de%20diff%C3%A9rer%20et%20de%20conserver
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1998-10-30
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Agricultural Economics
- Silviculture
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- consolidation
1, record 6, English, consolidation
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The act of securing the legal position of a reserved forest, particularly a hastily or ill-settled one... by the re-survey, adjustment and adequate demarcation of boundaries, and the clearer definition of forest rights. 1, record 6, English, - consolidation
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Économie agricole
- Sylviculture
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- reclassement
1, record 6, French, reclassement
proposal, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acte qui reconnaît officiellement la condition légale d'une forêt classée par la reconnaissance de ses limites et une reformulation plus éclairée des droits d'usage, etc. 1, record 6, French, - reclassement
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1997-04-15
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Cooking and Gastronomy
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- scratch meal
1, record 7, English, scratch%20meal
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A meal hastily put together from whatever is on hand. 2, record 7, English, - scratch%20meal
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Cuisine et gastronomie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- repas improvisé
1, record 7, French, repas%20improvis%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- repas sommaire 1, record 7, French, repas%20sommaire
masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1995-12-07
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- hastily established
1, record 8, English, hastily%20established
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... Craig asked the captain of the Inuit whaling boat for permission to preserve some bacteria from a whale's forestomach and to fly them to a hastily established laboratory in Barrow, Alaska. 1, record 8, English, - hastily%20established
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- de fortune
1, record 8, French, de%20fortune
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
improvisé pour parer au plus pressé. 1, record 8, French, - de%20fortune
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1995-08-30
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- runaway child
1, record 9, English, runaway%20child
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- absconding child 2, record 9, English, absconding%20child
correct, see observation
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
abscond : to go away hastily and secretly, run away and hide, esp. in order to escape the law. 3, record 9, English, - runaway%20child
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- enfant fugueur
1, record 9, French, enfant%20fugueur
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Enfant qui se sauve de chez lui pour une période de temps indéterminée. 2, record 9, French, - enfant%20fugueur
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Certains adolescents préparent leurs fugues et les font à répétition (caractériels, fugueurs). 3, record 9, French, - enfant%20fugueur
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre l'adjectif «fugitif» qui signifie «qui s'échappe» et l'adjectif «fugueur» qui veut dire «qui part de son foyer familial». 2, record 9, French, - enfant%20fugueur
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1985-07-31
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Leadership Techniques (Meetings)
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- charrette
1, record 10, English, charrette
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- charette 2, record 10, English, charette
correct
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An intensive, concentrated and deadline oriented group confrontation and discussion technique applied to identify, analyze, evaluate and solve educational, organizational and community problems and needs. 1, record 10, English, - charrette
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The intense final effort made by architectural students to complete a given architectural problem in an alloted time or the period in which such effort is made. 2, record 10, English, - charrette
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 OBS
From French, cart in the phrase "en charrette" in a cart, perhaps originally so called in allusion to the practice of French architecture students of working hastily on their design drawings in carts which took them to their school. 3, record 10, English, - charrette
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Techniques d'animation des réunions
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- charrette
1, record 10, French, charrette
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans les métiers graphiques, période de travail intensif permettant de mener à bien un projet particulièrement urgent (par allusion aux élèves architectes qui, le jour de l'exposition, transportaient leurs travaux dans une charrette. 1, record 10, French, - charrette
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1985-07-31
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Leadership Techniques (Meetings)
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- charrette conference 1, record 11, English, charrette%20conference
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
- charette conference 1, record 11, English, charette%20conference
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
charrette: the intense final effort made by architectural students to complete a given architectural problem is an allotted time or the period in which such an effort is made. 2, record 11, English, - charrette%20conference
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Charrette: an intensive, concentrated and deadline oriented group confrontation and discussion technique applied to identify, analyze, evaluate and solve educational, organizational and community problems and needs. 3, record 11, English, - charrette%20conference
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 3 OBS
From French, cart(in the phrase "en charrette" in a cart), perhaps originally so called in allusion to the practice of French architecture students of working hastily on their design drawings in carts which took them to their school. 4, record 11, English, - charrette%20conference
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Techniques d'animation des réunions
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- conférence-charrette
1, record 11, French, conf%C3%A9rence%2Dcharrette
proposal, feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
charrette : Dans les métiers graphiques, période de travail intensif permettant de mener à bien un projet particulièrement urgent par allusion aux élèves architectes qui le jour de l'exposition, transportaient leurs travaux dans une charrette. 2, record 11, French, - conf%C3%A9rence%2Dcharrette
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1983-04-15
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- cursory sketches 1, record 12, English, cursory%20sketches
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
a hastily executed drawing. 1, record 12, English, - cursory%20sketches
Record 12, Key term(s)
- cursory sketch
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- notation brève 1, record 12, French, notation%20br%C3%A8ve
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
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