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Record 1 2026-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • Signalling and Illumination (Water Transp.)
  • Safety (Water Transport)
CONT

In November 2019... Transport Canada accepted electronic visual distress signal devices(eVDSD) as an approved alternative to traditional pyrotechnic distress signals. Unlike traditional signals, eVDSD do not have an expiration date and are battery operated. When kept in good condition, these devices do not need to be replaced. Drained batteries simply need to be replaced. The main advantage of an eVDSD is that it reduces the number of conventional distress signals required on board. This lowers costs for boaters over the long run and leaves a smaller environmental footprint.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Signalisation (Transport par eau)
  • Sécurité (Transport par eau)
CONT

Transports Canada accepte que les dispositifs de signaux de détresse visuels électroniques (DSDVe) qui répondent aux exigences de la norme 13200.0 de la Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM), accompagnés de signaux fumigènes approuvés, soient utilisés comme solution de rechange pour toutes les fusées à parachute, les fusées à étoiles multiples, les fusées à main ou les lampes de poche étanches approuvées.

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Diagnostic Aids (Psychology)
CONT

An emotion wheel is a visual guide with no set start or end. Emotion wheels can help you identify your emotions and help increase your emotional intelligence. You can use it to help figure out what may have caused your emotions and then ways that you may be able to handle them positively. It may also serve as a good visual guide to help children recognize emotions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie clinique
  • Aides au diagnostic (Psychologie)
CONT

Les roues des émotions (dont il en existe une multitude) représentent visuellement la gamme des émotions humaines. Ces aides visuelles aident à enseigner les émotions de base, à développer le vocabulaire émotionnel et à nommer les émotions.

Spanish

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Record 3 2024-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wind Instruments
CONT

Closed-hole flutes, also known as plateau flutes, have solid keys that cover the holes on the instrument. This makes them easier to play for beginners, as it allows the player to focus on getting a good sound without having to worry about finger placement. Sometimes flutists with smaller hands or dexterity challenges also prefer closed-hole flutes [to open-hole flutes. ]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à vent

Spanish

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Record 4 2024-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
CONT

Image compositing... that is, combining images to create new images. Porter and Duff [PORT84] suggest that compositing is a good way to produce images in general, since it is fairly easy to do, whereas rendering the individual portions of the image may be difficult. With compositing, if one portion of the image needs alteration, the whole image does not need to be regenerated. Even more important, if some portions of an image are not rendered but have been optically scanned into memory instead, compositing may be the only way to incorporate them in the image.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
DEF

Action d'assembler différents éléments visuels en vue de constituer une image unique.

Spanish

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Record 5 2021-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Implements and Gardening Tools
CONT

Fishtail weeder is mainly used if you have dandelions in your field. It has a long shaft with a small diameter which helps you to move fairly a good distance deep inside the soil. The upside down V-shaped design will help in removing any roots stuck deep into the ground.

Key term(s)
  • fish tail weeder

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage agricole et horticole

Spanish

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Record 6 2021-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Interference
  • Military Communications
  • Electronic Warfare
CONT

A satellite-guided weapon receives signals from orbiting satellites that direct it to its target. These satellites are part of the global positioning system(GPS), which circles the earth and provides extremely accurate data about the location of specific points on the ground.... Satellite weapons have two main drawbacks. First, it is possible to jam a GPS signal.... The second drawback is that the guidance is only as good as the information provided to the satellites.

OBS

jam: designation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Perturbations radio
  • Transmissions militaires
  • Guerre électronique
CONT

Contre les bombes GPS, il reste toujours la possibilité de brouiller les liaisons radio entre le satellite de guidage et la bombe ou de [surveiller] le satellite.

OBS

brouiller; brouil : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 7 2021-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Sports
  • Dog and Cat Breeding
OBS

Wheel dogs are those nearest the sled and musher, and a good wheeler must have a relatively calm temperament so as not to be startled by the sled moving just behind it. Strength, steadiness, and ability to help guide the sled around tight curves are qualities valued in wheelers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports divers
  • Élevage des chiens et chats
CONT

Un chien de barre, directement devant le traineau, doit être gros et fort, car il fournit la force nécessaire au départ.

Spanish

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Record 8 2021-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Synthetic Fabrics
DEF

polynosic fiber: A high-wet-modulus rayon staple having a microfibrillar structure of fibers. The molecular chain length of the cellulose forming the fiber is about twice as long as in conventional rayon.

CONT

Polynosic fiber has higher tenacity, loop tenacity, and abrasion resistance than conventional rayon fiber. It has less tendency to swell and better alkali resistance, so it can be mercerized. Textile materials made from polynosic fiber have good dimensional stability due to its high modulus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques
DEF

Fibres polynosiques : Ces fibres cellulosiques fabriquées par un procédé viscose modifié ont une structure interne homogène et microfibrillaire se rapprochant de la structure du coton. Elles se caractérisent par les propriétés suivantes : 1. grandeur moléculaire élevée; 2. une surface extérieure lisse; 3. un gonflement faible dans l'eau [...].

Spanish

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Record 9 2020-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
  • Aquaculture
CONT

Farmed fish are a good alternative because, although they have been found to have different tissue levels of omega-3 fatty acids than those of their wild counterparts … it has been suggested that the fatty acid profile of the fish flesh is easily controlled and modified by their dietary intake …

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
  • Aquaculture
DEF

Poisson obtenu par intervention humaine sur une partie du cycle vital.

Spanish

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Record 10 2019-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
  • Computer Hardware
CONT

What does the message "The smart hard disk check has detected an imminent failure" mean?... Computer disks have hard errors and soft errors.... So if you see such a message, back up your drive and be prepared to replace it soon.... It would be a good idea to back it up to some external media and then buy a compatible disk, and make an image copy so you can directly replace that failing disk.

Key term(s)
  • compatible disc

French

Domaine(s)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
  • Matériel informatique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
  • Equipo físico de computadora (Hardware)
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Record 11 2018-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Poultry Production
DEF

Domesticated American poultry breed raised for both eggs and meat. Medium size, with a single comb, it occurs in such colours as white or buff or may have feathers bearing alternate bands of colour. Of the seven varieties, the White Rock, a good meat producer, is the most important.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des volailles
DEF

Grande race américaine au plumage blanc ou coucou, à torse jaune non emplumé, à chair estimée, dont les œufs ont une coquille blanche.

Spanish

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Record 12 2017-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lace and Lacework (Textiles)
CONT

A lace pattern is a drawing which indicates where the bobbins should start and where the pins should be placed which will determine the ultimate shape of the work.

CONT

In order to make bobbin lace you need a pattern known as a pricking. This is a piece of card in which pin-holes are pricked.... It is very important to have a good pricking.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentelles, tulles et guipures (Textiles)
CONT

[...] la bande de carton sur laquelle est tracé le schéma de base de la dentelle à exécuter. Ce schéma comporte l'indication du trajet à suivre par les fuseaux et les points où piquer les épingles qui maintiennent les fils.

Spanish

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Record 13 2017-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Furnishings and Equipment
  • Equipment and Facilities (Recreation)
DEF

Common and usual facilities, installations and apparatus found in parks and playgrounds for children’s enjoyment: watery places, sandy surfaces, slides, merry-go-rounds, climbers, etc.

CONT

It seems that most of the playgrounds in the USA have limited interest for children let alone for parents. The complete dependency on manufactured play equipment that is only good for climbing, swinging, sliding, etc. had a negative impact on "play". The "hiding places", "watery places" and "sandy surfaces" that Mom no. 2 talks about have disappeared or disappearing. A recent New York Times article on sand in playgrounds concluded that sand has completely disappeared from almost all New York City playgrounds.

CONT

Working together, children can create their own play equipment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipements urbains
  • Installations et équipement (Loisirs)
DEF

Éléments constitués ou mis en œuvre afin de favoriser l'activité physique de plein air des usagers.

CONT

Équipements de jeux. Les éléments d'équipement de jeu comprennent notamment des : toboggans, manèges, balançoires, cages d'écureuils, mâts à grimper, etc.; assemblage de pièces de bois ou métalliques ou de matières plastiques, etc. constituant des jeux pour le grimper, l'équilibre, le saut, etc,; troncs d'arbre dressés ou couchés, ramifiés ou simples; blocs de roche, compositions en maçonnerie ou béton, en matière plastique et, a fortiori : tous les éléments de jeu composites. Il s'agit de matériels préfabriqués ou fabriqués sur place éventuellement par assemblage d'éléments manufacturés.

Spanish

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Record 14 2016-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industries - General
  • Food Industries
CONT

Typical for much of the processing industry is that it is raw-material based and energy-and capital-intensive with plants often located outside metropolitan areas. It is also dependent on effective infrastructure and good transportation systems, by both land and sea. Although the processing industry manufactures products to a large extent for other manufacturing companies, an increasing amount of products are going directly to end users. A considerable portion of products are exported. In an international perspective, the products have a high knowledge and value-added content, and production processes are often automated.

OBS

processor: term used at the Canadian Grain Commission.

OBS

processing industry: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries - Généralités
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
CONT

Une industrie de transformation transforme des matières premières, ou des produits intermédiaires, en produits semi-finis qui sont eux-mêmes utilisés par une industrie de produits finis, utilisés par des consommateurs finaux.

OBS

transformateur; industrie transformatrice : termes en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains.

OBS

industrie de transformation : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industrias - Generalidades
  • Industria alimentaria
DEF

Conjunto de actividades económicas que se llevan acabo para producir bienes materiales o mercancías que han sufrido algún cambio durante su proceso de producción.

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Record 15 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
  • Investment
CONT

What you need is someone who will look at your overall financial situation, and tell you if you have the right kind of life insurance and whether your coverage is adequate; what kind of investment program you should be following, depending on your age and your personal financial objectives; whether you will have enough money to live on in retirement, and if not, what to do about it; and even how to squeeze more savings out of your limited income... there are good financial planners who can give you invaluable assistance in putting your financial situation in order.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
  • Investissements et placements
DEF

Spécialiste chargé d'apprécier la situation financière personnelle d'un particulier et d'établir un programme afin de permettre à ce dernier de satisfaire ses besoins financiers et d'atteindre ses objectifs.

Spanish

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Record 16 2015-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
CONT

... the "natural love and affection" which a parent might feel for a child, was sometimes held to be consideration for a promise to give something to the child. While this might be "good" consideration(and therefore could have some effect in situations involving equity), it was eventually held not to be valuable consideration, the only kind of consideration to which the common law gave effect.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)

Spanish

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Record 17 2014-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
  • Examinations and Competitions (Education)
CONT

How many anchors should a questionnaire have? The little verbal comments above the numbers("strongly agree, "etc.) are what we call anchors. In survey work, where the questions are factual, it is considered a good idea to have anchors above all the response options, and this will give you accurate results.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
  • Docimologie
CONT

[...] les échelles dites «objective» ou «temporelle» (par exemple : jamais, une fois au cours des six derniers mois, deux à trois fois au cours des six derniers mois [...], devraient être privilégiées. Les ancres employés dans ce type d’échelle ont l’avantage de constituer le même référent pour l’ensemble des participants et d’identifier clairement la prévalence des AMT [agressions en milieu de travail] lors d’un diagnostic.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Psicometría y psicotécnica
  • Exámenes y oposiciones (Educación)
PHR

Ítem, test de anclaje.

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Record 18 2014-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Modelling (Mathematics)
  • Epidemiology
CONT

In order to model the progress of an epidemic in a large population, the population diversity must be reduced to a few key characteristics which are relevant to the infection under consideration. For example, for most common childhood diseases that confer long-lasting immunity, it makes sense to divide the population into those who are susceptible to the disease, those who are infected and those who have recovered and are immune. These subdivisions of the population are called compartments... The SIR model labels these three compartments S=number susceptible, I=number infectious, and R=number recovered(immune). This is a good and simple model for many infectious diseases including measles, mumps and rubella.

OBS

[The Kermack-McKendrick model] was proposed to explain the rapid rise and fall in the number of infected patients observed in epidemics such as the plague (London 1665-1666, Bombay 1906) and cholera (London 1865). It assumes that the population size is fixed (i.e., no births, deaths due to disease, or deaths by natural causes), incubation period of the infectious agent is instantaneous, and duration of infectivity is same as length of the disease. It also assumes a completely homogeneous population with no age, spatial, or social structure.

Key term(s)
  • susceptible-infectious-recovered model
  • susceptible-infection-recovered model

French

Domaine(s)
  • Modélisation (Mathématique)
  • Épidémiologie
CONT

Un modèle épidémiologique est formé de deux parties : compartiments et règles. Les compartiments divisent la population dans les différents états possibles par rapport à la maladie [...] Les règles spécifient la proportion des individus passant d'une classe à une autre. Ainsi, dans un cas à deux compartiments, il existe une proportion p(S → I) d'individus sains devenant infectés et, selon les maladies, il peut aussi exister une proportion p(I → S) d'individus infectieux étant guéris. L'acronyme utilisé pour un modèle est généralement fondé sur l'ordre de ses règles. Dans le modèle SIS, un individu est initialement sain (S), peut devenir infecté (I) puis être guéri (S) [...] Dans le cas d'un modèle SIR, un individu commence sain, peut devenir infecté puis se remettre de sa maladie avec une immunisation.

OBS

SIR : le «S» est parfois rendu par «sains» ou «susceptibles», le «I» par «infectés», et le «R» par «remis», «rétablis», «résistants» ou «retirés».

Spanish

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Record 19 2014-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Copyright, Patent and Trademark Law
  • Patents (Law)
CONT

The utility certificate can nevertheless be interesting to protect inventions with short lifespan whose protection does not have to be wide abroad. To be used without surprise, it requires however a good knowledge of the state of the art.

CONT

The applicant may indicate that the international application is for the grant, as far as any designated or elected State is concerned, of an inventor’s certificate, a utility certificate, a utility model, a patent or certificate of addition, an inventor’s certificate of addition, or a utility certificate of addition, depending on the respective national law instead of a patent.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propriété industrielle et intellectuelle
  • Brevets d'invention (Droit)
DEF

Droit protégeant le titulaire d'une invention et lui assurant une exclusivité d'exploitation pendant six mois.

CONT

Le déposant peut indiquer que sa demande internationale tend à la délivrance, dans tout État désigné ou élu, d'un certificat d'auteur d'invention, d'un certificat d'utilité, d'un modèle d'utilité, d'un brevet ou certificat d'addition, d'un certificat d'auteur d'invention additionnel, ou d'un certificat d'utilité additionnel en lieu et place d'un brevet, selon la législation nationale respective.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de propiedad industrial e intelectual
  • Patentes de invención (Derecho)
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Record 20 2012-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Neuroses
  • Perinatal Period
CONT

Previous studies have tended to attribute postpartum depression to pre-existing maternal states and endogenous hormonal effects. Recent work indicates that a good deal of depression and disappointment can be attributed to the woman's feeling of lack of mastery/control, her success(or lack of it).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Névroses
  • Périnatalité

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Neurosis
  • Periodo perinatal
CONT

Los síntomas y signos de la depresión posparto son indistinguibles de la depresión mayor de otra etapa de la vida: estado de ánimo depresivo, pérdida de interés o de la capacidad para [sentir] placer en las actividades, alteraciones del peso corporal, trastornos del sueño, [...] sentimientos de inutilidad o de culpa excesivos, disminución de la capacidad para pensar o concentrarse, pensamientos recurrentes de muerte.

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Record 21 2012-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
DEF

A chronological summary of all recorded instruments and events that entitle a person to property. It is a history of the title containing reference to conveyances, grants, wills and transfers, including all the encumbrances to which the property is subject(liens, judgements, restrictive covenants, rights of way), and whether the latter have been released. It is designed to allow the purchaser to determine whether he is buying clear and good title.(Yogis, 2nd, p. 2)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
DEF

Extrait documentaire et chronologique de tous les actes, instruments et événements en vertu desquels le titre de propriété est reconnu. Il indique également toutes les charges grevant le bien-fonds qui doivent être portées à la connaissance de tout acheteur ou créancier éventuel.

OBS

résumé de titre: terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Key term(s)
  • résumé des titres

Spanish

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Record 22 2011-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
  • National and International Economics
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

Ricardo’s theory that specialization and free trade will benefit all trading parties, even those that may be absolutely more efficient producers.

OBS

A person or country is said to have a comparative advantage in producing a good if it is relatively more efficient than a trading partner at doing so. In other words, they have a lower opportunity cost.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
  • Économie nationale et internationale
  • Commerce extérieur
CONT

Ricardo énonce la théorie des avantages comparatifs : tout pays a intérêt à être libre-échangiste même si un pays a un avantage absolu sur tous les autres pays dans tous les domaines. Le pays se spécialise dans la production où il possède un avantage relatif, c'est-à-dire là où il est relativement le meilleur ou le moins mauvais. Il faut savoir renoncer à ses avantages les plus faibles pour tirer parti de ses avantages les plus forts.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Doctrinas, políticas y sistemas económicos
  • Economía nacional e internacional
  • Comercio exterior
DEF

Teoría [que postula] que los países deben especializarse en la producción de productos en los que tienen una ventaja relativa, de forma que exportarán parte de estos productos e importarán aquellos que otros países produzcan con menores costes relativos.

CONT

Según la teoría de la ventaja comparativa, aunque un país no tenga ventaja absoluta en la producción de ningún bien, le conviene especializarse en la producción de aquellas mercancías para las que su desventaja sea menor, y el país que tenga ventaja absoluta en la producción de todos los bienes debe especializarse en la producción de aquellos cuya ventaja sea mayor.

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Record 23 2011-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Ideologies
DEF

Conformity to a body of liberal or radical opinion on social matters, characterized by the advocacy of approved views and the rejection of language and behaviour considered discriminatory or offensive.

CONT

PC for political correctness has been widely used in the nineties ironically, or pejoratively and its derivatives PC-ery (after popery and quackery), and PC-ness have been recorded.

CONT

A new ecclesiastical jurisdiction has been eating away at the margins of civil authority. It surfaced as the dispute over "Political Correctness"(PC) or the seizure of normally secular jurisdiction by campus "courts". This new orthodoxy rests on the premise that colleges and universities have a jurisdiction over the lives of their students that is independent of the law of the land. The discussion of PC has indicated the ludicrous length this new faith has reached, and has done a good deal to discredit its prophets.(National Review, October 2, 1991, p. 34).

OBS

Related terms: politically correct; political incorrectness, PCery, PCness, politically incorrect.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des idéologies
CONT

Le concept de rectitude politique, tel qu'il s'est imposé jusqu'à ce jour, consiste à ne pas dire et à ne pas faire quoi que ce soit qui puisse nuire directement ou indirectement ou avoir l'apparence de nuire directement ou indirectement aux droits, aux libertés et/ou, encore plus globalement, à l'intérêt général des groupes minoritaires et/ou, encore plus globalement, à l'intérêt général des groupes minoritaires et/ou défavorisés qui participent à la vie sur cette planète. Car, précisons-le, cette obligation de rectitude ne se limite pas à l'espèce humaine ....

CONT

[...] la liberté d'expression est en butte aux attaques des tenants d'une nouvelle orthodoxie intellectuelle, partisans d'une «police de la pensée» qui définit ce qui est acceptable et ce qui ne l'est pas. Cette forme de terrorisme intellectuel de gauche a un nom : «political correctness», le «politically correct», souvent abrégé en «p.c.».

OBS

orthodoxie : ensemble des principes, des usages ... généralement admis (en matière d'art, de science, de morale). Ex. orthodoxie marxiste, orthodoxie catholique, orthodoxie d'un jugement littéraire.

OBS

conformisme : attitude passive de celui qui se conforme aux idées et aux usages de son milieu.

OBS

Voir aussi «politiquement correct».

Spanish

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Record 24 2011-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Metal Ores
DEF

In ore petrology, applied to mineral deposits of later origin than the enclosing rocks ...

CONT

An epigenetic deposit... is one believed to have come into being after the host rocks in which it occurs. A good igneous analogy is a dyke; an example among ore deposits is a vein.

OBS

As opposed to "syngenetic" which applies to mineral deposits formed contemporaneously with the enclosing rocks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
DEF

S'applique à des gîtes minéraux mis en place après la formation des roches encaissantes.

CONT

Il est toujours délicat de trancher entre les concrétions syngénétiques, contemporaines des sédiments dans lesquels on les rencontre, et les concrétions épigénétiques formées tardivement.

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Record 25 2011-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
  • Cycling
DEF

Person or team expected to win a tennis tournament.

OBS

Warning : the English term "favorite", as in the phrase "The Women's favorite at the French Open this year is Mary Pierce" is, unfortunately, not seen in the press in North America as often as the more ambiguous term "top-seed(ed player) ". "Top-seed" can have two distinct meanings : 1) the one player expected to win the tournament 2) a top-level player ranked high who has good chances of making it through several rounds. On the other hand, the term "top-ranked player" is at times carelessly used as a synonym for "top-seeded player" or "top seed". One is "seeded" at the tournament level(Wimbledon, the Canadian Nationals, etc.), but is "ranked"(No. 1, 2, 3, etc.) either at the respective national or international(ATP or WTA) levels, especially if there is no mention of a tournament. No. 1 seed(or... seeded No. 1)=top seed=top-seeded player. Compare with No. 1 player(in the world, according to the computer rankings). Also, be cautious of the French cognate "favori(te) ", which carries a more subjective connotation, i. e. the sweetheart of the audience. See also "top-seeded"(adjective), "darling"(="favorite").

CONT

Rusedski, a native of Pointe-Claire, Quebec, who is now a British citizen, was the clear favorite going in [to the British national tennis championship].

Key term(s)
  • top-seed
  • favourite

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
  • Cyclisme
OBS

Terme connexe : classement. Voir aussi «tête de série» (= ranked player). Employés absolument, les termes «le favori» et «la favorite» ne peuvent signifier que «top-seed» ou «top-seeded player» en anglais. Cependant, si qualifiés par un ordinal, ils peuvent varier en fonction du nombre : établi(e) 5e favori(te) = seeded 5th, the 5th seed, etc.

CONT

[Katerina Maleeva] a dû éliminer la favorite Amanda Coetzer, la jeune Chanda Rubin et la très puissante Brenda Schultz.

CONT

[Martina Hingis], la jeune prodige de 13 ans et première tête de série [...] n'a tout simplement pas été à la hauteur de sa réputation, trébuchant devant l'Américaine Tara Snyder.

CONT

Pete Sampras et Steffi Graf, les meneurs aux classements et champions en titre de Wimbledon, seront les premiers favoris de la grande classique sur l'herbe qui s'amorce la semaine prochaine.

CONT

Il est devenu [...] le premier joueur non classé parmi les favoris à accéder en finale de Flushing Meadow [...]

CONT

[...] il évolue dans la même moitié de tableau qu'Andreï Medvedev (nº 4) et Sergi Bruguera, tenant du titre (nº 6) l'Ukrainien et l'Espagnol sont les plus sérieux favoris et Jim Courier.

Key term(s)
  • première tête de série

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
  • Ciclismo
OBS

"La favorita" de un torneo no es necesariamente la número uno mundial.

OBS

Corredor favorito es un término de ciclismo.

PHR

El favorito cae ante alguien.

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Record 26 2011-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Husbandry
CONT

The cow should be in good body condition(BCS 6. 0) at calving which will result in a thrifty calf, and will increase the level of colostrum produced. This will improve general thrift of the calf throughout its early life. The growing calf should receive adequate nutrition to maintain a body condition of 5. 0-6. 0, which will result in an adequate weaning weight, but which will not result in an overly-fat heifer. Fat heifers have reduced milk production later in life and this condition should be avoided. While creep feeding is rarely ever recommended due to high cost and minimal returns, it is still done in some situations. This practice may result in excessively fat heifers and should be discouraged. The heifer needs to weigh at leat 450 lbs at 8 months to continue through the cycle and meet the target weights without needing a high level of nutrition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des animaux

Spanish

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Record 27 2010-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biological Sciences
CONT

In order to increase the surface area of enzyme film per unit volume, various devices have been developed as practical equipment. For example, a spiral-type reactor.... Spirally-wound multipore biocatalytic modules have been shown to provide an excellent reactor configuration for the use of collagen-enzyme membrane systems. The spiral-wound reactor offers a number of advantages. It guides the flow through a number of organized flow channels which offer low and essentially equal hydraulic resistances. Therefore, all the fluid elements spend the same residence time in contact with the membrane unit thus ensuring good contact efficiency. The small fluid channels provide a large membrane surface area per unit reactor volume and high throughput.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences biologiques
DEF

Un des principaux types de réacteurs à membranes porteuses d'activité enzymatique : la membrane est enroulée autour d'un axe, les différentes couches étant séparées par de petites baguettes de verre. Par ce procédé, on obtient un cylindre constitué d'une multitude de petits canaux juxtaposés.

Spanish

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Record 28 2010-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
CONT

Data dredging bias: when data are reviewed for all possible associations without prior hypothesis, the results are suitable for hypothesis-generating activities only.

OBS

I know there's an association in here somewhere. You’ve got a river of data and nothing's making a ripple. What do you do when you’re looking for something lost in a river of data : Data dredge! All you need is a computer and a good statistical analysis program that can go through your data and look at every possible association. All you have to do is pick the association you think makes your case and write it up.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)

Spanish

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Record 29 2010-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
CONT

In the aristocratic world of wine grapes, the South's Muscadine long has been the plebeian cousin to such noble European vitis as Chardonnays and Pinots Noir. But in a preliminary study released in August, a Campbell university biologist found that the native Muscadine has the highest concentration of a molecule suspected of being a key cholesterol-cutting ingredient in wine. "... Those happy people could have the last laugh if Ohashi and his colleagues prove their thesis which builds on a growing compilation of scientific evidence that moderate wine consumption is good for the heart. While scientists aren’t sure what it is about red wine that makes it so helpful to the heart, the suspect it has to do with an antioxidant called resveratrol.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
CONT

En Californie, région viticole où le raisin tient une place économique importante, on ne parle plus pratiquement que de ça depuis quelques mois : il y aurait dans la peau du raisin une substance, le resvératrol, qui préviendrait le développement des cancers. [...] Précédemment, on lui avait trouvé la propriété de faire baisser le taux de cholestérol sanguin.

Spanish

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Record 30 2010-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

A tool used by the rockclimbers to pound in pitons, pulling out pitons, testing old fixed pitons, placing copperheads, or placing bolts. It must have a handle which is both strong and able to damp the vibration from a blow.

CONT

Swinging a hammer while you are climbing up a rock can be exhausting. The hammer will start to feel much heavier than it did on the ground. Consequently, you should buy a hammer that is light enough to easily swing, even after you have pounded in a hundred pitons. Yet the hammer cannot be too light :it needs weight to give it enough force. Light-weight climbers find a good hammer head weight is 17-20 ounces. The handle should add no more than 8 ounces. Bigger climbers may want a more substantial hammer : 24-26 ounce hammer head will be heavy enough.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
CONT

En montagne, le marteau est utilisé essentiellement pour planter les pitons, mais il doit posséder certaines caractéristiques particulières : il doit être très robuste, car sa rupture en pleine paroi peut avoir des conséquences tragiques, immobilisant définitivement une cordée. C'est pourquoi on utilise de plus en plus de marteaux à manche métallique. Celui-ci est percé d'un trou à l'extrémité : une corde y coulisse pour attacher le marteau au poignet de celui qui pitonne afin d'éliminer tout risque de perte.

Spanish

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Record 31 2010-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
CONT

In terms of treatment, scientists have for more than three decades tried to find ways to sic the immune system on cancer-a tactic termed immunotherapy or vaccine therapy. And for good reason. Because immunity is a systemic reaction, it could potentially eliminate all cancer cells in patient's body-even when they migrate away from the original tumor site or reappear after years of clinical remission.

OBS

Gene therapy for cancer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Vaccination par injection de l'ADN codant les principales protéines virales, par voie intramusculaire.

CONT

Helicobacter pylori, une bactérie non invasive qui survit dans l'estomac grâce à une uréase capable de neutraliser l'acidité gastrique, est responsable d'une inflammation chronique conduisant à la maladie ulcéreuse ou éventuellement aux cancers de l'estomac. Un vaccin oral contenant l'uréase recombinante et la toxine labile d'E. Coli ou la toxine du cholera comme adjuvants permet d'éliminer une infection préexistante chez la souris[...] Nous développons des vaccins de deuxième génération, basés sur une meilleure compréhension des mécanismes immunologiques responsables de l'élimination de l'infection. Pour ce faire nous utilisons des souris déficientes dans l'une ou l'autre composante du système immunitaire et nous testons le potentiel thérapeutique des nouveaux vaccins. Dans la souris normale, la vaccination génique avec l'ADN codant pour l'uréase entraîne une élimination partielle de l'infection et l'effet thérapeutique d'un vaccin Salmonelle dépend du niveau d'expression de l'uréase.

Spanish

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Record 32 2009-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
  • Aircraft Maneuvers
CONT

A variable camber flap concept is optimized to reduce the drag of a low speed light UAV [Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle] between its stall and cruise speeds using an in-house aerodynamic shape optimization code. The flap, which maintains continuity on the upper surface, was analyzed both numerically and experimentally and was shown to provide important reductions in drag when compared to the clean wing/airfoil in the lower speed range(2. 7% on average for the wing) and to have significant actuation energy savings when compared to a conventional plain flap(in the order of 40%). Although the concept uses current actuator technology and materials it is a good option for improving flight endurance/range at low speed over other more complex and advanced morphing concepts.

PHR

Variable(-)camber flap assembly, system.

PHR

Slotted, three-position variable cambler flap.

Key term(s)
  • variable-camber flap

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
  • Manœuvres d'aéronefs
OBS

volet à courbure variable : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 33 2009-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
DEF

A thin layer that is deposited on the surface of a food and is co-consumed.

OBS

This layer is not self-supporting. Traditionally it is used to improve handling properties(M&M's melt in your mouth, not in your hand) or to prevent moisture loss... It can also be used as an adhesive to seasonings on snack foods..., as a glaze on baked goods... and to increase shelf life and reduce the need of packaging material. The shelf life is extended, because the film acts as a barrier to moisture and/or oil and/or vapor transmission. An edible coating has to have good eating properties : acceptable color, odor, taste, flavor and texture or be undetectable. An other requirement is that it must adhere to the food, but(in most cases) does not stick to packaging material.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
DEF

Film protecteur déposé sur la surface d'un aliment et qui est consommé au même moment que ce dernier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria alimentaria
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Record 34 2008-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance
  • Investment
DEF

In general, the real value that it is estimated that a good should have in a stable market, which may or may not coincide with the market value at that time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances
  • Investissements et placements
DEF

Valeur [...] d'un bien indépendamment des facteurs propres à son environnement immédiat, par exemple la présence d'un acheteur spécial, un attachement sentimental ou une synergie avec d'autres biens.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Finanzas
  • Inversiones
DEF

En general, valor real que se estima debe tener un bien en un mercado estable, que puede no coincidir con el del mercado en ese momento.

OBS

valor intrínseco: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 35 2008-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Government Contracts
OBS

As approved by the Cabinet and announced in Budget 2005, it will be mandatory for all departments and agencies to use Public Works and Government Services Canada Standing Offers, where they exist. Since many of the current Standing Offers may be specific to one Region or may have been negotiated some time ago, we have recently completed a review of the Standing Offers in place for a first Group of 10 commonly purchased goods and services, to ensure that they are useable and represent good value.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Marchés publics
OBS

Conformément à la décision approuvée par le Cabinet et annoncée dans le Budget de 2005, tous les ministères et organismes doivent obligatoirement faire appel aux offres à commandes de Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux Canada, lorsqu'elles existent. Étant donné qu'un grand nombre d'offres à commandes actuelles peuvent être propres à une région ou avoir été négociées il y a un certain temps, nous avons récemment procédé à l'examen du premier groupe de dix produits et services les plus demandés afin de s'assurer que les offres à commandes sont utilisables et avantageuses.

Spanish

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Record 36 2008-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Birds
CONT

Distress calls is the term commonly used to describe the sounds emitted by a bird under different conditions of stress. They have also been called warning calls, agony calls, etc..... The bird should be persuaded to give a distress call which is recorded on magnetic tape. When it is required to drive away birds of that species, the call is played back through a loudspeaker. Provided that the call is the correct one and it is played back over suitable equipment, good results can be obtained in dispersing birds by this method.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
  • Oiseaux
CONT

On désigne couramment par cris de détresse les sons qu'un oiseau émet sous l'effet de tensions diverses. On les appelle aussi cris d'avertissement, cris d'agonie et par d'autres noms. [...] Il s'agit de forcer un oiseau à émettre un cri de détresse que l'on enregistre sur bande magnétique; lorsqu'il est nécessaire de chasser des oiseaux de la même espèce, on diffuse l'enregistrement par haut-parleur. S'il s'agit bien d'un cri de détresse et si ce cri est rediffusé au moyen d'un équipement approprié, cette méthode de mise en fuite des oiseaux est efficace.

Spanish

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Record 37 2008-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Systems
CONT

Auxiliary systems. The majority of modern aircraft, primarily the large transport type, are equipped with certain systems which are not necessary for the actual operation and flight of the airplane but which are needed for the comfort and convenience of the crew and passengers and are required by Federal Aviation Regulations(FAR). Some of these systems are important for the safe operation of the aircraft under a variety of conditions, and some are designed to provide for emergencies. Systems not essential to the actual operation of the aircraft are commonly called auxiliary systems. Among such systems are air-conditioning, deicing and anti-icing, fire-warning and-extinguishing, oxygen, and water and waste systems. All these systems are needed for the safety and comfort of crew and passengers on high-altitude, long-range airplanes; hence it is important the technician have a good understanding of their operation and maintenance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits des aéronefs
DEF

Circuit non essentiel au fonctionnement de l'avion.

OBS

circuit auxiliaire : terme uniformisé par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance et Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 38 2008-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour and Employment
CONT

Some people don’t set out to botch a job. They have it thrust open to them by a homeowner looking for a deal. Tempting though it may be, don’t try to promote a junior carpenter into a project manager, no matter how good a carpenter he is and no matter how much money you think you will save.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail et emploi
DEF

Expédier (un travail) sans soins.

OBS

Cette locution verbale comporte une nuance nettement péjorative. BÂCLER un travail, c'est le faire à la hâte et sans soins.

OBS

C'est une impropriété que d'employer BÂCLER au sens neutre d'exécuter un travail, conclure un contrat, un marché.

Spanish

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Record 39 2008-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

A source of perplexity has been encountered in certain anomalous situations where there is good reason for saying what an event was caused by a particular act, though it still would have happened without that act. Such cases serve as a reminder that, though the "but for" test is satisfactory enough for most purposes, a factor may yet be causally relevant without being a condition sine qua non.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité

Spanish

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Record 40 2007-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
DEF

A term that describes a number of different practices in which oxygen, ozone, or hydrogen peroxide are administered via gas or water to kill disease microorganisms, improve cellular function, and promote the healing of damaged tissues.

OBS

Ozone itself is a form of oxygen, O3, produced when ultraviolet light or an electric spark passes through air or oxygen. It is a toxic gas that creates free radicals, the opposite of what antioxidant vitamins do. Oxidation, however, is good when it occurs in harmful foreign organisms that have invaded the body. Ozone inactivates many disease bacteria and viruses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
OBS

L'ozone est une forme particulière d'oxygène. Alors que l'oxygène atmosphérique normal contient des molécules de 2 atomes, l'ozone est une molécule d'oxygène de 3 valeurs avec des propriétés complètement différentes, si bien que l'ozone est dissout dans le sang 15 fois plus rapidement que l'oxygène.

Spanish

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Record 41 2007-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Heraldry
OBS

The Canadian Heraldic Authority is responsible for the creation of new coats of arms, flags and badges for Canadian citizens and corporate bodies. The Authority's principal objective is to ensure that all Canadians who wish to use heraldry will have access to it. It also encourages good heraldic practice in Canada by working to the highest standards of the art form and by developing research and registration procedures that are consistent with an international level of excellence. The Authority is headed by Her Excellency the Governor General.

Key term(s)
  • CHA

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Héraldique
OBS

L'Autorité héraldique du Canada est chargée de créer de nouvelles armoiries, des drapeaux et des insignes pour les citoyens et les organismes canadiens. L'objectif principal de l'Autorité est de rendre l'héraldique accessible à tous les Canadiens. Elle favorise en outre de bonnes pratiques au Canada en ce qui concerne l'héraldique en appliquant les plus hautes normes de cet art ainsi qu'en élaborant des méthodes de recherche et d'enregistrement à la mesure de ce qui se fait dans d'autres pays. Le Gouverneur général est le chef de l'Autorité.

Key term(s)
  • AHC

Spanish

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Record 42 2007-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

Capable of being traded among countries.

CONT

A tradable good or service can be sold distant from where it is produced. Different goods have differing levels of tradability : the higher the cost of transportation and the shorter the shelf life, the less tradable a good is.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
CONT

Tout les biens et services qui font partie du commerce international.

Spanish

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Record 43 2007-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

To prevent hydroplaning, it is most helpful to have good tires with deep treads. The treads allow the water to escape from under the tires and tend to prevent complete hydroplaning at normal highway speeds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Dessins en relief à la surface d'un pneu.

CONT

Ses pneus spéciaux à sculptures profondes adhèrent à la chaussée [...]

Spanish

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Record 44 2006-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paddle Sports
CONT

"Personnaly, I would not want to stroke the boat, but Stacey is really good at it, "said Brown. "In order to be the stroke, you definitely have to be a lot more focused on what you are doing all the time, because you have to keep a solid rhythm. If you slow down for one stroke, the whole boat behind you will be affected because they have to follow that rhythm.

Key term(s)
  • stroke

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de pagaie
DEF

Régler la cadence des rameurs.

CONT

Bastien Ripoll était le chef de nage du huit barré d'Oxford. Le Toulousain était chargé d'impulser la cadence.

Spanish

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Record 45 2006-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education Theory and Methods
  • Training of Personnel
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

Your organization will likely want to engage the help of consultants to help you develop your e-learning strategy. A good e-learning strategy addresses issues of learning effectiveness and technology. Decisions will have to be made about what you will do in-house and what you will outsource. Do you have instructional designers who can design web-based courses? Does your IT department have the capabilities to develop, host, and maintain your courses? Do you need to select vendors to do some or part of this work? These are just a few of the questions that you will need to answer. An e-learning consultant can help you develop your e-learning strategy that will guide you through this maze.

CONT

It will not matter whether you decide to call yourself an online tutor, e-trainer, learning advisor or online learning consultant, the skills required will be the same. Tutors will need to be engaging, reassuring, welcoming and supporting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
  • Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
  • Internet et télématique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
  • Capacitación del personal
  • Internet y telemática
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Record 46 2006-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Training of Personnel
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Education Theory and Methods
CONT

Good teachers should expose their students to enough situations that the students will become curious enough to take learning into their own hands. In other words, the role of the teacher in a learning-by-doing scenario is to open up interesting problems and to provide tools for solving them when asked by the student to do so. Solving the problem should be its own reward, not getting a grade. The curriculum must be oriented towards, and satisfied with, the idea that students will learn what they need in order to accomplish goals. It is hoped that they will have become curious and acquired both oddball cases and routine scriptlets along the way.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
  • Internet et télématique
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
OBS

Pluriel : des scénarios.

OBS

scénarios (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006).

OBS

Un scénario d'apprentissage est une situation d'apprentissage contextualisée et complexe qui permet d'activer une ou plusieurs compétences disciplinaires tout en tenant compte d'au moins une compétence transversale et d'un domaine d'expérience de vie et qui favorise leur développement et leur maîtrise dans l'action.

Spanish

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Record 47 2005-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Insurance Law
  • Health Law
CONT

... Uberrimae Fidei [is] Latin for "utmost good faith, "the premise upon which insurance contracts are based. It is assumed that all parties enter into an insurance contract in good faith, meaning that they have disclosed all pertinent information and intend to carry out their obligation.

CONT

Traditionally, contractual obligations between the insurer and the insured have been based on the Utmost Good Faith notion, in English and French laws, in Canadian Common Law and in Quebec Civil Code.

Key term(s)
  • the most good faith

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Droit des assurances
  • Droit de la santé
CONT

L'origine de la notion de la plus entière bonne foi. La notion anglaise Utmost good faith (Uberrimae Fidei), remonte au droit maritime. Elle se situe au point d'origine du droit moderne des assurances. Les navires marchands étant bien souvent hors de portée d'examen et d'évaluation par l'assureur à cause de leurs multiples périples à travers l'Empire et au-delà, le droit britannique a rapidement reconnu l'importance de la bonne foi la plus haute, de la part du preneur ou de l'assuré.

CONT

Un contrat d'assurance est un des rares contrats commerciaux conclus dans la bonne foi la plus entière. Cette exigence suppose un degré d'honnêteté encore plus élevé que celui exigé pour les contrats ordinaires. De plus, il est requis aussi bien de l'assuré que de l'assureur.

CONT

La relation de confiance change la situation du fait qu'elle impose la plus entière bonne foi («uberrimae fidei») au médecin, en l'obligeant notamment à s'assurer que les renseignements fournis au patient dépassent largement le cadre de la nature de l'acte, sans quoi il ne peut y avoir de consentement valable.

Key term(s)
  • la bonne foi la plus totale

Spanish

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Record 48 2005-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Health Law
  • Law of Obligations (civil law)
  • Tort Law (common law)
CONT

... the paramount consideration is the welfare of the patient, and given good faith on the part of the doctor. I think the exercise of his discretion in the area of advice must depend upon the patient's overall needs. To be taken into account should be the gravity of the condition to be treated, the importance of the benefits expected to flow from the treatment or procedure, the need to encourage him to accept it, the relative significance of its inherent risks, the intellectual and emotional capacity of the patient to accept the information without such distortion as to prevent any rational decision at all, and the extent to which the patient may seem to have placed himself in his doctor's hands with the invitation that the latter accept on his behalf the responsability for intricate or technical decisions.

OBS

inherent risks: term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • inherent risk

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la santé
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
CONT

[ ... ]seul le common law canadien a apporté une distinction entre les aléas inhérents à une intervention particulière, que le médecin a l'obligation de révéler, et les risques inhérents à toute opération que le praticien peut garder sous silence. En d'autres termes, le médecin n'a pas à instruire le patient des risques qui sont de commune renommée.

OBS

risques inhérents; aléas inhérents : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • risque inhérent
  • aléa inhérent

Spanish

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Record 49 2005-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Restaurant Industry (General)
  • Neology and Linguistic Borrowing
CONT

If you want to draw crowds for the long haul, I think you have to commit to the "labor of love" philosophy which means losing money for a while while the reputation builds, and event afterward only breaking even with minimal profit margins. If you see restauranting as an investment for profit, you’ll probably end up disappointing both yourself and your intended customers. The success of Starbucks is a good study : a coffee house with comfy chairs, chic-metro design, bistro ambiance. It made Dunkin Donuts feel like McDonalds. Design matters. The customer experience matters.

CONT

The most famous name in Sacramento restauranting is that of Frank Fat. His establishment adjacent to the State Capitol is a favourite with politicians and celebrities.

OBS

Restauranting is the restaurant business.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Restauration (Généralités)
  • Néologie et emprunts
CONT

La restauration est un secteur économique diversifié qui regroupe d'une part la restauration commerciale avec les restaurants traditionnels, les cafés restaurants, les restaurants à thème, les restaurants rapides à l'anglo-saxonne et à la française et les cafétérias et d'autre part la restauration collective. On compte plus de 120 000 établissements de restauration commerciale. La seule restauration traditionnelle représente environ 60 % de ces établissements.

Spanish

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Record 50 2005-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Training of Personnel
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Education Theory and Methods
CONT

Free learning may be all very well and good for the future, but what about those of us who have already been through the system? How can we establish a more positive and fruitful relationship to learning? The answer, it seems to me, is to clean out the garbage, expand your learning skills, and then use those skills. It is never too late to start being a free learner. As a start along that direction, I would especially recommend Jean Houston's The Possible Human. Get together with some friends and start a learning circle devoted to expanding your learning capacities. You might be amazed at the results.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
  • Internet et télématique
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
CONT

En plus des informations liées à son état civil, chaque usager sera affecté à une catégorie (étudiant, stagiaire, apprenant libre, enseignant, formateur, responsable de formation, évaluateur, ...). En dehors des apprenants libres qui font exclusivement de l'autoformation, tous les autres usagers doivent être affectés à au moins un établissement professionnel ou scolaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Capacitación del personal
  • Internet y telemática
  • Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
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Record 51 2005-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
CONT

Raw, reconstituted celery by itself doesn’t have the crispness of fresh celery. However, in cooked dishes such as stews, soups and poultry stuffing, dehydrated celery's flavor and aroma comes through loud and clear, every bit as good as if you were using fresh celery. You can feel comfortable in using dehydrated celery in any cooked recipe that calls for fresh celery. And it saves time. Instead of having to wash and cut fresh celery, you can simply toss a small handful of dehydrated celery right into the makings of most dishes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
OBS

On écrirait mieux «cèleri».

OBS

cèleri : 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 52 2005-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
CONT

Here is a real neat crupper I have designed that has no buckles toward the back to catch the tail in and makes it stouter also. It snaps into your crupper dee on your saddle and lets you adjust it up snug with a good roller buckle.

OBS

Crupper - Leather strap fastened to the saddle and passed under the horse’s tail to keep the saddle from moving forward.

OBS

Harness driving.

PHR

Crupper dee on pad.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
CONT

Sellette 100 mm de large avec bracelets de brancards renforcés cuir, sous ventrière matelassée 60 mm de large, anneaux de sellette, chape de croupière, bouclerie et oeillets de réglage en laiton.

OBS

Croupière [...] Élément du harnachement des animaux de selle et de trait (Équidés), qui passe sur la croupe de l'animal, et se rattache en arrière au culeron et vers l'avant, par une courroie, à la selle, au bât, etc.

OBS

Attelage.

Spanish

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Record 53 2004-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
CONT

The class rating, a separate number from the speed rating, makes it easier to compare horses in a field to each other. The number is a projection of what the expected winning speed rating would be for that particular race. In other words, if a race is given a class rating of 80, a horse that can run that speed rating or better would be expected to have a good shot at winning the race.

CONT

The class rating is calculated from the amount of stakes the horse has won, its total placings and the number of starts it has had and is an indication of its overall ability. The higher the number the better.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres

Spanish

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Record 54 2004-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forage Crops
  • Environmental Management
  • Algae
CONT

The Centre for Aquatic Plant Management(CAPM) in the United Kingdom is promoting a method of controlling algae that involves the application of barley straw to lakes. As the straw decomposes in the lake, it releases a chemical which inhibits algal growth. This method may be a good alternative to using copper-containing compounds since it is not known to have toxic effects on rooted aquatic plants, zooplankton, insect larvae or fish. It appears to be a cost-effective and environmentally acceptable way to control algae in ponds and lakes.

CONT

Detailed trials conducted on an algal infested section of the Royal Canal ... demonstrated the effectiveness of barley straw in inhibiting nuisance algal growth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des plantes fourragères
  • Gestion environnementale
  • Algues
CONT

Des sacs ou des tapis de paille d'orge (vendus dans certaines jardineries et magasins d'aquariophilie) peuvent être immergés dans l'étang pour aider à contrôler l'eau verte. Plus l'étang est grand, plus une grande quantité de paille est nécessaire. On pense que la paille agit en libérant des produits chimiques naturels qui inhibent la croissance des algues.

CONT

Traiter l'eau pour éviter la prolifération des algues ou bien jetez dans le bassin un fagot de paille d'orge.

Spanish

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Record 55 2004-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Vertical distance, measured in geometric or, usually, geopotential units, between two isobaric surfaces.

CONT

Many Web sites... have charts labelled 500 hPa and Thickness. The latter is sometimes called Relative Topography. The thickness, or relative topography, is the difference in heights between the level at which the pressure is 1000 hPa and that at which it is 500 hPa. This difference in height is a measure of the volume of the air between those two levels. Because volume varies with temperature, the thickness of the layer is a good indicator of the average temperature of the layer.

OBS

Some will know this quantity [thickness] at ’Relative Topography’, hence the ’Re Top’ seen on sites using the German language.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Distance verticale, mesurée géométriquement ou, habituellement, en différence géopotentielle, entre deux surfaces isobares.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
DEF

Distancia vertical expresada en unidades geométricas, o más a menudo en unidades geopotenciales, entre dos superficies isobáricas.

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Record 56 2004-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Horse Husbandry
CONT

Although Belgium is primarily known for its heavy horse breeds, it also produces the Belgian Warmblood. The Warmblood is bred distinctively as a show horse, excelling in dressage and jumping arenas.... The Belgian Warmblood stands around 16. 2 hands high. The head is alert and full of quality, mainly due to its Anglo-Arabian influence. Withers are well placed and the shoulders are of good riding type. The body is compact with good depth and a back of perfect length. The horse is known to have correct legs and sound hooves.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Élevage des chevaux
CONT

Quidam est de la race Belge Sang Chaud, il est le chouchou de Valentine et d'Emilie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
  • Cría de ganado caballar
CONT

Precioso Sangre caliente belga con carta, castrado, castaño muy oscuro (casi negro) de 9 años, 1.70 m. alzada, con carácter pero noble, perfecto estado de salud, muy buenos movimientos, muy buena doma de cuadra.

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Record 57 2004-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
  • Physical Education, Coaching and Sport Psychology
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
DEF

A psychological or physical barrier, a feeling of exhaustion, which a runner, a cyclist, a cross-country skier or any long-distance performer may experience during a race (especially a marathon).

CONT

"The Wall. "It evades easy definition, but to borrow from Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart's famous definition of obscenity, you know it when you see it-or rather, hit it. It usually happens around mile 20, give or take a couple of miles. Your pace slows, sometimes considerably. Some runners say that it feels as though their legs had been filled with lead quail shot... Others can’t feel their feet at all. Thought processes become a little fuzzy... Muscle coordination goes out the window, and self-doubt casts a deep shadow over the soul.... Even if you’re racing at a reasonable pace and you’ve done a good job of carboloading in the days before the marathon, you still have only about 2, 000 calories worth of glycogen stored in the muscles and liver; that's about enough to get you to-surprise!-mile 20. If you manage to deplete your glycogen reserves, say hello to The Wall.

CONT

It is this depletion of muscle glycogen that sportspeople know as "hitting the wall."

CONT

The bad news is that more than half of all nonelite marathon runners report having hit The Wall at least once. The good news is that more than 40 percent of all nonelite marathon runners have never hit The Wall. In other words, while it certainly doesn’t hurt to be prepared for the possibility of hitting The Wall, doing so is far from inevitable.

OBS

wall: something that resembles a wall in function especially by establishing limits.

PHR

Runner wall.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
  • Éducation physique, entraînement des athlètes et psychologie du sport
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
CONT

La soudaineté de la fatigue en course sur route et au marathon en particulier a conduit à l'expression désormais classique : «frapper le mur». [...] En fait, il n'y a pas un mur mais des murs. [...] Le premier est «la panne de glycogène musculaire». Le deuxième est «la panne de glucose sanguin». Le troisième est «le mur de la chaleur».

OBS

Le «mur de la chaleur» guette tous les coureurs si les conditions atmosphériques ne sont pas favorables : c'est-à-dire s'il fait trop chaud, s'il y a trop de soleil ou s'il fait trop humide. Il guette aussi les coureurs qui ne boivent pas suffisamment pendant la course. N'oubliez donc pas de boire.

OBS

Au Canada, «frapper le mur» veut dire souffrir des effets de l'un ou l'autre des 3 murs. En France, «toucher le mur» veut dire être victime de la panne de glycogène musculaire.

PHR

Mur de la chaleur; frapper le mur.

PHR

Toucher le mur.

Spanish

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Record 58 2004-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronautics
OBS

In the performance of a system study for configuration development and propulsion system trades, it is imperative to have a good baseline configuration or reference vehicle. This vehicle should be relatively well characterized and be compatible with the configuration and propulsion systems to be compared. The maturity of the reference vehicle design and analyses must be such that the sensitivity to a given technology will be evident when it is installed. If the reference design is poorly substained, changes in propulsion technology may not show significant impact to the vehicle. Likewise, the level of analytical effort applied to characterize a new propulsion system must be compatible with efforts applied to the reference vehicle. Address these issues and mitigate the risks through appropriate design changes...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronautique
CONT

Europa 2 permettra de lancer un satellite de 360 kg simulant Symphonie [...] Le moteur d'apogée ne sera pas utilisé pour circulariser l'orbite à 36000 km. Un tir d'essai avec un véhicule VRME (Véhicule de Référence Multi-Étage) est prévu en novembre à Kourou sur la base BEC de l'ELDO.

Spanish

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Record 59 2003-04-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Heat (Physics)
  • Plant and Crop Production
  • Remote Sensing
CONT

The Photochemical Reflectance Index: An optical indicator of photosynthetic radiation use efficiency across species, functional types, and nutrient levels ...

CONT

... a new suite of indices have been developed that exploits narrow band spectroradiometric data. The physiological reflectance index(PRI) introduced by Gamon et al.(1992) follows the form of equation 1 and is based on reflectances at 531 nm(band 1) and 570 nm(band 2) wavelengths. Gamon et al.(1997) renamed this the photochemical reflectance index and suggested that the index was a good predictor of photosynthetic radiation use efficiency at the leaf or canopy level, if the canopy is uniform and completely covers the soil background. The index has not shown sensitivity to nutrient stress, but it is affected by water stress with severe wilting...

CONT

Heating treatments increase aboveground net primary production (detectable via the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, a measure of green biomass) and enhance gross photosynthesis (detectable via the Photochemical Reflectance Index, a measure of xanthophyll cycle pigment activity and relative photosynthetic rate). ... Heating enhanced the Photochemical Reflectance Index (PRI) slightly relative to that of controls. This enhancement was most visible near noon, and relaxed by 3:00 pm ..., suggesting that this effect was a temporally dynamic one reflecting altered physiological activity towards midday.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Chaleur (Physique)
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
  • Télédétection
CONT

Dans le but d'évaluer la possibilité de mesurer les indices de vigueur des forêts à partir de la réflectance spectrale foliaire, [...] Nous avons mesuré la réflectance des pousses des sapins baumiers de chacun des traitements en laboratoire au moyen d'un spectroradiomètre portatif dont la gamme spectrale s'étendait de 350 nm à 2 500 nm. [...] La plupart des gammes d'ondes ont révélé que les traitements avaient eu des effets marqués, et les gammes d'ondes les plus significatives se trouvaient dans la région d'absorption de la chlorophylle entre 500 nm et 740 nm. [...] Les traitements ont influé sur les indices de réflectance, qui sont définis comme le rapport et l'écart normalisé entre la gamme d'ondes la plus significative à 711 nm et la gamme d'ondes la moins significative à 913 nm (P < 0,0001).

CONT

[...] nous avons montré que les variations de l'indice de réflectance PRI (physiological reflectance index) étaient liées aux mécanismes de dissipation thermique de l'excès d'énergie absorbée par la végétation et pouvaient être appliquées à la détection du stress hydrique chez la vigne.

CONT

Des mesures prises au radiomètre sur les tertres de la Butte aux Pierres permettront [...] de coupler les longueurs d'ondes obtenues au sol avec celles du satellite Spot - dont nous utilisons les «images» pour repérer les tertres sablo-terreux en contexte marécageux, et ce grâce aux indices de réflectance distincts selon les qualités de terrain analysées par le biais de l'informatique.

Spanish

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Record 60 2003-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Cinematography
OBS

registration : The degree to which one [film] frame lines up with the next is registration. A camera with poor registration will create an image that will gently bobble when projected. Projectors too can have good or poor registration(sometimes making it difficult to tell if it was the camera).

OBS

registration accuracy: term linked with the conception and development of large-format film technology.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Cinématographie
OBS

précision de fixité : terme établi dans le cadre de la conception et la mise au point de la technique du cinéma grand format.

Spanish

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Record 61 2002-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Product (Marketing)
DEF

The characteristic of a good or service which makes it possible to satisfy a human want based on the need to have the right to use the good as required.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produit (Commercialisation)
CONT

[...] de plus, [le produit a] une "utilité de possession", c'est-à-dire: le client tirera-t-il une satisfaction de la possession du produit?

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Producto (Comercialización)
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Record 62 2002-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Additives
  • Breadmaking
  • Food Industries
CONT

’Easy-blend’ yeast saves a good deal of time as you don’t have to start it into growth. It is mixed with the dry flour before adding any liquid at all.

Key term(s)
  • easy-blend yeast
  • dry-east granules

French

Domaine(s)
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Boulangerie
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
OBS

Cette levure se présente sous forme de granulés ou de sphérules.

Spanish

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Record 63 2002-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Power Supply
  • Sequential Automated Systems
  • Spacecraft
CONT

The sequential switching shunt regulator (S3R) ... is a device for regulating the current drawn by a load from a solar array.

CONT

The very weak output signals from the scientific detectors have to be protected from electronic noise, whether conducted or radiated, originating from other elements of the satellite. A stringent spacecraft design requirement, verified by testing at unit, subsystem and satellite levels, ensures full electromagnetic compatibility(EMC) between the onboard instruments and other subsystems. An important element in this clean EMC design is the spacecraft's power subsystem. It is based on a sequential switching shunt regulator, which provides very good efficiency and reliability as well as a low output impedance and constant bus ripple under all load conditions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation (Distribution électrique)
  • Automatismes séquentiels
  • Engins spatiaux

Spanish

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Record 64 2002-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
DEF

bayonet nozzle: A small spray applicator that has a head with a piercing device, it is used to control small fires in partitions, ceiling spaces, and other concealed areas.

CONT

Piercing nozzle are one type of broken stream nozzle. They are commonly used to apply water to areas which may otherwise be inaccessible.

CONT

The owner ... found smoke coming from roof vents in his house. He called the Fire Department ... [The] firefighters used a "piercing nozzle" to extinguish the fire. The special nozzle is designed to poke a hole in the ceiling and flow water from the sharp tip.

CONT

Piercing nozzle... can be used for automobile trunk or engine fires. Some kinds are designed with a spike as the nozzle at a 90 degree angle-good for overhand swing to penetrate hood or trunk. [It] can also be used to penetrate walls or low basements/crawlspaces that are hard to access. [I] have also heard of piercing nozzles being used to get water to the center of hay bales or other tight, hard to extinguish, materials.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
CONT

[Cette] source de financement supplémentaire [...] a permis d'acquérir l'an dernier du nouveau matériel [...] dont des lances perforatrices.

Spanish

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Record 65 2002-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorology
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
CONT

Waves are formed due to the friction of the wind over the water surface. The three main components for wave generation are the wind speed, it's duration and fetch.... How to recognise a swell/wave generating area. On a weather chart there are high and low pressure systems. They are separated by isobars(lines joining places of equal pressure). Buys Ballot's law states :"If you stand with your back to the wind in the northern hemisphere, the low pressure will be on your left. "From this you can deduce the wind flows anticlockwise around a low pressure system and almost parallel to the isobars. The wind near the surface actually flows at an angle of about 15 degrees to the isobars pointing in to the low. The reason for this is that friction with the surface slows the air down and it is this friction which causes waves to form. Assuming you have identified an area of closely packed isobars which are almost straight for 200 miles and the low system is not changing to quickly, you have found a good swell generating area.

CONT

Wave generation area described in terms of fetch length ...

OBS

fetch length: The horizontal distance (in the direction of the wind) over which a wind generates seas.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Météorologie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Zone de l'océan sur laquelle les vents, soufflant dans la même direction pendant un temps plus ou moins long avec une force constante, engendrent une mer du vent dont les vagues sortent de l'aire et forment la houle.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Meteorología
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
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Record 66 2002-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

A violent fall or storm of hail.

CONT

Hard hailstorms are generally accompanied with thunder and lightning.

CONT

A really "good" hail storm has a special name : we call it The Great White Combine. We would love to have it show up, but in the meanwhile, Glen has been busy getting our more conventional equipment ready to go. We have nothing ready to harvest yet, not even to swath.

CONT

Farming remains one of the most perilous ways to make a living, he said, recalling years when hailstorms - what farmers call the "white combine" - sweep across the plains and wipe out an entire year’s crop.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
CONT

La catastrophe naturelle qui a causé le plus de dommages matériel dans l'histoire du Canada a été la tempête de grêle de Calgary du 7 septembre 1991.

CONT

La Cour de cassation [...] juge qu'un Tribunal d'instance peut retenir qu'une tempête de grêle, même de forte intensité, n'est pas un cas de force majeure.

OBS

white combine : cette expression pourrait se traduire littéralement par «moissonneuse-batteuse blanche», image très colorée pour désigner une tempête de grêle d'une telle intensité que les récoltes en sont détruites; elle est utilisée dans l'Ouest canadien et aux États-Unis, mais ne semble pas avoir d'équivalent consacré en français.

Key term(s)
  • moissonneuse-batteuse blanche

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
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Record 67 2001-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
CONT

The GRL "remix baking test" gives a satisfactory differentiation between flours of varying protein content and protein quality. It does tend, however, to be rather harsh on weaker flours which do not have good mixing tolerance. Because of the remixing stage, the results are not sensitive to small differences in oxidation requirement between flours; a single level of 15 parts per million works well for most flour samples.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
CONT

L'essai de panification à double pétrissage utilisé par le laboratoire de recherche sur les grains de la Commission canadienne des grains permet de différencier de façon satisfaisante les farines d'après leur teneur en protéines et la qualité de ces protéines. Cet essai tend, cependant, à être rigoureux pour les farines plus faibles qui n'ont pas une bonne tolérance au pétrissage. En raison du stade de "repétrissage", les résultats ne reflètent pas d'assez près les différences entre les diverses farines relativement aux exigences d'oxydation; un même dosage de quinze parties par million donne de bons résultats avec la plupart des échantillons de farine.

Spanish

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Record 68 2001-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Strength of Materials
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Joints and Connections (Construction)
CONT

Seam Testing Methods... There are number of procedures available which have applicability on different geomembranes... the ultrasonic impedance plane method works on the principle of acoustic impedance. A continuous wave of 160 to 185 kHz is sent through the seamed liner and a characteristic dot pattern is displayed on a CRT screen. Calibration of the dot pattern is required to signify a good seam; otherwise, it is not. The method has potential for all types of geomembranes but still needs additional development work.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Résistance des matériaux
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Joints et assemblages (Construction)

Spanish

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Record 69 2000-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
CONT

adhesive migration: ln nonwovens, the movement of adhesive together with its carrier solvent in a fabric during drying, giving it a nonuniform distribution within the web, usually increasing to the outer layers.

CONT

Supplex is a nylon fabric that Dupont created to have all the good qualities of nylon... Supplex is a high-wicking, highly breathable nylon... This fabric is used to line other breathable fabrics, it can be used as the outer layer of a breathable garment...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)

Spanish

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Record 70 2000-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
OBS

Attraction between two bodies or substances such as mechanical attraction, or chemical attraction. If a dye takes readily, it is said to have good affinity for the fiber. Some dyes do not take very well on certain fibers and they are classed as having no affinity for these particular fibers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Teintures et pigments (Industries)
OBS

La teinture sur fibre, fil ou tissu peut être obtenue [...] par imprégnation chimique. La fibre textile et la matière colorante s'unissent intimement et forment un composé stable. Dans ce mode de teinture, le teinturier doit déterminer l'affinité de la fibre pour les colorants. Elle est liée à leur constitution chimique; par exemple : colorants acides pour les fibres végétales; colorants basiques pour les fibres animales.

Spanish

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Record 71 2000-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Synthetic Fabrics
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
OBS

polynosic fiber : A high-wet-modulus rayon staple having a microfibrillar structure of fibers. The molecular chain length of the cellulose forming the fiber is about twice as long as in conventional rayon. Polynosic fiber has higher tenacity, loop tenacity, and abrasion resistance... it can be mercerized. Textile materials made from polynosic fiber have good dimensional stability....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques
  • Filature (Textiles)
OBS

Fibres polynosiques : Ces fibres cellulosiques fabriquées par un procédé viscose modifié ont une structure interne homogène et microfibrillaire se rapprochant de la structure du coton.

Spanish

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Record 72 2000-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
  • Synthetic Fabrics
DEF

Sheath-core fibers :... are those fibers where one of the components(core) is fully surrounded by the second component(sheath). Adhesion is not always essential for fiber integrity. This structure is employed when it is desirable for the surface to have the property of one of the polymers such as luster, dyeability or stability, while the core may contribute to strength, reduced cost and the like. A highly contoured interface between sheath and core can lead to mechanical interlocking that may be desirable in the absence of good adhesion.

Key term(s)
  • sheath-core bicomponent fibers

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Filature (Textiles)
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques
OBS

Fibres composées par exemple de deux sortes de polymers : un polymer forme l'âme et le second l'entoure comme une gaine.

Spanish

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Record 73 2000-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Synthetic Fabrics
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
DEF

Regenerated fiber: Textile fiber produced by dissolving a natural material (such as cellulose) then regenerating it by extrusion and precipitation, as with viscose.

CONT

... It is good that so many "high tech" needlepunched fabrics are entering the market. Too many of us remember the days when needling was mainly an outlet for waste fiber. While these types of goods are still produced, even the needlepunched products from regenerated fiber have never been so technically and quality oriented.

CONT

The appellant’s last witness, Mr. Lewis Rudy ... a manufacturer of bed pillows and cushions, explained how Pillow Buddies differ in size, fill and function from traditional bed pillows, cushions and pads. Mr. Rudy explained that Pillow Buddies are made with a regenerated fibre which has a slippery, hence soft, feel which is quite different from the fibres used to fill bed pillows and cushions.

CONT

And another environmentally friendly fabric that’s taking off in the mainstream is tencil. A self regenerated fibre made from synthetic chemicals and wood pulp from plantation timber.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques
  • Filature (Textiles)
CONT

Minot Recyclage Textile : Transformation et négoce de fibres synthétiques et fibres naturelles, production de fibres régénérées.

CONT

Le dernier témoin de l'appelant, M. Lewis Rudy [...] fabricant d'oreillers et de coussins, a expliqué de quelle façon la dimension, la bourre et la fonction des Étreintes Oreillers diffèrent de celles des oreillers, coussins et coussinets traditionnels. M. Rudy a signalé que les Étreintes Oreillers sont confectionnées au moyen d'une fibre régénérée de texture glissante, donc douce, très différente des fibres utilisées pour rembourrer les oreillers et les coussins.

Spanish

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Record 74 1999-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Human Relations
CONT

The most controversial bit of advice Naomi Wolf gave Al Gore was that he shed his Beta male persona in order to successfully usurp the Alpha male now in the White House. Gore's problem is now trying to sell himself as a powerful, deminant, controlled super-male. If Gore really were an Alpha male, he wouldn’t need to pay someone $15, 000 a month to tell him so, and, ironically, he would’nt have been a good vice-president. What he should be doing is embracing his Beta-maleness and selling it as a welcome alternative to seven years of Alpha male weenive-rule.

Key term(s)
  • Alpha maleness
  • Beta maleness
  • Beta male
  • Beta male persona

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
OBS

Mâle dominant, viril, autoritaire, dans la typologie de N. Wolf, militante féministe.

Key term(s)
  • mâle bêta
  • personnalité bêta
  • personnalité de type bêta

Spanish

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Record 75 1999-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
DEF

... a small piece of plastic with map scales etc. printed round the edge.

CONT

The most useful part of it is the top right corner, which has 1 : 50, 000 scale map gradations(divisions of a grid square) marked along and down it, counting backwards from the corner. When you place the correct numbered marks on the grid lines of the map, the corner of the romer shows the point the map reference refers to. This is essential for accurate plotting of 6 and 8 figure map references. Most romers have a hole in them; it's a good idea to loop a piece of string through it and hang it round your neck so you don’t lose it under the seat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
DEF

Instrument de cartographie employé pour reporter des points en coordonnées rectangulaires d'après une échelle donnée.

Spanish

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Record 76 1997-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Camping and Caravanning
  • Parks and Botanical Gardens
CONT

Since service buildings tend to be located in open areas [on a campground], many persons with visual impairments have light adjustment problems. It is, therefore, essential that good colour contrast be used inside service buildings and that colour contrast strips be used on all steps-both inside and out.

OBS

Term used by Parks Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Camping et caravaning
  • Parcs et jardins botaniques
OBS

Termes en usage à Parcs Canada.

Spanish

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Record 77 1996-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • Anti-pollution Measures
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
CONT

One example of a relatively complex layered cap is that proposed for the tumulus waste disposal facility at West Valley.... It is an above grade disposal unit which will be built in clay till and has an engineered cap.... The engineered cap is composed of...-2 m thick intrusion barrier composed of 2-tonne precast concrete units which have an odd shape and interlock with one another. The weight and interlocking of the units makes them almost impossible to excavate, thus providing a good intrusion barrier.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Mesures antipollution
  • Déchets nucléaires
OBS

On trouve l'expression «risque d'intrusion (humaine)» dans la Revue générale nucléaire (code RENUC), 1988, numéro 4, page 316, et dans les Techniques de l'Ingénieur (code TECHN), volume B8-II, section 3660, page 20.

OBS

Lors de la fermeture du stockage, on devra [...] sceller les accès d'une manière étanche pour éviter les venues d'eau et décourager les intrusions humaines.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Dispositivos de seguridad
  • Medidas contra la contaminación
  • Desechos nucleares
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Record 78 1996-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Anti-pollution Measures
  • Waste Management
CONT

The thickness of soil cover varies in accordance with the protection needed against infiltration and intrusion into the landfill. In general, the following guide can be used: Municipal landfill caps: 12 to 24 in. Residual landfill caps: 18 to 36 in. ... a high-strength, high-modulus, low-creep geotextile or geogrid is necessary to prevent localized, abrupt depressions in the cap system. Such depression would create a "bathtub" effect allowing water to constantly remain in contact with the geomembrane.

CONT

Disadvantages are that the boreholes need to be carefully constructed to avoid filling with water (the bathtub effect) should there be leakage through the cover. Retrieval of wastes would be difficult.

CONT

The closed facility... was experiencing trench overflow, sometimes called the "bath-tub" effect. The glacial till in which the trenches were dug had very low permeability and was therefore initially thought to be good material for preventing waterborne release of nuclides. However, it was difficult to construct the covers over the trenches to have and maintain permeabilities as low as the native soil. Consequently, water percolated through the covers, collected in the trenches and eventually overflowed, at or near the surface, carrying radionuclides with it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Mesures antipollution
  • Gestion des déchets

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Medidas contra la contaminación
  • Gestión de los desechos
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Record 79 1995-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
CONT

[Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions]. The institution must have a statutory basis which directs it to produce a good or a service for sale on the market at a price related cost.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
CONT

[Bureau du surintendant des institutions financières]. L'institution doit, de par sa fonction statutaire, s'occuper de produire un bien ou un service destiné à la vente sur le marché à un prix lié au coût.

Spanish

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Record 80 1994-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education Theory and Methods
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

In our efforts to develop "discovery systems", we are exploring the issues involved with case-based teaching. A discovery system, like any good human teacher, must have a large memory of cases and a "reminding" mechanism that will enable it to recall appropriate cases to guide a student's discovery process. We are investigating the issues involved in case-based teaching through the development of systems in the biology, history and other domains.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
  • Intelligence artificielle

Spanish

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Record 81 1993-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
CONT

The closed facility... was experiencing trench overflow, sometimes called the "bath tub" effect. The glacial till in which the trenches were dug had very low permeability and was therefore initially thought to be good material for reventing waterborne release of nuclides. However, it was difficult to construct the covers over the trenches to have and maintain permeabilities as low as the native soil. Consequently, water percolated through the covers, collected in the trenches and eventually overflowed, at or near the surface, carrying radionuclides with it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Déchets nucléaires
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie

Spanish

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Record 82 1992-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Goods
CONT

Some extra comments should be added with respect to waste dangerous goods. The TDG Regulations deal with three types of waste as dangerous goods. The first is those dangerous goods which have "served their purpose" and are now a waste, but retain sufficient danger that they are a dangerous good. These are referred to as waste dangerous goods and, in general, their shipping name is as it was before, with the word waste placed in front. Thus "nitric acid" becomes "waste nitric acid".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport de marchandises
OBS

L'expéditeur qui remplit un manifeste conformément à l'article 4.15 y inscrit a) le terme "déchet" ou "waste" juste avant l'appellation réglementaire, à moins que ce terme ne fasse déjà partie de l'appellation réglementaire ou ne soit implicitement entendu dans celle-ci; ou b) s'il s'agit de déchets de marchandises dangereuses (...) la mention "déchet contaminé avec" ou "waste contaminated with" juste avant l'appellation réglementaire, sans indiquer le numéro d'identification du produit.

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Record 83 1992-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Needle Embroidery
DEF

[This stitch] must be worked evenly and closely, with no loose top edge. Work from right to left and bring the thread through at right end of the upper line, pass it to the left and hold down with the left thumb. Insert the needle into the upper line a short distance from where it first emerged and bring it out on the lower line with the thread under the needle point. Draw the needle throught the loop and, using the head of the needle, pass it under the top edge of the stitch. (A Complete Guide to Embroidery, P. Dawson, 1976, p. 43).

CONT

The Rosette Chain is a decorative line stitch, based on the Twisted Chain. Its texture is good for edging curved geometrical shapes such as a circle, or for outlining small flower shapes. It is attractive in white thread on a colored background and is useful for decorative purposes on objects that do not have to be laundered.(The Stitches of Creative Embroidery, J. Enthoven, 1964, p. 142).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Broderie à l'aiguille
DEF

[Pour exécuter ce point], travailler sur deux lignes parallèles. Sortir l'aiguille sur la ligne supérieure à droite, passer le fil du côté gauche et le maintenir avec le pouce gauche. Piquer dans la ligne supérieure tout près de l'endroit où le fil est sorti et sortir juste au-dessus de la ligne du bas, en passant le fil sous la pointe de l'aiguille (...) Tirer l'aiguille au travers et la passer sous le fil du dessus (...) sans prendre un seul brin du tissu.

CONT

Rosette en point de chaînette : Fournitures. Pour ce motif décoratif, utiliser de la soie de moyenne grosseur ou du coton perlé. De la laine à broder donnera un effet de galon rustique. Suggestions. Ce motif répété ornera des vêtements ou du linge. (Broderie : techniques et points, D. Hall, 1981, p. 37).

Spanish

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Record 84 1992-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
CONT

This distinction marked the beginning of a revolution in marketing and technology that has had a profound impact on the shape of the values debate... Market segmentation targets those qualities that distinguish people from each other rather than emphasizing the things we have in common. It is the developed world's equivalent of the retribalization taking place in Eastern Europe, Africa and Asia. And it has serious consequences :it becomes far more difficult to sustain a sense of national community, to build a sense of common values. As the slivering of America has proceeded, the received wisdom has become that common values are impossible in so diverse a country, and perhaps not a very good idea, in any case.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
OBS

tribal : de la tribu. Tribalisme : organisation sociale par tribus.

OBS

rétribalisation : du verbe potentiel "rétribaliser" dérivé de "tribaliser" au sens de "rendre qqchose tribal (à nouveau)".

Spanish

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Record 85 1990-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Decision-Making Process
  • Management Theory
CONT

While Lindblom's argument applies most directly to public policy planning, it is also clearly relevant for organizational decision-making. Many managers are incrementalists; the strategy Lindblom suggests has been very effective for them and they thus have very good reasons to resist the intrusion of rationalistic computer analysts who aim at bringing systematic methods to decision-making.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Processus décisionnel
  • Théories de la gestion
DEF

Partisan d'une méthode du processus décisionnel qui consiste à formuler une décision et à instituer des changements par étapes et non brusquement.

Spanish

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Record 86 1989-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Software
DEF

An adaptive control system with the following additional properties : 1. The performance resulting from a controller change must be classified as "good" or "bad", and the system must be "rewarded" or "punished", respectively, 2. The system must be capable of using the results of past behaviour in determining present behaviour; i. e., it must have memory.

CONT

Learning control systems generally exhibit performance that gradually improves with time (expediency), and learning generally refers to the fact that either an improvement in the estimate of some information has occurred or some system parameters have been properly identified (learned).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
  • Logiciels
OBS

Voir programme d'apprentissage.

Spanish

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Record 87 1989-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
CONT

The high alumina(Al2O3 75-99 percent) ceramics have very good mechanical characteristics at room temperature and elevated temperatures. They also have good dielectric loss properties which persist at low and high frequencies. They can be used at low and high temperatures and have high resistivity, high thermal conductivity, and good thermal shock properties. High-alumina ceramic is one of the best all-around insulations available. It is produced commercially in compositions of up to 99 percent alumina. It has permanent dimensional stability, extreme hardness, chemical inertness, high strength, high impact resistance, vacuum-tightness, high operating temperature, and relatively high thermal conductivity.

OBS

The expression "Al2O3 75-99 percent" is written "Al2 O3 75-99 percent" in the text.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
CONT

Céramiques à haute teneur en alumine. On dénomme alumines frittées les compositions dont la teneur en alumine est supérieure à 80% [...] Les alumines les plus performantes sont généralement les plus pures (A1203>99,5%) [...]

OBS

La dimension [des cristaux] et leur répartition [...] régissent directement les propriétés mécaniques [des alumines frittées] et influent grandement sur les autres propriétés (électriques, optiques, thermiques).

Spanish

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Record 88 1989-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Paper
DEF

Paper intended to form calender bowls by piling up under pressure. It must be compressible and should have good strength at high temperature.

OBS

The term "calender bowl paper" has been standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de papier
DEF

Papier destiné, par empilement sous pression, à former des rouleaux de calandre. Il doit être compressible et de bonne résistance aux températures élevées.

OBS

Le terme "papier pour rouleaux de calandre" a été normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 89 1989-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paperboard
DEF

A type of folding boxboard of which one or both external furnish layers is composed of bleached chemical pulp. It should have good printing properties and may be suitable for varnishing.

OBS

The term "bleached lined folding boxboard" has been standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Carton
DEF

Type de carton pour boîtes pliantes dont l'une des couches fibreuses extérieures (ou les deux) est composée de pâte chimique blanchie. Il doit avoir de bonnes qualités d'impression et pouvoir éventuellement être verni.

OBS

Le terme "carton blanchi pour boîtes pliantes" a été normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 90 1989-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Continuing Education
CONT

From a pedagogical standpoint, Brown and Burton note that grading based on the number and type of bugs or misconceptions manifested in a test would be fairer and more amenable to proper remediation than usual grading schemes based on the number of right and wrong answers. Since this proposal for more informative grading is backed by a practical method and puts to good pedagogical use the ability of computers to deal precisely with complex information, I hope that it will have an impact beyond the research laboratory. However, more proofs of feasibility to publicize this type of knowledge-oriented testing may be required before it can be widely adopted, since constructing theories of bugs is a very laborious process.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
  • Éducation permanente

Spanish

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Record 91 1988-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

"Psychophagi"(Castler's term) are hardly ever encountered among them. Feeling the beginnings of osmosis, which may come about as the result of purely accidental approaches and fluctuations-feeling this threat in a manner that is of course nonphysical, much as someone might sense another's presence or even hear "strange voices" in his own mind-the personoids execute active avoidance maneuvers; they withdraw and go their separate ways. It is on account of this phenomenon that they have come to know the meaning of the concepts of "good" and "evil. "To them it is evident that "evil" lies in the destruction of another, and "good" in another's deliverance. At the same time, the "evil" of one may be the "good"(i. e., the gain, now in the nonethical sense) of another, who would become a "psychophage. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
CONT

Il est évident pour les personnoides que le «mal» consiste à détruire l'autre et le «bien» à le sauver. Et simultanément, le «mal» de l'un peut être le «bien» (c'est-à-dire un profit, qui ne relève plus de l'éthique) de celui qui serait devenu «âmophage». Cette expansion, cette appropriation du «territoire spirituel» d'autrui, élargit en effet la «surface mentale» donnée au départ. C'est en quelque sorte l'équivalent de la pratique qui est la nôtre concernant les animaux. En effet, bien qu'étant nous-mêmes des animaux, nous devons en tuer pour nous nourrir. Les personnoides, quant à eux, ne sont pas obligés d'agir ainsi, ils sont seulement susceptibles de le faire. Ils ne connaissent ni la faim, ni la soif puisqu'ils sont alimentés par une énergie qui afflue régulièrement sans qu'ils aient à se soucier de son origine, de même que nous n'avons pas à nous donner de mal particulier pour que le soleil brille.

OBS

Néologisme sci-fi créé par Stanislaw Lem.

Spanish

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Record 92 1981-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
OBS

Increasingly in the 1960s(...) a good deal of the dollar holding was involuntary and not voluntary, and the decade loss of gold by America would have been even greater if it had reflected the spontaneous laws of supply and demand(...).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes

Spanish

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Record 93 1980-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Conditions and Forecasting
  • Laws of the Market (Economy)
OBS

Critics fear that raising such ceilings [the rates banks can pay on time deposits] would make money tighter. Actually, the reverse happened in 1962-1965, as competitive economic theory predicted it would the member banks retained more funds than they otherwise would have, and the shift toward more time deposits at first had the good effect of keeping down the long-term interest rates(...), while permitting the Fed to tighten short-term rates(...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévisions et conjonctures économiques
  • Lois du marché (Économie)

Spanish

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Record 94 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
OBS

a company that wants to have its stock--on an exchange must first satisfy the exchange that it has enough paid-up capital, is a lawful enterprise, and is in good financial condition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
OBS

les droits de souscription (...) sont habituellement -- de la même bourse que les actions ordinaire de la compagnie.

Spanish

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