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Record 1 2024-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour and Employment
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Sociology of Work
CONT

With agricultural operations increasing in size, the class of [workers] on the farm has changed slightly over the [years]. Many agricultural employers have reduced their reliance on unpaid family labour, and have turned to hired workers, to maintain their level of production over the long run.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail et emploi
  • Économie agricole
  • Sociologie du travail
CONT

Devant l'augmentation de la taille des exploitations agricoles, la catégorie de travailleur agricole a légèrement changé au cours des [...] années. De nombreux employeurs agricoles sont moins tributaires de la main-d'œuvre familiale non rémunérée, et ont décidé [d'embaucher] des travailleurs pour maintenir leur niveau de production à long terme.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trabajo y empleo
  • Economía agrícola
  • Sociología del trabajo
CONT

El 77.4% de la PEA [Población Económicamente Activa] nicaragüense se encuentra trabajando en pequeños negocios abiertos por su propia cuenta en el sector informal, la mayoría de ellos necesitan mano de obra familiar no remunerada para poder funcionar. De ahí, la necesidad de los hogares de echar mano de la fuerza de trabajo familiar que tiene disponible y que aún no tiene la edad para buscar un trabajo asalariado, tan necesario para complementar los ingresos del hogar. Es aquí donde surge el trabajo infantil que apoya los negocios de la familia, insertándose en actividades que contribuyen a que los negocios funcionen y generen ingresos.

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Record 2 2023-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hygiene and Health
CONT

Physical activity can be defined as any movement of the body that requires energy expenditure. This includes any motion you do through the day excluding sitting still or lying down. For example, walking to class, taking the stairs, mowing the lawn, and even cleaning your house can be considered physical activity. Exercise is a type of physical activity but not every physical activity is exercise. Exercise is a planned, structured, and repetitive activity for the purpose of improving or maintain physical fitness.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hygiène et santé

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Higiene y Salud
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Record 3 2018-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Transport
  • Transportation Insurance
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

Vessels are insured and classed by their owners on their strength, seaworthiness and equipment and are inspected regularly in order to maintain class. Once a vessel is assigned a class, it is expected to be kept in good condition during the entire classification period.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport par eau
  • Assurance transport
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
OBS

Pour conserver la classe qui lui a été attribuée par une société de classification, un navire doit respecter certaines règles de celle-ci et, notamment, être inspecté à intervalles réguliers par les experts de la «classe» (c'est-à-dire de la société de classification) ou occasionnellement à la suite d'un événement de mer ou d'une avarie machine. Faute d'exécuter dans les délais impartis les réparations, travaux d'entretien et contrôles recommandés par les experts, la cote (classe) est retirée.

Spanish

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Record 4 2010-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pensions and Annuities
CONT

An employer may establish or maintain a separate pension plan for employees employed in less than full-time continuous employment if the separate pension plan provides pension benefits and other benefits reasonably equivalent to those provided under the pension plan maintained by the employer for employees of the same class employed in full-time continuous employment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pensions et rentes
CONT

Un employeur peut établir ou maintenir un régime de retraite distinct pour les employés ayant un emploi moindre qu'un emploi continu à temps plein si le régime de retraite distinct prévoit des prestations de retraite et d'autres prestations raisonnablement équivalentes à celles qu'assure le régime de retraite maintenu par l'employeur pour les employés de la même catégorie ayant un emploi continu à temps plein.

Spanish

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Record 5 2008-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Films
  • Cinematography
OBS

Where the Spirit Lives(1989) is a drama film about Aboriginal children getting taken from their tribes to attend residential schools. The setting is in Canada. Ashto-omi is a young Aboriginal girl taken by an Indian Agent, Taggert. Her younger brother Pita and other children are also lured into the airplane using candy canes. The two newcomers are forcefully renamed with names associated with Christianity. Ashto-Komi's name is changed to Amelia(no. 61) while Pita's is changed to Abraham(no. 67). Kathleen Gwillemberry is a new teacher to the school. Ashto-Komi gets stripped and scrubbed. Her hair is cut and scrubbed. Her hair is cut short. The old native style clothing is gone and gets replaced with uniforms. The children get a small amount of food to eat and are forced to do prayers every morning to become Christians. Ashto-Komi talks her language and gets beaten by the teacher. She did not know they were forbidden to talk their native language. Gwillemberry says they are poor children that don’t know any English after teaching her new class. Reverend Buckely replies and says "The children are like a garden, in order to maintain the beautiful flowers you need to pull all the weeds out and cut them back. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de films
  • Cinématographie

Spanish

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Record 6 2008-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
  • Plant Breeding
  • Industrial Crops
DEF

The approved progeny of Breeder or Select Seed produced by Seed Growers authorized by the Association for the production of seed of this class, and which has been so managed to maintain its specific genetic identity and purity.

CONT

The select seed is used for increase by registered seed growers to produce what is called "foundation" seed. This class of seed is also inspected and certified. Another increase by registered seed growers produces "registered" seed. Foundation and registered seed can be purchased by farmers through commercial seed houses providing if there is enough to satisfy the needs of the seed growers.

OBS

Term used at the Canadian Grain Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
  • Amélioration végétale
  • Culture des plantes industrielles
CONT

La semence «select» est confiée à des producteurs de semence enregistrée qui en feront la multiplication afin d'obtenir ce qu'on appelle de la semence «fondation». Cette catégorie est également inspectée et certifiée. Une multiplication subséquente produira de la semence «enregistrée». Les agriculteurs peuvent se procurer ces deux catégories de semence chez les marchands grainiers à condition qu'il y en ait suffisamment pour les producteurs de semences.

OBS

Bien que cette terminologie soit utilisée par l'Association canadienne des producteurs de semences, son emploi est douteux sur le plan strictement linguistique. Toutefois selon la source «f», cette terminologie est utilisée par Agriculture et Agro-Alimentaire Canada dans certains documents.

OBS

semence de base; semence de fondation : termes en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Genética
  • Mejora vegetal
  • Cultivo de plantas industriales
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Record 7 2004-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Silviculture
OBS

Areas, volumes and description of forest resources of Canada. Includes species, forest type, volumes, maturity class, predominant genus, age, disturbance, site quality, ownership, biomass of merchantable and other portions of trees. Used to maintain an inventory of the forest resources of Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Sylviculture

Spanish

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Record 8 2000-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
CONT

Cool stars play a major role in astrophysics; they define the largest stellar class, comprising our Sun as an average example. Most cool stars maintain magnetically confined atmospheres which give rise to particle acceleration and plasma heating.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie

Spanish

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Record 9 1993-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
  • Investment
CONT

A bank shall maintain a separate stated capital account for each class and series of shares it issues. [Bank Act].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
  • Investissements et placements
CONT

La banque tient un compte capital déclaré distinct pour chaque catégorie et chaque série d'actions. [Loi sur les banques].

Spanish

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