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MISINTERPRETATION [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-07-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Infantry
- Small Arms
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- designated marksman
1, record 1, English, designated%20marksman
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- DM 2, record 1, English, DM
correct, noun
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The biggest misinterpretation about DMs is that they are snipers.... A designated marksman is an infantry asset that's attached to an infantry squad. Snipers often work alone or within a very small team. Snipers also tend to work autonomously, with specialized mission sets. A designated marksman, on the other hand, will conduct basic infantry operations. 3, record 1, English, - designated%20marksman
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infanterie
- Armes légères
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tireur de précision désigné
1, record 1, French, tireur%20de%20pr%C3%A9cision%20d%C3%A9sign%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tireuse de précision désignée 2, record 1, French, tireuse%20de%20pr%C3%A9cision%20d%C3%A9sign%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-10-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
- Cognitive Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- illusion
1, record 2, English, illusion
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A misperception or misinterpretation of a real external stimulus... 2, record 2, English, - illusion
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[For example,] hearing the rustling of leaves as the sound of voices. 2, record 2, English, - illusion
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
- Psychologie cognitive
- Psychologie clinique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- illusion
1, record 2, French, illusion
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Perception inexacte ou mauvaise interprétation d'un stimulus extérieur réel [...] 2, record 2, French, - illusion
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Par exemple,] le bruissement des feuilles est pris pour des voix. 2, record 2, French, - illusion
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-05-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- proviso
1, record 3, English, proviso
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A condition, stipulation, limitation, or provision which is inserted in a deed, lease, mortgage, or contract, and on the performance or non performance of which the validity of the instrument frequently depends; it usually begins with the word "provided". A clause or part of a clause in a statute, the office of which is either to except something from the enacting clause, or to qualify or restrain its generality, or to exclude some possible ground of misinterpretation of its extent.(Black's, 5th ed., 1979, p. 1152). 1, record 3, English, - proviso
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It is said that "the terms ’proviso’ and ’condition’ are synonymous, and signify some quality annexed to a real estate, by virtue of which it may be defeated, enlarged, or created, upon an uncertain event". That proposition is probably true when real estate is the subject-matter; but "proviso" and "condition" can hardly be regarded as convertible terms for all purposes. (Stroud’s, 4th ed.,1971, p. 2172). 1, record 3, English, - proviso
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- disposition restrictive
1, record 3, French, disposition%20restrictive
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Si le contexte le permet, le terme français «clause restrictive» ou «clause limitative» peut également convenir pour rendre la notion en cause. 1, record 3, French, - disposition%20restrictive
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
disposition restrictive : 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). 2, record 3, French, - disposition%20restrictive
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2007-04-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Education (General)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- multiple choice item
1, record 4, English, multiple%20choice%20item
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
By adhering th following suggestion, you will have a better chance of developing multi-choice items that fairly test the knowledge of the test taker and avoid confusion and misinterpretation. 2, record 4, English, - multiple%20choice%20item
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pédagogie (Généralités)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- item à choix multiple
1, record 4, French, item%20%C3%A0%20choix%20multiple
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- item à réponse au choix 2, record 4, French, item%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9ponse%20au%20choix
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les devis montrent comment chaque item à choix multiple ou à réponse construite se rapporte aux attentes et contenus d'apprentissage du curriculum [...] 3, record 4, French, - item%20%C3%A0%20choix%20multiple
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2006-05-25
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Accounting
- Government Accounting
- Financial and Budgetary Management
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- accounting error
1, record 5, English, accounting%20error
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An error attributable to a miscalculation, a misinterpretation of information, an omission of known facts during the preparation of the financial statements or to the application of an unacceptable accounting practice. 2, record 5, English, - accounting%20error
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité
- Comptabilité publique
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- erreur comptable
1, record 5, French, erreur%20comptable
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Erreur attribuable à un calcul erroné, à une mauvaise interprétation de certains renseignements, au défaut de prendre en considération des faits connus lors de l'établissement des états financiers ou à l'adoption d'une pratique comptable inacceptable. 2, record 5, French, - erreur%20comptable
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1998-06-09
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Parliamentary Language
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- proviso
1, record 6, English, proviso
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A clause or part of a clause in a statute, the office of which is either to except something from the enacting clause, or to quality or restrain its generality, or to exclude some possible ground of misinterpretation of its extent. 2, record 6, English, - proviso
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire parlementaire
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- disposition restrictive
1, record 6, French, disposition%20restrictive
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- clause conditionnelle 1, record 6, French, clause%20conditionnelle
correct, feminine noun
- disposition conditionnelle 2, record 6, French, disposition%20conditionnelle
feminine noun
- prescription conditionnelle 2, record 6, French, prescription%20conditionnelle
feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1994-11-30
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Accounting
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- oversight of information 1, record 7, English, oversight%20of%20information
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There may be circumstances where environmental costs recognized currently should have been recognized in prior periods, but were not, because of "a misinterpretation or misrepresentation of information" or "from an oversight of information available at the time the financial statements were prepared. " 1, record 7, English, - oversight%20of%20information
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- omission de prendre en considération des renseignements
1, record 7, French, omission%20de%20prendre%20en%20consid%C3%A9ration%20des%20renseignements
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parfois, des coûts environnementaux constatés dans l'exercice en cours auraient dû être constatés dans des exercices antérieurs mais ne l'ont pas été, du fait «que l'on avait mal interprété ou mal présenté certains renseignements» ou «que l'on avait omis de prendre en considération des renseignements dont on disposait lors de la préparation des états financiers». 1, record 7, French, - omission%20de%20prendre%20en%20consid%C3%A9ration%20des%20renseignements
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1991-02-28
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Site Development
- Canals
- Dams and Causeways
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- side slope
1, record 8, English, side%20slope
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The slope of the sides of a canal, dam, embankment. 2, record 8, English, - side%20slope
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Custom has sanctioned the naming of the horizontal distance first as 1. 5 to 1(or, frequently 1 1/2 : 1) meaning a distance of 1. 5 ft horizontal to 1 ft vertical; a better and more strictly correct form of expressing such a slope that is not subject to misinterpretation would be 1 on 1 1/2. 2, record 8, English, - side%20slope
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The point where the side slope of a cut or fill will intersect the ground surface is marked by a stake called a slope stake. Slope stakes are set before construction is begun. 3, record 8, English, - side%20slope
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Aménagement du terrain
- Canaux
- Barrages et chaussées
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- pente de talus
1, record 8, French, pente%20de%20talus
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- pente d'un talus 2, record 8, French, pente%20d%27un%20talus
correct, feminine noun
- pente des talus 3, record 8, French, pente%20des%20talus
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Inclinaison de la paroi latérale d'un canal ou d'un remblai par rapport à l'horizontale. 4, record 8, French, - pente%20de%20talus
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On tiendra compte de la consistance et de la cohésion du terrain pour fixer la pente d'un talus [...] 2, record 8, French, - pente%20de%20talus
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1989-09-07
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- ghost target
1, record 9, English, ghost%20target
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An apparent target in a radar which does not correspond in position or frequency or both, to any real target, but which results from distortion or misinterpretation by the radar circuitry of other real target signals which are present. For example, it may result from range-Doppler ambiguities in the radar waveform used, from intermodulation distortion due to circuit amplitude nonlinearities, or from combining data from two antenna systems or waveforms. 1, record 9, English, - ghost%20target
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- cible fantôme
1, record 9, French, cible%20fant%C3%B4me
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1979-06-29
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Psychoses
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- psychotic depression
1, record 10, English, psychotic%20depression
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
"psychotic depressive reaction" refers to those severely depressed patients with gross misinterpretation of reality(including delusions and hallucinations) who do not have a history of previous depressions or of marked mood swings, but whose symptoms are reactive(i. e. attributable to some identifiable experience) and of psychotic degree. 1, record 10, English, - psychotic%20depression
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Psychoses
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- dépression psychotique
1, record 10, French, d%C3%A9pression%20psychotique
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les dépressions psychotiques. Le type en est représenté par la mélancolie. C'est un état dépressif profond, sévère, aigu, mais résolutif grâce au traitement; [...] 2, record 10, French, - d%C3%A9pression%20psychotique
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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