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ROOM BOARD [23 records]

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Health Insurance
  • Taxation
OBS

For room and board while confined in a hospital up to the amounts shown in the Schedule of Benefits...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurance-maladie
  • Fiscalité

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguro médico
  • Sistema tributario
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Record 2 2024-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Economics
  • Finance
CONT

... alternatives to selling the target [company] include proceeding with the current strategy... or restructuring and refinancing, possibly selling or spinning off specific assets or divisions. If there is no compelling alternative strategy, the board should quickly engage resources, identify other potential buyers and prepare a data room to be made available to other potential buyers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie de l'entreprise
  • Finances
CONT

[...] il existe d'autres options que la vente; la [société] cible peut continuer d'appliquer la stratégie en cours [...], procéder à une restructuration ou à un refinancement et, éventuellement, vendre ou scinder certains actifs ou certaines divisions spécifiques. Si aucune stratégie de rechange ne semble suffisamment prometteuse, le conseil doit sans tarder mobiliser des ressources, identifier d'autres acheteurs potentiels et préparer une salle de documentation qui sera mise à la disposition d'autres acheteurs potentiels.

Spanish

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Record 3 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Air Transport Personnel and Services
DEF

A person who flies a plane.

CONT

The job of an airplane pilot extends well beyond takeoff and landing. Pilots start their workday in an airport briefing room learning about weather and safety issues related to their flight. Once on board the airplane, a pilot must conduct pre-flight inspections to ensure everything is in working order.

Key term(s)
  • air plane pilot
  • air craft pilot

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Personnel et services (Transport aérien)
DEF

Personne qui conduit un avion.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Personal y servicios (Transporte aéreo)
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Record 4 2022-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collaboration with the FAO
  • Pumps
  • Commercial Fishing
CONT

Smaller seines are hauled on board with the aid of a hydraulic winch called a power block, or for larger seines, a hydraulic fish pump is used to vacuum the catch from the seine while in the water. In all these cases, hydraulic power is either provided by a pump driven by the main engine or by an auxiliary power unit in the engine room...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
  • Pompes
  • Pêche commerciale

Spanish

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Record 5 2022-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • News and Journalism (General)
CONT

In addition to the written assignment outlooks, the assignment desk staff must maintain an assignment board that lists all of the stories that have been assigned for that day. The board shows the names of the reporter and crew, the location of the story, the time it is scheduled, and, usually, the time the crew is expected back. There also should be room for additional notes on the progress of the story.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Information et journalisme (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 6 2022-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Layout of the Workplace
  • Meetings and Assemblies (Administration)
DEF

A room that is designated for meetings of a board and usually contains a large conference table.

CONT

Board members use the boardroom to discuss and decide how to handle the company’s most pressing issues.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Implantation des locaux de travail
  • Réunions et assemblées (Administration)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trazado de los locales de trabajo
  • Reuniones y asambleas (Administración)
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Record 7 2021-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
CONT

[The] competition officials [are] One(or more) Referee for Track Events, One(or more) Referee for Field Events, One(or more) Referee for Combined Events, One(or more) Referee for events outside the Stadium, One Referee for the Call Room, One Chief Judge and an adequate number of Judges for Track Events, One Chief Judge and an adequate number of Judges for each Field Event, One Chief Judge and five Judges for each Track Race Walking Event, One Chief Judge and eight Judges for each Road Race Walking Event, Other Race Walking Competition officials, as necessary, including Recorders, Position Board operators, etc. One Chief Umpire and an adequate number of Umpires, One Chief Timekeeper and an adequate number of Timekeepers, One Start Coordinator and an adequate number of Starters and Recallers, One(or more) Starters’ Assistant, One Chief and an adequate number of Lap Scorers, One Competition Secretary and an adequate number of assistants, One Chief and an adequate number of Marshals, One(or more) Wind Operator, One Chief Photo Finish Judge and an adequate number of Assistant Photo Finish Judges, One(or more) Measurement Judge(Electronics), One Chief and an adequate number of Call Room Judges.

CONT

The High School rules have left it up to the Games Committee to define the restricted areas where only competitors and meet officials are allowed.

OBS

Terms usually used in the plural in this context.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
CONT

[Les] officiels de compétition [sont :] Un (ou plusieurs) Juge(s)-Arbitre(s) pour les courses, Un (ou plusieurs) Juge(s)-Arbitre(s) pour les concours, Un (ou plusieurs) Juge(s) -Arbitre(s) pour les épreuves combinées, Un (ou plusieurs) Juge(s)-Arbitre(s) pour les épreuves se déroulant hors du stade, Un Juge-Arbitre pour la Chambre d'Appel, Un Chef-Juge et un nombre approprié de Juges pour les courses, Un Chef-Juge et un nombre approprié de Juges pour chaque concours, Un Chef-Juge et cinq Juges pour chaque épreuve de marche sur piste, Un Chef-Juge et huit Juges pour chaque épreuve de marche sur route, Les autres officiels de marche nécessaires comprenant des Secrétaires, des Préposés au tableau d'affichage, etc. Un Chef-Juge des Commissaires et un nombre approprié de Commissaires, Un Chef-Juge de Chronométrage et un nombre approprié de Chronométreurs, Un Coordonnateur des Départs et un nombre approprié de Starters et de Starters de Rappel, Un (ou plusieurs) Aide(s)-Starter(s), Un Chef-Juge de Comptage de tours et un nombre approprié de Compteurs de tours, Un (ou plusieurs) Secrétaire(s) de Compétition, Un Chef et un nombre approprié de Commissaires de terrain, Un (ou plusieurs) Préposé(s) à l'anémomètre, Un Chef-Juge et un nombre approprié de Juges Adjoints de Photographie d'Arrivée, Un (ou plusieurs) Juge(s) pour les mesures électroniques, Un Chef Juge et un nombre approprié de Juges préposés à la Chambre d'Appel.

OBS

Termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel dans ce contexte.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Atletismo
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Record 8 2020-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Health Institutions
  • Social Services and Social Work
OBS

[A rest home is] a facility providing custodial care. Services provided in these facilities are more residential than medically oriented. They include protective supervision for the residents, as well as room, board, social activities and limited social services.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Établissements de santé
  • Services sociaux et travail social
OBS

Contrairement à la maison de soins infirmiers, la maison de repos est utilisée pour les soins intermédiaires.

OBS

Équivalent adopté par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des services sociaux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Establecimientos de salud
  • Servicios sociales y trabajo social
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Record 9 2019-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • School Equipment
  • Social Services and Social Work
OBS

JMJ Children's Fund helps children to remain in school by paying tuition, assisting with room and board, and financing lunch programs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Matériel et équipement scolaires
  • Services sociaux et travail social

Spanish

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Record 10 2016-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastic Materials
  • Thermal Insulation
DEF

[A] rigid cellular plastics insulation material with a substantially closed-cell structure based on polymers mainly of the isocyanurate type.

CONT

Polyisocyanurate foam [is] a rigid foam board insulation often used in locations where there is not enough room for standard batt insulation.

OBS

polyisocyanurate foam; PIR: term, abbreviation, and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matières plastiques
  • Isolation thermique
DEF

Matériau isolant en plastique alvéolaire rigide à structure constituée essentiellement de cellules fermées à base de polymères principalement du type isocyanurate.

OBS

mousse de polyisocyanurate; PIR : terme, abréviation et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 11 2014-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Instruments
  • Surveillance, Detection and Reconnaissance (Military)
CONT

An educational program is not necessarily limited to classroom lectures but may also include use of an eye lane — in which a pilot stands at one side of a dark room and looks through NVGs at an eye chart on the opposite wall to learn to focus the goggles; a terrain board — a miniature layout of the type of terrain where the pilot will operate; or a simulator, as well as computer-based or Web-based training.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'optique
  • Surveillance, détection et reconnaissance (Militaire)

Spanish

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Record 12 2012-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Working Practices and Conditions
  • Remuneration (Personnel Management)
OBS

The Minimum Wage Board is established under The Labour Standards Act and may make recommendations to the Lieutenant Governor in Council on matters such as the minimum wage, employee board and room charges, and the minimum age of employment in certain industries. Committee minutes are maintained by the Labour Standards Branch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Régimes et conditions de travail
  • Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
OBS

Officiellement il n'y a pas d'équivalent en français. Information obtenue par l'Office de coordination des affaires francophones (OCAF) et le Bureau de la minorité de langue officielle (BMLO).

Spanish

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Record 13 2011-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
OBS

virtual reading room : term used at the Treasury Board Secretariat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
OBS

salle de lecture virtuelle : terme en usage au Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor.

Spanish

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Record 14 2011-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
OBS

server room : term used at the Treasury Board Secretariat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
OBS

salle de serveur; salle de serveurs : termes en usage au Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor.

Spanish

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Record 15 2008-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Reports
  • Management Operations (General)
OBS

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. This report offers an independent review of the Government of Canada's Draft Treasury Board Policy on Managing Procurement. The federal government recognizes there is room for improvement in managing its procurement of billions of dollars of goods and services annually.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de rapports
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
OBS

Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor du Canada. Le présent rapport fournit un examen indépendant de l'ébauche de la Politique sur la gestion de l'approvisionnement du Conseil du Trésor. Le gouvernement fédéral reconnaît que la gestion de l'approvisionnement, qui se traduit par des milliards de dollars en produits et services chaque année, pourrait être améliorée.

Spanish

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Record 16 2004-07-27

English

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

Synchronous training is done in real-time with a live instructor facilitating the training. Everyone logs in at a set time and can communicate directly with the instructor and with each other. You can raise your cyber hand and even view the cyber whiteboard. It lasts for a set amount of time -- from a single session to several weeks, months or even years. This type of training usually takes place via Internet Web sites, audio- or video-conferencing, Internet telephony, or even two-way live broadcasts to students in a classroom.

CONT

Delivery of training to employees can be accomplished using many methods. Real-time training is a method that employs live streaming video and either streaming audio or a conference bridge to provide the audio to the presentation. This methodology allows the instructor to conduct a class as if he was in the same room as the student answering questions and can often utilize an electronic white board.

Key term(s)
  • real time training

French

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

Formation permettant au formateur et à l'apprenant d'avoir des interactions en temps réel grâce à des outils informatiques tels que le clavardage en direct, les tableaux blancs ou les vidéoconférences.

CONT

Formation en temps réel (synchrone) - Cette méthode permet à un groupe d'accéder, à une heure donnée et sans se déplacer, à une salle de classe virtuelle animée en direct par un formateur. Les participants ont à leur disposition la liste des présents au cours, des supports audio et vidéo, un système de prise de parole, des tableaux blancs et des applications partagées ainsi que des fonctions de messagerie instantanée et de discussion qui leur permettent d'intervenir et d'échanger en temps réel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Capacitación del personal
  • Internet y telemática
  • Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
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Record 17 2003-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Customs and Excise
  • Air Safety
CONT

Commercial cargo at Blaine travels through a new fourteen million-dollar facility. At this facility, a commercial truck with a container full of foreign goods can have its cargo cleared and entered into the U.S. in less than a minute. That same conveyance can be selected for inspection and required to back up to the loading dock or old to pull ahead to the mobile X-ray vehicle.

CONT

... we showed our immigration cards to pass on to the flight waiting room. Since we passed through all these points relatively quickly, we had to wait an hour or so before boarding. When it was finally time to board, we walked outside, ran our bags through a security X-ray vehicle, and proceeded to the jet.

Key term(s)
  • mobile X-rays vehicle
  • mobile X ray vehicle
  • mobile X rays vehicle
  • mobile truck X rays

French

Domaine(s)
  • Douanes et accise
  • Sécurité (Transport aérien)
CONT

[...] au 1-6-1999, la douane employait 20 005 agents, utilisait 23 avions, 8 hélicoptères, 68 bateaux, 2 216 véhicules dont 257 motos, 7 véhicules à rayons X, 2 camions de surveillance radar, 262 équipes «maître-chien» pour la détection des stupéfiants et des explosifs.

Spanish

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Record 18 2003-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Loans
  • Education
DEF

Resource available to a student to cover a specific element of his education or living costs.

OBS

These resources may be received from a government, a private sector agency, or a third party. Targeted resources might include : voluntary contributions from students, spouses or parents, over and above the amounts assessed; scholarship trust fund amounts greater than the assessed contribution; payment of tuition directly to the educational institution made by a third party; room and board provided by an employer; subsidies or bursaries for child care, including foster child care; social assistance for living costs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prêts et emprunts
  • Pédagogie
DEF

Ressources dont dispose l'étudiant pour payer une partie précise de ses frais d'études ou de subsistance.

OBS

Ces ressources peuvent provenir d'un gouvernement, d'un organisme privé ou d'une tierce partie. Il peut s'agir, entre autres : de contributions volontaires de l'étudiant, de son conjoint ou sa conjointe ou de ses parents en sus des montants estimés; de tout montant d'un fonds fiduciaire de bourses d'études excédant la contribution estimée; de frais de scolarité payés directement à l'établissement d'enseignement par une tierce partie; du montant de la pension payée par un employeur; de subventions ou bourses pour le paiement des frais de garde d'enfants, y compris d'enfants en famille d'accueil; des prestations d'aide sociale reçues pour le paiement des frais de subsistance.

Spanish

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Record 19 1998-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
DEF

Enlargement of the Dow Jones news ticker tape, projected on a screen in the board room of a brokerage firm. It continually reports major news development and financial information.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
DEF

Ruban qui transmet les cours du Dow Jones.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bolsa de valores
DEF

Término comúnmente aplicado para definir a los cables noticiosos e información de las ruedas de valores y de mercados de mercancías, en contraposición con los cables de transmisión de precios de las propias Bolsas, que utilizan una cinta de teleimpresión angosta.

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Record 20 1995-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Services and Social Work
OBS

Type of housing for senior citizens. One pays an endowment fee plus monthly service fees and is provided with room, board and medical care for life. One buys the package, not the property.

OBS

A wellness program for a life care community (Gerontologist, 1984, Dec., Vol. 24(6), pp. 568-571)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Services sociaux et travail social
OBS

soins à vie : Lit et soins d'entretien garantis, dans un «nursing home» ou un établissement équivalent, à un malade âgé aussi longtemps qu'il vit, en échange d'une prime unique, versée à l'avance, par l'intéressé lui-même ou par sa famille.

OBS

Le terme «foyer de soins à vie» est utilisé dans Terminologie des services sociaux et des services de santé.

Spanish

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Record 21 1994-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tourism (General)
  • Tourist Lodging
DEF

Lodgings of any sort for the traveler...

OBS

Non commercial accommodations include vacation or second homes, user-provided tents or campers...

OBS

Accommodations used in the plural means lodgings; room and board.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tourisme (Généralités)
  • Hébergement (Tourisme)
DEF

L'hébergement touristique de l'an 2000 sera non seulement dans ce nouveau monde mais qu'il en sera un élément capital.

Spanish

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Record 22 1993-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signage
DEF

A tablet or sectional strips on the wall of the entry of a building bearing the names of occupants with indication of the floor level and room numbers of each.

CONT

It is the responsibility of Public Works Canada to provide all signage necessary to direct the public from the street or highway to the door of the occupant. Generally, this is achieved by :... a main lobby directory board indicating the location(i. e. floor number) of each occupant; a floor directory board indicating the room number or area of the occupant;...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation (panneaux)
DEF

Tableau posé à l'entrée d'un immeuble et donnant la liste des occupants.

OBS

Un tableau indicateur principal est placé à l'entrée et il peut être nécessaire d'en placer un autre sur chaque étage, aux intersections.

Spanish

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Record 23 1985-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
  • Meetings and Assemblies (Administration)
OBS

boardroom : a room that is designated for meetings of a board and usu. contains a large conference table.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
  • Réunions et assemblées (Administration)
CONT

Tapis vert d'une table de conseil d'administration, d'un bureau.

Spanish

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