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SICILY ITALY [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-10-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Transport of Oil and Natural Gas
- Long-Distance Pipelines
- Gas Industry
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- section tied to a gas pipeline
1, record 1, English, section%20tied%20to%20a%20gas%20pipeline
proposal
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- section tied into a gas pipeline 1, record 1, English, section%20tied%20into%20a%20gas%20pipeline
proposal
- stretch connected to a gas pipeline 1, record 1, English, stretch%20connected%20to%20a%20gas%20pipeline
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Algeria's natural gas pipeline export capacity includes 850 Bcf/y via the 667-mile Trans-Mediterranean(Transmed, renamed Enrico Mattei) line from Hassi R’Mel via Tunisia and Sicily to mainland Italy, and 285 Bcf/y via the 1, 013-mile Maghreb-Europe Gas(MEG, renamed Pedro Duran Farell) line via Morocco to Cordoba, Spain, where it ties into the Spanish and Portuguese gas transmission networks. 2, record 1, English, - section%20tied%20to%20a%20gas%20pipeline
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
... the Spanish section of the gas pipeline ... 3, record 1, English, - section%20tied%20to%20a%20gas%20pipeline
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
The first phase of the Maghreb-Europe Gas Pipeline project was completed in December 1996. ... Enagas ... managed the Spanish stretches and the Straits of Gibraltar. 4, record 1, English, - section%20tied%20to%20a%20gas%20pipeline
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Transport du pétrole et du gaz naturel
- Canalisations à grande distance
- Industrie du gaz
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bretelle ancrée à un gazoduc
1, record 1, French, bretelle%20ancr%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20un%20gazoduc
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bretelle de gazoduc 2, record 1, French, bretelle%20de%20gazoduc
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] il est prévu la construction de deux bretelles ancrées au GME (gazoduc Maghreb-Europe) pour relier Casablanca et Fès. 1, record 1, French, - bretelle%20ancr%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20un%20gazoduc
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] Gaz de France, la société italienne Eni, les sociétés allemandes Ruhrgaz et Wintershall, et le gazier russe Gazprom [...] ont conclu un accord pour étudier la faisabilité de la construction d'une bretelle de gazoduc contournant l'Ukraine. [...] La nouvelle bretelle prévue amènerait le gaz des gisements très riches de la péninsule de Iamal, dans le Grand Nord, vers la Biélorussie, d'où elle contournerait l'Ukraine en longeant la frontière du côté polonais pour rejoindre le tracé existant en Slovaquie. 2, record 1, French, - bretelle%20ancr%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20un%20gazoduc
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-12-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Criminology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Black Hand
1, record 2, English, Black%20Hand
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Black Hand, symbol and name for a criminal and terroristic secret society, and especially associated with the Mafia and the Camorra. The Black Hand flourished in Sicily in the late 19th century, and in the United States it was especially active in New York City at the beginning of the 20th century. It is estimated that at one time 90% of New York City's Italian population was blackmailed by letters threatening death and marked with a black hand. Famous incidents associated with the Black Hand include the murder(1890) in New Orleans of chief of police Daniel Hennessy and the shooting(1909), in Palermo, Italy, of Lt. Joseph Petrosino of the New York City police. 2, record 2, English, - Black%20Hand
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The society was so named because those who did not comply with its demands received notes imprinted with a black hand to warn them of terrible reprisals. Many Italians were expected to give up portions of their wages to this criminal group, and if they didn’t, they were repeatedly harassed and even killed. 3, record 2, English, - Black%20Hand
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Criminologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Main noir
1, record 2, French, Main%20noir
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- main noir 2, record 2, French, main%20noir
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Histoire des sociétés politiques secrètes au 19 et au 20 siècles : les carbonari, les décembristes, les sociétés irlandaises, la société Houng en Chine, la main noir, le Ku-Klux-Klan [...] 2, record 2, French, - Main%20noir
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-12-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Criminology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- anti-Mafia campaign 1, record 3, English, anti%2DMafia%20campaign
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Over the next 30 years the Mafia became a power not only in Sicily but all over Italy as well. The Italian government began an anti-Mafia campaign in the early 1980s, leading not only to a number of arrests and sensational trials, but also to the assassination of several key law-enforcement officials in retaliation. 1, record 3, English, - anti%2DMafia%20campaign
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Criminologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- campagne anti-mafia
1, record 3, French, campagne%20anti%2Dmafia
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- campagne anti-maffia 2, record 3, French, campagne%20anti%2Dmaffia
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il y a eu une campagne anti-mafia mise en place dans les années 1980 et on a eu une impression d'efficacité. Des municipalités ont, par exemple, été mises sous administration directe de Rome, leur Conseil municipal ayant été noyauté par la mafia. 1, record 3, French, - campagne%20anti%2Dmafia
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mafia : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 2, record 3, French, - campagne%20anti%2Dmafia
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-05-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- sirocco
1, record 4, English, sirocco
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- scirocco 1, record 4, English, scirocco
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hot, humid, southerly winds in southern Italy, Sicily and Malta which originate over the Sahara but gain moisture on crossing the Mediterranean Sea. 2, record 4, English, - sirocco
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The air comes from the Sahara(as a desert wind) and is dry and dusty, but the term is not used in North Africa, where it is called chom(hot) or arifi(thirsty). In crossing the Mediterranean the sirocco picks up much moisture because of its high temperature, and reaches Malta, Sicily, and southern Italy as a very enervating, hot, humid wind. As it travels northward, it causes fog and rain. In some parts of the Mediterranean region the word may be used for any warm southerly wind, often of foehn type. In the extreme southwest of Greece a warm foehn crossing the coastal mountains is named sirocco di levante. There are a number of local variants of the spelling such as xaroco(Portuguese), jaloque or xaloque(Spanish), xaloc or xaloch(Catalonian). In the Rhône delta the warm rainy southeast sirocco is called eissero. On Zakynthos Island it is called lampaditsa. 3, record 4, English, - sirocco
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- sirocco
1, record 4, French, sirocco
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- scirocco 2, record 4, French, scirocco
correct, masculine noun
- siroco 3, record 4, French, siroco
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vent du sud, chaud et humide, dans le sud de l'Italie, en Sicile et à Malte; il provient du Sahara et acquiert de l'humidité en traversant la Méditerranée. 3, record 4, French, - sirocco
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'air vient du Sahara comme vent de désert; il est chaud et poussiéreux. En Afrique du Nord, on l'appelle chom (chaud) ou arifi (soif). En traversant la Méditerranée, le sirocco recueille beaucoup d'humidité à cause de sa température élevée et atteint Malte, la Sicile et le sud de l'Italie comme vent humide et chaud. En se mouvant vers le nord, il produit du brouillard et de la pluie. Dans l'extrême sud-ouest de la Grèce un foehn chaud qui traverse les montagnes côtières porte le nom de sirocco di levante. L'appellation du vent diffère suivant les pays. Le sirocco s'appelle xaroco au Portugal, jaloque ou xaloque en Espagne, xaloc ou xaloch en Catalogne. Dans le delta du Rhône, le sirocco pluvieux et chaud est appelé eissero. À l'île de Zakynthos, on l'appelle lampaditsa. 2, record 4, French, - sirocco
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- siroco
1, record 4, Spanish, siroco
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En el sur de Italia, Sicilia y Malta, un viento cálido húmedo, procedente del sur; es aire del Sahara que adquiere humedad al cruzar el Mediterráneo. 1, record 4, Spanish, - siroco
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-04-23
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Strait of Messina
1, record 5, English, Strait%20of%20Messina
correct, Italy
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Channel between South Italy and northeast Sicily. 2, record 5, English, - Strait%20of%20Messina
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- détroit de Messine
1, record 5, French, d%C3%A9troit%20de%20Messine
correct, masculine noun, Italy
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bras de mer séparant l'Italie péninsulaire et la Sicile. Il relie les mers Thyrrénienne et Ionienne. 2, record 5, French, - d%C3%A9troit%20de%20Messine
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2000-07-12
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Types of Aircraft
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- catapult fighter
1, record 6, English, catapult%20fighter
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Although it was no longer in production when the war ended the Hurricane was still in service as a first-line aircraft. It served on seventeen battle fronts-in the British Isles, France, Norway, North Africa, Sicily, Italy, The Middle East, The Far East, Russia, in the Battles of the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, and the Northern Convoys, to mention the most important-as a fighter-bomber, an R. P. fighter, a "tank buster", a catapult fighter, and a carrier fighter. 1, record 6, English, - catapult%20fighter
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Types d'aéronefs
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- avion de chasse à catapulter
1, record 6, French, avion%20de%20chasse%20%C3%A0%20catapulter
proposal, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1998-04-07
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
- Petrography
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- sideromelane
1, record 7, English, sideromelane
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A basaltic glass from the palagonite tuffs of Sicily, Italy. 1, record 7, English, - sideromelane
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
- Pétrographie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- sideromélane
1, record 7, French, siderom%C3%A9lane
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété d'obsidienne, riche en oxyde ferrique. 2, record 7, French, - siderom%C3%A9lane
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1997-01-30
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Caltanissetta
1, record 8, English, Caltanissetta
correct, Europe
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Province of central Sicily, Italy. 2, record 8, English, - Caltanissetta
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- Caltanissetta
1, record 8, French, Caltanissetta
correct, Europe
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ville d'Italie, en Sicile, chef-lieu de province. 2, record 8, French, - Caltanissetta
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1997-01-06
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- Trápani
1, record 9, English, Tr%C3%A1pani
correct, Europe
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- Depanum 2, record 9, English, Depanum
former designation, correct, Europe
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Province of Sicily, Italy. 3, record 9, English, - Tr%C3%A1pani
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- Trápani
1, record 9, French, Tr%C3%A1pani
correct, Europe
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ville et port de Sicile, à l'extremité de la côte occidentale, sur une presqu'île. 2, record 9, French, - Tr%C3%A1pani
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1984-12-10
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Documents and Works
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- Sicily - Italy 1, record 10, English, Sicily%20%2D%20Italy
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sicily-Italy, 1943-45.(Exposition du Musée canadien de la guerre). 1, record 10, English, - Sicily%20%2D%20Italy
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Titres de documents et d'œuvres
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- Sicile/Italie
1, record 10, French, Sicile%2FItalie
proposal
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sicile/Italie 1943-45. Musée canadien de la guerre. 1, record 10, French, - Sicile%2FItalie
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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