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Record 1 2023-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Investment
  • Environmental Economics
OBS

The Green Bond Program directly supports the growth of Canada's sustainable finance market by providing investors with a new, credible and transparent investment opportunity that increases the flow of capital towards climate and environmental initiatives. This flow of capital will help to fund new projects and speed up existing projects, ranging from green infrastructure to nature conservancy.

Key term(s)
  • Green Bond Programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Investissements et placements
  • Économie environnementale

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation
  • Real Estate
CONT

... a tax-free first home savings account will allow Canadians under 40 to save up to $40, 000 towards their first home, and to withdraw it tax-free to put towards their first home purchase, with no requirement to repay it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité
  • Immobilier
CONT

Créer un compte d'épargne libre d'impôt pour l'achat d'une première propriété. Ce compte permettra aux Canadiens de moins de 40 ans d'économiser jusqu'à 40 000 $ en vue de l'achat de leur première habitation et d'affecter ce montant à leur achat sans être imposés ni avoir l'obligation de le rembourser.

Spanish

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Record 3 2023-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
DEF

A bodybuilding exercise performed by completing the following movements : stand in front of a low-pulley cable machine with your left side towards the machine. With your right hand, grab the cable handle and pull it across your body and up, past your right shoulder, until your arm is straight and pointing diagonally. Bring the weight back to the starting position.

OBS

This exercise targets the deltoid muscles and, to a lesser extent, the trapezii.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
DEF

Exercice de musculation qui s'exécute en effectuant les mouvements suivants : placez-vous debout, votre côté gauche face à un appareil à poulie basse. Prenez la poignée de la poulie avec votre main droite et tirez-la vers votre épaule droite. Continuez jusqu'à ce que ce que votre bras soit complètement tendu, c'est-à-dire lorsqu'il pointera en diagonale vers le haut. Revenez ensuite en position de départ.

OBS

Cet exercice sollicite les deltoïdes et, dans une moindre mesure, les trapèzes.

Spanish

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Record 4 2023-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorology
  • Air Pollution
CONT

A continent-size cloud of hot air and dust originating from the Sahara Desert crossed the Atlantic Ocean and headed towards Florida and the Caribbean.... These dust clouds are not uncommon, especially during the months of July and August. They start when weather patterns called tropical waves pick up dust from the desert in North Africa, carry it a couple of miles into the atmosphere and drift westward.

Key term(s)
  • cloud of dust

French

Domaine(s)
  • Météorologie
  • Pollution de l'air
CONT

De gigantesques nuages de poussière traversent régulièrement l'Atlantique. Autant ils peuvent être nocifs pour la population humaine, autant ils ont des bienfaits sur le reste de la planète. C'est à près de trois kilomètres au-dessus du niveau de la mer que peuvent se retrouver [...] ces denses nuages de poussière pouvant s'étaler sur plus de deux millions de kilomètres carrés, qui traversent l'océan du Sahara vers les plages des Caraïbes. Ces quantités impressionnantes de poussière traversent l'Atlantique à longueur d'année, mais sont plus fréquentes pendant les saisons chaudes [...]

Spanish

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Record 5 2022-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
Dermacentor albipictus
Latin
OBS

A tick of the family Ixodidae.

OBS

The winter tick... attacks moose. It differs from other ticks in terms of its impressive size(measuring up to 15 millimetres), which peaks towards the end of winter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Dermacentor albipictus
Latin
OBS

Tique de la famille des Ixodidae.

OBS

La tique d'hiver [...] s'attaque principalement aux orignaux. Elle se distingue des autres tiques par sa taille imposante (jusqu'à 15 millimètres) qui atteint son point culminant vers la fin de l'hiver.

Spanish

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Record 6 2022-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Private-Sector Programs
  • Social Movements
OBS

The Moose Hide Campaign is a grassroots movement of Indigenous and non-Indigenous men and boys who are standing up against violence towards women and children. Wearing the moose hide pin signifies your commitment to honour, respect and protect the women and children in your life and speak out against gender-based and domestic violence.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes du secteur privé
  • Mouvements sociaux
OBS

La Campagne Moose Hide est un mouvement populaire d'hommes et de garçons autochtones et non autochtones qui s'opposent publiquement à la violence faite aux femmes et aux enfants. Le port de l'épinglette de peau d'orignal (Moose Hide) symbolise notre engagement à honorer, respecter et protéger les femmes et les enfants qui sont dans nos vies et à dénoncer la violence fondée sur le sexe, ainsi que la violence familiale.

Spanish

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Record 7 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
CONT

Plank bridge : Start by lying face down on the ground. Place your elbows and forearms underneath your chest. Prop yourself up to form a bridge using your toes and forearms. Maintain a flat back and do not allow your hips to sag towards the ground. Hold for 10-30 seconds or until you can no longer maintain a flat bridge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
CONT

La planche abdominale est un exercice efficace et facile à faire chez soi. Pour ce faire, il suffit de placer une grande serviette au sol et de se coucher à plat ventre. Placez-vous de façon semblable à une pompe, c'est-à-dire, les jambes droites, les pieds légèrement écartés, et appuyez-vous sur vos avant-bras plutôt que sur vos mains. Gardez cette position le plus longtemps possible, au moins 15 à 20 secondes, et répétez trois fois. Cet exercice raffermit les muscles qui supportent la colonne et les organes internes, soit les abdominaux, les obliques, les transversaux et les lombaires.

CONT

Le premier exercice est la planche abdominale. Réalisé en isométrie, c’est-à-dire en maintenant une position statique pour un temps donné, cet exercice permet le renforcement des muscles de la ceinture abdominale en plus d’aider au développement de l’endurance musculaire au niveau lombaire.

Spanish

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Record 8 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
DEF

... a pulley machine used to work the biceps.

CONT

After adjusting the weight for the preacher curl machine, sit down on the machine with your upper arms resting on the pads and grab the handles with your palms facing up.... As you exhale, curl the handles towards you. Hold the top position for a second.... While inhaling, slowly lower your arms and return to the starting position.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme

Spanish

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Record 9 2019-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
CONT

The trawling float is used on the sea bed to open the trawl net up towards the surface.... These floats are categorised according to how deep under the water they can go and how much pressure they can withstand.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
CONT

[…] le flotteur de chalut […] est au fond et a pour mission d'ouvrir le chalut vers la surface. [Les] flotteurs de chalut sont classés selon leur capacité à descendre plus ou moins profondément dans les fonds marins et […] à subir des pressions plus ou moins importantes, sans s'écraser.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pesca comercial
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Record 10 2015-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soccer (Europe: Football)
  • Disabled Sports
CONT

Teams are made up of five players, including the goalkeeper who is the only sighted player on the team. Teams commonly have a guide who is positioned off the field of play and behind the goal being attacked who assists in directing players towards the target.

OBS

In footbal 5-a-side.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soccer (Europe : football)
  • Sports adaptés
CONT

Les équipes sont composées de cinq joueurs et comprennent un gardien de but qui est le seul joueur qui n’a pas de déficience visuelle de l’équipe. Les équipes ont généralement un guide qui se trouve à côté du terrain de jeu et derrière le but attaqué.

OBS

En football à 5.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fútbol
  • Deportes para personas con discapacidad
CONT

Los equipos están compuestos por cinco jugadores, incluido el portero que es el único jugador vidente en el equipo. Por lo general, los equipos tienen un guía que se ubica fuera del campo de juego detrás de la portería opositora y ayuda a orientar a los jugadores hacia el objetivo.

OBS

En fútbol 5.

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Record 11 2015-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Courses
  • Training of Personnel
Universal entry(ies)
F115
classification system code, see observation
OBS

This seminar introduces FI-03s and FI-04s to leaders’ expectations towards the finance community and provides them with an opportunity to discuss any concerns related to those expectations. Participants will learn more about senior leaders’ needs towards the finance community and will have the opportunity to discuss their challenges with them in order to come up with possible solutions.

OBS

F115: a Canada School of Public Service course code.

Key term(s)
  • Strategic Financial Management Series
  • Expectations Seminar

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de cours
  • Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
F115
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Ce séminaire présente aux spécialistes de niveaux FI-03 et FI-04 les attentes des cadres dirigeants à l'endroit de la collectivité de la gestion financière, en plus de leur permettre de discuter de leurs préoccupations face à ces attentes. Les participants en sauront plus au sujet des attentes des cadres dirigeants et pourront discuter avec eux de leurs défis face à ceux-ci, en vue de trouver des solutions.

OBS

F115 : code de cours de l'École de la fonction publique du Canada.

Key term(s)
  • Groupes d'apprentissage par l'action Série sur la gestion stratégique des finances
  • Séminaire sur les attentes

Spanish

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Record 12 2013-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
CONT

Knee dips. Stand in front of a mirror on one leg. Point your foot on the supporting leg straightforward. Square up your hips and shoulders to the mirror so you are facing the mirror directly. Look at your kneecap and make sure it is pointed straightforward to the mirror. Avoid leaning into one hip. Imagine you’ve got a string attached to the top of your head and it's pulling your body straight up so your posture is perfect... Slowly lower your body weight down and up only a few inches. Your primary focus during this exercise is to ensure your kneecap doesn’t collapse in towards the midline of your body... You can intensify this exercise by holding free weights or by standing on a step and bending deeper toward the ground.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
CONT

Pliés des genoux. Tenez-vous debout devant un miroir, sur une jambe. Pointez votre pied libre directement vers la jambe au sol. Alignez vos hanches et vos épaules avec le miroir de manière à bien y faire face. Regardez votre genou et assurez-vous qu'il pointe directement vers le miroir. Évitez de vous reposer sur une seule hanche. Imaginez que vous avez une corde attachée sur le sommet de la tête et qu'elle tire votre corps vers le haut pour une posture parfaite [...] Pliez et dépliez lentement le genou, pour que votre corps descende et monte de quelques pouces seulement. Vous devez avant tout veiller à pointer votre genou directement vers l'avant pendant toute la durée de l'exercice et à ce que celui-ci ne tourne pas vers l'extérieur [...] Vous pouvez intensifier cet exercice en tenant des haltères ou en vous plaçant sur une marche et en descendant plus bas.

Spanish

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Record 13 2013-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Milking Equipment (Agriculture)
DEF

A raised, round rotating platform or carousel on which cows ride while being milked.

CONT

In the rotating parlour, cows are milked on a rotational, raised, circle shaped platform. There are many variations of this type of parlour, based on the way the cows stand on the platform. They can stand in tandem, fishbone or parallel formation, with their heads directed towards the inside or the outside of the platform. The most logical choice is the parallel-type with the heads of the cows directed inward, as this takes up the least space per cow.

Key term(s)
  • revolving milking parlor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traite mécanique (Agriculture)
CONT

Dans une salle de traite rotative, les vaches montent sur une plate-forme mobile. La rotation de la plate-forme déplace l'animal vers le trayeur. Celui-ci peut ensuite effectuer les diverses tâches nécessaires pour traire les vaches correctement. Après la traite, la vache quitte la salle de traite. Les vaches montent sur la plate-forme et sortent de la salle de traite rotative en continu. Ce flux continu contribue à la haute capacité de la salle de traite rotative.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ordeñadora mecánica (Agricultura)
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Record 14 2012-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
CONT

The Eklund technique is a mammographic technique used to examinate breast with implants. It consists of postero-superior displacement of the implants simultaneously to an anterior traction of the breast, pushing the implants towards the chest wall up to flatten. It is a complex technique that requires a significant sensitivity and skill by mammographers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
DEF

La technique de base est la mammographie classique, en raison de l'excellente résolution spatiale des images. Les procédures de dépistage simplifiées (une seule incidence oblique externe) ne sont pas adaptées, car les prothèses masquent en partie le contenu mammaire et leur densité est au moins équivalente à celle des tissus mammaires les plus denses. Des incidences complémentaires sont parfois nécessaires, en comprimant si possible le sein devant la prothèse (technique d'Eklund).

Spanish

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Record 15 2012-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Curling
DEF

To deliver a rock, the position of the hold on the handle of a rock with the palm of the hand flat on the bottom side of the handle and the fingers facing up towards left for a right-hander, towards right, for a left-hander.

DEF

To sweep, the holding of the broom or brush with the stronger arm, right for a right-hander, left for a left-hander, under the other hand on the handle.

OBS

grip (noun): The positioning of the hand and fingers on the handle of [a] rock [to deliver it].

OBS

Antonym: overhand grip, overgrip.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Curling
DEF

Pour effectuer un lancer, position de prise sur le manche d'une pierre avec la paume de la main à plat sur le dessous du manche, les doigts pointant vers le haut, du côté gauche du manche pour un droitier, du côté droit, pour un gaucher.

DEF

Pour balayer ou brosser, façon de tenir le balai ou la brosse avec la main dominante, droite pour un droitier, gauche pour un gaucher, au-dessous de l'autre sur le manche.

OBS

prise, poigne : Façon dont le curleur place sa main et ses doigts sur la poignée d'une pierre pour la lancer.

OBS

Antonyme : prise par-dessus.

Spanish

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Record 16 2012-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pumps
  • Sewers and Drainage
CONT

A sewage pump is an essential component of any waste processing system. While most plumbing systems rely on gravity to bring the waste material down to the sewer level to be processed, occasionally the sewage line is on higher ground than where the waste is originating from. In these cases, a sewage lift pump must be used to counter the effects of gravity and transport the waste matter to its destination.... A sewage lift pump, the primary component of a sewage lift system, is essentially a large tank in which waste water and material collect. Within the tank is a float device which raises and lowers depending on the level of waste in the tank at any given point in time. When the tank fills with waste matter and the float rises to a certain point within it, the sewage lift pump activates. The lift pump essentially forces the waste water and material up through a series of pipes to the sewer or septic lines where it will continue to be processed. As the lift pump moves more material from the tank, the float will begin to lower. Once it reaches a certain point towards the bottom of the tank, it will trigger the lift pump to shut off. All sewage lift pumps also have a built-in alarm that will sound if the float fails to operate correctly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes
  • Égouts et drainage

Spanish

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Record 17 2011-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
CONT

How to perform the Smith machine deadlift. First, set up the Smith bar on the floor with the desired weight you want to lift. Walk up to the bar so that your shins are directly against the Smith bar. Squat down towards the bar until your upper thigh is parallel to the floor. Next, grab the bar with a mixed grip with one hand overhand and one hand underhand. Now, drive your hips upward by contracting your quads and glutes. You are attempting to bring the weight upwards as you stand up. As the bar is being lifted off of the floor, begin to straighten your back up so that it is fully erect. This will utilize the muscles in the back. Once your have reached full standing position, slowly lower the weight back toward the floor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
CONT

Le soulevé de terre barre guidée sert à développer le dos, sans solliciter les obliques.

Spanish

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Record 18 2011-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship's Aircraft (Military)
CONT

[He] enthusiastically volunteered to partake in the de-snagging and ground maintenance run of a [CF18]. During the engine run up [he] noticed that the tail hook flag had separated from its braided attachment and was being blown forward towards the right engine intake. [This] was instrumental in preventing foreign object damage from being ingested into the right engine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aéronefs embarqués (Militaire)

Spanish

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Record 19 2011-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship's Aircraft (Military)
CONT

During the engine run up [he] noticed that the tail hook flag had separated from its braided attachment and was being blown forward towards the right engine intake.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aéronefs embarqués (Militaire)
CONT

Pendant le point fixe, le soldat [...] a remarqué que le fanion de la crosse d'arrêt s'était détaché de son dispositif d'ancrage tressé et qu'il était aspiré vers l'entrée d'air réacteur du côté droit.

Spanish

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Record 20 2011-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
DEF

A zebra (Equus grevyi) with narrow and discontinuous stripes on the belly and the inner surface of the thighs.

CONT

Grevy's Zebra is now restricted to Ethiopia and Kenya. Most surviving in Ethiopia are in the north-east of Lake Turkana; the Alledeghi plains; the Yabello Sanctuary and around Lake Chew Bahar. In Kenya, Grevy's Zebra occurs in much of its former range : east of the Rift Valley and Lake Turkana, north of Mount Kenya and the Tana River, and east towards western Somalia.... Head and body length 250 to 300 cm. Tail length 38 to 60 cm. WEIGHT 352 to 450 kg. Average life expectancy. Captives have lived up to 22 years(Nowak, 1991). Normal diet. Principally grazers, though browsing may comprise 30 per cent of their diet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
CONT

Il existe trois espèces de zèbres, que l'on range dans le genre Equus, de l'ordre des Perissodactylae. Leur nom provient du mot swahili qui signifie «âne rayé». [...] le zèbre de Grévy, Equus grevyi, est, selon certains, le plus beau, le plus rare aussi [...]. Son aire de répartition couvre l'Éthiopie, la Somalie et le Kenya. [...] Le pelage du zèbre de Grévy est orné de bandes verticales étroites, s'incurvant vers le haut des hanches. Ses oreilles sont larges et dressées. Il brait comme un âne. Il n'existe pas de dimorphisme sexuel chez cette espèce. Les mâles comme les femelles peuvent atteindre un poids de 450 kg, ce qui fait de lui le plus grand des équidés sauvages. [...] Le temps de gestation des femelles est, en général, d'un an. Celui de E. grevyi est le plus long : 390 jours. Le zébron, même s'il peut se nourrir d'herbe dès l'âge d'une semaine ne sera sevré que onze mois plus tard. [...] La longévité moyenne des zèbres est de neuf ans.

Spanish

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Record 21 2010-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ice Hockey
CONT

In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal.

OBS

Term also used in sledge hockey.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hockey sur glace
CONT

Au hockey sur glace, lorsqu'une équipe inscrit un but, une aide (aussi appelée assistance ou passe décisive) est attribuée aux deux joueurs précédents [...] qui ont touché (ou dévié) [la] rondelle vers le buteur.

OBS

Termes également utilisés au hockey sur luge.

Spanish

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Record 22 2008-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Sports (General)
OBS

The International Military Sports Council, known by its acronym "CISM", is an international sports association composed of the armed forces of member nations accepted by the General Assembly. CISM is open to the armed forces of all nations. The aims of CISM are to develop friendly relations between the Armed Forces of member nations, promote physical education and sports activities, provide mutual technical assistance, support less privileged members in the name of friendship and solidarity, contribute towards the balanced and harmonious development of military personnel, and contribute to the international effort for universal peace. On May 1946, the Allied Forces Sports Council was set up, namely by Colonel Debrus and Major Mollet who were among the founding fathers of CISM two years later. Unfortunately, because of political discord, the Allied Forces Sports Council was extinguished in 1947. However, the ideal was rekindled the following year with the founding of CISM and the rise of a global vision.

Key term(s)
  • IMSC
  • Allied Council for Sport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Sports (Généralités)
OBS

Fondé le 18 février 1948, le Conseil international du sport militaire (CISM) est l'une des plus grandes organisations multidisciplinaires au monde. Nous organisons diverses manifestations sportives pour les Forces armées de nos 130 nations membres. Les militaires, qui auparavant se rencontraient parfois sur le champ de bataille, se retrouvent désormais en toute amitié sur les terrains de sport, en plein accord avec la philosophie et les idéaux repris dans la Charte d'adhésion du CISM adoptée en 1998 et signée par toutes les nations membres. Notre objectif fondamental est de contribuer à la paix mondiale en unissant les Forces armées par le sport. La devise qui guide notre action est « Amitié par le sport ».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Deportes (Generalidades)
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Record 23 2007-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Events
  • Festivals, Carnivals and Social Events
OBS

The Festival is a result of a short night in March 1998 when more than 4 000 movigoers came to the conclusion for a different cinema. Didier Farré, founder and president of the festival has never looked for a theme or a particular style but has yearned for a quality cinema and to open up the minds of the talents towards new horizons.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de manifestations et d'activités diverses
  • Festivals, carnavals et fêtes
OBS

Le Festival du Film de l'Outaouais est né d'une éphémère nuit des cinéphiles en mars 1998 pendant laquelle plus de 4 000 afficionados ont communiqué dans le même envoûtement pour un cinéma différent. Didier Farré, le fondateur et président du Festival, n'a jamais cherché un thème ou une tendance mais se donna pour mission de favoriser le cinéma de qualité et d'ouvrir les esprits de tous les talents sur de nouveaux horizons avec le ciel comme limite...

Spanish

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Record 24 2007-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Real Estate
  • Banking
  • Loans
CONT

A cashback mortgage loan provides a lump sum to the borrower when the mortgage is taken out. This may be a fixed amount or a percentage of the mortgage loan. Whether you’re a first timer buyer or moving home, buying a house can be an expensive time. Any extra cash to put towards a deposit, solicitor, estate agent or removal company's fees is very welcome. Whilst the cash up front may be tempting, it's important to weight up the full benefits of other types of mortgage loan, which may be better options for you in the longer term.

CONT

... first-time buyers are the number one consumers of cash-back mortgages in Canada

Key term(s)
  • cash back mortgage
  • cash back mortgage loan

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immobilier
  • Banque
  • Prêts et emprunts
CONT

Dans le cadre d'un prêt hypothécaire avec remise en argent, le prêteur vous «remet» un pourcentage de la somme empruntée sous forme de montant forfaitaire, ce qui peut vous aider à assumer une foule de dépenses inhérentes à l'achat d'une maison - frais d'établissement du prêt hypothécaire, ameublement, frais de déménagement, etc.

Key term(s)
  • hypothèque avec remise en argent
  • remise en argent

Spanish

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Record 25 2007-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Marine and River Navigation Aids
CONT

A compass needle is a magnet(a weak one), and it tends to line up in such a way as to point its "north pole" towards the North Pole of the planet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Aides à la navigation fluviale et maritime
CONT

Premièrement, l'aiguille du compas pointe toujours vers le pôle nord magnétique [...]

Spanish

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Record 26 2007-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
  • Philosophy (General)
OBS

The aim of World Religion Day is to foster the establishment of interfaith understanding and harmony by emphasizing the common denominators underlying all religions. The message of World Religion Day is that, mankind, which has stemmed from one origin, must now strive towards the reconciliation of that which has been split up. Human unity and true equality depend not on past origins, but on future goals, on what we are becoming and whither we are going. The prime cause of age-old conflict between man and man has been the absence of one ethical belief, a single spiritual standard-one moral code.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
  • Philosophie (Généralités)
OBS

19 janvier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Designaciones de años, semanas y días especiales
  • Filosofía (Generalidades)
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Record 27 2006-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paddle Sports
DEF

The portion of the stroke, between the release and the catch, during which the oar is brought into position for the next stroke.

CONT

In the first part of the recovery, the rower sits up from the release, and moves slowly back up the slide towards the catch... As the rower then approaches the catch, he/she feathers the oar blade back so that the blade is perpendicular to the surface of the water.

OBS

... the body is swung forward and the legs bent to the vertical as the sliding seat is brought forward to the "front stops" (ie. towards the rear of the boat) in preparation for the next stroke.

OBS

Technique/tactics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de pagaie
DEF

Partie du coup d'aviron se déroulant hors de l'eau.

CONT

Le retour est avant tout une phase de replacement, de préparation du coup suivant mais aussi de récupération qu'il faut exploiter au maximum.

OBS

[Seconde partie du] temps préparateur ou glisseur [du coup d'aviron]. La rame, légèrement hors de l'eau, retourne à sa position de départ, le tronc, les membres inférieurs et supérieurs reviennent lentement à la position d'attaque pour recommencer un nouveau cycle.

OBS

Technique/tactique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de remo
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Record 28 2006-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
  • Coal Preparation
CONT

cyclone washer. Cyclone washing of small coal originates from the Netherlands. Clean separation is effected with the aid of centrifugal force. The heavier shale particles move to the wall of the cyclone and are eventually discharged at the bottom while the lighter coal particles are swept towards the central vortex and are discharged through an outlet at the top. The washer may be used for cleaning coal up to three-fourths of an inch. The coal is normally de-slimed at about 0. 5 millimeter before cleaning. The separating medium is water and ground magnetite, the bulk of which is recovered and returned to the circuit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
  • Préparation des charbons
CONT

Les hydrocyclones laveurs (déduits des classificateurs) ont été tout d'abord étudiés dans les mines de charbon hollandaises [...]. On y injecte des particules de schiste et de charbon avec de l'eau. Par la pointe sortent les particules grosses et denses (schiste dominant), par le haut les particules légères et fines (charbon dominant). Si le cyclone est alimenté par un médium lourd (barytine, magnétite), il travaille à la fois en laveur et épaississeur.

Spanish

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Record 29 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 30 2005-11-19

English

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

A fine that the owner of a horse scheduled to take part in a given race must pay to [have the horse scratched].

CONT

With a few exceptions, a fee has to be paid for every horse entered in a race. This procedure is usually followed by one or more "Forfeit Stages", when the owner has the option of "Scratching", or taking out his horse and forfeiting his original entry money.... These entry fees and forfeits go towards building up the final value of the race...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Indemnité que doit payer le propriétaire d'un cheval engagé dans une course mais retiré avant le départ.

CONT

Forfait : un cheval inscrit à une course et qui n'y participe pas est déclaré «Forfait». Plus il tarde à se déclarer, plus le forfait coûtera cher.

OBS

Au Canada, le terme s'applique aussi au cheval engagé dans une course mais retiré avant le départ.

Spanish

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Record 31 2005-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Social Policy
OBS

Social Watch is an international network formed by national citizens’ groups aiming at following up the fulfillment of the internationally agreed commitments on poverty eradication and equality. These national groups report, through the national Social Watch report, on the progress-or regression-towards these commitments and goals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Politiques sociales
Key term(s)
  • Vigilance sociale
  • Veille sociale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Políticas sociales
OBS

Control Ciudadano es una red internacional de organizaciones de ciudadanos que lucha por la erradicación de la pobreza y sus causas con el fin de asegurar la distribución equitativa de la riqueza y la realización de los derechos humanos.

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Record 32 2005-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
CONT

The American Space Agency Nasa... is putting several million dollars into the project under its advanced concepts programme. At the heart of a space elevator would be a cable reaching up as far as 100, 000km from the surface of the Earth. The earthbound end would be tethered to a base station, probably somewhere in the middle of the Pacific ocean. The other end would be attached to an orbiting object in space acting as a counterweight, the momentum of which would keep the cable taut and allow vehicles to climb up and down it. A space elevator would make rockets redundant by granting cheaper access to space. At about a third of the way along the cable-36, 000 km from Earth-objects take a day to complete a full orbit. If the cable's centre of gravity remained at this height, the cable would remain vertical, as satellites placed at this height are geostationary, effectively hovering over the same spot on the ground. To build a space elevator such a geostationary satellite would be placed into orbit carrying the coiled-up cable. One weighted end of the cable would then be dropped back towards Earth, while the other would be unreeled off into space. Mechanical lifters could then climb up the cable from the ground, ferrying up satellites, space probes and eventually tourists. The biggest technical obstacle is finding a material strong but light enough to make the cable; this is where the carbon nanotubes come in. These are microscopically thin tubes of carbon that are as strong as diamonds but flexible enough to turn into fibre. In theory, a nanotube ribbon about one metre wide and as thin as paper could support a space elevator.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
CONT

La NIAC (Institut des Concepts Avancées de la NASA) a publié une étude fin 2002 sur tous les aspects d'un système d'ascenseur spatial, de la construction aux opérations. Premièrement, l'ascenseur serait constitué d'un câble d'une longueur de 91 000 km et d'un diamètre variant de 1 micron à 11.5 cm. Ce filin serait mis en orbite à l'aide d'une navette spatiale aidée de quelques propulseurs supplémentaires, qui, une fois en orbite géostationnaire, serviraient de contrepoids. Les forces centripètes repousseraient alors la partie haute du filin vers l'espace tandis que la partie basse serait attirée par la Terre, mettant le tout en tension. Ce premier lien serait capable d'envoyer plus d'une tonne en orbite. Il suffira ensuite d'utiliser ce premier câble pour en mettre en orbite de nouveaux. Ces filins seront constitués de nanotubes de carbone. Le plus gros défi technologique serait de construire 91 000 km de nanotubes car aujourd'hui la technologie ne permet d'en construire que quelques centimètres. Le ratio actuel nanotube/résine epoxy est de 60/40. Il faudra réussir à descendre à 98/2. Les principaux risques liés au transport par ascenseur seront dus aux météorites, aux ouragans ou aux attaques terroristes. Le filin pourra être réparé in-situ. Ce système ne nécessiterait pas de maîtriser la fusion nucléaire. De simples batteries et panneaux solaires suffiront à alimenter l'ascenseur. La plupart des technologies nécessaires existent déjà ou existeront dans le court terme. Les prévisions actuelles prévoient un budget de 7 à 10 milliards sur 15 ans.

Spanish

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Record 33 2004-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mushroom Growing
CONT

Towards the end of the 60's, many abandoned farms were bought by people from outside the area. They considered growing truffles, particularly as scientific progress had brought into being a new generation of truffle host plants, enabling more rapid production. Once their efficiency had been proven many more farmers took up truffle-growing.

CONT

Truffle production is also expanding at a number of locations in Tasmania. There are three companies offering the opportunity for farmers and others to invest in truffle growing. ... All companies have been established to capitalise on the opportunity of supplying French black truffles fresh into the traditional truffle markets of the world, six months out of season.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des champignons
DEF

Production méthodique des truffes pratiquée par les trufficulteurs.

Spanish

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Record 34 2004-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Centres
CONT

ESA has made a timely start on addressing the problem by setting up the Aurora programme, which has fulfilled its initial goals and will be ready next year to start development activities for the ExoMars and Entry Vehicle Demonstrator robotic missions and for precursor human technology and demonstration missions. Member States will be invited at the end of this year to contribute to a bridging phase until the next ministerial Council meeting, towards the end of 2004.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centres spatiaux
CONT

C'est pour pouvoir en décider en temps voulu que l'ESA a créé le programme Aurora. Ce programme a rempli les objectifs de sa période préparatoire et l'ESA est prête à engager dès l'année prochaine les activités de développement de la mission ExoMars et de la mission de démonstrateur de véhicule de rentrée dans l'atmosphère terrestre ainsi que de missions précurseurs portant sur les technologies et démonstrations liées aux vols habités. À la fin de l'année, il sera demandé aux États membres de contribuer à une phase relais qui mènera le programme jusqu'à la prochaine conférence ministérielle de l'ESA, fin 2004.

Spanish

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Record 35 2004-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
OBS

Additional methods include solar and laser thermal propulsion : essentially chemical propulsion systems that use solar or laser light to heat a hydrogen fluid. In order to heat up the fluid, sunlight must be directed towards these metallic, balloon-like inflatable mirrors. These mirrors, in turn, are meticulously pointed through a small window to the engine, where the propellant is located.

OBS

The term solar-chemical propulsion was not found in English sources. However, the term solar electric propulsion does exist.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
DEF

Propulsion dans laquelle l'énergie solaire sert à entretenir une réaction chimique produisant un agent propulsif.

Spanish

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Record 36 2003-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Aquaculture
OBS

As part of its efforts to provide a world perspective on the problems of international fisheries, the FAO has set up the Fishery Data Centre in Rome. This holds data orientaded towards levels of pollutants in marine organisms, fishery stock assessment and catch monitoring.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Aquaculture

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Acuicultura
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Record 37 2003-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
CONT

The needle on the airspeed dial slowly crept towards the take-off point, and Greg looked up to see the remaining runway getting smaller and smaller.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)

Spanish

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Record 38 2002-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launchers (Astronautics)
CONT

Spin Up and Ejection Mechanism(SUEM)... The SUEM is designed to restrain the Beagle 2 Probe during the launch phase, hold the Probe in place during the 6 month cruise phase and release, spin-up and eject the Probe towards the Martian surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lanceurs (Astronautique)

Spanish

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Record 39 2002-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
DEF

In flaghoist communications, refers to the signaling condition that exists when the flaghoist is hoisted(raised) three-fourths of the way up towards the point of hoist.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)

Spanish

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Record 40 2001-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
CONT

... image preview did not always make this lack of focus obvious. At the shortest focal length, there was moderate "pillow distortion". meaning horizontal and vertical lines were bent outward from the center of the image.

CONT

Unfortunately, some lenses will distort the projection, rendering it difficult to analyze. The two common types of lens distortion are pillow distortion, where the corners of the photo seem stretched out, and pincushion distortion, where the corners are compressed towards the centre. In both of these, lines that are straight in real life end up with a curve on the photograph.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
DEF

[...] déformation vers le centre de l'image des droites d'un quadrillage régulier observées dans une lentille diaphragmée.

CONT

Un objectif peut avoir différents types de distorsions. Les plus communs sont le barillet et le coussinet. Le barillet se produit quand les bords de l'image sont bombées vers l'extérieur, donnant l'impression que l'image a été tendue sur une surface sphérique. Le coussinet est plus rare et donne l'impression inverse. Le barillet est assez commun dans les objectifs grands-angulaires et peut être particulièrement prononcé lorsque le sujet est très proche de l'objectif.

Spanish

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Record 41 2000-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Burners and Steamfitting
  • Combustion and Fuels (Fireplaces)
CONT

The thermopile heat of combustion detector is at the heart of each heating value transmitter. Air is used as a heat transfer media and flows around the combustion chamber. Any increase in the heat produced by the combustion of a controlled sample of process gas is immediately sensed and reported to the microprocessor. Air enters the combustion chamber on the outside cold junctions where its heat is measured, then flows down the outside of the thermopile towards the viewer to turn through 180° past the end of the thermopile assembly and then flows up through the heat exchanger... to mix with the heated flue gases from the burner.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs
  • Combustion et combustibles (Foyers)

Spanish

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Record 42 1999-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Co-operation and Development
CONT

The shift from a "Women in Development"(WID) discourse to a "Women, Environment and Development"(WED) discourse which took place in the late 1980s and early 1990s, is significant in that it opens up a space for questioning the developmental enterprise itself. It also signals a more critical attitude towards modernity and the modernizing process.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coopération et développement économiques

Spanish

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Record 43 1998-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Political Systems
CONT

Uniting of two or more countries or territories under a common government. The European Economic Community, for example, was conceived by its original advocates after the second world war as a basis for political union that would prevent further wars in Europe, though it was set up under the Treaty of Rome 1957 as a Common Market that could lead to political union, if the member-states wished. An area in which the member-states can be said to have made moves towards political union has been their work on a common foreign policy. Progress towards political union in the EEC raises questions of the relationship with the USA and other North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries and with the Communist Countries. The status of the European Parliament or Assembly also becomes crucial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Régimes politiques

Spanish

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Record 44 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Economic Co-operation and Development
OBS

New Zealand project which provides, inter alia, grants towards the cost of feasibility studies and up to 50% of local venture capital.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Coopération et développement économiques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Denominaciones varias
  • Cooperación y desarrollo económicos
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Record 45 1997-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operations (Air Forces)
  • Aircraft Maneuvers
DEF

A method of bombing where an aircraft flies on a line towards the target, pulls up in a vertical plane, releasing the bomb at an angle that will compensate for the effect of gravity drop on the bomb. Similar to loft bombing; unrestricted as to altitude.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations (Forces aériennes)
  • Manœuvres d'aéronefs

Spanish

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Record 46 1997-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
CONT

The most fruitful direction to look for "microlensing" is towards the Milky Way's nearest neighbouring galaxy, The Large Magellanic Cloud. Any light that reaches earth from the Cloud will have had to go through the Milky Way's halo, so if the halo is packed with MACHOs, their effect should show up.

CONT

The microlensing that makes stars seem brighter has a big brother of an illusion: the so-called gravitational lensing of one entire galaxy’s light by another one lying in the way.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
OBS

Voir mini-lentille, effet lenticulaire gravitationnel et stratification lenticulaire.

Spanish

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Record 47 1994-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipbuilding
  • Ship and Boat Parts
DEF

The after part of ship's hull below waterline where it curves up and in towards the stern.

OBS

Terminology officially approved by the Naval Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions navales
  • Parties des bateaux
DEF

Partie arrière de la coque située sous la ligne de flottaison et qui courbe vers le haut et vers l'arrière du navire.

OBS

Terminologie officialisée par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

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Record 48 1994-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pleasure Boating and Yachting
CONT

A quicker method of edge joining is to use a single row of stitches with a round seam.... The edges are first turn towards what will be the inside. A patch is fixed.... The... damage is squared up and the edges turned out, while the patch edges are turned in.

CONT

Round seam is used where greater strength is required, the stitches passing through four thicknesses of the cloth instead of two.

CONT

In [a] round seam, the direction of sewing is always toward the hook.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Yachting et navigation de plaisance
DEF

Couture simple qui assemble les lais des toiles à voiles, lais à lais : on ne s'en sert que pour les menues voiles.

OBS

[Elle] se pratique en bordure de toiles mais celles-ci sont alors maintenues relevées au lieu d'être présentées à plat.

Spanish

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Record 49 1994-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
  • Operations (Air Forces)
  • Helicopters (Military)
CONT

As an aeroplane gathers speed on the runway, the layers of air smoothly flowing over the wing gently build up their vacuum effect until they are strong enough to lift the surface towards them and defeat gravity; as the aircraft soars, speed combines with mass to provide inertia and therefore a good measure of stability.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
  • Opérations (Forces aériennes)
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
CONT

Quand un avion roule sur la piste pour prendre sa vitesse, l'écoulement d'air augmente progressivement l'effet de succion qu'il exerce verticalement sur l'extrados de l'aile jusqu'à ce que la portance soit suffisante pour vaincre la gravité.

Spanish

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Record 50 1988-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Airborne Forces
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
DEF

A condition of a [parachute] canopy in which a portion of the skirt is rolled up tightly towards the vent, thus preventing a complete development(...) [see) "cigarette roll".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces aéroportées
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
DEF

Partie de la bordure de la voilure [d'un parachute] bien enroulée en direction de la cheminée, empêchant ainsi le déploiement complet de la voilure. [Voir] "Torche".

Spanish

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Record 51 1987-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
CONT

up towards the North skies are...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
CONT

en remontant vers le nord le ciel...

Spanish

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Record 52 1986-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Psychology
CONT

Remembering is not the re-excitation of innumerable fixed, lifeless, and fragmentary traces. It is an imaginative reconstruction, or construction, built out of the relation of our attitude towards a whole active mass of past experience.... It is thus hardly ever really exact, even the most rudimentary cases of rote recapitulation, and it is not at all important that it should be so. The attitude is literally an effect of the organism's capacity to turn round up upon its own "schemata" and is directly a function of consciousness.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
  • Psychologie
DEF

Le fait de se souvenir.

Spanish

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Record 53 1984-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Painting (Arts)
  • Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype
CONT

Wash.... A grey, blue, or brown wash of varying depth was first laid in over all passages except the highlights, and various colours were then superimposed in a series of thin washes from light to dark, building up towards the final depth and colour required... this(18 th c.) technique was admirably suited for reproduction in lithography or aquatint.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peinture (Arts)
  • Lithographie, offset et phototypie
CONT

Les encres (...) de couleurs différentes (...) parfois les traits brun foncé sont accompagnés d'ombres de lavis gris, indiquant une solution très diluée.

Spanish

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