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WELL CURB [5 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2012-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

It is often a source of great surprise to property owners in older residential areas to discover that the front porch and steps of their house, which appear to be well set back from the curb, are in fact shown by the survey to be situated on the City street... In such situations, it is possible to enter into an encroachment agreement with the municipality.("Law Society of Upper Canada, Bar Admission Course, Real Estate and Landlord and Tenant", 1991-92, p. 11-2).

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

empiètement : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

OBS

convention d'empiétement : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waterproofing (Construction)
CONT

The top ply should be installed in a flood coat of asphalt/bitumen as well. It is important that the asphalt/bitumen has to be at the correct temperature at the point of application. The asphalt/bitumen flood coat must impregnate the entire polyester fleece material, only the top fleece surface needs to be flood coated. Particular attention is paid to the skylight corner curb detail... The installation is finally complete once the parapet flashing are installed. The protected roof membrane is then given a glaze coat of asphalt and insulation, slip sheet and ballast are installed and placed on the roof.

OBS

flashing: Sheet metal or other material used in roof and wall construction to shed water.

OBS

parapet: Wall serving as a guard at the edge of a roof, terrace, bridge, balcony, etc.

OBS

parapet flashing: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Étanchéité (Construction)
OBS

solin : Bande de métal ou de mortier pour calfeutrer un vide (solin plat) ou pour garnir la jonction de deux plans (solin saillant), par exemple au droit d'une souche de cheminée.

OBS

parapet : Mur servant de garde au bord d'un toit, d'une terrasse, d'un pont, d'un balcon, etc.

OBS

solin de parapet : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems
CONT

The Gulf War and its aftermath, as well as the disintegration of the Soviet Union, highlight the need to curb the spread of advanced military technologies to volatile regions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes
CONT

La guerre du Golfe et ses répercussions, ainsi que l'implosion de l'Union soviétique, ont démontré la nécessité de limiter la diffusion des technologies militaires de pointe dans les régions explosives.

Spanish

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Record 4 1994-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Strategy
  • Military (General)
CONT

The Gulf War and its aftermath, as well as the disintegration of the Soviet Union, highlight the need to curb the spread of advanced military technologies to volatile regions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stratégie militaire
  • Militaire (Généralités)
CONT

La guerre du Golfe et ses répercussions, ainsi que l'implosion de l'Union soviétique, ont démontré la nécessité de limiter la diffusion des technologies militaires de pointe dans les régions explosives.

Spanish

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Record 5 1983-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

a range of stones in a curb around the edge of a water well : ordinary well.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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