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WELL STOCKED [5 records]

Record 1 2024-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
CONT

Artificial snow from the previous winter is preserved during summer under a thick layer of woodchips ... In the early winter of the same year, this pile of snow will help to produce a cross-country ski track. Such management of snow supplies and snow reserves is called snow farming.

OBS

Snow farming is nowadays practised by many ski resorts in order to keep the slopes well stocked with snow to attract visitors.

Key term(s)
  • snowfarming

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ski et surf des neiges
OBS

[Cette] technique de conservation de la neige […] provient des pays scandinaves. La neige de l'hiver précédent est conservée durant l'été avant d'être réutilisée l'hiver suivant pour les pistes de ski.

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Commercial Establishments
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
CONT

A parts manager oversees the parts department in settings such as vehicle service departments, car dealerships and retail stores. Duties performed by parts managers include monitoring purchasing trends, managing inventory and reordering parts as needed; at all times, they must ensure that inventory is sufficiently stocked to meet customer needs and encourage sales. Parts managers must report any issues related to parts to other managers and their supervisors as needed, as well as resolve any problems such as low inventory or overstock in a prompt manner.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Établissements commerciaux
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Elements
  • Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

The shop for J. B. Motorsports and Salvage occupies a garage bay behind some of the granite sheds off Barre's Blackwell Street. There are a dozen ATV's and snow machines in various stages of disintegration and reintegration, along with a couple of bikes, and the shelves along the walls are filled with parts. Attached to the garage bay is the office where parts are stocked as well.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments du bâtiment
  • Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
OBS

Endroit d'un garage réservé à une tâche particulière par exemple : poste ou stalle de soudure, poste de lavage, etc.

OBS

Pluriel : des box.

OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Areal Planning (Urban Studies)
  • Silviculture
OBS

Of the total forest covered area of 335, 000 ha the beech, oak and hornbeam high forest amounts for 70%. The remainder are coppice forests and shrub forests, which are unsatisfactorily stocked and degraded. There is no recent resource assessment and therefore the status and capacity of the forest estate is not well known.

OBS

These terms, except for the term "unsatisfactorily stocked backlog", are used by Dr. Hubert Bunce, R.P.F., of Forestry Canada, in his book "The Level of Not Satisfactorily Restocked Forest Lands in Canada" (July, 1989).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement du territoire
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Inventaire des terrains où les peuplements, au moment de l'estimation, n'ont pas atteint le niveau de régénération désiré.

Key term(s)
  • arrérages de régénération insuffisante
  • inventaire des terrains non boisés

Spanish

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Record 5 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Establishments
OBS

well stocked(magasin) bien assorti

French

Domaine(s)
  • Établissements commerciaux

Spanish

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