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WINTER VISITOR [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-05-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Historical Park and Site Names
- Urban Planning
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Parc du Portage plaza 1, record 1, English, Parc%20du%20Portage%20plaza
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plaza for all seasons. People who live in, work in or visit Hull, Quebec, have a beautiful new public space to enjoy, thanks to a PWGSC [Public Works and Government Services Canada]-managed restoration and redesign project. The newly reopened plaza at Parc du Portage is popular among employees at lunchtime, but is also drawing strollers in the evening and bringing new life into the downtown area. The plaza is located between Phases I and II of the Government of Canada Place du Portage office complex and the provincial/municipal Maison du Citoyen building. The plaza is a few minutes’ walk from the Museum of Civilization, one of the national capital' s major visitor attractions. An underground parking garage owned by the Government of Canada is situated beneath the plaza. The restoration and redesign project had two main components--repair of the waterproof membrane of the garage roof, which had been leaking, and restoration of the plaza. Improvements to the plaza included the addition of more fountains in the pool, and the construction of a low wall around the pool providing places to sit. At night, innovative new lighting casts a shimmering reflection onto the nearby building walls. The plaza should also be a hit in winter because of a versatile design that allows the pool fountains to be dismantled and the pool to be converted into a skating rink. 1, record 1, English, - Parc%20du%20Portage%20plaza
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms de parcs, lieux et canaux historiques
- Aménagement urbain
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- place du Parc du Portage
1, record 1, French, place%20du%20Parc%20du%20Portage
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-08-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Skiing and Snowboarding
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- wilderness skiing
1, record 2, English, wilderness%20skiing
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- wilderness ski 2, record 2, English, wilderness%20ski
correct, noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Skiing where the slopes are not groomed, on high mountains accessible only by helicopter, or in ski centres, outside the groomed area. 3, record 2, English, - wilderness%20skiing
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terms also used in the ski brochures or folders : Rocky Mountain Visitor, Winter 84/85, p. 46; Helicopter Skiing, Powder "8" World Championships 1985; Ski the Wild Side-Le ski sauvage(Greater Heights Mountain Adventure) ;and Héli-ski Chik-Chocs; the last two give "ski sauvage" as French equivalent. 3, record 2, English, - wilderness%20skiing
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Ski et surf des neiges
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ski sauvage
1, record 2, French, ski%20sauvage
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- ski de montagne 2, record 2, French, ski%20de%20montagne
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- ski hors pistes 3, record 2, French, ski%20hors%20pistes
correct, masculine noun
- ski hors piste 4, record 2, French, ski%20hors%20piste
correct, masculine noun
- hors-pistes 4, record 2, French, hors%2Dpistes
correct, masculine noun, invariable
- hors-piste 4, record 2, French, hors%2Dpiste
correct, masculine noun, invariable
- ski hors-pistes 5, record 2, French, ski%20hors%2Dpistes
see observation, masculine noun
- ski hors-piste 5, record 2, French, ski%20hors%2Dpiste
see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ski pratiqué en neige vierge, hors des pistes balisées (là où la nature est demeurée à l'état sauvage), et souvent en terrain dangereux par la qualité de la neige, les risques d'avalanches, la vigueur des pentes. 5, record 2, French, - ski%20sauvage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce genre de ski peut se pratiquer au sommet de montagnes où l'on accède par hélicoptère, ce qui ne rend pas «ski sauvage» synonyme de «ski héliporté» : si le «ski héliporté» permet de faire du «ski sauvage», on peut, par contre, faire du «ski sauvage» sans avoir été héliporté. On pratique également le ski sauvage dans le périmètre d'un centre de ski, sur des pistes non balisées et non damées; dans ce cas, le règlement des centres de ski exige que les skieurs soient accompagnés d'un moniteur. 5, record 2, French, - ski%20sauvage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Habituellement, «ski de montagne» signifie le ski sauvage en terrain non entretenu et non balisé, et s'oppose à «ski de piste» ou ski dans les stations ou les centres organisés, là où il y a remontées mécaniques et entretien des pistes. 5, record 2, French, - ski%20sauvage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
C'est le contexte qui nous dira si l'on doit rendre «wilderness skii(ing)» par «ski sauvage» (en montagne, avec accès à pied ou par hélicoptère), ou par «ski hors piste(s)» (dans le périmètre d'un centre de ski, avec accès aux sommets par remontées mécaniques). Le «hors-piste(s)» éveille l'idée de l'un comme de l'autre. La graphie «ski hors pistes», sans trait d'union et avec un pluriel à «pistes» est préférable à «ski hors-piste(s)», le sens étant : «faire du ski en dehors des pistes balisées et damées». 5, record 2, French, - ski%20sauvage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Une des sources consultées mentionne que «hors-piste(s)» est «adjectif et nom masculin et se dit du ski sauvage pratiqué en neige profonde, hors des pistes balisées». Par contre, une autre source donne «hors-piste(s)» comme nom masculin invariable pour cette notion, et «hors piste(s) (sans trait d'union)» comme adjectif invariable qui «se dit du ski pratiqué en dehors des pistes balisées. 5, record 2, French, - ski%20sauvage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 5 OBS
«ski sauvage» et «ski hors pistes» : Termes entérinés par le Comité de linguistique de Radio-Canada et le Secrétariat d'État du Canada. 5, record 2, French, - ski%20sauvage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-04-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Landscape Architecture
- Flowers and Ornamentals (Horticulture)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- cutting garden
1, record 3, English, cutting%20garden
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A summer-long garden, giving a fabulous nonstop supply of annuals for cutting, right up to frost. 2, record 3, English, - cutting%20garden
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cutting garden... the visitor finds an area of 4000 square feet featuring plants that give material for cutting in one form or another. The range is from annuals... through perennials... Material will be used for flower arrangement classes and as decorations. As the plants mature later in the season, dried material will be collected for use in the gift shop and winter decorations. 3, record 3, English, - cutting%20garden
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Architecture paysagère
- Floriculture
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- jardin fleuriste
1, record 3, French, jardin%20fleuriste
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le jardin fleuriste. C'est [...] la partie du jardin où règne souverainement la maîtresse de maison [...] Le désir normal de garder au jardin sa parure de couleurs intacte et le besoin qui s'y mêle de fleurir et d'égayer le logis font émettre couramment l'idée de créer, à part, un coin de fleurs à couper. [...] l'exiguïté du terrain ne peut entraîner systématiquement l'exclusion de cette culture si précieuse pour la décoration intérieure. 1, record 3, French, - jardin%20fleuriste
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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