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Record 1 2020-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Hygiene and Health
  • Dietetics
DEF

... a predominant accumulation of fat in the truncal area, which includes subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue compartments[, and] associated with high risk for [cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. ]

Key term(s)
  • upper body obesity

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Hygiène et santé
  • Diététique
CONT

Grâce à la mesure de périmètre abdominal avec un simple mètre ruban, l'obésité abdominale est définie dès lors que cette mesure est supérieure à : 102 cm chez l'homme, 88 cm chez la femme (en dehors de la grossesse).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Higiene y Salud
  • Dietética
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Record 2 2002-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

Enlargement of a risk by the insured beyond the intent of the insurance company when the original policy was issued.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Augmentation du risque par rapport aux stipulations initiales de la police.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguros
  • Comercio exterior
DEF

Situación que se produce cuando, por determinados acontecimientos ajenos o no a la voluntad del asegurado, el riesgo cubierto por una póliza adquiere una peligrosidad superior a la inicialmente prevista.

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Record 3 2000-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguros
DEF

Situación que origina un cúmulo de riesgos.

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Record 4 1995-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances
OBS

assurance de dommages

Spanish

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Record 5 1989-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Loans
CONT

A credit report is an accumulation of information about how you pay your bills and repay loans, how much credit you have available, what your monthly debts are, and other types of information that can help a potential lender decide whether you are a good credit risk or a bad credit risk.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prêts et emprunts

Spanish

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Record 6 1982-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
OBS

... when the suspended solids to be retained are heavy, adhesive and abundant, this filter can be washed by a pulsating washing system(Degrémont patent) which ensures that the filter layers will be kept in perfect condition without any risk of the accumulation of impurities throughout the filtering cycles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
  • Traitement des eaux
OBS

Pour les cas [...] où les matières à retenir sont à la fois lourdes, collantes et abondantes, ce filtre peut être lavé par un lavage pulsé (brevet Degrémont) qui donne l'assurance de conserver en parfait état les couches filtrantes sans aucun risque d'accumulation d'impuretés tout au long des cycles de filtration.

Spanish

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