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Record 1 2020-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
CONT

Turning back the clock further, we come to what scientists believe to be the last stage before the Big Bang : the "Planck wall, "which took place approximately 10-43 seconds after the Big Bang.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
CONT

Les questions sur le Big Bang (instant initial de notre univers) ont amené Max Planck à définir une limite en deçà de laquelle les lois de notre physique actuelle n'étaient plus valables. On nomme cette barrière mur de Planck, avant lequel ne figure que l'inconnu, avec des formulations qui restent à inventer.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Astrofísica y cosmografía
CONT

El muro de Planck es la denominación que se le dio al número 10 elevado a –42. Esta cifra se corresponde con el límite y barrera con la que se encuentran los físicos a la hora de intentar explicar la aparición del universo.

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Record 2 2018-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Grain Growing
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

This moth, common in Great Britain and Canada’s West Coast, is often found in combination with the brown house moth. It is usually considered to be more of a stored product pest and less of a scavenger than the latter. The worst infestations occur in grain, cereals, and stored seeds such as peas and beans.

OBS

The adult is easily recognized by its conspicuous white head and thorax. The forewings are greyish-white with darker areas. The males have a wing-spread of about 1. 2 centimetres and the females about 2 centimetres. Most of the adults are females, each of which lays about 100 eggs. Like the brown house moth, the females vary in size and the larger females lay more eggs. The eggs, dull white in colour, are laid in cracks and crevices and often adhere together. The larva, which requires a relative humidity of at least 80% for development, is about 1. 2 centimetres in length and waxy-white in colour. The head and adjoining portion of the back of the adult are reddish-brown. This moth has no dormant stage and under summer conditions and 90% relative humidity, the life of this species takes about 62 days.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Culture des céréales
  • Minoterie et céréales
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

Ce papillon, commun en Grande-Bretagne et sur la côte Ouest du Canada, est souvent associé à l'œcophore bronzée. De façon générale, on le considère davantage comme un ravageur des produits entreposés et moins comme un coprophage, par rapport à l'œcophore bronzée. Les pires infestations ont lieu dans le grain, les céréales et les semences entreposées comme les pois et les fèves.

OBS

On reconnaît facilement l'adulte à sa tête et à son thorax de couleur blanche qui attirent la vue. Les ailes antérieures sont d'un blanc grisâtre, avec des zones plus foncées. Chez le mâle, l'envergure des ailes est de 1,2 cm environ et, chez la femelle, d'environ 2 cm. La plus grande partie de la population adulte est composée de femelles qui pondent, chacune, environ cent œufs. Comme pour l'œcophore bronzée, la taille des femelles varie, et les plus grosses pondent plus d'œufs. Les œufs, d'un blanc terne, sont déposés dans des fissures ou des anfractuosités et, souvent, ils adhèrent les uns aux autres. La chenille, qui a besoin d'une humidité relative de 80 % pour se développer, mesure environ 1,2 cm de longueur et est d'un blanc cireux. La tête et la partie attenante du dos de l'adulte sont brun roux. Ce papillon ne présente pas de diapause et, à des températures estivales et à une humidité relative de 90 %, le cycle évolutif exige environ soixante-deux jours.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
  • Cultivo de cereales
  • Molinería y cereales
Entrada(s) universal(es)
CONT

La Endrosis sarcitrella (Linnaeus) (palomilla o polilla cabeza blanca) es una larva capaz de alimentarse de una gran variedad de productos secos de origen vegetal o animal, como granos de trigo, avena, maíz, cebada y los productos de su molienda, arvejas, fréjol, lupinas y sus harinas, nueces, tortas y harinas de oleaginosas, alimentos concentrados para el ganado. Es una plaga de menor importancia comparativamente con otras especies que son más dañinas a granos y productos almacenados. Generalmente se le encuentra en productos que han estado almacenados por largos períodos de tiempo o en malas condiciones de conservación.

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Record 3 2017-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
CONT

The BIOLIFTTM process uses the technique of fixed bacteria on a fluidized bed. The purifying biomass is caught on grains of sand which are maintained in fluidization by an upward air flow. The reactor is situated downstream of an activated sludge tank and ensures nitrification of the effluent. At its outlet a recirculation loop channels some of the mixed liquor back to the activated sludge tank-head where the nitrates are broken down into gaseous nitrogen(denitrification). The remaining mixed liquor is channelled towards the clarification stage where the purified water is separated from the sludge.

OBS

fixed bacterium: term usually used in the plural (fixed bacteria).

Key term(s)
  • fixed bacteria

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Traitement des eaux
DEF

Bactéries établies sur un matériau-support dans un réacteur conçu pour assurer une épuration d'effluents.

CONT

[...] OTV met en œuvre des réacteurs biologiques à bactéries fixées dans un grand nombre de ses stations d'épuration. Après BIOCARBONE et BIOSTYR, un réacteur biologique «nouvelle génération» appelé BIOLIFT, vient d'être mis au point pour la nitrification des eaux usées. BIOLIFT utilise la technique des bactéries fixées sur un lit fluidisé. Les bactéries nitrifiantes sont fixées sur un matériau particulaire dense, tel que du sable. La circulation de l'eau, générée par une colonne d'air lift, maintient le matériau en suspension.

OBS

bactérie fixée : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel (bactéries fixées).

Key term(s)
  • bactéries fixées

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
CONT

The entry from the intermediate pressure hose into the second stage is sealed with a spring-loaded valve. The spring is just strong enough to hold back the intermediate pressure. The valve is also connected to a lever that touches the membrane of the second stage. When a diver inhales, the membrane is pulled inward. This action pushes the lever down. The movement of the lever opens the valve and air can flow into the second stage. When the diver stops inhaling, the membrane moves back to its original position and the second stage valve can close again.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
CONT

Deuxième étage – [...] le rôle est de réduire davantage la pression jusqu'à ce qu'elle corresponde à la pression ambiante, ce qui permet de respirer sans efforts.

Spanish

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Record 5 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
OBS

at this stage lateral back swing is applied to bring the back of the camera parallel to the subject plane

OBS

for "back" : (...) the back is designed to take the two rolls and also to provide for their processing inside the camera.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
OBS

l'appareil de prise de vue est essentiellement constitué par une chambre noire [...] dont la partie postérieure, ou corps arrière, reçoit la bobine de pellicule

OBS

«dos» : [...] les appareils de format 4x5 [sont] munis d'un "dos" ou magasin spécial conçu par Polaroïd Land.

Spanish

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Record 6 2014-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Theatre and Opera
  • Showplaces and Facilities (Performing Arts)
DEF

Collectively, the parts of the theatre which lie behind the proscenium arch(or behind the back wall of the stage setting).

Key term(s)
  • back stage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théâtre et Opéra
  • Salles et installations de spectacles
DEF

Local situé derrière le mur du lointain mais qui donne sur la cage de scène par une large ouverture percée dans ce mur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Teatro y Ópera
  • Salas e instalaciones para espectáculos
OBS

La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda evitar el término extranjero "backstage" y utilizar en su lugar sus alternativas en español: "bambalinas" o "bastidores".

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Record 7 2011-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Periodicals
OBS

published by Ballet British Columbia. Information confirmed by the association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de périodiques
OBS

Renseignement confirmé par Ballet British Columbia.

Spanish

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Record 8 2010-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Names
  • Heritage
OBS

Here at Canada’s Walk of Fame, we pride ourselves on acknowledging the achievements and successes of amazing Canadians. For the most part, these extraordinary people include those who have excelled in sports, entertainment of the arts.

OBS

Canada's Walk of Fame, Toronto, Ontario is a walk of fame that acknowledges the achievements and accomplishments of successful Canadians. It consists of a series of stars imbedded in 13 designated blocks worth of sidewalks in Toronto, located in front of Roy Thomson Hall, The Princess of Wales Theatre, and The Royal Alexandra Theatre on King Street as well as Simcoe Street. The first group of members was inducted in 1998, and it has since expanded to include a young filmakers competition and there are plans for a permanent museum. There are 113 Canadians on the walk of fame, including athletes; coaches; actors, directors, writers and producers of movies, television and stage; singers, songwriters and musicians; playwrights; authors; comedians; cartoonists and supermodels. The Walk of Fame was first conceived back in 1996 when founder and current president Peter Soumalias suggested the idea of a Walk of Fame for famous Torontonians to the board of the Toronto Entertainment District Association. They rejected his idea but he went on to establish a Walk of Fame for Canadians in partnership with Bill Ballard, Dusty Cohl and Gary Slaight. In spite of a lack of funds, research and no media plan, they managed to succeed and the first class of inductees was inducted in 1998.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d'édifices et de bâtiments
  • Patrimoine
OBS

L'Allée des célébrités canadiennes (Canada's Walk of Fame en anglais), créée en 1998, souligne le travail et le succès de Canadiens remarquables. Elle est concrétisée par une série d'étoiles devant le Roy Thomson Hall, le Princess of Wales Theatre et le Royal Alexandra Theatre sur les rues King et Simcoe à Toronto, Ontario. Les étoiles renvoient aux noms : d'athlètes, d'entraîneurs et d'autres personnalités sportives; d'acteurs, de réalisateurs, d'écrivains et de producteurs, du moment qu'ils travaillent dans le milieu du cinéma, de la télévision ou du théâtre; de chanteurs, de compositeurs et de musiciens; de scénaristes; d'écrivains de caricaturistes; de mannequins.

Spanish

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Record 9 2008-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steam-Powered Machines and Condensers
  • Ovens, Furnaces and Boilers (Heating)
CONT

When superheated steam expands in a turbine it drops in pressure, loses its superheat, and becomes wet... Consequently, this steam is led out of the turbine after it has passed through the early high-pressure stages. It is then piped back to a reheater, a device similar in design and placement to a superheater, where it is reheated to approximately the original superheat temperature. From the reheater, the steam enters the turbine at a succeeding stage and passes through the remainder of the turbine. It exhausts at low pressure and is condensed into water for recirculation to the boiler.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines à vapeur et condenseurs
  • Fours et chaudières (Chauffage)
CONT

Resurchauffeur (chaudières de grandes centrales). Cet appareil permet de réchauffer la vapeur à moyenne pression qui a déjà travaillé par détente dans le corps haute pression de la turbine. La vapeur, ainsi réchauffée, en général jusqu'à la température de surchauffe, retourne au corps moyenne pression de la turbine pour y achever sa détente. De conception analogue au surchauffeur, le resurchauffeur est généralement constitué de serpentins en acier spécial disposés entre le surchauffeur de haute température et celui de basse température.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Máquinas de vapor y condensadores
  • Hornos y calderas (Calefacción)
DEF

En los generadores de vapor, sistema de serpentines que desecan el vapor y aumentan su temperatura.

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Record 10 2007-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
CONT

The upper stage, equipped with a much smaller version of a payload bay similar to the Space Shuttle, would take the satellite to orbit, deploy it and return to earth, possibly using a parafoil technique for ground landing, similar to NASA's flight tested X-38 reentry lifting body/parafoil experimental recovery vehicles. After separation, the booster is designed to glide back to land for recovery as well.

Key term(s)
  • re-entry lifting body

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace

Spanish

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Record 11 2006-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Theatre and Opera
  • Showplaces and Facilities (Performing Arts)
CONT

The stage floor is of softwood boarding, usually tongue-and-groove fir or yellow pine, laid parallel to the proscenium from the front to the back wall.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théâtre et Opéra
  • Salles et installations de spectacles
DEF

Plancher sur lequel jouent les acteurs et reposent les décors. C'est la partie de la scène vue par le public.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Teatro y Ópera
  • Salas e instalaciones para espectáculos
DEF

Pavimento del escenario de un teatro.

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Record 12 2006-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Audio Technology
DEF

A loudspeaker used in shows and built for the acoustic amplification behind stage settings.

OBS

Backstage speakers are used namely by managers for calling performers on stage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Électroacoustique
DEF

Haut-parleur placé dans les coulisses d'une salle de spectacle et servant notamment à appeler les interprètes sur la scène.

Spanish

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Record 13 2005-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Cinematography
  • Television Arts
  • Video Technology
DEF

Music [or sound] recorded prior to the shooting of a motion picture or television scene.

OBS

The sound track is played back from loudspeakers on the stage and the action is synchronized.

OBS

Prescoring is done prior to playback.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Cinématographie
  • Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
  • Vidéotechnique
DEF

Technique cinématographique ou de télévision qui consiste à enregistrer le son avant l'image afin que le ou les interprètes puissent mimer les gestes et les attitudes exigés par la bande sonore.

OBS

La présonorisation précède l'étape de la synchronisation gestuelle exécutée par les interprètes.

OBS

Le néologisme «surjeu» n'est pas utilisé.

Spanish

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Record 14 2004-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
  • Performing Arts
CONT

Line rockets. Also known as "grid rockets," these are small whistling rockets that run along a steel cable. The cable must be securely fastened at each end, and is usually up to 50 metres in length. The Line Rocket is attached to the line by a plastic tube, and takes between 2 and 4 seconds to travel the 50 metres. [Text accompanied by an illustration.]

CONT

The Line Rocket by itself is a great effect--it whizzes along the line at high speed with a terrific whistling noise.... The possible uses for a Line Rocket effect are almost limitless.... Some examples are in order : At the beginning of a concert, you want an effect that will start the show with a "bang. "Picture three or four rockets(more or less depending upon size of venue) streaking from the back of the crowd to the stage. When the rockets "hit" the stage, several theatrical flash effects are triggered, possibly in conjunction with a gerb waterfall effect.

CONT

... storage of high hazard practical purpose pyrotechnics for use, (e.g. theatrical effects, line throwing rockets, etc.) ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
  • Arts du spectacle
OBS

fusée sur câble : Proposition d'après la description anglaise.

Spanish

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Record 15 2004-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Animal Pests (Crops)
CONT

The sod webworm is an off-white or tan-coloured caterpillar, about 2 cm long, that lives in the thatch layer of grass. Depending upon the species, it may have rows of darker spots along its back. If you have noticed small, whitish-brown moths flying above the lawn in the summer, you may have seen the adult stage of the sod webworm, the lawn moth. The adults are about 1 cm long with a wingspan of 2 cm. When at rest, they hold their wings close to their bodies. Two horns, forming a shape like a snout, protrude from their heads.

OBS

The first signs of sod webworm injury are small patches of yellow or brown grass on the lawn. If the infestation worsens, the brown patches join together, producing large, irregular areas of dying grass.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Animaux nuisibles aux cultures

Spanish

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Record 16 2004-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cinematography
DEF

[Said of] the shooting of a film or film scenes in a real setting as opposed to the controlled environment of a... shooting stage or studio back lot.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cinématographie
DEF

[Se dit d'un] tournage [qui a lieu] hors d'un studio et du terrain de tournage appartenant à la maison de production.

Spanish

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Record 17 2004-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Cinematography
DEF

The shooting of a film or film scenes in a real setting as opposed to the controlled environment of a... shooting stage or studio back lot.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Cinématographie
DEF

[...] tournage [qui a lieu] hors d'un studio et du terrain de tournage appartenant à la maison de production.

Spanish

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Record 18 2003-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launchers (Astronautics)
CONT

The SOSS(Sub-Orbital Single Stage) OA(Once-Around) RRL [Reusable Rocket Launcher].... The down-range capability of the first stage is now extended to the point where it can complete one trip around the Earth so as to land back at the launch base... The first stage therefore provides almost the total Delta V needed to reach orbit and the payload, ejected in vacuum but still at sub-orbital speed, achieves orbital velocity with its own propulsion system.

Key term(s)
  • sub orbital single stage once around launcher

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lanceurs (Astronautique)

Spanish

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Record 19 2003-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launchers (Astronautics)
CONT

The SOSS(Sub-Orbital Single Stage) OA(Once-Around) RRL [Reusable Rocket Launcher].... The down-range capability of the first stage is now extended to the point where it can complete one trip around the Earth so as to land back at the launch base... The first stage therefore provides almost the total Delta V needed to reach orbit and the payload, ejected in vacuum but still at sub-orbital speed, achieves orbital velocity with its own propulsion system.

Key term(s)
  • sub orbital single stage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lanceurs (Astronautique)

Spanish

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Record 20 2002-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Switching
DEF

The ability of a call to go back to an earlier switching stage and choose an alternative route avoiding the congested section.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commutation téléphonique

Spanish

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Record 21 1983-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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Record 22 1981-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
OBS

The arc across the track at the entry to the back straight, showing the positions at which the second stage runners are permitted to leave their respective lanes, shall be identical to the arc at the entry to the finishing straight for the 800 metres event, and must be similarly flagged.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
OBS

L'arc à travers la piste à l'entrée de la ligne droite qui marque l'endroit où le deuxième coureur peut quitter son couloir est identique à celui à l'entrée à la ligne droite d'arrivée pour le 800 m, et il doit être marqué de fanions de la même façon.

Spanish

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Record 23 1981-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
OBS

The arc across the track at the entry to the back straight, showing the positions at which the second stage runners are permitted to leave their respective lanes, shall be identical to the arc at the entry to the finishing straight for the 800 metres event, and must be similarly flagged.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
OBS

L'arc à travers la piste à l'entrée de la ligne droite qui marque l'endroit où le deuxième coureur peut quitter son couloir, est identique à celui à l'entrée à la ligne droite d'arrivée pour le 800 m, et il doit être marqué de fanions de la même façon.

Spanish

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Record 24 1980-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Techniques and Processes
OBS

A system of identification and records whereby material can be traced back from end item to raw material stage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques industrielles
OBS

Méthode d'identification et d'enregistrement qui permet de retracer les divers stages de fabrication depuis l'article fini jusqu'à la matière première.

Spanish

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Record 25 1978-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

A further stage back is found in Palaeosyops and Limnocyops, of the Middle Eocene of North America, which had reached only the size of a tapir and were hornless.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

Mammifère à sabots, de la famille complètement éteinte des titanothéridés.

Spanish

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Record 26 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Theatre and Opera
  • Showplaces and Facilities (Performing Arts)
  • Scenic Design
OBS

--a stage setting using a drop at the back, borders at the top and wings at the sides.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théâtre et Opéra
  • Salles et installations de spectacles
  • Scénographie
OBS

--plantation classique qui consistait à disposer une série de châssis de coulisse à chaque plan des deux côtés de la scène et parallèlement à l'ouverture de celle-ci.

Spanish

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Record 27 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
  • Cinematography
OBS

playback means the playing back of this music on the sound stage in order that the action may take place in absolute synchronism with it while it is being filmed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
  • Cinématographie
OBS

prise de son d'abord et prise de vue ensuite, en essayant de calquer les mouvements des acteurs sur les sons: c'est le play-back.

Spanish

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