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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2020-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Urban Housing
OBS

Canada Backyard Housing Association is an education and advocacy-based non-profit devoted to supporting the development of backyard housing in cities across Canada.

Key term(s)
  • Canada Back Yard Housing Association

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
Key term(s)
  • Canada Back Yard Housing Association

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cooking Appliances
  • Camping and Caravanning
CONT

Each cabin has a picnic table and fire ring with grill or a fire stand.

CONT

We build heavy duty fire pit stands that will last a life time. Whether you’re out camping, cooking in your back yard or feeding a scout troop, our stands will handle anything you dish out.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de cuisson des aliments
  • Camping et caravaning
CONT

Trépied pour cuisson en plein air sur feu de bois avec marmite et gril.

Spanish

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Record 3 2019-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
CONT

Garden composters. Backyard composting is a cost effective and environmentally friendly way for you to produce nutrient-rich soil for your yard and garden ...

Key term(s)
  • back yard composter
  • back yard compost bin
  • back yard composting bin

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
CONT

L'espace pour avoir un composteur de jardin vous manque mais vous souhaitez diminuer la quantité de résidus alimentaires envoyés à l'enfouissement? Le lombricompostage (aussi appelé vermicompostage) pourrait bien être la solution idéale.

Spanish

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Record 4 2019-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
CONT

Garden composting. If you have a backyard, you can quite easily set up an outdoor garden compost heap. You actually don’t need any special equipment, you can just set up a heap in the back of your garden, though if you want something a bit more contained (and more aesthetically pleasing) you can buy a compost bin.

Key term(s)
  • back yard composting

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
CONT

Le [...] compostage de jardin est un mode de recyclage simple des déchets organiques produits par les ménages.

Spanish

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Record 5 2016-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Sociology
DEF

An attitude ascribed to persons who object to the siting of something they regard as detrimental or hazardous in their own neighbourhood, while by implication raising no such objections to similar developments elsewhere.

OBS

[It] is a pejorative characterization.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences humaines
  • Sociologie
CONT

Le syndrome du «pas dans ma cour» n’est pas nouveau. Depuis des décennies, des projets de logement social de toutes sortes, des garderies, des maisons d’hébergement pour femmes et différents autres projets de nature sociale et communautaire se heurtent à l’opposition active de noyaux de résidants, commerçants et politiciens.

CONT

Un des secteurs dʼactivité où le «pas dans ma cour» a depuis longtemps fait des ravages, et aussi fait lʼobjet de réponses, est le logement social.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencias humanas
  • Sociología
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Record 6 2005-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Scenic Design
  • Variety Shows and Circuses
CONT

HOLIDAY LIGHT SHOW PROJECTOR. Just put this projector in your yard, choose a slide, plug it in and stand back to watch as any one of the eight holiday themes for year round use, flutter across an area up to 60 feet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Scénographie
  • Spectacles de variétés et Cirque

Spanish

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Record 7 1992-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
DEF

The portion of a lot or building site behind a house, structure, or the like, sometimes fenced, walled, etc.

CONT

... public landscape design begins at the level of single buildings on single lots, with front yards and backyards.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère
DEF

Cour sur l'arrière d'un bâtiment (opposé à "avant-cour").

Spanish

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