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Record 1 2021-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Library Science (General)
  • Economic Co-operation and Development
CONT

A tool library is just like a regular library, but instead of checking out books, you can check out tools for gardening, plumbing, carpentry, or other projects...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bibliothéconomie (Généralités)
  • Coopération et développement économiques
CONT

Une bibliothèque d’outils fonctionne principalement grâce à des bénévoles et des membres. Ces derniers ont, par la suite, la possibilité d’emprunter gratuitement pour une durée de trois semaines des outils de cuisine, de charpenterie, de couture et autres.

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dietetics
  • Regulations and Standards (Food)
CONT

For carbohydrate content of foods, check the nutrition label on food packages, food composition books, restaurant fact sheets and websites.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diététique
  • Réglementation et normalisation (Alimentation)
CONT

Le système d'échange élaboré par Diabète Québec peut vous aider à estimer la teneur en glucides de plusieurs aliments, entre autres, les aliments qui n'ont pas de tableau de la valeur nutritive comme les fruits et légumes frais.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Dietética
  • Reglamentación y normalización (Alimentación)
CONT

Los gramos de azúcar y fibra se cuentan como parte de los gramos de carbohidratos totales. Si un alimento contiene 5 gramos o más de fibra por porción, reste los gramos de fibras de los gramos de carbohidratos totales para obtener una estimación más precisa del contenido de carbohidratos.

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Record 3 2017-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Library Science (General)
  • Sociology of Human Relations
CONT

[Human library] events utilize the metaphor of a library, where readers are encouraged to check out individuals, or human books, who volunteer to share their stories. Human books are typically community members who may have faced discrimination, but may also be persons with special hobbies or interesting experiences...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bibliothéconomie (Généralités)
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
CONT

Le concept [d'une bibliothèque vivante] est fort simple. La personne se présente sur les lieux, emprunte le livre humain et a l'occasion de discuter avec [cet individu] en tête à tête pendant 20 minutes, afin d'en apprendre sur [son] histoire.

Spanish

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Record 4 2010-11-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Accounting
  • Business and Administrative Documents
DEF

A record book, recognized by law or custom, in which transactions are successively recorded, and which is the source of postings to ledgers.

OBS

Books of original entry include general and special journals, such as cashbooks and registers of sales and purchases. Memorandum books, check stubs, files of duplicate sales invoices, and the like, wherein first or prior notations may already have been made, although commonly regarded as a part of the books of account, are also referred to as "business papers or supporting records" and are not referred to as books of original entry unless they are used as posting sources.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité
  • Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
DEF

Livre ou fichier dans lequel on enregistre les opérations individuellement et chronologiquement avant d'en faire un sommaire, s'il y a lieu, et de les reporter aux grands livres.

OBS

Les livres-journaux comprennent le journal général et les journaux auxiliaires.

OBS

En Belgique, on a également recours à un livre central qui reproduit mensuellement au moins le sommaire des journaux auxiliaires. Le livre est soumis à certaines formalités administratives destinées à garantir l'irréversibilité des écritures.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contabilidad
  • Documentos comerciales y administrativos
DEF

[Libro] en que se registran cronológicamente todas las operaciones relativas al ejercicio de la empresa.

OBS

Este libro es forzoso en México y debe estar autorizado por la Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público, aunque puede estar formado por hojas sueltas cuando se tiene un sistema mecánico de contabilidad.

OBS

diario; libro diario: términos y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 5 2006-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Auditing (Accounting)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vérification (Comptabilité)

Spanish

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Record 6 2005-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forwarding, Folding, and Binding (Printing)
DEF

The usual combination of wire and cloth back binding used on check books.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Façonnage, pliage et reliure (Imprimerie)

Spanish

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Record 7 1998-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation
DEF

Books which are issued by the Inland Revenue to every employer in order to operate the Pay As You Earn method of collecting income tax. By referring to the employee's tax coding number and the cumulative pay to date, it is possible from the book to check how much tax is due to date, the difference is the amount that should be deducted from the gross salary/wage. [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995].

OBS

Expression(s) used on the federal income tax return T1 forms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité
OBS

Expression(s) tirée(s) des déclarations d'impôt T1 au niveau fédéral.

Spanish

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Record 8 1985-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation
CONT

If a passenger books today,... the first thing we should check for is sufficient mailing time. In order to establish this mailing requirement, the TBM supervisor enters the permissible mailing date into the... screen display everyday.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports
CONT

Supposons qu'un passager réserve aujourd'hui [...] Tout d'abord, il faut vérifier s'il y a suffisamment de temps pour lui envoyer son billet par la poste. Pour ce faire, consultez l'affichage [...] où le responsable de la section TBM introduit chaque jour les délais minimaux d'envoi.

Spanish

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