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DUE WAR [20 records]

Record 1 2023-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
CONT

Ground-based weather radars emerged during World War II and have since been used to observe precipitation, mostly over land. Ground-based radars send out pulses of microwave energy in narrow beams that scan in a circular pattern. When the microwave pulse encounters precipitation particles in the atmosphere, the energy is scattered in all directions, sending some energy back to the radar. These measurements are used to estimate intensity, altitude, precipitation type(e. g., rain, snow, hail), and motion. Obtaining continuous measurements of precipitation from ground-based systems(e. g., from rain gauges and radar systems) presents a challenge due to large gaps between monitoring sites on land and huge gaps over the ocean.

Key term(s)
  • ground based weather radar
  • ground based meteorological radar

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Legal Documents
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
DEF

A provision in an agreement that excuses a party’s performance under the agreement to the extent its failure to perform is due to certain extreme circumstances outside that party’s control ...

CONT

Force majeure clauses are intended to allocate risk for future events that, if they occur, will affect the ability of one party to perform its obligations under [a] contract.

OBS

[For] example, due to the occurrence of a natural disaster or an act of terrorism or war.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Documents juridiques
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
CONT

Les clauses de force majeure ont pour but de prévoir le risque d'événements futurs qui, le cas échéant, auront une incidence sur la capacité [d'une] partie de respecter ses obligations en vertu [d'un] contrat.

Spanish

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Record 3 2020-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
  • Military Law
CONT

Every person who(a) by want of due precaution, or through disobedience of orders or wilful neglect of duty, is made a prisoner of war... is guilty of an offence...

PHR

wilful disobedience of orders

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
  • Droit militaire
CONT

Commet une infraction quiconque : a) est fait prisonnier de guerre, faute de précautions suffisantes ou par suite de désobéissance aux ordres ou de négligence volontaire dans l'accomplissement de son devoir [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Infracciones y crímenes
  • Derecho militar
CONT

Dentro del grupo de los delitos de resistencia y desobediencia a la autoridad, sus agentes y los funcionarios públicos, se incluyen los actos de desobediencia de órdenes expresas del Gobierno referentes a la fabricación, transformación, suministro, adquisición, transporte, importación o exportación de materias, efectos [...].

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Record 4 2019-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Dental Services (Military)
  • Surgery
CONT

Whether performed by military or by civilian surgeons, war surgery has its particular characteristics that are due to the special nature of the context of armed conflict, its limitations and dangers, and the particular physiopathology of high-energy, penetrating missile and blast wounds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Service de santé et service dentaire (Militaire)
  • Chirurgie
CONT

Pour les chirurgiens qui la pratiquent, qu'ils soient militaires ou civils, la chirurgie de guerre possède ses caractéristiques particulières dues d'une part à la nature spéciale des situations de conflit armé, avec leurs limitations et leurs dangers, et d'autre part à la physiopathologie particulière des blessures que provoquent les projectiles à haute énergie et les armes à effet de souffle.

Spanish

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Record 5 2017-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Sociology of Recreation
  • Arts and Culture
OBS

Founded in 1935, the Australia-New Zealand Association was formed with the purpose to meet and welcome visitors from down under, and gather together socially from time to time. ANZA continued their meet & greet, and social functions throughout the years, until the flow of visitors ceased due to travel restrictions brought on by the start of World War Two. In 1952, the ANZA was revived but the nature of ANZA changed, and it became primarily a social club for Australians & New Zealanders living in the Greater Vancouver area... The ANZA has evolved into a sort of neighbourhood institution – much like the British "local".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Sociologie des loisirs
  • Arts et Culture

Spanish

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Record 6 2016-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
CONT

Where an event or circumstances, completely unforeseen, makes it impossible for the contract to be completed, then the contract is frustrated. Funds paid are recoverable and funds due for payment do not have to be paid. Such events as sickness, war, third party interference, legislation will have the effect of frustrating a contract. [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995].

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
OBS

inexécutabilité : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'acès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 7 2014-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Studies
  • Demography
DEF

A deserted town with few or no remaining inhabitants.

CONT

A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters. The term can sometimes refer to cities, towns, and neighborhoods which are still populated, but significantly less so than in years past; for example those affected by high levels of unemployment and dereliction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Urbanisme
  • Démographie

Spanish

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Record 8 2008-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance
  • Transportation
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

An insurance clause providing that loss is not insured if due to capture, seizure, confiscation and like actions, whether legal or not, or from such acts as piracy, civil war, rebellion and civil strife.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances
  • Transports
  • Commerce extérieur

Spanish

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

Cláusula [que] exime de responsabilidad a los aseguradores por las pérdidas causadas por actos de piratería y similares.

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Record 9 2006-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Historical Names
  • Toponymy
  • Heritage
OBS

Grosse Île and the Irish Memorial National Historic Site commemorates three significant aspects of our history : first, the importance of immigration to Canada, particularly through Quebec City, from the early 19th century until World War I; Second the tragedies of Irish immigrants, especially due to the 1847 typhus epidemic; and finally Grosse Île's role from 1832 to 1937 as a quarantine station for the Port of Quebec, long the main point of arrival for immigrants coming to Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations historiques
  • Toponymie
  • Patrimoine
OBS

L'objectif de commémoration du Lieu historique national du Canada de la Grosse-Île-et-le-Mémorial-des-Irlandais comporte trois volets. Tout d'abord, l'importance de l'immigration au Canada, plus particulièrement via la porte d'entrée de Québec, au debut de 19e siècle jusqu'à la Première Guerre mondiale. Ensuite, les événements tragiques vécus par les immigrants irlandais, spécialement lors de l'épidémie de typhus de 1847. Finalement, la commémoration du lieu repose sur le rôle joué par l'île, de 1832 à 1937, à titre de station de quarantaine du port de Québec, longtemps le principal point d'arrivée des immigrants au Canada.

Spanish

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Record 10 2004-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
OBS

The exporter is insured against non-payment due to the insolvency or default of the buyer, currency transfer or conversion restrictions, war or revolution and cancellation or non-renewal of export or import permits.

Key term(s)
  • non payment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
OBS

L'exportateur est assuré contre le non-paiement attribuable à l'insolvabilité de l'acheteur, à des limitations de transferts de devises ou de conversion, à la guerre ou à la révolution et à l'annulation ou au non-renouvellement des permis d'exportation ou d'importation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comercio exterior
OBS

El exportador está asegurado contra la falta de pago debido a insolvencia o incumplimiento por parte del comprador, transferencia de moneda o restricciones de conversión, guerra o revolución y cancelación o no renovación de permisos de exportación o importación.

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Record 11 2001-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Fluctuations
CONT

One interpretation of the timing of the generations is that they relate to the underlying business cycle of capital equipment purchase, the Juglar cycle originally identified in the nineteenth century(Juglar 1889) and apparent as a definite eight year cycle through to the current times(Lewis 1978). The peaks in the Juglar cycle correspond to our eight year boundaries from 1940 through 1980; the USA statistics show the 1964 peak as being in 1967 due to purchases to support the Viet Nam war but the next peak is in 1972 on target showing the dominating effect of world trade cycles rather than national events(Van Dujin 1983).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fluctuations économiques
CONT

L'un des cycles généraux à long terme est le cycle de Juglar ou cycle moyen ou cycle majeur ou cycle de conjoncture, d'une durée de 6 à 10 ans.

CONT

Les cycles des affaires ont été étudiés par Juglar qui considéra que l'économie était régie par des cycles d'affaires d'une durée de 10 ans. Il montra ainsi que ces cycles sont liés à l'essor de l'industrie et qu'ils affectent toute l'économie du pays et se transmettent aux partenaires par le biais des relations économiques extérieures. Ces cycles comprennent quatre phases; l'expansion marquée par la hausse de la production, l'inflation et le développement du crédit; une phase de crise, puis une période de dépression, caractérisée par la déflation et la contraction de la production; et enfin une phase de reprise correspondant au minimum du cycle.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fluctuaciones económicas
OBS

Nombre dado por Schumpeter a los ciclos en torno a ocho años, en honor al economista Clement Juglar, el primeró que se ocupó de estudiar las ondas económicas de esa duración, generadas por cambios en las inversiones a causa de nuevas invenciones.

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Record 12 1999-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • War and Peace (International Law)
CONT

Very often the armed forces of belligerents consist throughout the war of their regular armies only; but it happens frequently that irregular forces take part. Of such irregular forces two different kinds are to be distinguished-first, such as are authorised by the belligerents; and, secondly, such as are acting on their own initiative, and on their own account, without special authorization. Formerly it was a recognised rule of International Law that only the members of authorised irregular forces enjoyed the privileges due to the members of the armed forces of belligerents; members of unauthorised irregular forces were considered to be war criminals, and could be shot when captured. During the Franco-German War in 1870, the Germans acted throughout according to this rule with regard to the so-called "franctireurs", requesting the production of special authorization form the French Government from every irregular combatant whom they captured, failing which he was shot. But according to Art. 1 of the Hague Regulations this rule is now obsolete.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Guerre et paix (Droit international)
DEF

Combattant qui opère en marge de l'armée régulière.

OBS

Les conventions de la Haye (1909) et de Genève (1949) accordent la qualité de belligérant au franc-tireur à condition qu'il porte distinctement et de façon apparente un insigne, son armement, qu'il se réclame d'un chef et respecte les lois de la guerre.

Spanish

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Record 13 1993-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
OBS

Lexique faisant la concordance entre la terminologie française et la terminologie anglaise du Dictionnaire démographique multilingue (ONU [Organisation des Nations Unies]).

Spanish

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Record 14 1990-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
DEF

A respiratory infection reported in the Balkans during World War II which proved to be due to Richeltsia burneti.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines

Spanish

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Record 15 1990-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
  • Fire, Accidents, Miscellaneous Risks (Insur.)
CONT

Equipment(Political Risk) Insurance protects Canadian exporters’ equipment located at a foreign job site against a loss resulting from expropriatory action, war or hostilities, the inability to re-export or damage due to political events.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Incendies, accidents et risques divers (Assur.)
CONT

L'assurance-matériel (risque politique) protège le matériel qu'un exportateur canadien maintient sur le site d'un contrat à l'étranger contre la perte résultant d'une expropriation, d'une guerre ou d'hostilités, de l'incapacité à réexporter le matériel ou d'un dommage attribuable à des événements politiques.

Spanish

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Record 16 1980-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • National and International Economics
  • Finance
OBS

If no wartime deficits and bond indebtedness had been created, that genuine burden on the postwar group due to the war would still have had to take place.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie nationale et internationale
  • Finances

Spanish

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Record 17 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
  • Language Problems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
  • Problèmes de langue

Spanish

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Record 18 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Demography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Démographie

Spanish

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Record 19 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Demography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Démographie

Spanish

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Record 20 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Demography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Démographie

Spanish

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