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ENOUGH IS ENOUGH [100 records]

Record 1 2026-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pleasure Boating and Yachting
CONT

... the solution — off-throttle steering — is now taken for granted by most PWC [personal watercraft] consumers. Many may not even realize their craft have the capability for good reason. The inclusion of OTS into most craft is relatively seamless. The system works by detecting two coinciding occurrences, the abrupt release of the throttle and a full turn to port or starboard. Electronic sensors note the two situations, and respond by increasing RPM [revolutions per minute] just enough to once again push some water through the jet nozzle. That small blast of propulsion is just enough to start the craft turning in the direction the driver has turned the handlebars, hopefully allowing the craft to begin an evasive maneuver and avoid the object in the craft's path.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Yachting et navigation de plaisance
CONT

Cette motomarine possède aussi un correcteur d'assiette rapidement accessible sur le guidon et ajustable selon les préférences du conducteur, les conditions de navigation et le nombre de passagers (jusqu'à 3). À cela s'ajoute un système de direction assistée par accélération d'appoint qui améliore la maniabilité à basse vitesse.

Spanish

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Record 2 2026-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biometrics
CONT

Human hand contains enough anatomical characteristics to provide a mechanism for personal identification, but it is not considered unique enough to provide [a] mechanism for complete personal identification. Hand geometry is time sensitive and the shape of the hand can be changed during illness, aging or weight changing. It is actually based on the fact that every person has differently formed hand which will not drastically change in the future.

PHR

hand geometry data, hand geometry recognition systems, hand geometry system, hand geometry technology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biométrie
CONT

Le lecteur de géométrie de la main vérifie la géométrie de la main (la taille et la forme de la main) pour identifier une personne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biometría
CONT

Biometría estática (cuando recoge medidas de características físicas de las personas), como son la geometría de la mano, la huella dactilar, la forma facial, el iris, la retina, el patrón vascular de manos y dedos (las venas), etc.

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Record 3 2026-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
  • Optics
CONT

Optogenetics is a technique that, as its names implies, combines genetics and optics to control protein function with light—a principle initially developed by neuroscientists with the aim of controlling neuronal activity with cellular and millisecond-temporal precision... [A scientist] first suggested that light could help with understanding the complexity of the brain by allowing the activation or inhibition of individual neurons :"The ideal signal would be light, probably at an infrared wavelength to allow the light to penetrate far enough. This seems rather farfetched but it is conceivable that molecular biologists could engineer a particular cell type to be sensitive to light in this way. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
  • Optique
DEF

Technique qui consiste à rendre des cellules photosensibles par génie génétique afin d'en étudier l'activité en les exposant à une lumière de longueur d'onde appropriée.

OBS

L'optogénétique met en évidence des relations entre l'activité de populations cellulaires, telles que des neurones ou des myocytes, et des phénomènes physiologiques, physiopathologiques ou comportementaux.

OBS

optogénétique : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 4 mars 2017.

Spanish

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Record 4 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Mathematics
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Artificial Intelligence
DEF

An algorithm that scans [a] list and allocates the first memory cell that is large enough, retaining the fragment left over.

Key term(s)
  • first fit algorithm

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques informatiques
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Intelligence artificielle

Spanish

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Record 5 2025-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
  • Social Psychology
  • Collaborative and Social Communications
CONT

Clout chasing is defined as an action taken by someone who attempts to attain fame, particularly people who are desperate enough to leverage their proximity to someone famous or engage in outlandish and dangerous behavior to do so.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
  • Psychologie sociale
  • Communications collaboratives et sociales
CONT

Les communautés [d'extrémistes violents nihilistes] sont toutes axées sur la recherche de notoriété [...], c'est-à-dire la réalisation d'actes extrêmes pour gagner en popularité au sein de leur communauté, et sur la documentation de leurs succès criminels par la diffusion de vidéos et d'images de leurs actes.

Spanish

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Record 6 2025-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Employment Benefits
DEF

... a workplace injury or illness that is severe enough to prevent an employee from returning to work and performing their regular, scheduled job duties for at least one full day or shift following the incident.

OBS

The definition is standardized by major occupational health and safety bodies to ensure consistent reporting.

Key term(s)
  • workplace lost time injury

French

Domaine(s)
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
  • Avantages sociaux
DEF

Blessure ou maladie résultant directement d'un incident au travail et occasionnant des jours de travail perdus, autres que la journée de l'incident.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Salud y seguridad en el trabajo
  • Beneficios sociales
CONT

Una lesión con tiempo perdido es una lesión ocupacional que provoca la pérdida de uno o más días, fuera del día inicial de la lesión del trabajo programado del empleado fuera de la fecha de la lesión.

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Record 7 2025-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Emergency Management
CONT

Practice has shown that even in the EU [European Union] there are not enough specialists in risk and crisis engineering. One example is the... events in the EU in 2014 related to the military conflict in Syria. There were no optimal solutions, sufficient information support for the organization of refugee transportation. European universities have analyzed this experience and started developing master's degree programs in risk and crisis engineering in transport and logistics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des urgences
DEF

Discipline qui, à partir des retours d'expérience des crises passées et de l'état des sciences et des techniques, met à la disposition des organisations des connaissances et des méthodes de nature à les rendre plus aptes à gérer une crise.

OBS

ingénierie de crise : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 3 octobre 2025.

Spanish

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Record 8 2025-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Viral Diseases
  • Immunology
CONT

What is a vaccine-derived poliovirus? A vaccine-derived poliovirus(VDPV) is a strain related to the weakened live poliovirus contained in oral polio vaccine(OPV). If allowed to circulate in under-or unimmunized populations for long enough, or replicate in an immunodeficient individual, the weakened virus can revert to a form that causes illness and paralysis.

Key term(s)
  • vaccine-derived polio virus

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Maladies virales
  • Immunologie
CONT

Si la souche de poliovirus présente dans le VPO [vaccin antipoliomyélitique oral] circule dans des populations à faible couverture vaccinale, ou se réplique chez un hôte immunosupprimé, elle peut subir des mutations et revenir à une forme causant une maladie paralytique qui ne se distingue pas de la polio sauvage. C'est ce qu'on appelle le poliovirus dérivé d'une souche vaccinale (PVDV).

Spanish

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Record 9 2025-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
  • Atomic Physics
  • Encryption and Decryption
  • Electronic Warfare
CONT

A cryptographically relevant quantum computer(CRQC) is a quantum computing system powerful enough to break modern cryptographic algorithms that secure digital communications​. In practical terms, a CRQC is a large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer capable of running quantum algorithms(like Shor's algorithm) to crack the cryptographic schemes... that underlie today's security.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
  • Physique atomique
  • Chiffrage et déchiffrage
  • Guerre électronique
OBS

Ordinateur quantique assez puissant pour rendre obsolète la cryptographie non quantique moderne.

Spanish

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Record 10 2025-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Nuclear Power Stations
OBS

... Darlington Nuclear Generating Station is a four-unit facility responsible for generating over 20% of Ontario's electricity needs, which is enough energy to power 2 million homes.

OBS

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) owns and is licensed to operate the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station, located in the municipality of Clarington, on the north shore of Lake Ontario.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Centrales nucléaires
OBS

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) est propriétaire et exploitante autorisée de la centrale nucléaire de Darlington, située dans la municipalité de Clarington, sur la rive nord du lac Ontario.

Spanish

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Record 11 2025-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
CONT

Babies younger than [six] months old are more likely to develop certain infectious diseases than older children are. Cocooning is a way to protect babies from catching diseases from the people around them—people like their parents, siblings, grandparents, friends, child-care providers, babysitters, and healthcare providers. Once these people are vaccinated, they are less likely to spread these contagious diseases to the baby. They surround the baby with a cocoon of protection against disease until he or she is old enough to get all the doses of vaccine needed to be fully protected.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
DEF

Protection d'un nourrisson ne pouvant être vacciné, qui consiste à vacciner les personnes en contact étroit avec lui.

OBS

La mise sous cocon vaccinal concerne les nourrissons trop jeunes, selon le calendrier vaccinal, pour être vaccinés contre une maladie donnée telle que la coqueluche, ou les nourrissons atteints d'une maladie contre-indiquant la vaccination.

OBS

mise sous cocon vaccinal; cocon vaccinal : désignations et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 16 janvier 2020.

Spanish

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Record 12 2025-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

In small arms, referring to the state in which only enough gas is used to ensure the weapon will fire without stoppage.

OBS

balanced: designation and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Dans le contexte des armes légères, se dit de l'état d'une arme à feu lorsqu'on utilise uniquement la quantité de gaz suffisante pour qu'elle tire sans enrayage.

OBS

réglé : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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Record 13 2025-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Co-operation and Development
  • International Relations
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
CONT

Through its alternative development program, USAID [United States Agency for International Development](2000) has pledged to stimulate enough legal economic activity that peasants can survive on licit incomes rather than resorting to drug cultivation. The agency has acknowledged that crop substitution alone is not enough and that drug-producing regions require better infrastructure and institutions, including roads to markets, improved health services, schools, and reliable governance.

Key term(s)
  • alternative development programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coopération et développement économiques
  • Relations internationales
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
CONT

En Afghanistan, la priorité de l'Office reste d'appuyer l'abandon des cultures illicites et de fournir une assistance immédiate pour répondre aux besoins humains fondamentaux et sauver des vies et des moyens de subsistance. Dans sa phase initiale, le programme de développement alternatif de l'ONUDC [Office des Nations Unies contre la drogue et le crime] aidera 5 000 ménages ruraux à passer de la culture et de la vente illicites de pavot à opium à des activités entrepreneuriales licites de manière durable, afin d'améliorer leur qualité de vie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cooperación y desarrollo económicos
  • Relaciones internacionales
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
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Record 14 2025-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
  • Signalling (Road Transport)
  • Roads
CONT

Dynamic Paint is temperature sensitive paint that is transparent most of the time, but when it becomes cold enough to create hazards like black ice, the paint reveals warning symbols on the road.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
  • Signalisation routière
  • Voies de circulation
CONT

[...] le futur système autoroutier prévoit l'utilisation de la peinture dynamique [...] afin d'avertir les usagers en temps réel des conditions climatiques. Ainsi, des marques au sol apparaîtront en fonction des fluctuations du climat. En cas de neige, par exemple, ou de très basse température, le bitume affichera des cristaux géants.

Spanish

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Record 15 2025-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Product (Marketing)
  • Industrial Techniques and Processes
CONT

Reconditioning is the product recovery process that is the most similar to remanufacturing. Both involve the replacement of damaged or worn components. Still, the big difference is that in remanufacturing, the process is meticulous enough to return the product to the original equipment manufacturer's specifications, which maintains the warranty. Reconditioned products, on the other hand, cannot use the product's original warranty.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produit (Commercialisation)
  • Techniques industrielles
DEF

Processus qui consiste à remettre en état un produit manufacturé en vue de le commercialiser à nouveau.

OBS

reconditionnement : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 30 avril 2025.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Producto (Comercialización)
  • Procesos y técnicas industriales
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Record 16 2025-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banquets and Receptions
DEF

A social gathering at which drinks and other refreshments are served.

CONT

Short enough for a catch-up and a drink but, when done right, not long enough to impede on other plans, a cocktail party is the perfect precursor to dinner, dancing or an early bedtime.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réceptions et banquets
DEF

Réunion mondaine où l'on sert un buffet et des boissons.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Banquetes y recepciones
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Record 17 2025-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diplomacy
  • National and International Security
CONT

The general idea of coercive diplomacy is to back one's demand on an adversary with a threat of punishment for noncompliance that he will consider credible and potent enough to persuade him to comply with the demand.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diplomatie
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
CONT

La diplomatie coercitive est une stratégie visant à influencer les décisions ou actions d'un autre État par des menaces ou des promesses de récompense sans recourir à la force militaire.

Spanish

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Record 18 2025-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant and Crop Production
  • Cropping Systems
CONT

One rotational crop that doesn’t get enough recognition... is winter wheat[, which] in rotations can provide several major soil health benefits — including increases in soil organic matter — and resilience to environmental stresses, such as drought.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
  • Systèmes de culture
CONT

Si l’agriculteur n’a pas suffisamment de fumier pour ses terres de culture, il doit en produire sur place en introduisant dans la succession des prairies artificielles et « engrais verts » ; au demeurant, la culture alternée d’espèces aux enracinements différenciés permet une meilleure exploration de la profondeur du sol.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Producción vegetal
  • Sistemas de cultivo
CONT

Contra este deterioro, promueve no solo el paso a cultivos rotatorios o evitar la labranza, sino un aprovechamiento de los propios organismos de los suelos para fertilizarlos, evitando la creación de fertilizante sintético cuya producción es, además, contaminante.

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Record 19 2025-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
CONT

A foothold is a rock ledge able to bear your weight on its vertical axis and large enough for your foot to push on it in a mainly downward direction.

Key term(s)
  • foot hold

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
CONT

Les prises de pied sont habituellement plus petites [que les prises de main] et [sont] conçues pour accueillir le bout des chaussures d'escalade. Elles exigent une grande précision, car elles supportent le poids du corps en concentrant la pression sur l'avant du pied.

Spanish

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Record 20 2025-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Health Insurance
  • Hygiene and Health
CONT

UHC means that all individuals and communities receive the health services they need without suffering financial hardship. It includes the full spectrum of essential, quality health services, from health promotion to prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care. UHC enables everyone to access the services that address the most significant causes of disease and death, and ensures that the quality of those services is good enough to improve the health of the people who receive them.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurance-maladie
  • Hygiène et santé
CONT

Par couverture sanitaire universelle, on entend une situation dans laquelle toutes les personnes et toutes les communautés bénéficient des services de santé dont elles ont besoin sans se heurter à des difficultés financières. Elle englobe la gamme complète des services de santé essentiels de qualité, qu'il s'agisse de la promotion de la santé, de la prévention, des traitements, de la réadaptation et des soins palliatifs. La couverture sanitaire universelle permet à tout un chacun d'avoir accès aux services s'occupant des causes les plus importantes de morbidité et de mortalité et elle garantit que la qualité de ces services soit suffisamment bonne pour améliorer la santé des personnes qui en bénéficient.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguro médico
  • Higiene y Salud
CONT

La cobertura sanitaria universal significa que todas las personas pueden acceder a los servicios de salud que necesiten, cuando y donde los necesiten, sin verse en dificultades económicas por ello.

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Record 21 2025-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
CONT

One term used to describe the middle area [between abstinence and alcohol use disorder] is grey-area drinking, or simply grey drinking. That typically means drinking more than recommended limits, but not enough to meet the higher end of alcohol use disorder.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie

Spanish

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Record 22 2025-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Special-Language Phraseology
DEF

[That is] characterized by or exhibiting symptoms that are not severe enough for diagnosis as a clinically recognized syndrome.

PHR

subsyndromal depression, subsyndromal post-traumatic stress disorder

Key term(s)
  • sub-syndromal

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

Avec la notion d'avance en âge, est associée également la notion de symptomatologie appauvrie, moins floride conduisant au concept de dépression subsyndromique (défini par un nombre de symptômes d'épisode dépressif majeur inférieur à celui requis pour porter le diagnostic) [...]

PHR

dépression subsyndromique, trouble subsyndromique

Key term(s)
  • sub-syndromique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Fraseología de los lenguajes especializados
CONT

El delirium subsindrómico (DSS) es una entidad en debate, que supone un espectro de enfermedad más allá de la dicotomía diagnóstica del delirium según los criterios actuales.

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Record 23 2025-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronautics
  • Collaboration with WIPO
CONT

A space tether is a structural element composed of a thin cable made of materials resistant to the space environment and strong enough to keep orbiting masses bound together.

Key term(s)
  • SearchOnlyKey1

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronautique
  • Collaboration avec l'OMPI
CONT

[...] l'étude des structures spatiales indique que celles-ci sont généralement flexibles et peuvent ainsi être approximées par des chaînes de corps articulés. Il pourrait être possible de contrôler la flexion d'une longue longe spatiale en disposant des roues d'inertie sur sa longueur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Astronáutica
  • Colaboración con la OMPI
CONT

Una amarra espacial es un cable largo, flexible y ligero que une a dos satélites, y les permite orbitar con igual período a alturas diferentes. Las fuerzas gravitatoria y centrífuga varían en sentido opuesto a lo largo del cable, y lo mantienen tenso en posición vertical estable.

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Record 24 2025-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hygiene and Health
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
CONT

Flexibility refers to the range of motion around a joint.... The ability to successfully perform many movements and skills depends on the range of motion... For instance, to hit a high ball during a soccer game, players have to lift their leg to chest level, so they must be flexible enough to go beyond that level.... Flexibility is not improved in one or two stretching sessions but rather with an ongoing emphasis on statically and dynamically engaging the various muscles and joints with a variety of stretching exercises.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hygiène et santé
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
CONT

La flexibilité est définie par l'amplitude de mouvement autour d'une articulation.

Spanish

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Record 25 2025-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Equipment
  • Soil Improvement and Fertilizer Management
  • Waste Management
CONT

Poultry and livestock manure storage is an indispensable part of modern farms. The farm must be equipped with enough manure storage tanks to collect a large amount of manure flushing water and polluted runoff in today's farms and reduce the impact of farming sewage on the environment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel agricole
  • Fumure et amélioration du sol
  • Gestion des déchets

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Maquinaria agrícola
  • Abono y mejoramiento del suelo
  • Gestión de los desechos
DEF

Lugar donde se recoge el estiércol.

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Record 26 2025-01-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems
  • Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
CONT

A primer pop(squib load) happens when the cartridge does not contain any gunpowder. The firearm will discharge the primer without the usual noise or recoil. This may have enough force to push the bullet out of the case, but the bullet may lodge in the barrel. If another bullet is fired, the barrel may rupture and cause possible injury.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes
  • Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
CONT

Un coup d'amorce [...] survient lorsque la cartouche ne contient aucune poudre. Le coup de feu n'a pas le bruit ou le recul habituel. L'explosion de l'amorce peut avoir suffisamment de puissance pour pousser la balle à l'extérieur de la douille, mais elle peut rester coincée dans le canon. Si une autre cartouche est tirée, le canon peut éclater et cela peut causer des blessures.

Spanish

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Record 27 2024-12-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maple-Sugar Industry
  • Maple Syrup Production
  • Chocolate and Confectionery
CONT

As soon as the bob is made and while it is still hot, the sugar made the previous day is added to it, and the mixture is stirred enough to get uniformity but not enough to cause it to set up. The hot bob partly melts the sugar, and the resulting semiliquid sugar can be poured easily.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'érable
  • Acériculture
  • Confiserie et chocolaterie
DEF

Sirop chaud qui, dans la fabrication des bonbons d'érable, est ajouté à un sucre mou déjà malaxé et refroidi pour en faciliter la fusion puis le moulage.

Spanish

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Record 28 2024-12-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cooking Appliances
  • Maple-Sugar Industry
  • Maple Syrup Production
CONT

The size(length and width) of the arch is determined by the size of the evaporator. It must be wide enough to support the pans and long enough not only to support the pans but also to hold the base of the flue-gas stack.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de cuisson des aliments
  • Industrie de l'érable
  • Acériculture
DEF

Partie inférieure de l'évaporateur qui soutient les bassines et qui comprend le foyer, ainsi que le conduit entre le foyer et la souche de la cheminée.

Spanish

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Record 29 2024-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Applications of Automation
  • Lasers and Masers
  • Electronic Circuits Technology
  • Welding and Soldering (Metals)
CONT

Laser robots are well established in the material processing industry. They are used for cutting, welding and marking of work pieces made from diverse materials. In these applications, it is important to move the focal spot of the laser beam exactly along the desired machining contour on the work piece. Available laser sources are powerful enough to allow for very high machining velocities, which, however, are often beyond the capabilities of the robot arm that guides the laser beam.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Automatisation et applications
  • Masers et lasers
  • Technologie des circuits électroniques
  • Soudage (Métal)
CONT

Depuis l'invention du premier laser en 1960, plusieurs secteurs industriels se sont penchés sur cette technologie et cherchent à tirer profit de ses avantages. […] Depuis son avènement dans l'industrie automobile […], ce secteur a connu une révolution sans précédent, grâce à la multifonctionnalité des robots laser, comprenant le traitement thermique des matériaux, la découpe des métaux et le soudage des pièces de carrosserie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Automatización y aplicaciones
  • Láser y máser
  • Tecnología de los circuitos electrónicos
  • Soldadura (Metales)
CONT

Los robots láser pueden maniobrar con precisión alrededor de componentes sensibles sin causar daño, lo que es esencial en la electrónica de alta densidad.

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Record 30 2024-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rugby
  • North American Football
CONT

USA [United States of America] overpowered by England. The USA closed out their World Cup warm-up tour with a 52-14 defeat to England at Sandy Park on Saturday. A superior kicking game and the strength of the Red Roses forwards proved too much in a one-sided first half, but the Eagles restored some confidence with a committed second half showing.

CONT

Placekicking is the phase of the kicking game that you’ll use when your team attempts to score a point after touchdown(PAT) or kicking a field goal; your team will attempt a field goal if the drive has been stopped and the team is close enough to the opponent's goal line.... During this phase of the kicking game, three players use special techniques : the kicker(who makes the kick), the holder(who catches the ball from the center and places it on the tee), and the center,(also known as the short snapper(who centers the ball back to the holder).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rugby
  • Football nord-américain
DEF

Ensemble des stratégies et des techniques recourant à la frappe au pied, qui sont mises en place par une équipe lors d'un match.

OBS

jeu au pied : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 5 septembre 2023.

Spanish

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Record 31 2024-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • The Thyroid
CONT

Hypothyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid gland does not make enough thyroid hormone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Thyroïde
DEF

Affection caractérisée par un déficit en hormones thyroïdiennes (thyroxine et triiodothyronine).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas varias
  • Glándula tiroides
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Record 32 2024-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting Techniques
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
DEF

A method of suppression in which a fireline is constructed approximately parallel to and just far enough from the fire edge to enable firefighters and equipment to work effectively.

OBS

In this method, the intervening strip of unburned wildland fuel is normally burned out as the control line proceeds but may be allowed to burn out unassisted if it causes no delay or threat to the fireline.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvres d'intervention (incendies)
  • Incendies de végétation
DEF

[Attaque] selon laquelle on construit une ligne d'arrêt continue parallèlement et aussi près que possible de la bordure d'un incendie.

Spanish

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Record 33 2024-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
  • Dietetics
CONT

Most nutritionists suggest getting fiber from whole foods... Foods with fiber include fruits, vegetables, nuts, beans, and grains. But if you don’t get enough from your diet, fiber supplements can help fill in the gap. "Functional" fiber is extracted from its natural sources and then added to supplements or fortified foods and drinks to boost their fiber content. Fiber supplements come in powders, capsules, or gummies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
  • Diététique
CONT

Devrais-je prendre un supplément de fibres? Il est préférable d'essayer d'abord de manger plus d'aliments riches en fibres. Si ce n'est pas possible ou suffisant, un supplément de fibres pourrait être envisagé.

Spanish

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Record 34 2024-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Recreation
  • Hobbies (General)
  • Mental health and hygiene
DEF

... time spent with any screen, including smart phones, tablets, television, video games, computers or wearable technology.

CONT

Getting the balance right between green time and screen time is important for your kids’ health, cognitive and emotional development ...

OBS

... one of the biggest concerns is that when people spend too much time with technology, they are not spending enough time in nature.... One of the greatest ways to counterbalance the amount of time spent on screens and improve our mental and physical wellbeing is to unplug from technology and plug back into real life by taking time out in nature.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des loisirs
  • Passe-temps (Généralités)
  • Hygiène et santé mentales
OBS

S'oppose au temps passé dehors.

OBS

Avec l'avènement des nouvelles technologies, les enfants passent malheureusement de plus en plus de temps devant un écran et négligent le temps passé dehors à grimper, à sauter ou à culbuter. Ainsi, plusieurs kinésiologues remarquent que plusieurs [...] d'entre eux accusent un retard quant à leur développement moteur.

Spanish

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Record 35 2024-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Civil Engineering
  • Foundation Engineering
CONT

Riprap that is large enough to resist all the hydraulic forces can fail if channel migration or scour undermines the toe support. When the riprap toe is undermined, it can shift and remain functional to some degree. Often an extra volume of riprap is included at the toe for this purpose, or the riprap toe is trenched to the depth of potential degradation and contraction scour.

Key term(s)
  • rip rap toe
  • rip-rap toe

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie civil
  • Technique des fondations

Spanish

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Record 36 2024-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
DEF

[New] sensors, dubbed hailsondes, are designed to fly around freely within storms to behave like real hail. Each probe is shaped like a hailstone—a 24-gram sphere [that is] 6. 5 centimeters wide... Although they are launched via balloons, the hailsondes get released once updrafts within storms are strong enough to keep the sensors aloft.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
CONT

[Deux] équipes de chercheurs australiens sont parvenues à déployer des «hailsondes», des sondes [...] prenant la forme de grêlons de 24 grammes fixés à des ballons. Celles-ci ont été lâchées dans les courants ascendants de la tempête, ce qui leur a permis de collecter de nombreuses données lorsqu'elles se déplaçaient à l'intérieur.

Spanish

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Record 37 2024-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
CONT

Bacterial colonization of wounds versus infection is an area that must be greatly appreciated by treating clinicians... While all wounds contain bacteria, colonization refers to a specific scenario where bacteria are presently multiplying but the sum of their actions are not enough to elicit an immune response.

Key term(s)
  • bacterial colonisation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
CONT

La colonisation bactérienne a lieu de façon progressive, dans un ordre bien précis : les premières bactéries intestinales ont besoin d'oxygène pour se multiplier (bactéries aérobies : entérocoques, staphylocoques…).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Microbiología y parasitología
DEF

La colonización bacteriana que precede a la infección de las quemaduras de manejo ambulatorio ha sido escasamente estudiada [...]

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Record 38 2024-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collaborative and Social Communications
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Sociology of Communication
  • Merchandising Techniques
DEF

[That is] attractive or interesting enough to be suitable for photographing and posting on the social media service Instagram …

PHR

instagrammable restaurant

French

Domaine(s)
  • Communications collaboratives et sociales
  • Internet et télématique
  • Sociologie de la communication
  • Techniques marchandes
DEF

Se dit [de ce] qui, par sa beauté ou son originalité, est digne d'être photographié, puis posté et amplement partagé sur le réseau social Instagram […]

PHR

dessert instagrammable, paysage instagrammable

Spanish

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Record 39 2024-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
CONT

A negative sample, meaning the drug is not contained in the urine,... has limitations of interpretation. Since drugs have different clearance rates in urine, it is possible that a negative test could result from not sampling soon enough after drug consumption. It is also possible that the dose of the drug taken was not large enough to result in sufficient quantities of drug metabolites to be detected with the current cut-off levels of the laboratory tests. It could also be that the drugs were not used chronically. Intermittent drug use will result in periods of time where no drug or metabolite is contained in the sample.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
CONT

L'interprétation d'un échantillon négatif, c'est-à-dire d'un échantillon qui ne renferme pas la drogue recherchée, présente [...] des limites. Comme les drogues ont différents taux d'élimination dans l'urine, il est possible qu'un résultat négatif soit attribuable au fait que l'échantillon n'a pas été prélevé assez rapidement après la consommation de la drogue. Il se peut également que la dose consommée n'ait pas été assez forte pour produire des quantités suffisantes de métabolites de drogues qui peuvent être détectés à l'aide des seuils actuels des tests en laboratoire. La drogue peut aussi ne pas avoir été consommée régulièrement. La consommation intermittente d'une drogue aboutit à des périodes où l'échantillon ne renferme ni drogue ni métabolite.

Spanish

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Record 40 2024-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Hormones
  • Dietetics
CONT

As food enters the intestines for digestion, the peptide hormone cholecystokinin(CCK) stimulates the vagus nerve to send a satiety signal to the brain. The vagus nerve is therefore sensitive to stomach distension and CCK levels, as well as other factors related to food consumption. It communicates these satiety signals to the brain, and reduces food consumption. Other satiety signals operate over a longer time scale. The most important of these is the hormone leptin..., which is released mostly from adipose cells... The more fat in the cells, the more leptin is released into the bloodstream. When leptin reaches the brain, it signals that enough fat is stored throughout the body.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Hormones
  • Diététique
CONT

[...] après l'ingestion d'aliments, les adipocytes, cellules qui stockent les lipides, sécrètent et déversent dans la circulation la leptine, qui constitue sans doute un signal de satiété.

Spanish

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Record 41 2024-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucks and Dollies (Materials Handling)
  • Keyboard Instruments
CONT

The first major process in rebuilding a piano is disassembly, starting with the cabinet, then the strings, tuning pins, and finally the heavy cast-iron plate.... In a vertical [piano], first remove the front panels, upper pillars, lid, music shelf, fallboard, nameboard strip, keyslip, keyblocks, action, and keys. If you have a piano tilter..., move the piano far enough from the wall to tip it on its back. Stand the tilter up, center it behind the piano, and push it snugly against the back of the piano with the prongs under the bottom. With one assistant positioned in front to make sure the bottom can’t kick forward, tip the piano and tilter back together. Once the entire weight of the piano is on the tilter, your assistant can stop pushing the bottom of the piano toward the tilter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chariots de manutention
  • Instruments de musique à clavier

Spanish

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Record 42 2024-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Breadmaking
  • Pastries
CONT

The sponge and dough method is employed primarily by wholesale bakeries... In this method a sponge consisting of part of the flour(usually 65 to 70% of the total flour) is mixed first. All the yeast, all the mineral yeast food, and enough water to make a stiff mixture are incorporated in the sponge, which is then fermented for about four to five hours. The sponge is returned to the mixer, where the rest of the flour, water, and all additional ingredients are added and mixed to proper development... After mixing is completed, the dough is fermented for about 20 minutes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boulangerie
  • Pâtisserie
CONT

Le travail sur levain-levure. [...] Les deux tiers ou les trois quarts environ de la farine, et la même proportion des autres ingrédients (eau, levure et aliments de la levure) sont mélangés sous forme de levain-levure [...] et mis à fermenter pendant 3 1/2 à 5 heures [...] À la fin de la fermentation du levain-levure, celui-ci est retourné au pétrin, on y ajoute le reste des ingrédients, y compris la farine, l'eau et le sel, et la pâte est pétrie jusqu'à l'état d'élaboration physique désiré [...] La pâte est ensuite extraite du pétrin, mise à fermenter pendant 20 à 30 minutes supplémentaires, le pointage, puis divisée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Panificación
  • Repostería
OBS

La adecuada combinación de masa madre y levadura permite regular el proceso de fermentación y aportar al pan unas características distintivas e inimitables.

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Record 43 2024-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Music
CONT

Additive synthesis is a technique which builds sounds from the bottom up, by incrementally adding simple waveforms together to achieve the desired results. Additive synthesis can be used to very accurately model almost any musical instrument, given enough computational resources.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Musique électronique
CONT

Fondamentalement, il existe deux principaux modes de synthèse du son, indépendants du matériel utilisé : la synthèse additive et la synthèse soustractive. La synthèse additive part de sons simples qu'elle combine pour obtenir des résultats complexes, alors que la synthèse soustractive part d'un spectre relativement riche — par exemple le bruit — pour atteindre à une complexité plus sélective par le biais du filtrage.

Spanish

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Record 44 2024-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
  • Food Safety
  • Hygiene and Health
CONT

A water pasteurisation indicator(WAPI) is a simple thermometer that indicates when water has reached pasteurisation temperature and is safe to drink. It consists of a small polycarbonate tube that contains a soybean wax that melts when water or milk is heated enough to be pasteurised(65 ˚C/149 ˚F).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux
  • Salubrité alimentaire
  • Hygiène et santé
CONT

Un [indicateur de pasteurisation de l'eau (WAPI)] est simplement un petit tube en polycarbonate qui contient une cire spéciale. Une rondelle ou un poids en métal sur le petit appareil maintient le WAPI immergé lorsqu'il est placé dans une casserole d'eau qui est chauffée. Lorsque l'eau atteint le point de pasteurisation, la cire en haut du tube fond et se déplace vers le bas du tube. Une fois que toute la cire est fondue et au fond du tube, l'eau est suffisamment pasteurisée et prête à boire.

OBS

WAPI : L'abréviation «WAPI» provient du terme anglais «water pasteurization indicator».

Spanish

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Record 45 2024-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dietetics
CONT

Artificial hydration is a medical treatment that provides water and salt to someone who is too sick to drink enough on their own or who has problems swallowing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diététique

Spanish

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Record 46 2024-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Communication and Information Management
  • Decision-Making Process
CONT

Sensemaking is... the act of making sense of an environment, achieved by organizing sense data until the environment "becomes sensible" or is understood well enough to enable reasonable decisions.

Key term(s)
  • sense making

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des communications et de l'information
  • Processus décisionnel

Spanish

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Record 47 2024-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cooking and Gastronomy
  • Kitchen Utensils
  • Cast Iron
CONT

A cast-iron skillet, having been properly seasoned, is nonstick enough to please most cooks. The seasoning of a cast-iron skillet is done by coating the hot surface of the pan with oil then letting it rest—repeatedly. This creates a thin layer of polymerized oil that bonds with the surface of the pan.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cuisine et gastronomie
  • Batterie de cuisine
  • Fonte
CONT

Le culottage [...] consiste à faire un traitement thermique [aux] articles de cuisine en fonte avec de l'huile neutre dans le but de créer une couche de polymère. [...] le culottage empêche [les] aliments de coller à la poêle en fonte tout en évitant à celle-ci de rouiller.

Spanish

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Record 48 2024-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ports
CONT

A feeder port is a port where the large ocean vessels normally don’t go. Partly because there are not enough containers to load onto a large ocean vessel or because the port is not large enough to handle the large ocean vessels.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ports
CONT

Il existe divers exemples de ports de collecte qui ont du succès dans le monde. Par exemple, le port de Kotka, en Finlande, est l'extrémité de nombreux trajets de collecte. Chaque semaine, le port reçoit 19 navires de collecte et 13 rouliers, ce qui le relie à des ports pivots et à des marchés aux Pays-Bas, en Belgique, en Allemagne, en Russie, au Royaume-Uni et en Espagne.

Spanish

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Record 49 2024-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Education (General)
  • Training of Personnel
  • Informatics
CONT

A computer trainer is an instructor who specializes in teaching others about computer hardware and software and how they complement each other. He is generally expected to explain how computers work in easily understood terms. A competent computer trainer is normally required to impart his students with enough knowledge about computers to comfortably use them for personal and light business applications.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Pédagogie (Généralités)
  • Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
  • Informatique
CONT

Un formateur en informatique est une personne qui enseigne les principes et la pratique de l'informatique à des novices. Celui-ci s'appuie sur sa propre formation informatique de base et son expérience pour enseigner les apprenants. Dans une entreprise, c'est lui qui forme les employés et les ingénieurs à un nouveau logiciel, vu qu'il possède une totale maîtrise des fonctionnalités.

Spanish

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Record 50 2024-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Data Banks and Databases
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

With internal labelling, a company makes use of their own [information technology] department or staff to label data. This method of data labelling is mainly suited to large corporates with enough resources and staff to dedicate to this labour-intensive endeavour.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Banques et bases de données
  • Intelligence artificielle

Spanish

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Record 51 2024-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Structure
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
  • Economic and Industrial Sociology
  • Sociology of Work
CONT

The term entrepreneurial model refers to [the] creation of a new business entity as a means of providing work for an individual, or a group of individuals, with a diagnosis of a developmental disability. In this model, the skills and interests of the individual, or a group of individuals, with an autism spectrum disorder are used as a basis for the creation of a new business. The goal of the endeavor is to create enough revenue from the business to both pay the workers with a disability and support staff who assist them.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Structures de l'entreprise
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
  • Sociologie économique et industrielle
  • Sociologie du travail

Spanish

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Record 52 2024-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Endocrine System and Metabolism
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
CONT

People with a history of heavy drinking may develop dangerously high levels of ketones. This usually happens after binge drinking and vomiting, which prevents [the person] from getting enough nutrition. Like DKA [diabetes-related ketoacidosis], alcohol-related ketoacidosis is a medical emergency that requires immediate treatment.

Key term(s)
  • alcohol-induced keto-acidosis
  • alcohol-related keto-acidosis
  • alcoholic keto-acidosis

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Systèmes endocrinien et métabolique
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
Key term(s)
  • acido-cétose liée à l'alcool
  • acido-cétose induite par l'alcool
  • céto-acidose liée à l'alcool
  • céto-acidose induite par l'alcool
  • acido-cétose alcoolique
  • céto-acidose alcoolique

Spanish

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Record 53 2023-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Publishing
  • Computer Display Technology
DEF

A print quality of text that is not suitable for business correspondence, but good enough for most internal documents, and that is used to obtain higher printing speed than near letter quality.

OBS

draft quality: designation and definition standardized by ISO and the International Electrotechnical Commission; designation standardized by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éditique
  • Techniques d'affichage (Ordinateurs)
DEF

Qualité d'impression ne convenant pas à l'échange de correspondance commerciale, mais suffisante pour la plupart des documents internes, et qui permet d'obtenir une vitesse d'impression supérieure à celle de la qualité quasi-courrier.

OBS

qualité brouillon : désignation et définition normalisées par l'ISO et la Commission électrotechnique internationale; désignation normalisée par l'Association canadienne de normalisation (CSA).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Publicación electrónica
  • Técnicas de visualización (Computadoras)
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Record 54 2023-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Mathematics
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Statistics
CONT

Existing hybrid-domain algorithms are not effective enough to overcome the potential challenges of watermarking techniques. Hence, the current image watermarking technology is devoted toward developing more effective methods with optimization and machine-learning algorithms for ensuring a better trade-off among the basic design requirements like imperceptibility, robustness, and capacity simultaneously in addition to security that can be confirmed with lightweight image encryption algorithms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques informatiques
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Statistique

Spanish

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Record 55 2023-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
  • Space Physics
DEF

... a band of light across the night sky made up of a huge number of stars that form a large part of the galaxy that includes our sun and its planets ...

CONT

Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is typical : it has hundreds of billions of stars, enough gas and dust to make billions more stars, and at least ten times as much dark matter as all the stars and gas put together. And it's all held together by gravity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
  • Physique spatiale
DEF

[...] bande blanchâtre floue, formée d'innombrables étoiles, constituant la trace sur la sphère céleste du disque de la galaxie à l'intérieur de laquelle se situe le Système solaire.

CONT

La Voie lactée est le nom de notre galaxie. Foyer du Système solaire, elle est de type spiral, s'étend sur environ 100 000 années-lumière et contient 100 à 400 milliards d'étoiles. À cela il faut ajouter au moins autant de planètes.

Spanish

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

La Vía Láctea [...] es una galaxia espiral donde se encuentra el sistema solar y a su vez la Tierra. [...] De noche se ve como una borrosa banda de luz blanca alrededor de toda la esfera celeste. El fenómeno visual de la Vía Láctea se debe a estrellas y otros materiales que se hallan sobre el plano de la galaxia, como el gas interestelar.

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Record 56 2023-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
  • Codes (Software)
CONT

Per convention, you use one-line docstrings if the function, module, class, or method is obvious enough to warrant a short explanation—but nothing more. You can enclose the one-liner docstring within single quotes, double quotes, or even triple quotes. However, enclosing the one-liner docstring in a triple quote is the most Pythonic way.

Key term(s)
  • oneline docstring

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
  • Codes (Logiciels)

Spanish

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Record 57 2023-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
  • Space Physics
CONT

... the big bang does not fit all astronomers’ observations. The distribution of matter across space is too uniform to have come from the Big Bang as originally conceived. So in the 1970s, cosmologists postulated a sudden enlargement of the universe, called inflation, that occurred in the first minuscule fraction of a second after the Big Bang... Only inflation can amplify the primordial gravitational wave signal enough to make it detectable. If primordial gravitational waves have been seen, it means that inflation must have taken place.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
  • Physique spatiale

Spanish

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Record 58 2023-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

Pangea Proxima ... is a possible future supercontinent configuration. Consistent with the supercontinent cycle, Pangea Proxima could form within the next 250 million years. ... In the Pangea Proxima scenario, subduction at the western Atlantic, east of the Americas, leads to the subduction of the Atlantic mid-ocean ridge followed by subduction destroying the Atlantic and Indian basin, causing the Atlantic and Indian Oceans to close, bringing the Americas back together with Africa and Europe.

OBS

In 1982, [an] American geologist... named this hypothetical supercontinent Pangea Ultima, meaning the final Pangea. But realizing it will not be the last supercontinent, the thermal energy stored inside Earth is enough to complete another two or three Wilson cycles, he later renamed it Pangea Proxima-literally the next Pangea.

Key term(s)
  • Pangaea Proxima
  • Pangaea Ultima

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

La Pangée prochaine est un hypothétique, mais probable supercontinent qui pourrait apparaître dans 250 millions d'années par le rapprochement de l'Afrique, de l'Eurasie et des Amériques, suivi du collage de l'Australie et de l'Antarctique.

OBS

Cette structure a d'abord été dénommée Pangée ultime par l'auteur de cette hypothèse, [...], nom qu'il a ensuite modifié afin d'éviter qu'on pense qu'elle pourrait être la dernière.

Spanish

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Record 59 2023-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

"In a relationship context, breadcrumbing refers to a person who gives you just enough ’crumbs’ of attention or affection to give you hope and keep you on the hook — but not enough to make you feel comfortable or assured the relationship is going well, "explains... a clinical psychologist...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie
  • Sociologie
  • Internet et télématique
CONT

La technique des miettes de pain [...] est un signe d'abus émotionnel, car il implique une manipulation : «Il s'agit d'un comportement dans lequel un partenaire donne à l'autre juste assez d'énergie, de temps, d'attention, d'affection ou de mots d'affirmation pour fournir certains des éléments d'une relation romantique. Cependant, l'autre partenaire reste sur sa faim», explique [une] thérapeute [conjugale].

Spanish

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Record 60 2023-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Safety
  • Road Traffic
CONT

To provide drivers to see the traffic appropriately, there should be a zone of sight unobstructed by buildings or other objects across the corners of an intersection. This is known as the sight triangle... Any object within the sight triangle high enough above the adjacent roadways to constitute a sight obstruction should be removed or lowered. Such objects include cut slopes, trees, bushes, and other erected objects... within the sight triangle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité routière
  • Circulation routière

Spanish

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Record 61 2023-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Slaughterhouses
CONT

... the breed and size of individual cattle affects their target "finished weight[, ]" when they are fat enough to go to slaughter.... A common mistake among many pasture-finishing programs is that they fail to account for size differences in their cattle finishing programs. They often want to slaughter all their calves by the end of the second growing season to avoid another winter of high feed costs. But larger-sized calves within the group will still be underfinished — they need more time. If they are slaughtered at the same time as the smaller-framed calves, their beef will be tough.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des animaux
  • Abattoirs

Spanish

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Record 62 2023-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Facilities (Recreation)
CONT

Shuffleboard courts can be located inside or outdoors. The playing surface must be smooth enough to allow the disc to slide down it, and is usually a hard surface such as wood, concrete, or terrazzo. In the official version the standard shuffleboard court is 25 feet long and 6 feet wide. The two scoring areas are triangles located near the ends of the court that are farthest apart.

Key term(s)
  • shuffle-board court
  • shuffle board court
  • shuffle-board
  • shuffle board
  • shovel-board
  • shovel board

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Loisirs)

Spanish

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Record 63 2023-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
  • Collaboration with the FAO
CONT

[A tuna] handline is a fishing gear composed of a single vertical line with one barbed hook at the distal point. [The line] must be strong enough to hold the fish and withstand the combined force of its weight, swimming power and determination to escape. Handlines can be set and hauled either manually or by [a] mechanized reel. It is operated by simply dropping the baited hook into the level of the sea where tuna are found abundant.

Key term(s)
  • mechanised reel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
CONT

La ligne à main servant à pêcher le thon est un engin composé d'une seule ligne verticale garnie d'un hameçon à ardillon à son extrémité distale. [...] La ligne doit être suffisamment robuste pour tenir le poisson tout en résistant aux forces combinées de son poids, de sa puissance de nage et de ses efforts pour s'échapper. Les lignes à main peuvent être mises à l'eau et relevées manuellement ou à l'aide d'un moulinet mécanisé. Elles sont opérées en laissant simplement tomber l'hameçon appâté à la hauteur d'eau où les thons abondent.

Spanish

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Record 64 2023-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour and Employment
  • Social Policy (General)
CONT

Female representation in the sports industry is essential because not too long ago, there was a time when women weren’t showcased enough on sports platforms.

PHR

female representation in sports, female representation in the film industry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail et emploi
  • Politiques sociales (Généralités)
PHR

représentation féminine en politique, représentation féminine en sciences et génie

Spanish

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Record 65 2023-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology of Communication
CONT

Minimal encouragers are small signals that let the speaker know [the listener is] listening and understanding – words like "uh-huh, ""yes, ""no, ""mmm, "and little actions like nodding that show [that they] are engaged in listening. They encourage the speaker to talk, with minimum interruption or influence by the listener. Once the speaker begins to talk, the listener uses well-placed encouragers that are unobtrusive enough to not interrupt the speaker's thoughts, but which encourage them to say more.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie de la communication

Spanish

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Record 66 2023-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
CONT

Invisible drought can also be recognized : in summer, when high temperatures induce high rates of evaporation and transpiration, even frequent showers may not supply enough water to restore the amount lost; the result is a borderline water deficiency that diminishes crop yields.

Key term(s)
  • invisible drouth

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques

Spanish

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Record 67 2023-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Mathematics
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Electrical Networks
CONT

The steady-state algorithm is used to ensure that the circuit state is close enough to a steady-state situation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques informatiques
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Réseaux électriques

Spanish

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Record 68 2023-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Fluctuations
  • National and International Economics
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
DEF

An actual decline in the general level of prices in the economy.

OBS

The cause is usually a protracted slowdown in economic activity brought about by a contractionary or restrictive monetary policy. Deflationary policies may be pursued to bring down the rate of inflation or improve the balance of payments by tightening up monetary policy and fiscal policy. Demand falls, interest rates rises, and credit is harder to obtain, and the resulting decline in economic activity, if long enough, will lead to an actual fall in real estate, commodity and other prices.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fluctuations économiques
  • Économie nationale et internationale
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
DEF

Diminution généralisée et durable du niveau moyen des prix des biens et services dans une économie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fluctuaciones económicas
  • Economía nacional e internacional
  • Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
DEF

Disminución del nivel del índice general de precios.

OBS

Tradicionalmente la deflación iba unida a la recesión económica, pero en los últimos años ha aparecido el fenómeno de estanflación: recesión e inflación al mismo tiempo.

OBS

deflación: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 69 2023-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hunting and Sport Fishing
CONT

Trout fishing with salmon eggs is one of the most popular and effective methods for catching these... fish. Salmon eggs are a great bait choice for trout, as they are high in protein and have a strong scent that attracts them. Not only do salmon eggs make an excellent bait, but they can also be used to catch other species of fish such as steelhead and bass.... When tying the knot, ensure it is tight enough so that the eggs do not slip off the hook when casting or retrieving.... Once everything is in place, you can cast and start catching fish with your salmon egg bait[. ] With proper preparation and technique, you should be able to successfully hook salmon eggs for bait and enjoy a successful day of fishing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chasse et pêche sportive

Spanish

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Record 70 2023-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Aerodynamics and Theory of Gases
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
CONT

If the air aloft is cool enough and the surface temperature warms sufficiently, thermals form whether or not enough moisture exists for Cumulus formation. These dry, or blue thermals as they are called, can be just as strong as their [Cumulus]-topped counterparts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Théorie des gaz et aérodynamique
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
CONT

On rencontre en général le thermique pur appelé également thermique bleu en situation anticyclonique l'air y étant sec. N'étant pas matérialisé par un cumulus[,] ce type de thermique est beaucoup plus difficile à visualiser [...]

Spanish

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Record 71 2023-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

[A] low-lying fog that does not obstruct horizontal visibility at a level 2 m (6 ft) or more above the surface of the earth.

CONT

Radiation fog is known as "shallow fog" or "ground fog" when it occurs in a shallow enough layer that it does not restrict horizontal visibility when viewed from a height of about 2 m on land or 10 m at sea.

OBS

Shallow fog is almost always a form of radiation fog.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
CONT

Le brouillard de rayonnement est également appelé «brouillard mince» ou «brouillard au sol» lorsque son épaisseur est telle qu'elle ne limite pas la visibilité horizontale d'un observateur situé à une hauteur de deux mètres sur terre ou de dix mètres en mer.

Spanish

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Record 72 2022-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oceanography
CONT

The Labrador Sea between Atlantic Canada and Greenland plays a key role in the global climate system because it is one of the few regions in the global ocean where surface waters become dense enough, as a result of winter cooling, to sink to intermediate ocean depths of up to 2400 m through a process called deep convection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Océanographie
CONT

La mer du Labrador, entre le Canada atlantique et le Groenland, joue un rôle clé dans le système climatique mondial parce qu'il s'agit de l'une des rares régions de l'océan mondial où les eaux de surface deviennent assez denses, en raison du refroidissement hivernal, pour sombrer jusqu'à des profondeurs océaniques intermédiaires de 2 400 m, grâce à un processus appelé convection profonde.

Spanish

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Record 73 2022-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Atmospheric Physics
CONT

Condensation in the atmosphere is brought about by either of two processes; cooling of air to its dew point; or addition of enough water vapour to bring the mixture to the point of saturation(that is, the relative humidity is raised to 100 percent).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Moment à partir duquel toute quantité additionnelle d'eau ne peut figurer dans un mélange air-eau que sous forme solide ou liquide.

OBS

Ce point de saturation varie avec la température.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
  • Física de la atmósfera
CONT

Para una masa dada de aire, que contiene una cantidad dada de vapor de agua (humedad absoluta), se dice que la humedad relativa es la proporción de vapor contenida en relación con la necesaria para llegar al punto de saturación, es decir, al punto de rocío, y se expresa en porcentaje.

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Record 74 2022-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
CONT

... coastal erosion can be accounted for by sand loss via extraction. This loss is due partly to beach lowering, and partly to the inability of dunes to store enough sediment to compensate for winter lowering of the beach profile.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie

Spanish

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Record 75 2022-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Evolution (Biology)
  • Interplanetary Space Exploration
CONT

The idea that life can be distributed throughout the universe, from planet to planet, is called panspermia. Some lifeforms, particularly the extremophiles, are hardy enough to survive the extreme conditions of space. Meteorites and comets are the most discussed methods for transportation...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Évolution (Biologie)
  • Exploration interplanétaire

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Evolución (Biología)
  • Exploración interplanetaria
DEF

Teoría según la cual existen por todas partes gérmenes de seres orgánicos que no se desarrollan hasta no encontrar condiciones favorables.

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Record 76 2022-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
CONT

There is a systematic bias in the reporting of POP [probability of precipitation] by television stations. Research shows : weather presenters intentionally report higher probabilities for rain than they believe.... The idea is that the general public will blame them if it rains when the prediction was for no rain(people often equate very low POP with no rain), whereas if the prediction is wrong the other way around-high POP but no rain-then people are relieved and do not blame the forecasters. This bias is well enough established to have its own name : the "wet bias. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données

Spanish

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Record 77 2022-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
CONT

Homomutatus are clouds that formed due to human activities, and then underwent a change to a different kind of cloud. The best example of this is persistent contrails, which occur when aircraft contrails form in air that contains enough humidity for them to persist and grow, spreading out into cirrostratus or cirrocumulus clouds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
CONT

Lorsqu'un avion traverse le ciel, il laisse derrière une traînée créée par condensation de la vapeur d'eau. Ces traînées persistantes finissent par s'étaler et prendre la forme de cirrus. On les appelle [...] des homomutatus.

Spanish

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Record 78 2022-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
  • Hygiene and Health
OBS

July 24 is International Self-Care Day—an opportunity to raise awareness about self-care and the important role it plays in leading a healthy lifestyle. Self-care is about taking care of yourself, and making choices that help your physical and mental health, like eating healthy, getting enough sleep and exercising. The date chosen for International Self-Care Day(7/24) is a reminder that self-care is important to lifelong health, and its benefits are experienced 7 days a week, and 24 hours a day.

OBS

ISD [was] developed by the International Self-Care Foundation to promote self-care as a vital foundation of health. ISD has been running since 2011.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
  • Hygiène et santé
OBS

Cette Journée, célébrée le 24 juillet, vise à promouvoir la place centrale qu'occupe le fait de prendre soin de soi pour vivre une vie en bonne santé. Prendre soin de soi se traduit par des pratiques favorisant la santé physique et mentale, notamment de saines habitudes en matière d'alimentation, de sommeil et d'exercice physique.

Spanish

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Record 79 2022-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
DEF

A yarn that has been given a high number of turns per inch during spinning.

CONT

Open-mesh canvas is used for embroidery; made of hard-twisted yarn, the cloth is very durable ...

CONT

A hard twist yarn has been turned to a great enough degree in the spinning process that it is compact and strong. It is often used for the warp yarns in a fabric.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
CONT

Le fil à forte torsion 100 % laine confère au tissu une très bonne résistance et le rend très peu sujet au froissage.

Spanish

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Record 80 2022-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
CONT

A tape librarian is a person who is responsible for maintaining a physical tape library, ensuring there are enough tapes available, [keeping] track of tapes entering or leaving a data center or facility.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
DEF

Personne chargée de la gestion des bandes magnétiques dans une bandothèque.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
DEF

Persona responsable de la conservación de todos los archivos (ficheros) de la computadora. Por ejemplo, los programas y archivos (ficheros) de datos en cintas o discos magnéticos y en películas.

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Record 81 2022-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Communication
CONT

The differentiation between high and low context cultures is meant to highlight differences in verbal and nonverbal communication.... low-context cultures expect communications to be explicitly stated so that there [is] no risk of confusion, and if a message [is not] clear enough, it will slow down the process of communication. In the most extreme cases, leaving any sort of wiggle room for interpretation can be disastrous. Some of the cultures that fall into low-context communication are Western cultures like the [United Kingdom], Australia and the United States.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de la communication
CONT

[Une] culture peu contextuelle repose sur la communication explicite; l'information est [...] plus précise et plus définie [qu'une culture très contextuelle qui repose sur les signes non verbaux]. Les cultures dont les racines se trouvent en Europe occidentale, comme l'Australie, le Canada et les États-Unis, sont généralement considérées comme des cultures peu contextuelles.

Spanish

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Record 82 2022-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Food Industries
OBS

The Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. [Its] goal is to achieve food security for all and make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives.

Key term(s)
  • Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations
  • Food and Agriculture Organisation
  • Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
  • Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Économie agricole
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
OBS

L'Organisation pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO) est l'agence spécialisée des Nations Unies qui mène les efforts internationaux vers l'élimination de la faim. [Son] objectif est d'atteindre la sécurité alimentaire pour tous et d'assurer un accès régulier et suffisant à une nourriture de bonne qualité permettant à tous, de mener une vie saine et active.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Economía agrícola
  • Industria alimentaria
OBS

La FAO es la agencia de las Naciones Unidas que lidera el esfuerzo internacional para poner fin al hambre. [Su] objetivo es lograr la seguridad alimentaria para todos y, al mismo tiempo, garantizar el acceso regular a alimentos suficientes y de buena calidad para llevar una vida activa y sana.

Key term(s)
  • Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación
  • Organización para la Agricultura y la Alimentación
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Record 83 2022-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
  • Space Physics
CONT

There are two problems with living in a metastable universe. One is that if you create a high enough energy event, you can, in theory, push a tiny region of the universe from the false vacuum into the true vacuum, creating a bubble of true vacuum that will then expand in all directions at the speed of light. Such a bubble would be lethal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
  • Physique spatiale

Spanish

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Record 84 2022-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maneuvering of Ships
  • Aircraft Maneuvers
CONT

Lift-off may be as simple as maintaining the minimum drag angle until enough lift is produced and/or applying increased back pressure at the appropriate time. The far shoreline should be used as an attitude reference until climb speed is attained.... Application of take-off power should cause the aircraft to lift off the water without delay.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvre des navires
  • Manœuvres d'aéronefs
DEF

[Action de] s'élever sur l'eau, sous l'effet de la vitesse, au-dessus de la ligne de flottaison à l'arrêt.

CONT

Le déjaugeage est un changement de régime de l'avancement d'un objet dans l'eau, d'un régime «archimédien» (l'objet flotte par poussée d'Archimède) à un régime dynamique où sa vitesse lui permet d'être porté par la surface de l'eau. [...] Le déjaugeage est un phénomène exploité par les navires à grande vitesse, les aéroglisseurs, et certains voiliers de course à certaines allures. Il est également essentiel dans la phase de décollage d'un hydravion.

OBS

déjaugeage; arraché : désignations d'usage obligatoire au Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Maniobras de los buques
  • Maniobras de las aeronaves
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Record 85 2022-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
  • Space Physics
DEF

The first obstacle... in extracting realistic particle physics from string theory is that quantum mechanical consistency of string theory requires a spacetime of ten dimensions... While the thought of other dimensions beyond the four(three space plus one time) that we observe seems far-fetched, extra dimensions could have easily escaped detection if they are small enough. This idea is called compactification.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
  • Physique spatiale

Spanish

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Record 86 2022-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
CONT

Computational thinking is the step that comes before programming. It [is] the process of breaking down a problem into simple enough steps that even a computer would understand.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
CONT

La pensée computationnelle peut se définir comme une approche englobant les processus de pensée impliqués dans la formulation de problèmes et l'expression de leurs solutions, de telle manière qu'un ordinateur puisse les exécuter. Plus précisément, ces solutions sont exprimées en termes d'algorithmes, qui sont compréhensibles et exécutables par un programme.

Spanish

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Record 87 2022-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistics
  • Ecology (General)
  • Commercial Fishing
CONT

The total biomass is a measure of the total size of the population. It is the total weight of the population; it is composed of juveniles, the smallest of which(pre-recruits) are too small to catch and have not yet been recruited to the fishery; slightly older fish(recruits) which are large enough to be caught; and adult spawners.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Statistique
  • Écologie (Généralités)
  • Pêche commerciale
CONT

La biomasse totale est une mesure de la taille d'une population dans son ensemble. Il s'agit du poids total de la population; celle-ci se compose de jeunes sujets dont les plus petits (prérecrues) sont trop petits pour être capturés dans la pêche; de sujets un peu plus âgés (recrues) qui sont assez gros pour être pêchés; et de géniteurs adultes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estadística
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
  • Pesca comercial
DEF

Peso vivo de todos los individuos de una población a inicios de cada año.

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Record 88 2022-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
DEF

A single filament that is strong enough to function as a yarn in commercial textile operations or as an entity in other applications.

CONT

The apparel applications of monofilaments are limited owing to their low bulk and high bending rigidity. The examples of monofilaments from everyday life include fishing line, dental floss, in sports rackets, and bristles of tooth brushes. Hollow monofilaments are used in softer sewing thread applications ...

OBS

monofilament: designation and definition standardized by ISO.

OBS

monofilament yarn: designation reproduced with the authorization of AFNOR.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
DEF

Filament unique suffisamment résistant pour être utilisé comme fil dans les opérations commerciales textiles ou comme une entité pour d'autres applications.

CONT

Les monofilaments peuvent être utilisés dans des applications textiles telles que la bonneterie ou le fil à coudre, ou pour des utilisations non textiles comme le crin, les feutres de papetier, le fil de pêche, etc.

OBS

monofilament : désignation et définition normalisées par l'ISO.

OBS

fil monofilament : désignation normalisée par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de hilados (Textiles)
DEF

Filamento [único] que es lo bastante fuerte como para funcionar como un hilo en operaciones comerciales textiles o como una entidad en otras aplicaciones.

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Record 89 2021-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physics
  • Magnetism and Electromagnetism
  • Electronics
CONT

Tunnel magnetoresistance(TMR) is a magnetoresistive effect that occurs in a magnetic tunnel junction(MTJ), which is a component consisting of two ferromagnets separated by a thin insulator. If the insulating layer is thin enough(typically a few nanometres), electrons can tunnel from one ferromagnet into the other.

Key term(s)
  • tunneling magneto-resistance
  • tunneling magneto-resistance effect
  • tunnel magneto-resistance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique
  • Magnétisme et électromagnétisme
  • Électronique
CONT

La magnétorésistance tunnel [...] utilise la différence de densité d'état électronique en fonction du spin pour les matériaux ferromagnétiques. On considère que lors d'une transition tunnel, l'électron qui a traversé la barrière tunnel ne change pas de spin. Pour obtenir une [magnétorésistance tunnel], on réalise un empilement de deux couches ferromagnétiques séparées cette fois par une couche très mince (de l'ordre de nanomètre) d'isolant, jouant le rôle de barrière tunnel pour les électrons.

Key term(s)
  • magnéto-résistance tunnel
  • magnéto-résistance à effet tunnel

Spanish

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Record 90 2021-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computers and Calculators
  • Atomic Physics
CONT

Quantum computers that can perform vast numbers of calculations simultaneously may be closer to science fiction than reality, but previously unpublished documents indicate the secretive U. S. National Security Agency is working hard to build a real quantum supercomputer, powerful enough to decode virtually every form of encryption now known.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ordinateurs et calculateurs
  • Physique atomique
CONT

Les chercheurs n'auront pas besoin d'un matériel quantique particulièrement puissant pour se connecter à l'internet quantique – en fait, même un processeur d'un seul qubit pourrait faire l'affaire. Mais en reliant entre eux des dispositifs quantiques qui, dans leur état actuel, ont des capacités limitées, les scientifiques espèrent pouvoir créer un superordinateur quantique qui les surpassera tous.

Spanish

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Record 91 2021-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Equipment
  • Soil Improvement and Fertilizer Management
  • Waste Management
CONT

Manure storage facilities should be used when it is impossible to spread the manure on fields. Manure stored in liquid manure pits or manure lagoons should be mixed with enough water to inhibit fly breeding.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel agricole
  • Fumure et amélioration du sol
  • Gestion des déchets
DEF

Fosse où sont recueillies les urines des animaux et les liquides s'écoulant des fumiers avant leur utilisation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Maquinaria agrícola
  • Abono y mejoramiento del suelo
  • Gestión de los desechos
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Record 92 2021-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Improvement and Fertilizer Management
DEF

A mixture of livestock manure solids and liquids in which the liquid content is high enough that the mixture is more readily pumped than scooped.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumure et amélioration du sol
DEF

Mélange d'excréments d'animaux contenant une grande quantité d'eau, conservé dans des fosses couvertes pour servir d'engrais.

Spanish

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Record 93 2021-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
DEF

A special name for an Alaskan or northwestern Canadian especially in the Yukon with lots of years and experience in the area.

OBS

Russell Tabbert says in his "Dictionary of Alaskan English"(1991) that the term comes from the importance of sourdough bread in the diets of the early prospectors and miners. Since at least the 1960s the popular folk explanation is that it describes someone who "is sour on the country but doesn’t have enough dough to leave. "

OBS

Antonym: Cheechako.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
DEF

Surnom (pour lequel il n'existe pas de contrepartie française) donné aux personnes qui ont survécu à leur premier hiver en Alaska ou dans le Nord-Ouest canadien, particulièrement au Yukon, et qui, depuis, cumulent les années d'expérience et de survie malgré la rigueur du climat hivernal.

OBS

Par opposition, on appelle «Cheechako» les nouveaux arrivants qui n'ont pas encore passé un premier hiver dans ces contrées.

Spanish

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Record 94 2021-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing Notions
CONT

A darning needle is fairly big, with a large enough eye to thread a yarn. It usually is not very sharp.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Articles et accessoires de couture
DEF

Aiguille possédant un chas allongé permettant d'enfiler plus facilement [le fil servant à raccommoder].

Spanish

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Record 95 2021-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Communication and Information Management
  • Protection of Life
DEF

[Any] information concerning a natural person which allows the person to be identified.

CONT

... a simple image on a video surveillance system that is clear enough to identify a person or the activities in which he is engaged in, is nominative information.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des communications et de l'information
  • Sécurité des personnes
DEF

[...] renseignement personnel qui concerne une personne physique et permet de l'identifier.

Spanish

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Record 96 2021-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
  • Respiratory System
CONT

Oxygen therapy is prescribed for people who can’t get enough oxygen on their own. This is often because of lung conditions that prevent the lungs from absorbing oxygen...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
  • Appareil respiratoire
DEF

Traitement par administration d'oxygène gazeux [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento sin cirugía
  • Aparato respiratorio
CONT

La oxigenoterapia es una herramienta fundamental para el tratamiento de la insuficiencia respiratoria, tanto aguda como crónica. Los objetivos principales que llevan a su empleo son tratar o prevenir la hipoxemia, tratar la hipertensión pulmonar y reducir el trabajo respiratorio y miocárdico.

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Record 97 2021-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Outfitting of Ships
  • Maneuvering of Ships
CONT

When the "haul in" signal is given on the docking telegraph …, the operator pulls on the slack end of the rope that is wound loosely round the drum of the winch. This tightens the rope slightly on the drum and it grips the surface. The amount of tension on the free end of the rope is multiplied several hundred times and the resulting force is enough to move the entire ship, pulling it into the correct position. The [captain] signals with the docking telegraph or a hand held radio to tell the winch operator what to do and, by heaving in and paying out the ropes at each end of the ship, she can be positioned in exactly the right place regardless of the wind and waves.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armement et gréement
  • Manœuvre des navires

Spanish

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Record 98 2021-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Research Equipment
  • Aquaculture
  • Commercial Fishing
CONT

Respirometry chambers are new environments where fishes are constrained in a small volume [of water] and isolated from conspecifics.... It is usually assumed... that fishes are not overly stressed by the confinement involved in respirometry if the chamber is large enough... and that SMR [standard metabolic rate] is obtained after the fish has recovered from chasing and has acclimated to the chamber, several hours into the respirometric experiment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
  • Aquaculture
  • Pêche commerciale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Material y equipo (Investigación científica)
  • Acuicultura
  • Pesca comercial
CONT

Una vez que los organismos permanecieron un minuto en la TIMRmin (Temperature Induces Mínimum Respiratory Activity), cada uno de ellos se colocó en una cámara de respirometría y se realizaron las mediciones de consumo de oxígeno durante 5 minutos por triplicado bajo dicha temperatura.

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Record 99 2021-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
  • Waste Management
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
CONT

The core of any modern ferrous metal recycling plant is the car shredder. A huge hammer mill, with rapidly rotating hammers, strikes the flattened automobile and continually shears and compresses the scrap material until it is small enough to pass through sizing grates.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes
Key term(s)
  • déchiqueteur de voiture
  • déchiqueteur d'automobile
  • déchiqueteuse de voiture

Spanish

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Record 100 2021-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Viral Diseases
  • Respiratory System
CONT

An airborne virus is considered to be a virus that spreads in exhaled particles that are small enough to linger in the air and move with air currents, from which they can be breathed in by passersby who then get sick.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies virales
  • Appareil respiratoire

Spanish

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