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Record 1 2024-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
CONT

The United States Replicator Program marks a strategic pivot in military approach, transitioning from the pursuit of "exquisite" and costly systems to a focus on "attritable" capabilities. Historically, the U. S. [United States] military prioritized precision and sophistication, favoring a limited number of highly advanced platforms.

PHR

exquisite system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
PHR

système sophistiqué

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
OBS

Since the creation of the Permanent Joint Board of Defence(PJBD) in 1940, [Canada and the United States] have closely interacted on matters of national and international security. Bilateral defence institutions such as the PJBD and the North American Aerospace Defense Command(NORAD) were created to ensure continental defense with a focus on interoperability, joint threat assessment, bilateral consultations and training exercises.

OBS

[The PJBD] is composed of military and diplomatic representatives from both nations. Its meetings have served as a window on Canada-U.S. defence relations for more than five decades.

Key term(s)
  • Permanent Joint Board of Defense

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Doctrine militaire et planification de défense
OBS

Créée par le Canada et les États-Unis en 1940, la Commission permanente mixte de défense (CPMD) est l'organisme consultatif principal chargé des questions relatives à la sécurité du continent. Elle se compose de représentants militaires et diplomatiques des deux pays. Depuis plus de cinquante ans, ses rencontres sont une fenêtre ouverte sur l'état des relations canado-américaines en matière de défense.

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Singing
OBS

The Barbershop Harmony Society, legally and historically named the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc.(SPEBSQSA), is the first of several organizations to promote and preserve barbershop music as an art form. Founded... in 1938, the organization quickly grew, promoting barbershop harmony among men of all ages. Just under 25, 000 men in the United States and Canada are members of this organization whose focus is on a cappella music.

Key term(s)
  • Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Chant
Key term(s)
  • Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • History (General)
  • Diplomacy
CONT

In addition, because World War II was a global war, diplomatic historians start to focus on Japanese-American relations to understand why Japan had attacked the United States in 1941. This in turn led diplomatic historians to start to abandon the previous Euro-centric approach in favor of a more global approach.

OBS

In the National Occupational Classification (NOC), an official occupational title in Group 4169 - Other Professional Occupations in Social Sciences.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Histoire (Généralités)
  • Diplomatie
CONT

L’effet bénéfique de L’Appel pour les républicains de Roosevelt cet automne électorale-là a été souligné par un autre historien diplomatique [...] qui observait de plus que le secrétaire d’État [...] était convaincu du fait que le traitement inadéquat appliqué aux Juifs de la Roumanie était en essence une question roumaine, comme le traitement inhumain auquel étaient soumis les noirs en Alabama était une question américaine.

OBS

Dans la Classification nationale des professions (CNP), titre de profession officiel dans le Groupe 4169 - Autres professionnels/professionnelles des sciences sociales.

Spanish

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Record 5 2008-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Foreign Trade

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Commerce extérieur

Spanish

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Record 6 2004-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • International Relations
OBS

The North American Forum on Integration(NAFI) is a non-profit organization devoted to developing North American dialogue and networks. Created in 2002, NAFI aims to build awareness on the issues raised by North American integration and to focus the attention of decision-makers on the importance of the challenges at hand. In this perspective, NAFI intends to periodically bring together principal decision-makers from political, private, labor and academic sectors from Canada, the United States and Mexico.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Relations internationales
OBS

Le Forum sur l'Intégration Nord-Américaine (FINA) est un organisme à but non lucratif voué au développement du dialogue et des réseaux nord-américains. Créé en 2002, le FINA vise à faire connaître les enjeux soulevés par l'intégration nord-américaine et à attirer l'attention des décideurs sur l'importance des défis à relever. Dans cette perspective, le FINA entend réunir périodiquement les acteurs principaux des milieux politique, privé, syndical et universitaire Canada, des États-Unis et du Mexique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Relaciones internacionales
OBS

El Foro sobre la Integración NorteAmericana (FINA) es una organización sin fines de lucro dedicada al desarrollo del diálogo y de las redes norteamericanas. Creado en 2002, FINA aspira a dar a conocer las problemáticas planteandes por la integración norteamericana y atraer la atención de los agentes con influencia sobre la importancia de los desafíos por superar. Desde esta perspectiva, FINA se propone reunir periódicamente a los principales actores del medio politico, privado, sindical y universitario de Canadá, Estados Unidos y México.

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Record 7 2002-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
CONT

Over-the-horizon(OTH) radar systems were first developed during the Cold War as part of the early warning defense network. With the end of the Cold War, research into OTH radar continued, with a new focus : detection of illegal aircraft engaged in drug smuggling. Current research had its genesis in U. S. Air Force and Navy laboratories in the 1960s, as well as at Stanford University. At present, the United States, Russia, China, and Australia employ OTH radar for surveillance purposes. Much of the current effort is concentrated on the development of relocatable OTH radar(ROTHR), first demonstrated by the Navy in the early 1980s.

OBS

over-the-horizon; OTH: term and abbreviation extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

Key term(s)
  • over the horizon

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
OBS

transhorizon : terme tiré du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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Record 8 2001-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction Materials
CONT

The United States has been a leader in the development of and use of high performance concrete(HPC), with compressive strenghts above 10 ksi... In France, high performance surface dressing for asphalt pavements is being used, and requires special equipment for its placement. High-performance asphalt(HPA) is also the focus of interest in Germany where hot-mixed rubberized asphalt and reclaimed asphalt pavements are widely being used.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de constr. (Voies de circulation)
DEF

Enduit superficiel pour zones nécessitant une très forte adhérence.

CONT

On agit ici sur le contact pneu-route par : [...] les enduits à hautes performances constitués d'un liant noir mélangé à un durcisseur (bitume ou bien époxy) et de granulats de caractéristiques exceptionnelles (Équipement et exploitation des routes nationales, Guide technique, 1977, p. 6.2).

CONT

Granulats pour enduit superficiel à haute performance (ESHP).

Key term(s)
  • enduit à haute performance
  • enduit superficiel à hautes performances

Spanish

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