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Record 1 2024-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance
  • Organizations and Associations (Admin.)
  • Social Services and Social Work
DEF

A coordinated series of events or actions aimed at raising funds over an extended period of time.

CONT

Unlike a single fundraising event, a fundraising campaign must build and sustain momentum over several weeks, months or even years with close attention paid to continuity and sharing information and results with both the public and your supporters. You can have a narrow goal, like raising money towards a specific goal, but most fundraising campaigns are multi-purpose. Aside from raising money, fundraising campaigns can be helpful in educating the public, raising awareness to gain support for a cause, or boosting community spirit.

OBS

In English, the designations "fundraising campaign" and "fundraising drive" refer to a fundraising campaign for any type of organization, whereas in French, the designation "campagne de souscription" is only used when referring to a fundraising campaign for a charitable organization.

Key term(s)
  • fund-raising campaign
  • fund raising campaign
  • fund-raising drive
  • fund raising drive

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances
  • Organismes et associations (Admin.)
  • Services sociaux et travail social
DEF

Collecte de fonds pour une œuvre de bienfaisance.

OBS

En français, la désignation «campagne de souscription» désigne une collecte de fonds spécifique à une œuvre de bienfaisance tandis qu'en anglais, les équivalents «fundraising campaign» et «fundraising drive» désignent une campagne de financement pour n'importe type d'organisme.

OBS

souscription : Action de souscrire, de s'engager à payer [quelque chose].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Finanzas
  • Organismos y asociaciones (Admón.)
  • Servicios sociales y trabajo social
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Record 2 2024-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance
  • Organizations and Associations (Admin.)
  • Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
DEF

A coordinated series of events or actions aimed at raising funds over an extended period of time.

CONT

Unlike a single fundraising event, a fundraising campaign must build and sustain momentum over several weeks, months or even years with close attention paid to continuity and sharing information and results with both the public and your supporters. You can have a narrow goal, like raising money towards a specific goal, but most fundraising campaigns are multi-purpose. Aside from raising money, fundraising campaigns can be helpful in educating the public, raising awareness to gain support for a cause, or boosting community spirit.

PHR

three-year fundraising drive

Key term(s)
  • fund-raising campaign
  • fund raising campaign
  • fund-raising drive
  • fund raising drive

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances
  • Organismes et associations (Admin.)
  • Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
DEF

[...] ensemble des activités ayant pour but, au cours d'une période déterminée, d'amasser des sommes d'argent [...]

CONT

Cette activité de financement aura permis à plus de 128 joueurs de se rencontrer et de profiter d'un terrain avec des conditions à son meilleur. Rappelons qu'une campagne de financement avait débuté en avril dernier afin d'aider le Club à moderniser certains équipements en plus d'assurer la pérennité de ce joyau de la Côte-du-Sud.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
DEF

The man-made ramp of a 70-, 90-or 120-m jumping hill down which a skier glides to gain speed and build momentum for a jump in ski jumping.

CONT

The skier glides down an elevated trestle, the in-run, and then takes off into the air, landing on the out-run.

Key term(s)
  • starting slope

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ski et surf des neiges
DEF

Rampe d'un tremplin de saut de 70, 90 ou 120 mètres le long de laquelle un skieur s'élance pour gagner de la vitesse et se donner l'élan nécessaire pour un saut en saut à ski.

OBS

La piste d'élan a une forme concave alors que la piste de réception en a une convexe; la piste de dégagement qui suit est d'une concavité moins prononcée que celle de la piste d'élan.

OBS

Ne pas confondre la portion de la piste de saut à ski que l'on nomme «élan» et l'élan que se donne le skieur pour accomplir son saut.

Spanish

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Record 4 2007-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Culture (General)
CONT

KNEEl JUMP. In this event, the contestant sits on the floor at a given line and must have his/her feet flat on the floor with the bottoms up. From this position, he/she then jumps as far forward as possible, lands on his/her feet, and maintains balance. The contestant is allowed to swing his/her arms back and forth to gain momentum for the leap forward. The practicality of this event comes from the quickness and balance one has to have while being on the moving ice during break up.

CONT

Ten traditional athletic events are now included in these competitions, among them, cross-country running with a pole, lasso and harpoon throwing, traditional triple jump, open-air snow wrestling, kneeling jump, Yup’ik high-kick, and others. There are events for all ages and both sexes.

CONT

Knee jump has athletes propel themselves forward from a kneeling position to a controlled and balanced position landing on their feet. The farthest distance wins!

OBS

Arctic Sports (Fort McMurray Composite High School, indoors.) The Governor General will attend the kneel jump competition.

OBS

Traditional Inuit Games.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture (Généralités)
CONT

Pour le jeu du «saut groupé, les athlètes se propulsent vers l'avant à partir d'une position accroupie. Ils doivent effectuer une réception sur leur deux pieds, en équilibre et de manière contrôlée. Le concurrent qui saute le plus loin remporte la partie.

CONT

Épreuves sportives inuites (Fort McMurray Composite High School, épreuves en salle.) La Gouverneure générale assistera à l'épreuve du «saut groupé».

CONT

Départ à genoux. Celui qui saute le plus loin sans perdre l'équilibre est celui qui l'emporte au jeu du départ à genoux. À l'origine, ce jeu avait pour objet de préparer les chasseurs à pouvoir se déplacer rapidement s'ils se retrouvaient à genoux sur la banquise en train de se briser et qu'il leur fallait sauter par-dessus une étendue d'eau pour atteindre un endroit sûr.

OBS

Jeux [inuits] traditionnels.

Spanish

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Record 5 1997-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economics
  • Translation (General)
CONT

The recovery in Japan so far has been hesitant and set back to some extent by the recent earthquake in Kobe, but is generally expected to gain momentum in coming months.

CONT

Growth in the Western Hemisphere and Middle Eastern regions is expected to gain momentum, with the sustained implementation of sound policies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économique
  • Traduction (Généralités)
CONT

On s'attend que la croissance s'affermira dans l'Hémisphère occidental et au Moyen-Orient.

Spanish

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Record 6 1995-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

A tennis-specific expression often heard today to express a state of great confidence when one is playing sensationally, even above expected ability.

OBS

Related phraseology : to be grooved [slang], to be in a groove, to get in(to) a groove, to be hot [hot], to be on a roll, to be back on track, to find one's touch, to find one's range, to gain momentum, to be pumped up, to hit one's stride, to connect(in the backhand), comfort zone, sharp,(to stay) focused, burst of adrenaline, to get fired up.

CONT

I’m sure in the zone today.

Key term(s)
  • in the zone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

Lorsque vos services passent régulièrement, que vous êtes capable d'échanger aisément autant du coup droit que du revers et que votre jeu au filet est sûr et régulier, vous y êtes. Vous êtes alors dans la période automatique, mémoire musculaire et motricité sont formées et vous utilisez même quelques variantes tactiques.

OBS

Phraséologie connexe : être en pleine possession de ses moyens, performance (=rendement).

Spanish

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Record 7 1995-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Accounting
  • Public Sector Budgeting
CONT

The recovery in Japan so far has been hesitant and set back to some extent by the recent earthquake in Kobe, but is generally expected to gain momentum in coming months.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité nationale
  • Budget des collectivités publiques
CONT

La reprise a été hésitante jusqu'ici au Japon, et le tremblement de terre qui a frappé récemment Kobe devrait ralentir la croissance, mais celle-ci devrait généralement s'affirmer au cours des prochains mois.

Spanish

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Record 8 1993-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Economics
CONT

... the economy is expected to have gain sufficient momentum to put some upward pressures on rates throughout the maturity spectrum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie de l'entreprise

Spanish

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