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Record 1 2020-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Structural Framework
  • Applications of Concrete
CONT

A tied column is a concrete column reinforced with transverse reinforcement called ties... in addition to longitudinal reinforcement. The main function of ties, as specified for tied columns, is to hold the reinforcement in place during casting. Ties may also serve to resist shear, confine the concrete, and prevent the bars from buckling if they are proportioned properly for those tasks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Charpentes
  • Utilisation du béton

Spanish

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Record 2 2009-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Law
  • Criminology
DEF

At common law, a crime for which part of the punishment was infamy, so that one who committed it would be declared ineligible to serve on a jury, hold public office, or testify.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit pénal
  • Criminologie
CONT

Qui cause du dégoût par son caractère vil, bas, indigne : Un crime infâme.

CONT

Le troisième point est que tuer des gens innocents est un crime infâme quand cela est effectué par un Etat officiel comme le gouvernement israélien.

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
  • Gemmology
CONT

... you can see the basic set up of a traditional jamb peg faceter. The spinning lap provides the grinding and polishing surface, the wooden "dop" sticks to which the rough is adhered, serve to hold the stone in position as various cuts are made. The angle of the cut is controlled by placing the dop stick in a particular hole, the depth of cut is controlled by the amount of time the piece spends in contact with the lap and how hard the facetor presses down on it, and the radial position is controlled by removing, slightly rotating, and reinserting the dop stick in its hole as each different cut is made. Most stones that are cut on such equipment are referred to as "native cut. "

CONT

Although modern highly engineered faceting machines have replaced jamb pegs in much of the world, these older systems are still widely used, and a substantial proportion of the gems in commerce today have been cut by them.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Gemmologie
DEF

Cône renversé [ou plateau] comportant des encoches, placé à côté de la meule, et destiné à maintenir constante l'inclinaison du bâton.

CONT

La taille nécessite d'encimenter la pierre au bout d'un bâton dont l'inclinaison sur la meule est maintenue constante par appui sur un évent (sorte de cône renversé comportant une série d'encoches, fixé verticalement à côté de la meule).

OBS

Équipement utilisé pour la taille des pierres de couleur. Pour la taille des diamants, on utilise la pince (tang).

Spanish

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Record 4 2006-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Citizenship and Immigration
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

The Chairperson and members of the Refugee Protection Division, Refugee Appeal Division and Immigration Appeal Division are appointed to the Board by the Governor in Council, to hold office during good behaviour for a term not exceeding seven years, subject to removal by the Governor in Council at any time for cause, to serve in a regional or district office of the Board.

OBS

Term found in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, 2001.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

Pour ce qui est du président et des commissaires de la Section de la protection des réfugiés, de la Section d'appel des réfugiés et de la Section d'appel de l'immigration : ils sont nommés à la Commission à titre inamovible pour un mandat maximal de sept ans par le gouverneur en conseil, sous réserve de révocation motivée de sa part, à tel de ses bureaux régionaux ou de district.

OBS

Terme tiré de la Loi sur l'immigration et la protection des réfugiés, 2001.

Spanish

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Record 5 1999-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Practice
CONT

For projects using brick, make certain you have a brick trowel, brick chisel, mason's hammer, 4 ft. level, tape measure, pointing trowel, jointing tool, mason's line, wood line blocks and spirit level. The height and thickness of your walls are always important... Be sure to leave a space between bricks for your joint. This method is best to determine the spacing of your bricks. Then, drive a stake in the ground at both ends of your wall and stretch mason's line between them. The line will serve as a straight line guide and should mark the outside edge and top of your first course of bricks. Later, as you proceed, the guideline can be moved up to match each successive course of bricks. Line blocks can be used to hold line in place... When laying bricks, always start at the corners and keep the corners higher than the rest of your work. Work from the corners toward the center of your wall. Use the level frequently to check level and plumb. As the wall increases in height, move the line blocks up to the ends of your corner lead.

CONT

Use plastic line blocks to attach line to corners and ends, which are always built up first. Lay bricks flush with line, but do not push it out. Line blocks, unlike pins and nails, leave no holes in mortar to be filled in later.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maçonnerie
CONT

La pose des blocs en plastique pour fixer les cordeaux aux coins et aux extrémités se fait en premier. Les briques suivront le cordeau sans y toucher. Les blocs en plastique ne laissent pas de trous dans le mortier.

Spanish

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Record 6 1999-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
DEF

A financial institution’s asset funds invested in short term convertible effects (treasury bonds, promissory notes, etc.). In addition to cash ratios, used to guarantee liquidity.

CONT

Even if the bank is not a declining business, prudent managers must still protect themselves against a temporary surge of withdrawals.... They will usually decide, therefore, to hold in their portfolios as "secondary reserves" some "liquid" securities that always have a ready market and can be easily sold without much loss before maturity. Short-term government bonds serve this purpose admirably.

OBS

secondary reserve: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
DEF

Fonds de l'actif d'une institution financière investis dans des substitutifs d'argent, et qui peuvent être convertis en peu de temps en liquidité (bons du Trésor, billets de trésorerie, etc.). Ces fonds, conjointement avec ceux calculés dans le coefficient de caisse, garantissent la liquidité de l'institution.

OBS

Réserve requise dans certains cas par la Banque du Canada en plus de la réserve primaire.

OBS

Définition extraite du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduite avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operaciones bancarias
DEF

Fondos del activo de una institución financiera invertidos en substitutivos de dinero, y que pueden ser convertidos en poco tiempo en liquidez (pagarés del Tesoro, pagarés de empresa, etc.). Estos fondos, juntamente con los computables en el coeficiente de caja, aseguran la liquidez de la institución.

OBS

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

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Record 7 1996-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

To win the game when one has the serve.

CONT

... the pressure goes on the server to hold serve.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Garder son service. Se dit lorsque le serveur gagne la partie servie.

CONT

Si j'avais tenu pour remporter le bris d'égalité, tout aurait été différent.

Spanish

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Record 8 1986-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ornamental Glassware
  • Glass Manufacturing
DEF

A furnace whose walls serve to hold the glass as well as to restrict and retain the heat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Verrerie d'art
  • Fabrication du verre
DEF

bassin rectangulaire allongé et surmonté d'une voûte, dans lequel repose une masse de verre (pouvant atteindre 2000 tonnes) maintenue en fusion au moyen de brûleurs.

Spanish

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