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INDICATEUR [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Criminology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- informant
1, record 1, English, informant
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- police informant 2, record 1, English, police%20informant
correct
- informer 3, record 1, English, informer
correct
- police informer 4, record 1, English, police%20informer
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[One] who gives information to the police ... 5, record 1, English, - informant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
One who imparts information; generally distinguished from informer(one who gives accusatory information). Do not confuse "informant" with "informer. ""Informant" is more general than "informer" and refers to any person who gives information in various fields, for example, a witness to a car accident. "Informer", in police terminology, is more specific and more closely equivalent to the French "indicateur. " 5, record 1, English, - informant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Criminologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- informateur
1, record 1, French, informateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- informateur de police 2, record 1, French, informateur%20de%20police
correct, masculine noun
- indicateur 3, record 1, French, indicateur
correct, masculine noun
- indicateur de police 4, record 1, French, indicateur%20de%20police
correct, masculine noun
- dénonciateur 5, record 1, French, d%C3%A9nonciateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Toute personne dont le rôle est de recueillir et de fournir des informations dans divers domaines. 6, record 1, French, - informateur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On ne dit pas seulement «informateur de police» mais aussi par exemple, «informateur de presse» ou «informateur» en matière d'enquêtes linguistiques. 6, record 1, French, - informateur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Dénoncer quelqu'un à la police. 7, record 1, French, - informateur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Tous ces termes s'emploient comme synonymes dans le domaine de la criminologie. 8, record 1, French, - informateur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Criminología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- informante
1, record 1, Spanish, informante
correct, common gender
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- confidente 2, record 1, Spanish, confidente
correct, masculine noun
- informador 2, record 1, Spanish, informador
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-01-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Stock Exchange
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- trend index 1, record 2, English, trend%20index
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Similar to the Dow Jones averages, the trend index records moment-by-moment price movements from open to close. The "indicateur de tendance" is the only measure of the market in real time. When French brokers ask how the market is doing today, it is the "indicateur de tendance" they are talking about. The French trend index is based on the prices of 50 well-known stocks. 1, record 2, English, - trend%20index
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Bourse
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- indicateur de tendance
1, record 2, French, indicateur%20de%20tendance
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pourcentages diffusés par la Compagnie des agents de change pendant le déroulement d'une séance pour permettre de suivre l'évolution de la tendance des cours des actions françaises cotées en Bourse de Paris. Trois indicateurs sont établis à partir d'un échantillon de 50 valeurs françaises négociées à terme à Paris : un indicateur d'ouverture, un indicateur de séance et un indicateur de liquidation. Ne pas confondre l'indicateur de tendance avec les indices boursiers. 1, record 2, French, - indicateur%20de%20tendance
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-10-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Climate Change
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- climate indicator
1, record 3, English, climate%20indicator
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- indicator of climate change 2, record 3, English, indicator%20of%20climate%20change
correct
- indicateur 3, record 3, English, indicateur
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Indicators of large-scale changes in the atmospheric general circulation [are] : sea level pressure indices of the Southern Oscillation; the North Atlantic Oscillation and the North Pacific Oscillation; zonal flow index, blocking index, trade wind index. 2, record 3, English, - climate%20indicator
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Changements climatiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- indicateur climatique
1, record 3, French, indicateur%20climatique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- indicateur 2, record 3, French, indicateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De même que l'étude des climats modernes repose sur l'analyse statistique d'observations directes et utilise les techniques instrumentales de la météorologie, la paléoclimatologie fait appel à l'analyse statistique d'événements inférés d'indicateurs climatiques. C'est ainsi que de la présence au Groenland de feuilles de palmiers fossiles on déduit que les conditions y furent jadis plus clémentes. 1, record 3, French, - indicateur%20climatique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'indicateur permet d'obtenir, généralement par déduction, des données sur des phénomènes climatiques qui, dans la pratique, ne peuvent être, ou ne peuvent plus être, mesurés directement; les connaissances actuelles du phénomène de réchauffement climatique reposent en grande partie, à cause des lacunes importantes dans les données nécessaires pour une compréhension globale de ce phénomène, sur des mesures indirectes fournies par des indicateurs (par ex. les cernes de croissance des arbres fournissent des données indirectes sur la quantité de précipitations avant les premières observations). 3, record 3, French, - indicateur%20climatique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On ne doit pas confondre les notions de signal, d'empreinte et de signature avec celle d'indicateur. 3, record 3, French, - indicateur%20climatique
Record 3, Key term(s)
- témoin des climats
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cambio climático
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- indicador del clima
1, record 3, Spanish, indicador%20del%20clima
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- indicador del estado del clima 1, record 3, Spanish, indicador%20del%20estado%20del%20clima
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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