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Record 1 2021-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Courses
  • History
Universal entry(ies)
K113
classification system code, see observation
OBS

This course explores colonialism and other historical themes and events in a way that provides an opportunity to see Canada's history from a new perspective. Participants will learn how the relationships with First Peoples in Canada have developed over the past 500 years and how to begin the work of addressing the impact of this history on all Canadians.

OBS

K113: a Canada School of Public Service course code.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de cours
  • Histoire
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
K113
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Ce cours explore le colonialisme ainsi que d'autres thèmes et événements historiques d'une façon qui aide à poser un regard nouveau sur l'histoire du Canada. Les participants découvriront comment les relations avec les Premiers Peuples se sont développées au cours des 500 dernières années et comment aborder les effets de cette histoire sur les Canadiens.

OBS

K113 : code de cours de l'École de la fonction publique du Canada.

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sales (Marketing)
CONT

But what does an as-is sale mean for buyers?... some people see it as a warning. Others, such as real estate investors, may see a house selling as is as an opportunity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vente
OBS

vente tel quel; vente en l'état : termes tirés du mini-lexique «Protection du consommateur» et reproduits avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface.

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diving
CONT

The visual spot for forward and inward rotating dives begins with the area at approximately a 45-degree angle in front of the diver. The bigger the area the diver can see clearly, the better the opportunity to make correct come-out decisions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plongeon
CONT

Le repère visuel durant ce plongeon n’est pas l’eau, mais le paysage devant soi au début, puis le plafond devant lequel on voit ses propres pieds (ouverture).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Salto (Deportes acuáticos y náuticos)
CONT

En los saltos de mortal y medio atrás e inverso (donde el giro es hacia atrás) suele suceder que por miedo u otras causas (señaladas en la explicación biológica), los saltadores realizan el salto sin apoyarse en puntos de referencia visuales, simplemente realizándolo por sensaciones [...]

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Record 4 2012-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Economics
  • Corporate Economics
CONT

It is this environment of order combined with the creation of meaningful economic opportunity within the country that will at long last end the economic dependence of whole communities on the proceeds of crime, and liberate thousands of our people from what they may see as benevolence, but what is in fact the tyranny of dons.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie environnementale
  • Économie de l'entreprise

Spanish

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Record 5 2010-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Audio-Visual Documents
OBS

Video produced in 1994 by Age and Opportunity, Elder Abuse Resource Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba. The video follows three "typical" composite cases. Each case models the role of a professional who discovers a case of abuse, recognizes the complex circumstances that influence it, acknowledges her/his inability to address the complexities and then makes a referral to the multi-disciplinary team. We then see the group in action, consulting on the case and making recommendations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents audio-visuels
OBS

Vidéo produit en 1994 par Age and Opportunity, Elder Abuse Resource Centre, Winnipeg (Manitoba).

Spanish

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Record 6 2007-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Fine Arts (General)
OBS

Friends’ trips arranged for Members and Friends of the National Gallery of Canada are organized and conducted by volunteers and have art-related themes. These extended trips and day tours not only visit major galleries and museums, but provide a unique opportunity to see private galleries and collections not ordinarily accessible to the public. The Friends of the National Gallery have sponsored escorted trips from within and around Ottawa and to far-flung corners of the world since 1958.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Beaux-arts (Généralités)
OBS

Les voyages et les excursions que les Amis organisent pour les membres du Musée des beaux-arts du Canada sont axés sur l'art. Ces voyages prolongés ou excursions d'une journée sont organisés et dirigés par des bénévoles rompus aux voyages. Ils sont agrémentés d'arrêts dans les principaux musées et galeries d'art des régions visitées, et permettent de découvrir des galeries privées et des collections non accessibles au public ordinairement. Les Amis organisent des voyages accompagnés en partance de la grande région d'Ottawa-Hull, à destination des endroits les plus éloignés dans le monde, depuis 1958.

Spanish

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Record 7 - external organization data 2007-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
  • Environmental Economics
  • Anti-pollution Measures
  • Compartment - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
OBS

Canada's climate change plan calls for a 55 million tonne(Mt) cap on Large Final Emitters and the creation of a carbon offset trading system to achieve these levels. A target price of $15 has been set as the maximum that industry will have to pay to offset one tonne of carbon.... All Canadian companies will have the opportunity to capitalize on reducing carbon emissions starting in 2008, but the credit process and eventual market potential are still unclear. As the system unfolds, it will be important for Large Final Emitters and other companies or individuals to maximize their potential gain.... If companies are able to achieve improve efficiency and share best practices by looking for ways to reduce emissions and trade credits, then the market should expand. Likewise, if firms see a social benefit from minimizing their climate footprint, they will be encouraged to continue.

OBS

Approved by the Terminology Committee of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
  • Économie environnementale
  • Mesures antipollution
  • Tiroir - Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada
OBS

Ce système veut que les grandes entreprises vendent des parts de pollution aux petites entreprises qui ne pourraient pas survivre autrement ce qui forcerait en même temps les grandes entreprises à investir dans des solutions antipollution pour compenser pour les crédits vendues. Une étude faite il y a des années à ce sujet a conclu que ce système diminuerait l'émission totale de carbone.

OBS

La notion de «carbon offset» se rend aussi par «droits d'émission de carbone» et par «compensation des émissions de carbone», selon le contexte. Ne pas oublier de mettre le pluriel à «crédits».

OBS

Traduction adoptée par le Comité de terminologie d'Agriculture et Agro-alimentaire Canada.

Spanish

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Record 8 2006-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
  • Medical Staff
OBS

Medical Radiation Technologists(MRT) Week is a key strategic initiative that serves as a showcase for the profession. It provides us with an ideal opportunity to cast CAMRT(Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists) members in the proper light, and to demonstrate what a proactive, forward-looking profession we represent. MRT Week allows us to expand our reach both within the health care sector and among key stakeholders at the regional, provincial and national levels. Through our actions, these audiences will have the opportunity to see what a vital role medical radiation technologists and therapists play in Canada's health care system.

French

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

La Semaine des TRM est une initiative de communication stratégique clé qui sert à mettre en valeur la profession. C'est une occasion idéale de démontrer votre fierté dans une profession à la fine pointe de la technologie. De plus, la Semaine des TRM permet d'élargir notre portée tant au sein du secteur de la santé que parmi les intervenants clés à l'échelle communautaire, régionale, provinciale et nationale. Grâce à nos actions, ces publics seront en mesure de constater le rôle essentiel que les technologues et les thérapeutes en radiation médicale jouent au sein du système canadien de soins de santé.

Spanish

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Record 9 2004-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cheese and Dairy Products
  • Beverages
CONT

"Our success with orange juice has created an opportunity to apply the technology to less acidic fruit and vegetable juices. In addition, we see a growing trend in dairy-based foods which will also benefit from Better Than Fresh TM processing. "Carbon dioxide has been used for years to extend the shelf life of dairy products such as cottage cheese when trace amounts are sparged into product. Praxair's recent testing with its dense-phase CO2 system is producing consistent results including the finding that with the dense-phase CO2 process, the number of spoilage microorganisms is greatly reduced allowing for extended shelf life without subjecting product to detrimental levels of heat in thermal pasteurization.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
OBS

Proposition de M. Fustier, ingénieur.

Spanish

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Record 10 2002-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Advertising
CONT

Opportunities To See (OTS)/Hear (OTH). OTS is the theoretical concept behind an impact - i.e. "in the room with the TV set on" therefore making the assumption that an advertisement was seen if it was shown. During a campaign some people will see and advertisement once, some twice, some three times etc. The average number of times that the campaign was seen, by those who saw at least one of the advertisements is often known as Average OTS.

CONT

Opportunities to see the advertisements in a campaign.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Publicité
DEF

Nombre de rencontres théoriques d'un individu d'une cible donnée avec un message publicitaire.

OBS

Dans les milieux professionnels, c'est l'abréviation qui est le plus souvent employée.

OBS

ancien terme normalisé par l'arrêté du 10 octobre 1985 (Journal officiel du 13 novembre 1985).

Spanish

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Record 11 2002-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

An opportunity to hit to where the opposing player has left a wide gap.

CONT

If one player runs back for a lob and his partner stays up at the net, you’ve been given a gaping opening for your next shot.

CONT

The more successfully you use the offensive lob early in a match, the more it will help you later, because your opponent will back off the net a little, which will open up the lanes more for your passing shots.

OBS

In Spanish there are at least 18 possible ways of translating the generic English term "hole". In tennis, only 2 of the terms are used. The term "agujero", used in many subject fields other than in tennis, refers more often than not to a small hole that usually goes right through an object as in the phrase "un agujero en el pantalón". "Hueco", on the other hand, usually alludes to a hole in the shape of a shaft, tunnel or more specifically in tennis, an alley or lane. Moreover phraseological units containing either of the two terms are not interchangeable. Hence the two terms are very close synonyms but not perfect synonyms. See the usage samples below. Note also that in English the term "opening" may also have different meanings : 1) an opportunity to break even or break ahead 2) a spot on the court that is not being covered by one's opponent.

OBS

Related phraseology: alley, occasion, opportunity, (to place the ball into the) open court, open space, gap, vacant ground, to leave part of the court unattended/wide open, to open up the court.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
OBS

Phraséologie connexe : laisser une partie du terrain libre, boulevard (ouvrir des boulevards à l'équipe adverse).

CONT

À moins que l'adversaire laisse une très grande zone découverte, il vous faut, pour avoir les meilleures chances de finir le point, jouer près des lignes, soit une volée droite et longue, soit une volée croisée et courte.

CONT

Jouer en alternant des balles [...] longues au centre et balles courtes croisées pour se créer des ouvertures [...]

CONT

[L']adversaire couvrait bien son côté de court; mais dès que ce ne sera plus le cas, aussitôt que vous apercevrez une petite ouverture, essayez de le passer en coup droit ou en revers, en jouant rapidement et près des lignes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
OBS

Verbos relacionados: cubrir el centro, cubrir la zona.

CONT

Vuelta a la posición de espera tardía, lo que hace dejar un hueco en el que nuestro adversario dirigirá su próximo tiro.

CONT

Los principiantes deben realizar ejercicios, de modo que no dejen nunca un agujero por donde pueda colocar la pelota el adversario.

PHR

abrir un hueco (para subir a la red), cubrir un hueco, dejar un hueco.

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Record 12 2000-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour and Employment
DEF

The concentration of women and men in different types and levels of activity and employment, with women being confined to a narrower range of occupations (horizontal segregation) than men, and to the lower grades of work (vertical segregation).

CONT

Further, those who do not support pay equity laws suggest that, in the absence of a universal standard for the value of work, pay equity will be impossible to implement fairly. They see equal opportunity rather than pay equity as the solution to the problem of occupational segregation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail et emploi
CONT

De plus, ceux qui n'appuient pas l'imposition de lois sur l'équité salariale affirment qu'à défaut de normes universelles de mesure de la valeur du travail, l'égalité salariale sera impossible à instaurer équitablement. Ils estiment que la solution au problème de la ségrégation des emplois se trouve dans l'égalisation des chances et non pas dans l'égalité salariale.

Key term(s)
  • ségrégation des tâches

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trabajo y empleo
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Record 13 1999-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Group Dynamics
  • Meetings and Assemblies (Administration)
DEF

The usually selfless and often enthusiastic and jealous devotion of the members of a group or association of persons to the group or to its purposes.

CONT

One of the principal advantages of a convention is that it gives the individual participant opportunity to see the organisation as an important body with which he identifies himself.... He returns home feeling proud to be a part of the movement. The success with which this is accomplished depends on the development of an esprit de corps and group morale.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dynamique des groupes
  • Réunions et assemblées (Administration)
DEF

[esprit] d'attachement et de dévouement au corps, au groupe auquel on appartient.

Spanish

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Record 14 1989-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Advertising Techniques
  • Statistical Surveys
DEF

The number of people passing an advertisement who have a reasonable opportunity to see it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques publicitaires
  • Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
CONT

le nombre de passants défilant devant un emplacement pourrait être appelé le tirage de cet emplacement, par analogie avec le tirage d'un organe de presse.

Spanish

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