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Record 1 2025-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental Disorders
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
CONT

AS is characterized by poor social interactions, obsessions, odd speech patterns, few facial expressions, and other peculiar mannerisms. Often, kids with AS have trouble reading the body language of others. They might engage in obsessive routines and show an unusual sensitivity to sensory stimuli—for example, they may be bothered by a light that no one else notices; they may cover their ears to block out sounds in the environment; or they might prefer to wear clothing made only of a certain material.

OBS

Asperger syndrome; AS; Asperger’s: Asperger syndrome, or Asperger’s, is a previously used diagnosis on the autism spectrum. In 2013, it became part of one umbrella diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5 (DSM-5).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles mentaux
  • Psychologie cognitive
  • Psychologie clinique
CONT

Le syndrome d'Asperger se manifeste [...] par des difficultés à communiquer, à établir des rapports sociaux, à supporter le bruit ou un environnement très stimulant.

OBS

syndrome d'Asperger; SA; Asperger : [...] l'appellation syndrome d'Asperger n'est plus utilisée depuis la publication du DSM-5 [Manuel diagnostique et statistique des troubles mentaux, 5e édition] en 2013 puisque ce dernier est inclus dans le trouble du spectre de l'autisme (TSA) et que ses particularités sont précisées au moyen de spécificateurs.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
  • Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Accessories
CONT

Poor wiper operation. The windshield wipers... may not park properly or shut off when the driver turns them off.... If this is the case, replace the windshield wiper motor. To do this, first remove the wiper arms by removing the two flange nuts. Next, pry the cowl clips out(18 of them), then remove the cowl cover and hood seal. Now unplug the electrical connector from the windshield wiper linkage assembly and remove the assembly's three bolts. This allows you to separate the motor from the wiper linkage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
  • Accessoires d'automobiles et de bicyclettes
OBS

Pluriel : des essuie-glaces.

OBS

essuie-glaces (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

A exraneous signal, noise or any other element that disturbs proper reception of the desired signal.

CONT

The signal data in the Kobe image was corrupted by a ground-based radar operating in the same frequency band as the JERS-1 sensor. This radar interference caused the streaks of noise that cover the image of the land mass. Other problems that arose in some of the data were the appearance of "ghost images" in the scenes and poor matching between the images.

OBS

radar interference : term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
DEF

Signal, bruit ou tout autre élément semblable qui vient perturber la réception du signal attendu.

OBS

interférence radar : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Teledetección
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Record 4 2004-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • International Relations
OBS

An International Development Research Centre(IRDC) Project. The frugal use of expensive water trucked in from distant wells was a way of life in the parched desert village of Chungungo, Chile — located in one of the driest parts of the world. In addition to being costly, the water was often contaminated, contributing to poor sanitation, ill health, and low food production. Today, a simple technology collects water from fog, supplying villagers with two or three times more water than they once used and at a lower cost. What makes this possible is the persistent, extensive cloud cover(camanchacas) along the coast of Chile, which creates continual fog as the prevailing winds move inland across the mountains.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Relations internationales
OBS

Un projet du Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). À Chungungo, au Chili, petit village situé dans une des régions les plus arides du monde, l'eau est une denrée précieuse. Transportée par camion en provenance de puits éloignés, il a longtemps été normal de l'utiliser au compte-gouttes. D'un coût très élevé, l'eau, souvent contaminée, était responsable des piètres conditions hygiéniques, de la prolifération de maladies et de l'insuffisance de la production alimentaire. Aujourd'hui, grâce à une technique toute simple, on peut recueillir l'eau contenue dans le brouillard et fournir aux villageois deux ou trois fois plus d'eau qu'ils n'en utilisaient auparavant et ce, à meilleur marché. L'épais brouillard (camanchaca), qui s'étend presque en permanence le long de la côte du Chili et crée des nappes de brumes tenaces quand les vents dominants soufflent de la mer et franchissent les montagnes, rend possible le recours à cette technique.

Spanish

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Record 5 2004-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
  • Climatology
  • Polar Geography
CONT

Snowpack stability information is crucial for assessing the avalanche danger... The forecaster's objective is to detect weak layers, crusts etc. overlain by a potential slab structure, to follow their changes with time, and hence to assess current stability and the probability of slab avalanche release in the near future. Snow cover structure is investigated directly by digging pits and examining the stratigraphy at the exposed wall... All stratigraphy data is graphically represented as a so-called snow profile... The classification into one of five stability classes(from very poor to very good) is partly based on the ram hardness profile.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Climatologie
  • Géographie du froid
DEF

Ensemble de couches dans un histogramme de battage, dont la résistance au battage devient importante et permet de les distinguer du reste du manteau neigeux.

CONT

Le profil de résistance permet de subdiviser le manteau en quelques parties homogènes (où la résistance à la pénétration est du même ordre de grandeur). L'allure du profil de battage est régulièrement croissante si les résistances sont croissantes en allant de la surface vers le sol. On peut aussi déceler les couches fragiles, qui confèrent au manteau une structure en plaques, c'est-à-dire une succession irrégulière de couches cohérentes séparées par des couches fragiles [...].

Spanish

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Record 6 2002-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Defects (Textiles)
DEF

Warp yarns generally showing between the weft yarns unintentionally, or vice versa.

OBS

This defect often occurs in an underset fabric, or through poor finishing.

OBS

bad cover; poor cover : terms and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Défauts (Textiles)
DEF

Fils de chaîne laissant trop apparaître les fils de trame ou vice versa.

OBS

Ce défaut est souvent la conséquence d'un compte de fils insuffisant ou d'une finition défectueuse.

OBS

manque de couverture : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 7 2001-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Saving and Consumption
  • Trade
DEF

The situation noted by Sir R. Giffen that a rise in the price of all goods will, in the case of the poor whose incomes do not increase, cause an increase in the quantity of staple items of food consumed despite the increase in their price in order to make the income cover the needs.

OBS

Compare with Giffen good.

Key term(s)
  • Giffen’s paradox

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épargne et consommation
  • Commerce
DEF

Phénomène économique défini par Giffen.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ahorro y consumo
  • Comercio
DEF

Fenómeno que se produce, de forma aparentemente paradójica, cuando al aumentar el precio de un producto crece rápidamente su demanda. Su nombre se debe al economista británico Giffen (1837-1910), el primero en exponer tal evidencia de manera explícita.

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Record 8 2000-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
CONT

The zebra(Hippotigris), his name comes from Portuguese zebro that means wild donkey. It lives in open savannas and faintly wooded, grassy steppes, plains and hills. It shares his domain which can cover from 80 to 200 km² with other families. Activity of zebra is diurnal, his cry is enough similar to braying of donkey, his hearing keen, his sight quite good but his smell poor. Burchell zebra eats grasses, some leaves and the bark. Zebras take part easily among them and to oryx, elands, wildebeests, giraffes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
CONT

Il existe trois espèces de zèbres, que l'on range dans le genre Equus, de l'ordre des Perissodactylae. Leur nom provient du mot swahili qui signifie «âne zébré» [...] le zèbre de Burchell, Equus burchelli, ou zèbre de plaine, qui se rencontre en Afrique orientale, au Kenya, en Tanzanie. Il fréquente une grande variété d'habitats, principalement la savane ouverte. Mais on peut le voir aussi en altitude, jusqu'à 4000 m. Il hennit comme un cheval. Son pelage lisse et montre de larges rayures verticales, qui deviennent horizontales sur les hanches.

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