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Record 1 2025-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation
  • Environmental Management
CONT

Active transportation is any form of human-powered transportation. It is any trip made for the purposes of getting yourself, or others, to a particular destination-to work, to school, to the store or to visit friends. As long as it is "active, "you can choose the mode-walking, cycling, wheeling, in-line skating, skateboarding... Walking and cycling are the most popular forms of active transportation.

OBS

active transportation: designation recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports
  • Gestion environnementale
CONT

Le transport actif est un nouveau concept qui traduit l'une des pratiques humaines les plus anciennes : se déplacer tout en étant actif physiquement. Au Québec, les modes de transport actif les plus utilisés sont [la marche], le vélo et [le patin] à roues alignées.

OBS

transport actif : désignation recommandée par le Comité de terminologie et normalisé par le Comité de validation du Lexique de la mobilité durable.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte
  • Gestión del medio ambiente
CONT

Existe una manera sencilla, asequible y barata de incorporar la actividad física en nuestra rutina diaria y cumplir con las recomendaciones de la OMS [Organización Mundial de la Salud]: practicar el transporte activo.

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Record 2 2024-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of the Family
CONT

If you want to use a nanny but don’t think you can afford the expense, consider sharing a nanny, an increasingly popular childcare solution for many... families. It enables two families to use one nanny and share the costs of employing the nanny between them. … If you want or need a more flexible arrangement than day care can offer, sharing a nanny may work well for you. With a day care or babysitter, you must drop your child off and pick [her/him] up by a certain time... and you can’t leave [her/him] if [she/he] is sick. Using a shared nanny means you can build in flexibility from the beginning. You may have an easier time arranging pickups and drop-off, or at least changing your schedule if you need to...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de la famille

Spanish

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Record 3 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Historical Park and Site Names
  • Urban Planning
OBS

A plaza for all seasons. People who live in, work in or visit Hull, Quebec, have a beautiful new public space to enjoy, thanks to a PWGSC [Public Works and Government Services Canada]-managed restoration and redesign project. The newly reopened plaza at Parc du Portage is popular among employees at lunchtime, but is also drawing strollers in the evening and bringing new life into the downtown area. The plaza is located between Phases I and II of the Government of Canada Place du Portage office complex and the provincial/municipal Maison du Citoyen building. The plaza is a few minutes’ walk from the Museum of Civilization, one of the national capital' s major visitor attractions. An underground parking garage owned by the Government of Canada is situated beneath the plaza. The restoration and redesign project had two main components--repair of the waterproof membrane of the garage roof, which had been leaking, and restoration of the plaza. Improvements to the plaza included the addition of more fountains in the pool, and the construction of a low wall around the pool providing places to sit. At night, innovative new lighting casts a shimmering reflection onto the nearby building walls. The plaza should also be a hit in winter because of a versatile design that allows the pool fountains to be dismantled and the pool to be converted into a skating rink.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de parcs, lieux et canaux historiques
  • Aménagement urbain

Spanish

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Record 4 2022-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Restoration of Works of Art (Museums and Heritage)
CONT

A frame maker is a specialized kind of wood craftsman. Most people who do this kind of work also know general woodworking skills including how to build a cabinet or a book case from scratch. However, because there isn’t much call for custom built furniture, many wood crafts people go into frame making, which is still a popular niche.

Key term(s)
  • framemaker

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Restauration d'œuvres d'art (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

Personne qui fait […] des cadres.

Spanish

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Record 5 2021-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
  • Computer Display Technology
DEF

A button, keystroke or combination of keys that will replace windows unrelated to work with an image or window that looks like work.

CONT

A few factors likely made boss keys within games more common in the 1980s and early 1990s than they are today. Back then, most MS-DOS PCs [Microsoft disk operating system for the personal computers] were single-tasking machines, so you couldn’t quickly Alt+Tab away from the game to another window like you can today. Also, The Encyclopedia of Video Games speculates that boss keys were more popular when PC clones were more expensive and more likely to be located at work than in the home.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
  • Techniques d'affichage (Ordinateurs)
DEF

Bouton, touche ou combinaison de touches permettant de remplacer des fenêtres n'ayant aucun lien au travail avec une image ou une fenêtre qui a l'air du travail.

Spanish

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Record 6 2021-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Cells (Electr.)
  • Batteries and Alternators (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

Absorbent glass mat batteries are the most popular VRLA [valve-regulated lead-acid] batteries because they can work in a wide range of conditions. The electrolyte is suspended in a thin fiberglass mat that is situated between the lead plates. This allows the batteries to be resistant to vibration, which makes them a great choice for RV [recreational vehicle] and other mobile applications.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Accumulateurs (Électricité)
  • Accumulateurs et alternateurs (Véhicules automobiles)
CONT

Les batteries à tapis de verre absorbant, ou batteries AGM [sont] des batteries [de très] haute qualité […] Elles peuvent résister à l'utilisation la plus agressive sur route et hors route que vous pouvez leur faire subir […]

Spanish

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Record 7 2018-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Energy (Physics)
  • Radio Waves
CONT

Radio frequency(RF) energy harvesters are different from typical induction charging systems like popular "power mats" and electric toothbrushes that require a nearby power source. [They] work over a much larger distance... and at much higher frequencies...

Key term(s)
  • radiofrequency energy harvester

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Énergie (Physique)
  • Ondes radioélectriques
Key term(s)
  • récupérateur d'énergie de radio-fréquence

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transformación de la energía
  • Energía (Física)
  • Ondas radioeléctricas
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Record 8 2017-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cinematography
  • Photography
  • Graphic Arts and Printing
DEF

A screen used in film- or video-making to enable something or someone to be filmed and then superimposed on another cartoon, image, etc.

CONT

The green channel is the cleanest on digital cameras and therefore the sensors deliver less noise. Because of this, green screens are by far [more] popular [than blue screens]. Extremely versatile, green screens work great for indoor, outdoor or studio shoots. And, because of their brightness, you’ll be able to get away with using fewer studio lights(thus saving time and money when shooting.)

OBS

With modern digital cameras, the green color is processed the cleanest with the most luminance. The result is that you’ll often be able to pull a clean key with the least amount of noise, and often, without a complicated lighting setup. Conversely, because of green’s brightness, it can also lead to more "spill," meaning the green color may reflect and bleed over on your on-screen talent. ... To combat this, ensure that there is sufficient distance between the talent and the green screen background. Green is also an ideal choice if you’re compositing in a "daytime" background. Any leftover green can blend better into daytime footage, while it’s more challenging to blend green against a darker (or nighttime) background.

OBS

Not to be confused with blue screen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cinématographie
  • Photographie
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques
DEF

Décor uni de couleur verte devant lequel on filme une personne afin de pouvoir insérer, au montage, des images de fond filmées séparément [et qui] permet de faciliter le découpage de la silhouette lors de l'insertion de l'autre image de fond.

CONT

L'écran vert est une technologie utilisée à grande échelle de la dernière superproduction à Hollywood au clip météo. L'idée est simple : filmer une vidéo avec un fond coloré [...] et ensuite remplacer le fond avec un autre clip vidéo, un graphisme ou une image que vous voulez. C'est extrêmement efficace et peut être utilisé dans différents cas ou sujets.

OBS

Le vert est utilisé surtout en vidéo car les capteurs CCD [dispositif à couplage de charge] des caméras vidéo sont plus sensibles au vert [en] raison de la matrice de Bayer qui alloue plus de pixels pour le canal vert. En plus, grâce à cette sensibilité accrue des capteurs pour la couleur verte, les fonds de cette couleur nécessitent aussi moins de lumière. [...] En outre, le fond vert est préféré au fond bleu pour les tournages vidéo en extérieur. En effet, le ciel peut apparaître dans le cadre et pourrait être remplacé par inadvertance dans le processus d'incrustation.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec fond bleu ou écran bleu.

Spanish

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Record 9 2015-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiotherapy
  • Cancers and Oncology
CONT

[TRIUMF] is recognized globally for its innovative work in the production of the world's most popular medical isotopes with Nordion, used for treating thyroid, breast and other cancers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiothérapie
  • Cancers et oncologie
CONT

[TRIUMF] est reconnu mondialement pour ses travaux innovateurs touchant la production, de concert avec Nordion, des isotopes médicaux les plus populaires au monde, qui sont utilisés dans le traitement de divers types de cancer, notamment de la thyroïde et du sein.

Spanish

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Record 10 2014-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Art History and Theory
CONT

Their artworks participated in mass culture, rather than oppose or work outside it. They enjoyed creating ambiguous artworks that blurred the distinction between art and popular culture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Histoire et théorie de l'art
CONT

Leurs œuvres participent à la culture de masse plutôt que de s’y opposer ou de travailler à l’extérieur de celle-ci. Ils aiment créer des œuvres ambiguës qui brouillent la distinction entre art et culture populaire.

Spanish

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Record 11 2014-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
  • Language Problems
CONT

... that the market for popular works is always expanding.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
  • Problèmes de langue
CONT

[...] que les amateurs d'œuvres goûtées du public sont en nombre sans cesse croissant (non : œuvres populaires, dans ce cas-ci car il s'agit d'œuvres de Beethoven)

Spanish

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Record 12 2012-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
CONT

Each member of a profession recognizes his or her responsibilities to the public over and above responsibilities to clients or to other members of the profession.

OBS

The terms "profession"(the area of study and work) and "professional body"(the organisation that regulates or has oversight of the profession) sometimes merge in popular usage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 13 2012-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

An e-mail-based communication and collaboration application, it combines the best of e-mail, instant messaging, and the Web.

CONT

Zaplets are easy to create(using a point-and-click template with built in features you can add) and easy to send(you fire it off as an e-mail to your target group). The Zaplet arrives in everyone's in-box just like e-mail, but when a recipient replies to or updates his or her copy of it, every member of the group has instant access to the new data as soon as they reopen their Zaplet. Zaplets work with popular e-mail clients and Web browsers and are used to poll coworkers, streamline hiring and budgeting processes, schedule meetings or parties, or tackle most any business task that requires teamwork.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
CONT

Les Zaplets vous permettent de collaborer en temps réel sur n'importe quel document à partir de votre courrier électronique.

Spanish

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Record 14 2011-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trimming and Embroidery
CONT

Plush stitch-a most popular pile stitch when raised work was the vogue during the Victorian period.(...) Good for grounding as well as filling, accents, and borders. A good rug stitch, but be sure your wool is full enough to achieve the pile effect.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Passementerie et broderie
CONT

Ce point, qui sert à imiter les tapis d'Orient, n'est autre qu'un point d'astrakan, dont les boucles ont été coupées et dont les rangs ont été alignés sans intervalle entre eux. Contrairement au point d'astrakan, le point de peluche demande un gros fil ouvert, tel le Coton Mouliné, pris en simple ou en double, selon la texture du tissu employé.

Spanish

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Record 15 2010-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pets
CONT

The Flatworm Phylum includes two groups of well-known parasitic species; the Tapeworms ... and Flukes .... These are important species to humans directly and indirectly through their negative interactions with food and ornamental animal life, including fishes.

CONT

Dimetrazole [is] widely used in the treatment of bacterial disease and protozoom disease of pig, cattle, horse, fowl, economic animal and some ornamental animal.

CONT

[Parrots] became more widely available and popular. Keep in mind, however, that parrot availability was still limited to the highest echelons of society. Keeping an ornamental animal that did not useful work around the farm or home was entirely out of reach for the average citizen.

CONT

Hack/Show horse. Perfect to look at with good confirmation. An ornamental animal with style and elegance, lovely manners, intelligence and presence with graceful, extravagant action.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Animaux d'agrément
CONT

Le cygne est le plus grand et le plus majestueux de nos palmipèdes. Il représente l'animal d'ornement par excellence.

CONT

[...] comme le poisson, le reptile est aussi un animal d'ornement, dénué de tout sens affectif.

CONT

Le daim suscite peu d'intérêt chez le chasseur d'aujourd'hui, en France du moins. On le présente souvent comme un animal d'ornement ayant gardé des séquelles de semi-domestication.

Spanish

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Record 16 2010-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
  • Orbital Stations
DEF

[A device that] generates power by converting solar light into electricity.

CONT

Meanwhile, solar cell is very popular as an energy source in space, and you can easily take a look at the huge solar cell panel on the ISS [International Space Station]. But the generation ability of the solar cell decreases in inversely proportional with the rate of 1. 5 power to the distance from the Sun.(The intensity of Sun ray decreases in inversely proportional with 2. 0 power to the distance from the Sun, while the generation efficiency of the solar cell increases with lowering temperature.) Therefore, if we send spacecraft to the planet farther than the Asteroid Belt(numerous small planets existing at the orbit between Mars and Jupiter) and conduct many observational work, solar cell is no longer effective. There, the Sun ray is too weak and a simulation indicates we need huge solar cell panels.

OBS

solar cell: term officially approved by the International Space Station Terminology Approval Group (ISSTAG).

PHR

Solar cell power supply.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Stations orbitales
DEF

Dispositif qui convertit directement la lumière solaire en électricité.

OBS

photopile : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

PHR

Alimentation par piles solaires.

Spanish

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Record 17 2006-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Honorary Distinctions
  • Performing Arts (General)
OBS

The Hugo Award, also known as the Science Fiction Achievement Award, is given annually by the World Science Fiction Society(WSFS). The distinguishing characteristics of the Hugo Award are that it is sponsored by WSFS, administered by the committee of the World Science Fiction Convention(Worldcon) held that year, and determined by nominations from and a popular vote of the membership of WSFS. In general, a Hugo Award given in a particular year is for work that appeared in the previous calendar year.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres honorifiques et décorations internationaux
  • Arts du spectacle (Généralités)
OBS

Le prix Hugo est decerné chaque année aux meilleurs récits de science-fiction ou de fantasy publiés l'année précédente, ainsi qu'à d'autres catégories tels les fanzines ou les productions cinématographiques. Le nombre de catégories a évolué au fil du temps, à mesure que la science-fiction s'étendait à de nouveaux médias. Les lauréats sont élus par un collège de fans de science-fiction et reçoivent leur prix lors de l'annuelle Convention Mondiale de Science-Fiction, la World Science Fiction Convention aussi appelée Worldcon. Le nom de la récompense rend hommage à Hugo Gernsback, fondateur d'un des premiers magazines de science-fiction américain Amazing Stories.

Spanish

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Record 18 2005-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Horse Husbandry
CONT

In 1924 it was ordered that breeding of the Finnhorse be divided into two branches. Breeding of the heavy type for agricultural and forestry work continued with increased attention to developing a lighter type suitable for riding and racing. Today, the heavy Finnhorse is still used for forestry work, as a horse is less damaging to a young forest than heavy equipment. However, they are not used as frequently in agriculture since mechanization. Trotting is very popular in Finland and about 40 percent of the horses racing there are Finnhorses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Élevage des chevaux
OBS

Finlandais Universel, Cheval Finlandais : trotteur et trait léger; il descend du croisement du poney indigène [...] avec diverses races, qu'elles soient de selle ou de trait. [...] il y avait autrefois un modèle lourd (de trait) et un type léger, polyvalent, qui est le modèle actuel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
  • Cría de ganado caballar
OBS

El caballo finlandés es un versátil animal utilitario. Manso por naturaleza, sirve en las faenas agrícolas y forestales, y también como montura. Actualmente se los cría casi siempre para trotadores de carrera.

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Record 19 2005-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

On the British Columbia Coast, the act of moving lumber without the aid of animals or machines.

OBS

Hand logging was popular in British Columbia until the early 1970's and it was particularly practiced where the trees grew on steep slopes near the rivers or near the ocean and it was considered as a very demanding physical work.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation forestière
DEF

Travaux forestiers, notamment de débusquage, exécutés autrefois par des ouvriers en Colombie-Britannique, sans faire appel aux engins et appareils mécanisés ou même à des animaux.

OBS

Lorsqu'il s'agissait spécifiquement d'activités de «débusquage», «hand logging» peut alors être rendu par «débusquage non mécanisé» ou «débusquage manuel».

Spanish

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Record 20 2005-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Horse Husbandry
CONT

The Criollo-a native of Argentina-is thought to be a relative of the Barb, Andalusian and Arab. Its ancestors were brought to South America by Spanish soldiers in the 16th century.... Nowadays the Criollo is a popular ranch horse. It is most valued for cross-breeding with Thoroughbreds, combining its hardy, athletic nature with the Thoroughbreds’ speed to produce some of the finest Polo ponies in the world.... Criollos are tough and intelligent. They are well known for their powers of endurance, and their quick, agile movement has made them popular with South American cowboys(gauchos) for herding cattle. They are also used for general and long distance riding and pack work.

OBS

The head is broad with wide set eyes and alert ears. The neck is muscular and the chest is wide. Its back is short and deep and the quarters are well developed. The legs are relatively short but strong and the feet are small and hard.... Dun with dark points and a dorsel stripe is the most usual colour.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Élevage des chevaux
DEF

Terme générique pour les races de chevaux développées en Amérique du Sud. Ce sont des descendants des chevaux amenés par Colomb, Cortés, Mendoza et Pizarro.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
  • Cría de ganado caballar
CONT

Criollo [...] La raza criolla es originaria de los países sudamericanos de Argentina y Perú, si bien desde hace ya unos 300 años se cría en todo el sur del continente americano con resultados óptimos. Su origen se establece en los cruces entre los caballos traídos por los conquistadores españoles, entre los cuales cabe destacar los árabes, bereberes y andaluces. [...] El Criollo es el animal preferido en casi toda Sudamérica, se le valora principalmente por aptitudes como: Robustez [...] Tenacidad [...] Habilidad en el trabajo con rebaños.

OBS

Capas principales: leonado, con raya de mulo dorsal. Puede presentar otros colores, principalmente claros, pero siempre con la raya de mulo y las crines negras.

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Record 21 2003-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

An e-mail-based communication and collaboration application [that] combines the best of e-mail, instant messaging, and the Web.

OBS

Zaplets are easy to create(using a point-and-click template with built in features you can add) and easy to send(you fire it off as an e-mail to your target group). The Zaplet arrives in everyone's in-box just like e-mail, but when a recipient replies to or updates his or her copy of it, every member of the group has instant access to the new data as soon as they reopen their Zaplet. Zaplets work with popular e-mail clients and Web browsers and are used to poll coworkers, streamline hiring and budgeting processes, schedule meetings or parties, or tackle most any business task that requires teamwork.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Les Zaplets vous permettent de collaborer en temps réel sur n'importe quel document à partir de votre courrier électronique.

OBS

Le terme « Zaplet » provient d'une marque de commerce mais il est très répandu. Sur le modèle de « applet » il s'écrit souvent avec une minuscule.

Spanish

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Record 22 2001-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • General Vocabulary
OBS

UNESCO [United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization] project for the United Nations Year for Tolerance; aims to identify specific manifestations of idea of tolerance with framework of a particular culture : an historic place, a literary work, a popular song, etc. in order to ensure the continuation of activities beyond the UN Year for Tolerance.

Key term(s)
  • Landmark of Memory

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Vocabulaire général
Key term(s)
  • Lieu de mémoire de l'humanité

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Denominaciones varias
  • Vocabulario general
Key term(s)
  • Recordatorio de la humanidad
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Record 23 1994-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Papermaking Machines
CONT

A number of laboratory beating devices are in use around the world for routine testing and experimental work.... The two devices most commonly used in North America are the Valley beater and the PFI mill. The Lampen mill is more popular in Scandinavia, the United Kingdom and Australia. The Jokro mill is favored in Germany.... The Lampen mill consists of a hollow circular housing rotating around a horizontal axis at 250 rpm, in which a smooth spherical 10-kg ball is allowed to roll freely.... The pulp sample is milled by the rotating ball at relatively low consistency(3. 0% for softwood, 3. 6% for hardwood), providing a slow, gentle refining action. The main variable affecting the uniformity of action is the micro-roughness of the ball and housing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines à papier

Spanish

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Record 24 1991-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Household Articles - Various
  • Eating Utensils and Cutlery
DEF

Most frequently used knife in the kitchen, for general purpose chopping, slicing, dicing, and so on. Blade is wide at the heel and tapers to a point. Blade lengths of 10 to 12 inches are most popular for general work.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Articles ménagers divers
  • Couverts et coutellerie
CONT

Les principaux couteaux utilisés à la cuisine sont : Couteau de cuisine, dit de chef, dont la lame est renforcée au talon, et mince, légèrement flexible à l'extrémité.

Spanish

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Record 25 1987-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education Theory and Methods
  • Examinations and Competitions (Education)
OBS

A popular term used to designate a test, especially a relatively short test, given periodically to measure achievement on material recently taught or on any small, newly completed unit of work.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
  • Docimologie
DEF

Action de poser des questions à un élève ou à une classe. L'interrogation peut être orale ou écrite, individuelle ou collective.

Spanish

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