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Record 1 2016-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Offences and crimes
DEF

The negligence of defendant when, after the defendant's initial negligence and the plaintiff's contributory negligence, the defendant discovers-or should have discovered-that the plaintiff was in a position of danger and fails to exercise due care in preventing the plaintiff's injuries.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Infractions et crimes
OBS

négligence ultérieure : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Evidence
CONT

The reason for the prohibition against self-serving statements made by a party out of court(is) that if such statements were admissible then there would exist the danger that every person would seek to improve his own position in pending or anticipated litigation by making statements in his own favour.(Sopinka & Lederman, p. 141).

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit de la preuve
OBS

déclaration intéressée : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Injections, Tubing and Transfusions (Medicine)
DEF

A prone position of the patient employed after intubation so that the patient may swallow without danger of fluid entering the tube.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Injections, tubages et transfusions (Médecine)
DEF

Position de décubitus ventral recommandée au patient après une intubation pour éviter que les liquides déglutis ne pénètrent dans ses bronches.

Spanish

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Record 4 2008-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucks and Dollies (Materials Handling)
DEF

A lift truck with mast structure or fork arm carriage which can be extended and retracted between the axles and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the truck, allowing it to pick up and raise a load in a counterbalanced position in relation to one side of the truck and stack or unstack alongside the truck. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

CONT

The sideloader travels forward down a storage aisle with the forks facing perpendicular to the racks. This allows the truck to stop in front of a rack location and to position loads directly into and out of the rack structure.... The chief advantage of the sideloader is that extremely long loads, such as steel pipe and lumber, can be carried without any danger of spilling the load.

OBS

side-loading truck: term standardized by ISO.

OBS

side loader: term officially approved by Canadian Pacific Ltd.

OBS

sideloader fork truck: term standardized by the British Standards Institution (BSI).

Key term(s)
  • side loading truck
  • side-loader
  • side-loader fork truck
  • side loader fork truck

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chariots de manutention
DEF

Chariot de manutention dont le dispositif de charge est situé sur le côté.

OBS

On écrirait mieux «charriot».

OBS

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

OBS

chariot à prise latérale d'un seul côté : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

chariot latéral : terme uniformisé par Canadien Pacifique Ltée.

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wrestling
OBS

Technique/tactics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lutte
OBS

Terme de lutte gréco-romaine.

OBS

Technique/tactique.

Spanish

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Record 6 1998-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Posters and Signs
  • Fire Safety
  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Transport of Goods
CONT

The NFPA Fire Diamond ... provides a quick means of identifying the hazards associated with an unfamiliar chemical.

OBS

Fire Diamond(NFPA HR). The fire diamond has four classes of entries by position :Position A-Health Hazard(Blue) 0=Ordinary combustible Hazards in a fire 1=Slightly Hazardous 2=Hazardous 3=Extreme danger 4=Deadly Position B-Flammability(Red) 0=Will Not Burn 1=Will Ignite if Preheated 2=Will Ignite if Moderately Heated 3=Will Ignite at Most Ambient Conditions 4=Burns Readily at Ambient Conditions Position C-Reactivity(Yellow) 0=Stable and Not Reactive with Water 1=Unstable if Heated 2=Violent Chemical Change 3=Shock and heat May Detonate 4=May Detonate Position D-Specific Hazard(White) OXY=Oxidizer ACID=Acid ALKALI=Alkali COR=Corrosive [letter W crossed out]=Use No Water [a symbol resembling a fan]=Radiation Hazard.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Affichage de sécurité
  • Sécurité incendie
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
  • Transport de marchandises
OBS

[...] le code de la NFPA [...] est formé d'un losange divisé en quatre parties et dont trois sont colorées et chiffrées de zéro à quatre. Une valeur de quatre représente un risque extrême [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carteles y señales de seguridad
  • Seguridad contra incendios
  • Salud y seguridad en el trabajo
  • Transporte de mercancías
CONT

Rombo NFPA-704 (Diamante de peligro). [...] Este tipo de señalización pertenece a los tanques estáticos, y está poco extendido en el transporte, aunque sí puede encontrarse en paquetería pequeña. La numeración que aparece en cada rombo, indicará el grado de peligro.

OBS

Por medio de un rombo que represente visualmente la información sobre las 3 clases de riesgo: a la salud (sección de color azul en el lado izquierdo del rombo), inflamabilidad (sección de color rojo en la parte superior del rombo) incluir nombre o código de la sustancia, reactividad (sección de color amarillo en el lado derecho del rombo), indicando para cada clase de riesgo el grado de severidad por medio de cinco divisiones numéricas que van de cuatro «4» indicando un riesgo severo a cero «0» indicando un riesgo mínimo. También indicar riesgo especial (sección de color blanco en la parte ínferior del rombo) y el equipo de protección personal requerido (abajo del rombo).

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Record 7 1986-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wrestling

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lutte
OBS

Langen, lutte, 127cp/12.74

Spanish

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