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SHALLOW WORK [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-08-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Industrial and Economic Psychology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shallow work
1, record 1, English, shallow%20work
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Deep work stands in direct opposition to shallow work – non-cognitively demanding, highly replicable tasks that don’t create any real value and can be performed in a state of distraction, like managing email, responding to slack and logging time sheets. 2, record 1, English, - shallow%20work
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie industrielle et économique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- travail superficiel
1, record 1, French, travail%20superficiel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le travail intense, qui se fait dans un état de concentration absolue, s'oppose au travail superficiel, qui est caractérisé par des tâches logistiques non exigeantes sur le plan cognitif que l'on exécute souvent en étant distrait. 2, record 1, French, - travail%20superficiel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-09-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- shallow borehole investigation
1, record 2, English, shallow%20borehole%20investigation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The proponents obtained data on the subsurface conditions at the anchor fields through prior work at each site, including exploration drilling, geophysical programs and shallow borehole investigations. 2, record 2, English, - shallow%20borehole%20investigation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- évaluation par trous de forage de faible profondeur
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9valuation%20par%20trous%20de%20forage%20de%20faible%20profondeur
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- évaluation par trous de forage peu profonds 2, record 2, French, %C3%A9valuation%20par%20trous%20de%20forage%20peu%20profonds
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les promoteurs ont obtenu des données sur les conditions de la subsurface des champs d'ancrage au moyen de travaux ultérieurs à chaque site, y compris le forage d'exploration, les programmes géophysiques et les évaluations par trous de forage peu profonds. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9valuation%20par%20trous%20de%20forage%20de%20faible%20profondeur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-06-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Hand Tools
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- suction cup
1, record 3, English, suction%20cup
correct, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cup, often of flexible material such as rubber, in which a partial vacuum is created when it is inverted on a surface; the vacuum tends to hold the cup in place. 2, record 3, English, - suction%20cup
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The suction cup is a simple tool which makes short work of shallow dents if they are not locked in by a crease in the metal. Simply attach the suction cup to the center of the dent and pull. 3, record 3, English, - suction%20cup
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
suction cup: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 4, record 3, English, - suction%20cup
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Outillage à main
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ventouse
1, record 3, French, ventouse
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Calotte de caoutchouc qui peut être maintenue par la pression d'air sur une surface plane et utilisée à divers usages. 2, record 3, French, - ventouse
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ventouse : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 3, French, - ventouse
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-12-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- suppling exercise
1, record 4, English, suppling%20exercise
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Work your horse on suppling exercises every time ou ride him. This keeps him flexible and keeps joints limber. Working uphill, riding through shallow water, working in circles and jumping over low jumps at a walk and trot are great suppling exercises for a horse of any discipline. 2, record 4, English, - suppling%20exercise
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Courses hippiques et sports équestres
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- exercice d'assouplissement
1, record 4, French, exercice%20d%27assouplissement
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Exercice visant le développement de l'élasticité du corps du cheval et/ou du cavalier. 1, record 4, French, - exercice%20d%27assouplissement
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-04-09
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geological Research and Exploration
- Geological Prospecting
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- gophering
1, record 5, English, gophering
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Prospecting work confined to digging shallow pits or starting adits. 2, record 5, English, - gophering
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Much gophering was employed in prospecting, evidenced by an abundance of pits and shallow shafts ... 3, record 5, English, - gophering
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term used from similarity of this work to the crooked little holes dug in the soil by gophers. 2, record 5, English, - gophering
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
gopher hole: ... an irregular pitting hole made when prospecting. Gophering is random prospecting by such pits or by gopher drift. 4, record 5, English, - gophering
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
- Prospection géologique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- prospection au hasard par petits trous
1, record 5, French, prospection%20au%20hasard%20par%20petits%20trous
proposal, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- prospection par petits trous creusés au hasard 1, record 5, French, prospection%20par%20petits%20trous%20creus%C3%A9s%20au%20hasard
proposal, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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