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UNRELIABILITY [9 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2013-08-19

English

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

A. may be under a duty to inform B..., B. may be under a duty to record such information and pass it on... to C., and so on... Subject to exceptions designed to cover cases such as those which have just been mentioned, the unreliability of hearsay upon hearsay was thought... to justify the continued prohibition of its reception.(Cross, p. 481).

CONT

Multiple hearsay would include double hearsay and instances where the chain of repeated statements is longer still, as where the witness reports that A told him that B said that C had stated a given fact. (McCormick, p. 585)

French

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

ouï-dire multiple : 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 2 2012-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cinematography
DEF

[A film] that uses action and suspense to create an environment of suspicion and tension.

OBS

In these films, unreliability of characters is at a premium, and there is often a central mystery to solve.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cinématographie
DEF

Film d'action qui tient le spectateur en haleine afin de créer un environnement de mystère et de tension.

OBS

Les films à suspense mettent obligatoirement en scène des personnages au comportement louche et imposent souvent une intrigue centrale à résoudre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cinematografía
OBS

thriller: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda evitar el extranjerismo "thriller" e indica emplear "película de suspenso" (suspense en España).

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Record 3 2009-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
CONT

Standby Magnetic Compass-added provision for operations in areas of magnetic unreliability.

CONT

A direct-reading, standby magnetic compass is installed in the cockpit forward of the overhead panel on the windshield centre post. The instrument does not require electrical power to operate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
CONT

Un compas magnétique de secours, à lecture directe est installé dans le poste de pilotage devant le panneau supérieur, sur le montant central du pare-brise. L'instrument n'a besoin d'aucune alimentation électrique pour bien fonctionner.

OBS

compas magnétique de secours : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 4 1993-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Business and Administrative Documents

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écrits commerciaux et administratifs

Spanish

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Record 5 1992-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Plant Safety
DEF

... the probability that a component or system will not perform a specific function under stated conditions for a given period of time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
DEF

Caractéristique exprimée par la probabilité qu'un composant ou qu'un système ne pourra remplir une fonction donnée dans des conditions prescrites pendant une période donnée (...)

Spanish

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Record 6 1991-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)

Spanish

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Record 7 1980-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
OBS

terme d'usage obligatoire au Bureau des Traductions.

Spanish

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Record 8 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautics and Aerospace Industry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aéronautique et aérospatiale
OBS

OACI Ann. 15

Spanish

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Record 9 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

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