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Record 1 2024-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
DEF

To remove from office.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
OBS

Faire perdre son siège à un député sortant.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas electorales y partidos políticos
CONT

[...] la empresa lanzó una breve pero eficaz campaña para hacer perder su escaño a la representante de California [...]

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Record 2 2017-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Exhaust Systems (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

... Exhaust Gas Recirculation(EGR) valve uses carburetor ported vacuum to unseat pintle and allow metered amount of exhaust gas to enter intake manifold and mix air-fuel charge.

OBS

exhaust gas recirculation valve; EGR valve: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Échappement (Véhicules automobiles)
CONT

[...] une canalisation spéciale relie le collecteur d'échappement à la tubulure d'admission. Cette canalisation est commandée par une soupape de recyclage des gaz d'échappement (EGR).

OBS

soupape de recirculation des gaz d'échappement : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 3 2014-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
CONT

Liberal MP [Member of Parliament], whose leadership platform included co-operating with New Democrats and Greens to unseat Harper in the next election, finished a very distant second behind Trudeau with 10 per cent of the vote.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Culture (General)
  • Contests (Recreation)
  • History (General)
DEF

Formerly, a combat, for sport or exercise, between two knights on horseback, in which they charged at each other, each trying to unseat the other with his lance.

OBS

Usually, jousts, plural: A tournament consisting of a series of such combats.

Key term(s)
  • jousts

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture (Généralités)
  • Concours (Loisirs)
  • Histoire (Généralités)
DEF

Combat singulier à la lance et à cheval, au Moyen Âge.

OBS

On recourt maintenant au terme «joute» pour signifier un combat verbal (une joute oratoire, une joute d'esprit). Dans le domaine des sports, même si le terme demeure impropre, on l'utilise au lieu de «match, partie, rencontre» : une joute de hockey.

Spanish

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