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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2018-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Decision-Making Process
  • Ethics and Morals
CONT

The slippery slope argument views decisions not on their own, but as the potential beginning of a trend. In general form, this argument says that if we allow something relatively harmless today, we may start a trend that results in something currently unthinkable becoming accepted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Processus décisionnel
  • Éthique et Morale
OBS

[L'argument de la pente glissante] se décrit comme suit : d'abord on admet qu'une pratique est moralement acceptable pour un groupe ayant des caractéristiques définies et graduellement on est amené à étendre la pratique à des groupes vulnérables dont les caractéristiques ne correspondent pas à celles du groupe initial.

Key term(s)
  • argument du risque de dérive

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Proceso de adopción de decisiones
  • Ética y Moral
OBS

La pendiente resbaladiza es una de las teorías informales clásicas. Sugiere que una acción iniciará una cadena de eventos que culminarán en un evento posterior no deseado, sin establecer o cuantificar las contingencias relevantes.

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Record 2 2012-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

The technique of using gear to support a climber’s weight as he or she climbs.

CONT

Rock climbing is further divided into free-climbing, artificial or aid climbing, and free-soloing.

CONT

The skill of artificial climbing has now been developed into a sophisticated technique with its own hardware which enables the exponent to climb massive and bald walls, unthinkable as free climbs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
DEF

[Type d']escalade qui consiste à progresser sur une paroi au moyen d'ancrages artificiels.

CONT

Dans l'escalade artificielle, le grimpeur s'élève en utilisant les procédés artificiels, tels que pitons, coins de bois, étriers, broches, échelles.

OBS

L'escalade artificielle s'oppose à l'escalade libre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de montaña
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Record 3 2012-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
DEF

... an automobile that is designed for low cost purchase and operation.

CONT

... the best economy cars today are not only priced attractively, they can be outfitted in a way once unthinkable for low-priced vehicles. State of the art comfort and infotainment features are now commonplace, and high-efficiency powertrains deliver excellent fuel economy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes

Spanish

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Record 4 2004-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
CONT

At one time the courts flirted with the notion of holding actors liable for all of the consequences of their negligent conduct, whether or not they were foreseeable or direct. This prospect was described as unthinkable and startling and before very long the idea of unlimited liability was abandoned.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
CONT

Les tribunaux ont déjà caressé l'idée de tenir les défendeurs responsables de toutes les conséquences de leur négligence, qu'elles soient ou non prévisibles ou directes. Cette approche a été qualifiée d' "impensable" et de "renversante", et l'idée de responsabilité illimitée a été très vite écartée.

OBS

Fiche terminologique en droit de la responsabilité délictuelle fournie par le Centre de traduction et de documentation juridique de l'Université d'Ottawa.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
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Record 5 2000-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Social Security and Employment Insurance
OBS

Publication of the Caledon Institute of Social Policy, by Ken Battle October 1993. Information confirmed by the organization.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
OBS

Publication de Caledon Institute of Social Policy, par Ken Battle, Octobre 1993. Information confirmée par l'organisme.

Spanish

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Record 6 1995-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education Theory and Methods
CONT

My students and I meet through computer conferences.... Teaching by computer encourages and facilitates collaborative learning.... It makes it possible for me to meet classes in the United States and Russia in the same term. And my Russian and American students can talk to each other as if they were together in the student center lounge. I can also connect my students to experts, scholars and researchers in ways and numbers that were unthinkable when I was stuck in a specific room at a specific time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques

Spanish

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Record 7 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
OBS

(et non impensable) (Académie canadienne-française, n° 14)

Spanish

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