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WAIT OUT [10 records]

Record 1 2012-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Networks
DEF

A part of the highway set aside for vehicles to draw out of the traffic lanes and wait for short periods.

OBS

pull-off lane; pull-off: terms used by Parks Canada.

OBS

lay-by; turnout: terms and definition proposed by the World Road Association.

Key term(s)
  • turn-out

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réseaux routiers
DEF

Voie spéciale de longueur réduite à l'écart de la voie de circulation, qui est réservée pour les arrêts de courte durée.

OBS

voie d'arrêt; voie d'évitement : termes en usage à Parcs Canada.

OBS

point d'arrêt : terme proposé par l'Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Training of Personnel
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Education Theory and Methods
OBS

A major challenge we faced in attempting to redefine the company's performance management and review training was that its managers are very busy. They don’t want to take two weeks out of any business quarter to practice giving reviews. Since they don’t need to use these skills every day, mastering them seems of secondary importance to their daily work. Besides, if they take a training course and then wait three months before giving their first review, they’ll probably forget everything they learned anyway. This is excatly why we felt it was so important to give managers the opportunity to practice these skills in a safe, simulated environment just before giving employee reviews. With quality computer-based training, managers could use e-learning a week before the review period to begin to brush up on their skills and prepare for the reviews.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
  • Internet et télématique
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
CONT

La formation en amélioration du rendement pour les personnes et les équipes est une initiative visant à renforcer les équipes de service de la CSPAAT en mettant l'accent sur de meilleurs résultats internes, la simplification des procédés, la prise de décisions en première ligne et l'amélioration du service à la clientèle.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Capacitación del personal
  • Internet y telemática
  • Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
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Record 3 2005-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
  • Stationary Equipment (Railroads)
CONT

... when declared out of service, a train or engine... must wait three minutes...

OBS

Term officially approved by CP Rail.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
  • Matériel fixe (Chemins de fer)
OBS

hors service : terme uniformisé par CP Rail.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo rodante (Ferrocarriles)
  • Equipo fijo (Ferrocarriles)
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Record 4 2003-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
  • Military Training
CONT

MILES is a system the Army uses for wargames. You mount a small box, the transmitter, on the end of the barrel of your weapon, and wear a harness that has several straps on the front and back with infrared receptors on them. You also have a key that is normally in the transmitter to enable it. The transmitter has a microphone in it, and whenever a shot is fired, the sound causes it to fire a coded IR laser beam. The sensors on the harness are wired to a box on the back which detects when you have been hit. If you are, a beeper starts sounding loudly. To turn it off you have to take the key out of the transmitter, thus disabling it, and put it in a switch in the harness. Then you are "dead", and have to wait for an observer to come around with a special key that can reset the harness. They can also use the God gun, which is so called because it can fire pulses that will "kill" you like the other transmitters, but it can also fire pulses that reset your harness(bring you back to life...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
  • Instruction du personnel militaire

Spanish

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Record 5 2003-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cytology
  • Biotechnology
CONT

Those mast cells, relatives of white blood cells, are common in the surface tissues of the body, where they wait for reexposure to the antigen like mines floating in a harbor. When the antigen returns and touches two or more IgE molecules, the mast cell pours out a cocktail of at least ten chemicals. Some are enzymes that attack any nearby cells; some activate platelets; some attract other white cells to the site; some can stimulate smooth muscle(thereby causing asthma). One, histamine, causes itching and swelling, unpleasant effects that can be blocked by antihistamines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cytologie
  • Biotechnologie
DEF

Cellule arrondie du tissu conjonctif [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Citología
  • Biotecnología
DEF

Célula de tejidos que libera histamina y serotonina durante las inflamaciones y reacciones alérgicas.

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Record 6 1998-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biotechnology
CONT

"Survival of the cells is more critical in certain applications, however. If we take an artificial tissue out of the freezer, thaw it, and half of it is gone, that's a problem. If a patient comes in with a burn injury, we don’t have time to wait for the cells to grow back. "As a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Karlsson was interested in research at Harvard Medical School to develop an artificial liver. He was intrigued to learn that, even if the project were successful, existing technology could not preserve the organ for shipping or storage before transplantation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biotechnologie
CONT

Formation du tissu artificiel : Les structures cellulaires des biopolymères servent d'échafaudage sur lesquels les cellules peuvent s'organiser pour, une fois l'ensemble implanté dans l'organisme, regénérer un tissu ou un organe, ou assurer ses fonctions. Elle peuvent accueillir des cellules mais aussi des facteurs de croissance, comme les protéines de morphogenèse de l'os (BMP). Biodégradable, le biopolymère se résorbe au fur et à mesure de la croissance tissulaire et laisse finalement place à un tissu fonctionnel.

CONT

Guère étonnant, donc, si le marché potentiel des «tissus artificiels», atteint des sommes rondelettes, 80 milliards de dollars par an selon le «Pittsburg Tissue Engineering Initiative», lancé en 1994 par l'université de Pittsburgh, aux États-Unis.

Spanish

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Record 7 1998-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
  • Language Problems
DEF

To be hidden. To stay about without arousing attention; wait out of sight.

CONT

The thieves were lurking in an alley way.

OBS

Lurk often suggests a place for concealment or a readiness to attack.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
  • Problèmes de langue
CONT

Le cambrioleur était tapi derrière les arbres

Spanish

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Record 8 1993-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plumbing Fixtures
CONT

The latest thing is a "smart toilet". The Japanese have invented a toilet that will take your blood pressure, pulse, temperature and weight while you wait. North American manufacturers are already turning out technological wonders with electrically heated seats, computerized temperature controls, spray nozzles and dryers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils sanitaires
OBS

Propositions faites par analogie avec les équivalents suivants : «smart terminal» = terminal intelligent. «smart tag» = étiquette intelligente. «smart telephone» = téléphone de confort; téléphone électronique.

Key term(s)
  • toilette intelligente
  • cuvette sanitaire intelligente
  • cuvette intelligente
  • toilettes de confort
  • toilettes électroniques
  • cuvette de confort
  • cabinets électroniques
  • toilette électronique
  • cuvette électronique

Spanish

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Record 9 1989-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
CONT

(this) presents a great temptation to a municipality to "wait out" a potential developer in order to keep the acquisition price of the land down.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
CONT

[...] incite une municipalité à adopter à l'égard d'un promoteur éventuel une politique de «temporisation» afin d'empêcher une hausse du prix d'achat [...]

Spanish

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Record 10 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Market Structure (Trade)
  • Agricultural Economics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie des marchés (Commerce)
  • Économie agricole
OBS

(jusqu'à ce que les cours atteignent le niveau désiré)

Spanish

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