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WED [6 records]

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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

The third day of the week ...

OBS

In Hebrew and some traditional Christian calendars, [Wednesday is] the fourth day of the week.

OBS

Wedneday; Wed: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
DEF

Troisième jour de la semaine.

OBS

mercredi; mer : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
  • Propulsion of Water-Craft
CONT

The wake-equalizing duct (WED), also known as Schneekluth duct, is a ring-shaped nozzle fitted to a single-screw ship hull in front of the upper half of the propeller in order to reduce the required propulsion power and the propeller-induced vibrations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux
  • Propulsion des bateaux

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Administration
  • Criminology
DEF

The date the sentence imposed by the courts officially ends.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration pénitentiaire
  • Criminologie
DEF

Date à laquelle la peine imposée par le tribunal prend officiellement fin.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Administración penitenciaria
  • Criminología
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Record 4 2012-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistics
  • Mathematics
CONT

The weighted Euclidean distance (WED) can be used to compare two templates, especially if the template is composed of integer values.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Statistique
  • Mathématiques
CONT

La littérature regorge de possibilités sur la façon exacte de calculer la distance entre deux ensembles de spécifications. [...] la distance euclidienne pondérée semble être celle donnant les résultats les plus satisfaisants lorsque la pondération est effectuée de manière experte [...]

Spanish

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Record 5 2006-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
  • Environment
  • Culture (General)
OBS

World Environment Day, commemorated each year on 5 June, is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enchances political attention and action. Our agenda is to give a human face to environmental issues; empower people to become active agents of sustainable and equitable development; promote an understanding that communities are pivotal to changing attitudes towards environmental issues; and advocate partnership which will ensure all nations and peoples enjoy a safer and more prosperous future. World Environment Day is a people's event with colourful activities such as street rallies, bicycle parades, green concerts, essays and poster competitions in schools, tree planting, as well as recycling and clean-up campaigns.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
  • Environnement
  • Culture (Généralités)
OBS

La Journée mondiale de l'environnement a été lancée par l'Assemblée générale des Nations Unies en 1972 afin de marquer l'ouverture de la Conférence de Stockholm sur l'Environnement humain. Une autre résolution adoptée le même jour par l'Assemblée générale est à l'origine de la création du PNUE. La Journée mondiale de l'environnement peut-être célébrée de multiples façons, y compris des marches, des défilés à vélo, des concerts, des concours de rédaction et de dessin dans les écoles, des plantations d'arbres, des campagnes de recyclage et de nettoyage et bien d'autres activités encore. Dans de nombreux pays, cet événement est un occasion pour promouvoir l'intérêt et l'action au niveau politique. Ce jour là, des chefs d'États, des premiers ministres et de ministres de l'environnement prononcent des discours dans lesquels ils s'engagent à agir pour la sauvegarde de notre Terre. Des engagements visant l'établissement de structures gouvernementales permanentes destinées à la gestion et à la planification économique de l'environnement sont pris officiellement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Designaciones de años, semanas y días especiales
  • Medio ambiente
  • Cultura (Generalidades)
OBS

5 de junio

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Record 6 1999-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Co-operation and Development
CONT

The shift from a "Women in Development" (WID) discourse to a "Women, Environment and Development" (WED) discourse which took place in the late 1980s and early 1990s, is significant in that it opens up a space for questioning the developmental enterprise itself. It also signals a more critical attitude towards modernity and the modernizing process.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coopération et développement économiques

Spanish

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