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ALFA [5 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2018-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
OBS

Asian Financial Services Association (AFSA) is a federation of financial services companies and associations ...

OBS

The Asian Leasing Association (ALA) became the Asian Leasing and Finance Association (ALFA) in 2005 and then the Asian Financial Services Association (AFSA) in 2010.

Key term(s)
  • Asian Leasing and Finance Association

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
Key term(s)
  • Asian Leasing and Finance Association

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Industrial Crops
Universal entry(ies)
Stipa tenacissima
Latin
DEF

Either of two kinds of long coarse grass (Stipa tenacissima or hygeum spartum) growing in Spain and N Africa, used to make cordage, baskets, shoes, and paper ...

OBS

alfa; alfa grass; esparto grass; esparto: terms extracted from the "Glossaire de l'agriculture" and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Culture des plantes industrielles
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Stipa tenacissima
Latin
DEF

Plante herbacée (Graminées) d'Afrique du Nord et d'Espagne, dont les feuilles servent de matière première à la fabrication de la sparterie et de certains papiers.

OBS

alfa : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l'agriculture» et reproduit avec l'autorisation de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Cultivo de plantas industriales
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Stipa tenacissima
Latin
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Record 3 2015-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signalling and Illumination (Water Transp.)
  • Safety (Water Transport)
  • Underwater Diving (Sports)
Key term(s)
  • alfa flag

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation (Transport par eau)
  • Sécurité (Transport par eau)
  • Plongée sous-marine (Sports)

Spanish

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Record 4 2010-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Chemistry
OBS

Then, this plastic lid was placed on a plastic plate to which Allon Alfa was applied.

OBS

Allon Alfa: A trademark for a cyanoacrylate adhesive.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Chimie
OBS

On posa ensuite le couvercle à l'envers sur une plaque de plastique recouverte d'un adhésif cyano-acrylate (Allon Alfa).

OBS

Allon Alfa : Appellation commerciale d'un adhésif cyano-acrylate.

Spanish

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Record 5 1998-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
OBS

Renseignement confirmé par l'organisme.

Spanish

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