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Record 1 2016-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A fish of the family Melamphaidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Poisson de la famille des Melamphaidae.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiotelephony
  • Air Traffic Control
  • Special-Language Phraseology
DEF

A traffic advisory issued by ATC [air traffic control] to advise pilots that targets on the radar scope are too numerous to issue traffic information individually.

OBS

Used in conjunction with a location.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiotéléphonie
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
DEF

Information trafic émise par l'ATC [contrôle de la circulation aérienne] pour prévenir les pilotes que le nombre de cibles affichées au radar ne permet plus de fournir l'information sur le trafic de façon individuelle.

OBS

Employer en conjonction avec un lieu.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Evidence
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

[He] had a lengthy criminal record including offences of dishonesty, and there were numerous inconsistencies in his various accounts of the attack and [his opponent]involvement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la preuve
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-07-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
OBS

acetate fiber: ... In the manufacture of staple fiber, the filaments from numerous spinnerets are combined into tow form, crimped, cut to the required length, and packaged in baIes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Filature (Textiles)
OBS

Filière. Plaque perforée au travers de laquelle les polymères sont extrudées pour fabriquer des fibres.

Spanish

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Record 5 1999-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Agriculture - General
  • Food Industries
OBS

Policy Directives number D-97-04 of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency replaces Policy Directives number D-95-05, D-95-07, D-94-09.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Agriculture - Généralités
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
OBS

Circulaire numéro D-97-04 de l'Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments remplace les circulaires numéro D-95-05, D-95-07, D-94-09.

Spanish

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Record 6 1992-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
OBS

e.g. when counting bacterial colonies on a growth medium

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
OBS

p. ex. lors du dénombrement des colonies de bactéries sur un milieu de culture

Spanish

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Record 7 1987-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

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