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Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Employment Benefits
  • Collective Agreements and Bargaining
  • Working Practices and Conditions
DEF

A provision in contracts which provides for leave with pay for the individual employee for a stipulated period of time.

OBS

Among the most frequent paid leave provisions are those which involve vacations, holidays, jury duty, funeral, and sick leave.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Avantages sociaux
  • Conventions collectives et négociations
  • Régimes et conditions de travail
DEF

Congé autorisé que prend un employé pour une période de temps déterminée pendant laquelle il reçoit sa rémunération habituelle.

OBS

Le terme «solde» s'applique d'abord aux militaires, puis, par extension, à certains fonctionnaires.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Beneficios sociales
  • Convenios colectivos y negociaciones
  • Prácticas y condiciones de trabajo
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Record 2 2017-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maneuvering of Ships

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvre des navires
DEF

Donner du mou, par saccades, à une écoute, une amarre ou toute autre manœuvre.

OBS

De l'anglais to check, arranger.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Maniobras de los buques
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Record 3 2013-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personnel Management (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion du personnel (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 4 2004-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Games of Chance
CONT

The winners of two consecutive races produce the daily double. You collect the daily double payoff if your selections finish first in both races and you combined them on one ticket.

CONT

The consolation payoff is deducted from the net Double pool before calculation and distribution of the winning Double payoff.

CONT

The consolation payout is deducted from the net Double pool before calculation and distribution of the winning Double payout.

Key term(s)
  • double pay off
  • double pay-out
  • double pay out

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Jeux de hasard

Spanish

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Record 5 2004-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Games of Chance
OBS

You can make Win, Place and Show bets on every race. There are also "feature" bets available, at least one on each race. Payoffs on these special bets can range into the hundreds, sometimes even thousands of dollars - for a $2 investment. Feature bets available at Fraser Downs include: Daily Double ... Exactor ... Triactor ... Win 4 ... Super 6.

Key term(s)
  • feature payoff
  • feature pay off

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Jeux de hasard

Spanish

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Record 6 2003-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Loans

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prêts et emprunts
OBS

On pourrait également employer «rembourser un prêt» lorsque c'est le créancier qui parle. Du point de vue du débiteur, il s'agit d'un emprunt.

Key term(s)
  • rembourser un prêt

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Préstamos
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Record 7 2001-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collective Agreements and Bargaining
  • Remuneration (Personnel Management)
DEF

This is a payment either in a lump sum amount or in weekly or other instalments to individuals who leave the service of a company without fault of their own. It is not dismissal pay or complete severance pay, but generally payment to a person who is temporarily terminated from employment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conventions collectives et négociations
  • Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
DEF

Compensation versée au salarié qui doit quitter le service de l'employeur faute de travail.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Convenios colectivos y negociaciones
  • Remuneración (Gestión del personal)
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Record 8 2001-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Loans
  • Law of Obligations (civil law)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prêts et emprunts
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)
DEF

Payer intégralement le montant d'une dette ou de toute autre obligation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Préstamos
  • Derecho de obligaciones (derecho civil)
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Record 9 1999-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Real Estate
  • Loans

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immobilier
  • Prêts et emprunts
DEF

Action de régler au complet une dette garantie par une hypothèque et de libérer ainsi le bien hypothéqué.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bienes raíces
  • Préstamos
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Record 10 1999-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance
  • Special-Language Phraseology
DEF

To pay a debt in full.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Finanzas
  • Fraseología de los lenguajes especializados
DEF

Pagar todas las cantidades pendientes.

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Record 11 1997-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maneuvering of Ships

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvre des navires

Spanish

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Record 12 1997-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maneuvering of Ships

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvre des navires
DEF

Pour un navire, s'écarter du lit du vent.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Maniobras de los buques
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Record 13 1997-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maneuvering of Ships

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvre des navires
DEF

Abattre, changer de cap sous l'influence d'un facteur extérieur: tomber sous le vent, tomber en travers.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Maniobras de los buques
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Record 14 1994-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipbuilding
DEF

To take a warship out of service and to scrap it.

OBS

Terminology officially approved by the Naval Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions navales
DEF

Prendre un navire de guerre et le démolir volontairement.

OBS

Terminologie officialisée par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

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Record 15 1994-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipbuilding
DEF

To take a warship out of service and to put it into reserve.

OBS

Terminology officially approved by the Naval Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions navales
DEF

Prendre un navire dans le but de s'en défaire ou de le mettre au rancart.

OBS

Terminologie officialisée par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

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Record 16 1993-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Employment Benefits
  • Collective Agreements and Bargaining
  • Working Practices and Conditions

French

Domaine(s)
  • Avantages sociaux
  • Conventions collectives et négociations
  • Régimes et conditions de travail
DEF

Dans l'administration publique fédérale, congé accordé de manière formelle ou informelle, à la discrétion de la direction, pour permettre à un employé de s'occuper de ses affaires personnelles.

Spanish

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Record 17 1992-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
  • Finance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
  • Finances

Spanish

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Record 18 1985-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances

Spanish

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Record 19 1981-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
OBS

(...) social engineers of the Soviet Union (...) need some form of interest rate (or "discount factor", or "payoff period") for making efficient investment calculations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements

Spanish

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Record 20 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Plant (Metallurgy)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et matériels (Métallurgie)

Spanish

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Record 21 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remuneration (Personnel Management)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)

Spanish

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