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DIFICULTADES ECONOMICAS [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-02-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Health Insurance
- Hygiene and Health
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- universal health coverage
1, record 1, English, universal%20health%20coverage
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- UHC 2, record 1, English, UHC
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
UHC means that all individuals and communities receive the health services they need without suffering financial hardship. It includes the full spectrum of essential, quality health services, from health promotion to prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care. UHC enables everyone to access the services that address the most significant causes of disease and death, and ensures that the quality of those services is good enough to improve the health of the people who receive them. 2, record 1, English, - universal%20health%20coverage
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Assurance-maladie
- Hygiène et santé
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- couverture sanitaire universelle
1, record 1, French, couverture%20sanitaire%20universelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- CSU 2, record 1, French, CSU
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Par couverture sanitaire universelle, on entend une situation dans laquelle toutes les personnes et toutes les communautés bénéficient des services de santé dont elles ont besoin sans se heurter à des difficultés financières. Elle englobe la gamme complète des services de santé essentiels de qualité, qu'il s'agisse de la promotion de la santé, de la prévention, des traitements, de la réadaptation et des soins palliatifs. La couverture sanitaire universelle permet à tout un chacun d'avoir accès aux services s'occupant des causes les plus importantes de morbidité et de mortalité et elle garantit que la qualité de ces services soit suffisamment bonne pour améliorer la santé des personnes qui en bénéficient. 3, record 1, French, - couverture%20sanitaire%20universelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Seguro médico
- Higiene y Salud
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cobertura sanitaria universal
1, record 1, Spanish, cobertura%20sanitaria%20universal
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La cobertura sanitaria universal significa que todas las personas pueden acceder a los servicios de salud que necesiten, cuando y donde los necesiten, sin verse en dificultades económicas por ello. 1, record 1, Spanish, - cobertura%20sanitaria%20universal
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-04-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Urban Housing
- Social Problems
- Social Services and Social Work
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- person experiencing homelessness
1, record 2, English, person%20experiencing%20homelessness
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- person experiencing houselessness 2, record 2, English, person%20experiencing%20houselessness
correct
- person without housing 3, record 2, English, person%20without%20housing
correct
- homeless person 4, record 2, English, homeless%20person
correct
- houseless person 5, record 2, English, houseless%20person
correct
- unhoused person 6, record 2, English, unhoused%20person
correct
- unsheltered person 7, record 2, English, unsheltered%20person
correct
- homeless individual 8, record 2, English, homeless%20individual
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An individual without permanent housing who may live on the streets; stay in a shelter, mission, single room occupancy facilities, abandoned building or vehicle; or in any other unstable or non-permanent situation. 9, record 2, English, - person%20experiencing%20homelessness
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
And while an unhoused person is waiting months on an affordable housing list, waiting on paperwork, waiting for disability income, or a job to come through, they need their basic needs met... 10, record 2, English, - person%20experiencing%20homelessness
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
homeless; houseless; unhoused: plural forms. These terms must be preceded by the definite article "the" (e.g. "the homeless,'' ''the houseless'' or ''the unhoused"). However, the use of the nouns "homeless," ''houseless'' and ''unhoused'' as a collective noun ("the homeless") to refer to homeless people as a group can be considered offensive and should therefore be avoided in favour of using the adjective "homeless," such as in "homeless people." 11, record 2, English, - person%20experiencing%20homelessness
Record 2, Key term(s)
- homeless
- houseless
- unhoused
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
- Problèmes sociaux
- Services sociaux et travail social
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- personne en situation d'itinérance
1, record 2, French, personne%20en%20situation%20d%27itin%C3%A9rance
correct, feminine noun, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- personne sans-abri 2, record 2, French, personne%20sans%2Dabri
correct, feminine noun
- personne itinérante 3, record 2, French, personne%20itin%C3%A9rante
correct, feminine noun, Canada
- personne sans-logis 4, record 2, French, personne%20sans%2Dlogis
correct, feminine noun
- personne sans logis 5, record 2, French, personne%20sans%20logis
correct, feminine noun
- personne sans domicile fixe 6, record 2, French, personne%20sans%20domicile%20fixe
correct, feminine noun, Europe
- personne SDF 7, record 2, French, personne%20SDF
correct, feminine noun, Europe
- sans-abri 8, record 2, French, sans%2Dabri
correct, see observation, masculine and feminine noun
- itinérant 9, record 2, French, itin%C3%A9rant
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada
- itinérante 10, record 2, French, itin%C3%A9rante
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
- sans-logis 11, record 2, French, sans%2Dlogis
correct, see observation, masculine and feminine noun
- sans domicile fixe 12, record 2, French, sans%20domicile%20fixe
correct, see observation, masculine and feminine noun, Europe
- SDF 13, record 2, French, SDF
correct, see observation, masculine and feminine noun, Europe
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une personne en situation d'itinérance peut être sans abri, dans un abri d'urgence, logée provisoirement ou logée de façon non sécuritaire. 14, record 2, French, - personne%20en%20situation%20d%27itin%C3%A9rance
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
personne sans-abri : La forme au pluriel est «personnes sans-abri» ou «personnes sans-abris». 15, record 2, French, - personne%20en%20situation%20d%27itin%C3%A9rance
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
sans-abri; itinérant; itinérante; sans-logis; sans domicile fixe; SDF : Ces désignations peuvent être jugés offensantes. 15, record 2, French, - personne%20en%20situation%20d%27itin%C3%A9rance
Record 2, Key term(s)
- personne sans abri
- personne sans abris
- personne sans-abris
- personne S.D.F.
- sans abri
- sans logis
- S.D.F.
- personnes sans-abris
- personnes sans-abri
- sans-abris
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Viviendas (Urbanismo)
- Problemas sociales
- Servicios sociales y trabajo social
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- sintecho
1, record 2, Spanish, sintecho
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- sin hogar 2, record 2, Spanish, sin%20hogar
correct, masculine noun
- persona sin hogar 2, record 2, Spanish, persona%20sin%20hogar
correct, feminine noun
- persona sin techo 2, record 2, Spanish, persona%20sin%20techo
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Persona que no puede acceder o conservar un alojamiento adecuado, adaptado a su situación personal, permanente y que proporcione un marco estable de convivencia, ya sea por razones económicas u otras barreras sociales, o bien porque presenta dificultades personales para llevar una vida autónoma. 2, record 2, Spanish, - sintecho
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Con los nuevos términos como "sin hogar", además de sustituir gran parte de las denominaciones tradicionales fuertemente estigmatizantes, hablamos [...] de una persona que "está" sin hogar y evitamos tener que afirmar que la persona "es" un sin hogar. 2, record 2, Spanish, - sintecho
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda la grafía "sintecho", en una sola palabra y sin ningún resalte tipográfico. Aunque es habitual —y no se considera incorrecto— mantener el término invariable en el plural (los sintecho, varios sintecho…), al tratarse de un sustantivo no hay razón para no emplear el plural "sintechos". No obstante, también resulta válida la escritura en dos palabras; en este caso, su plural es invariable: los sin techo, cuatro sin techo. 1, record 2, Spanish, - sintecho
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-10-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- National and International Economics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- multi-polar world economy
1, record 3, English, multi%2Dpolar%20world%20economy
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
We are now in a fast evolving multi-polar world economy in which some developing countries are emerging as economic powers, others are moving towards becoming additional poles of growth, and some are still struggling to break out of poverty. 2, record 3, English, - multi%2Dpolar%20world%20economy
Record 3, Key term(s)
- multipolar world economy
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Économie nationale et internationale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- économie mondiale multipolaire
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9conomie%20mondiale%20multipolaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L’ancienne notion de «tiers-monde» n’a plus cours dans la nouvelle économie mondiale multipolaire. Il faut trouver de nouveaux moyens de prendre en compte les intérêts des pays en développement, a déclaré le président du Groupe de la Banque mondiale [...] 2, record 3, French, - %C3%A9conomie%20mondiale%20multipolaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Economía nacional e internacional
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- economía mundial multipolar
1, record 3, Spanish, econom%C3%ADa%20mundial%20multipolar
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nos encontramos ante una nueva economía mundial multipolar que evoluciona rápidamente--en la que algunos países en desarrollo están emergiendo como potencias económicas; otros comienzan a convertirse en nuevos polos de crecimiento y algunos tienen dificultades para alcanzar su potencial en este nuevo sistema--donde el Norte y el Sur, el Este y el Oeste son ahora los puntos de una brújula, no destinos económicos. 1, record 3, Spanish, - econom%C3%ADa%20mundial%20multipolar
Record 4 - internal organization data 2014-03-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Financial and Budgetary Management
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- economic hardship
1, record 4, English, economic%20hardship
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... we will allow Capital régional et coopératif Desjardins to issue $150 million in shares for 2014 so that it continues its financial activities in various Québec regions, particularly in places facing economic hardship. 2, record 4, English, - economic%20hardship
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- difficultés économiques
1, record 4, French, difficult%C3%A9s%20%C3%A9conomiques
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] nous allons permettre à Capital régional et coopératif Desjardins de lancer une émission de 150 millions de dollars d’actions pour 2014, afin qu’elle poursuive ses interventions financières dans différentes régions du Québec, et en particulier dans les territoires aux prises avec des difficultés économiques. 1, record 4, French, - difficult%C3%A9s%20%C3%A9conomiques
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- dificultades económicas
1, record 4, Spanish, dificultades%20econ%C3%B3micas
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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