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Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Climate Change
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- climate crisis
1, record 1, English, climate%20crisis
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A situation characterized by the threat of dangerous and irreversible changes to the global climate. 2, record 1, English, - climate%20crisis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The climate crisis is a type of environmental crisis. 2, record 1, English, - climate%20crisis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Changements climatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- crise climatique
1, record 1, French, crise%20climatique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Situation caractérisée par la menace de changements dangereux et irréversibles du climat planétaire. 1, record 1, French, - crise%20climatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La crise climatique est une forme de crise environnementale. 1, record 1, French, - crise%20climatique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cambio climático
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- crisis climática
1, record 1, Spanish, crisis%20clim%C3%A1tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
crisis climática : La Fundación del Español Urgente(Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que "crisis climática" es la forma más adecuada para referirse a la magnitud y a las consecuencias del cambio climático causado por la actividad humana. Cuando, además, se quiera enfatizar la amenaza que esto supone y la necesidad de actuar sobre ella con medidas urgentes, pueden emplearse las alternativas "emergencia" y "urgencia climática" [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - crisis%20clim%C3%A1tica
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
crisis climática: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que muchos expertos empiezan a señalar que la situación de cambio de clima que estamos viviendo, por su magnitud, su intensidad y su velocidad, permite afirmar que estamos ante una "crisis climática". [...] Otros apuntan que "emergencia" es un término más preciso para aludir a una dimensión temporal corta para actuar y que traslada verazmente la necesidad de adoptar con prontitud medidas intensas para afrontar el problema. 1, record 1, Spanish, - crisis%20clim%C3%A1tica
Record 2 - internal organization data 2025-01-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Climate Change
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- climate emergency
1, record 2, English, climate%20emergency
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A situation in which urgent action is required to reduce or halt climate change and avoid the potentially irreversible environmental damage resulting from it. 1, record 2, English, - climate%20emergency
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Changements climatiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- urgence climatique
1, record 2, French, urgence%20climatique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Situation où une action urgente est nécessaire pour réduire ou freiner les changements climatiques et éviter les dommages environnementaux potentiellement irréversibles qui en résultent. 1, record 2, French, - urgence%20climatique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cambio climático
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- emergencia climática
1, record 2, Spanish, emergencia%20clim%C3%A1tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- urgencia climática 2, record 2, Spanish, urgencia%20clim%C3%A1tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El mundo entero se encuentra en una situación de emergencia climática y tenemos que adoptar medidas de emergencia. 3, record 2, Spanish, - emergencia%20clim%C3%A1tica
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
emergencia climática; urgencia climática : La Fundación del Español Urgente(Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que muchos expertos empiezan a señalar que la situación de cambio de clima que estamos viviendo, por su magnitud, su intensidad y su velocidad, permite afirmar que estamos ante una "crisis climática". [Otros apuntan que] "emergencia climática" […] es un término más preciso para aludir a una dimensión temporal corta para actuar y que traslada verazmente la necesidad de adoptar con prontitud medidas intensas para afrontar el problema. [...] Cuando, además, se quiera enfatizar la amenaza que esto supone [...] pueden emplearse las alternativas "emergencia" y "urgencia climática" [...] 2, record 2, Spanish, - emergencia%20clim%C3%A1tica
Record 3 - internal organization data 2024-02-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Language
- Sociology of persons with a disability
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- person-first language
1, record 3, English, person%2Dfirst%20language
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- people-first language 1, record 3, English, people%2Dfirst%20language
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The written or verbal means of expression that communicates the identity of a person by putting emphasis on the person as an individual rather than on their impairment, disease, state or disorder. 1, record 3, English, - person%2Dfirst%20language
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Expressions such as "person with a disability," "person with autism," "person who is blind" and "person who is deaf" are examples of person-first language. 1, record 3, English, - person%2Dfirst%20language
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In English, person-first language is usually used in administrative documents and in laws. 1, record 3, English, - person%2Dfirst%20language
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Linguistique
- Sociologie des personnes handicapées
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- langage centré sur la personne
1, record 3, French, langage%20centr%C3%A9%20sur%20la%20personne
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- langage centré sur l'individu 1, record 3, French, langage%20centr%C3%A9%20sur%20l%27individu
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Moyen d'expression écrit ou verbal qui permet de communiquer l'identité d'une personne de manière à mettre l'accent sur la personne plutôt que sur sa déficience, sa maladie, son état ou son trouble. 1, record 3, French, - langage%20centr%C3%A9%20sur%20la%20personne
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les expressions «personne en situation de handicap», «personne vivant avec un trouble du spectre de l'autisme», «personne qui est aveugle» et «personne ayant une surdité» sont des exemples de ce qui constitue le langage centré sur la personne. 1, record 3, French, - langage%20centr%C3%A9%20sur%20la%20personne
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Lingüística
- Sociología de las personas con discapacidad
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- lenguaje centrado en la persona
1, record 3, Spanish, lenguaje%20centrado%20en%20la%20persona
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cuando nos referimos a personas con discapacidades, es importante centrarse en el lenguaje centrado en la persona. Esto significa enfatizar primero a la persona y su discapacidad en segundo lugar. Por ejemplo, utilizar "persona con discapacidad" en lugar de "persona discapacitada". 1, record 3, Spanish, - lenguaje%20centrado%20en%20la%20persona
Record 4 - internal organization data 2023-04-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- emphasize
1, record 4, English, emphasize
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- place emphasis on 2, record 4, English, place%20emphasis%20on
correct
- stress 2, record 4, English, stress
correct, verb
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Give special attention or importance to something. 2, record 4, English, - emphasize
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- mettre l'accent sur
1, record 4, French, mettre%20l%27accent%20sur
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- mettre en évidence 2, record 4, French, mettre%20en%20%C3%A9vidence
correct
- faire ressortir 1, record 4, French, faire%20ressortir
correct
- mettre en relief 2, record 4, French, mettre%20en%20relief
correct
- insister sur 1, record 4, French, insister%20sur
correct
- souligner 2, record 4, French, souligner
correct
- faire une large place à 2, record 4, French, faire%20une%20large%20place%20%C3%A0
correct
- faire valoir 3, record 4, French, faire%20valoir
correct
- accentuer 4, record 4, French, accentuer
correct
- mettre l'emphase sur 5, record 4, French, mettre%20l%27emphase%20sur
avoid, anglicism
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Accorder une attention particulière à quelque chose ou en reconnaître l'importance. 6, record 4, French, - mettre%20l%27accent%20sur
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Traducción (Generalidades)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- subrayar
1, record 4, Spanish, subrayar
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- resaltar 1, record 4, Spanish, resaltar
correct
- recalcar 1, record 4, Spanish, recalcar
correct
- enfatizar 1, record 4, Spanish, enfatizar
avoid, anglicism
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-08-02
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Political Science (General)
- Management Theory
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- entrepreneurial government
1, record 5, English, entrepreneurial%20government
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
We use the phrase entrepreneurial government to describe the new model we see emerging. ... Because we have seen so many public institutions transform themselves from staid bureaucracies into innovative, flexible, responsive organizations, we believe there are solutions... David Osborne, Ted Gaebler ("Reinventing Government"). [Source: An invitation to "Expo Innovation" held in Ottawa on Nov. 17, 1992, by the Canadian Centre for Management Development.] 2, record 5, English, - entrepreneurial%20government
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Sciences politiques (Généralités)
- Théories de la gestion
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- gouvernement entrepreneurial
1, record 5, French, gouvernement%20entrepreneurial
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencias políticas (Generalidades)
- Teorías de la gestión
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- gobierno empresario
1, record 5, Spanish, gobierno%20empresario
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El siglo XXI se inicia en México con el nuevo paradigma de gobierno empresario. El PAN [Partido Acción Nacional] gana las elecciones a la Presidencia de México en el 2000 con el carismático Vicente Fox, el candidato que con una campaña mercadotécnica orientada en enfatizar la contradicción régimen-antirrégimen, se sentía llamado a sacar al PRI [Partido Revolucionario Institucional] de Los Pinos, la residencia presidencial, dando así por terminado el fin del régimen del PRI e iniciando un nuevo ciclo. 1, record 5, Spanish, - gobierno%20empresario
Record 6 - internal organization data 2011-01-26
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
- Environment
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- carbon cycle
1, record 6, English, carbon%20cycle
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- carbon cycling 2, record 6, English, carbon%20cycling
less frequent
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The flow of carbon in living matter in which carbon dioxide is fixed by photosynthesis in green plants from organic nutrients and is ultimately returned to the inorganic state by respiration and decay. 3, record 6, English, - carbon%20cycle
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The carbon cycle models the movement and storage of carbon in the biosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere. Carbon is stored in the biosphere as living organisms; in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide gas; in the lithosphere as soil organic matter, as fossil fuel deposits, and as sedimentary rock deposits; and in the oceans as dissolved carbon dioxide gas and as calcium carbonate shells in marine organisms. Processes that move carbon from one store to another include photosynthesis, respiration, oceanic diffusion, biomass combustion, fossil fuel burning, fossil fuel creation, and sedimentary rock formation. 4, record 6, English, - carbon%20cycle
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not to be confused with "Calvin cycle," which refers to the photosynthesis phase involving the incorporation of CO2 into glucose by enzymatic reactions. 5, record 6, English, - carbon%20cycle
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
- Environnement
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- cycle de carbone
1, record 6, French, cycle%20de%20carbone
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- cycle du carbone 2, record 6, French, cycle%20du%20carbone
correct, masculine noun
- cyclage de carbone 3, record 6, French, cyclage%20de%20carbone
avoid, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Suite des sites biologiques et des transformations et combinaisons dans lesquelles se trouvent engagé le carbone quand il circule à travers les différentes parties de la biosphère, de la lithosphère et de l'hydrosphère. 4, record 6, French, - cycle%20de%20carbone
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le cycle du carbone constitue le cycle biogéochimique princeps puisque le carbone constitue l'élément clef de toutes les substances biochimiques et le moteur de tous les autres cycles d'éléments biogènes. 5, record 6, French, - cycle%20de%20carbone
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bioquímica
- Medio ambiente
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- ciclo del carbono
1, record 6, Spanish, ciclo%20del%20carbono
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Circulación del carbono a través de los ecosistemas. El carbono en forma de CO2 es incorporado por las plantas verdes durante la fotosíntesis, pasando luego éstas a los herbívoros, carnívoros y saprófitos que cierran el ciclo, volviendo el CO2 a la atmósfera. 2, record 6, Spanish, - ciclo%20del%20carbono
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ciclo del carbono. El carbono es elemento básico en la formación de las moléculas de carbohidratos, lípidos, proteínas y ácidos nucleicos, pues todas las moléculas orgánicas están formadas por cadenas de carbonos enlazados entre sí. La reserva fundamental de carbono, en moléculas de CO2 que los seres vivos puedan asimilar, es la atmósfera y la hidrosfera. Este gas está en la atmósfera en una concentración de más del 0,03% y cada año aproximadamente un 5% de estas reservas de CO2, se consumen en los procesos de fotosíntesis, es decir que todo el anhídrido carbónico se renueva en la atmósfera cada 20 años. 3, record 6, Spanish, - ciclo%20del%20carbono
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] el director del PUMA [...] dijo que es necesario enfatizar la importancia que tienen los océanos(ocupan el 70 por ciento de la superficie del planeta) en el ciclo del carbono, en la limpieza de la atmósfera, en la economía y en el desarrollo de los países. 4, record 6, Spanish, - ciclo%20del%20carbono
Record 7 - internal organization data 2001-05-16
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Marketing
- Motivation and Advertising Psychology
- Merchandising Techniques
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- selective recall 1, record 7, English, selective%20recall
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Process by which an audience only remembers a fraction of a transmitted message, normally that part that has been emphasised, although sometimes the novelty element is remembered or some other element that clashes with created expectations. 2, record 7, English, - selective%20recall
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
selective recall: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 7, English, - selective%20recall
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Commercialisation
- Motivation et psychologie de la publicité
- Techniques marchandes
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- mémorisation sélective
1, record 7, French, m%C3%A9morisation%20s%C3%A9lective
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé par lequel le public ne retient qu'une partie du message envoyé, généralement la partie la plus importante, bien que parfois ce soit la nouveauté ou le retentissement face à des attentes. 2, record 7, French, - m%C3%A9morisation%20s%C3%A9lective
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Définition extraite du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduite avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 7, French, - m%C3%A9morisation%20s%C3%A9lective
Record 7, Key term(s)
- rappel sélectif
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comercialización
- Motivación y psicología de la publicidad
- Técnicas mercantiles
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- recuerdo selectivo
1, record 7, Spanish, recuerdo%20selectivo
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Proceso por el que una audiencia recuerda únicamente una fracción del mensaje enviado, normalmente lo que se ha querido enfatizar, aunque a veces se recuerda más lo novedoso o lo que choca con las expectativas creadas. 1, record 7, Spanish, - recuerdo%20selectivo
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
recuerdo selectivo: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 7, Spanish, - recuerdo%20selectivo
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