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Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-12-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Photography
- Physical Geography (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- uncontrolled mosaic
1, record 1, English, uncontrolled%20mosaic
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mosaic composed of uncorrected photographs, the details of which have been matched from photo to photo without them matching exactly with the corresponding points on the ground. 1, record 1, English, - uncontrolled%20mosaic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[An uncontrolled mosaic] cannot be used to determine direction or distances with accuracy. 1, record 1, English, - uncontrolled%20mosaic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
uncontrolled mosaic: designation and definition standardized by NATO. 2, record 1, English, - uncontrolled%20mosaic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
- Géographie physique (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mosaïque sommaire
1, record 1, French, mosa%C3%AFque%20sommaire
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mosaïque constituée par un assemblage de photos non redressées, dont on a fait correspondre les détails communs d'une photo à l'autre sans qu'ils correspondent exactement aux points correspondants au sol. 1, record 1, French, - mosa%C3%AFque%20sommaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Une mosaïque sommaire] ne peut pas servir à déterminer avec précision les distances ou les directions. 1, record 1, French, - mosa%C3%AFque%20sommaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mosaïque sommaire : désignation et définition normalisées par l'OTAN. 2, record 1, French, - mosa%C3%AFque%20sommaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fotografía
- Geografía física (Generalidades)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- mosaico imperfecto
1, record 1, Spanish, mosaico%20imperfecto
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mosaico fotográfico compuesto por fotografías incorrectas cuyos detalles se han ido pasando de una impresión a otra sin control terrestre ni orientación precisa. No pueden por tanto llevarse a cabo sobre él medidas ni orientaciones precisas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - mosaico%20imperfecto
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-07-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of Security
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- unperfected
1, record 2, English, unperfected
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Under the "Bank Act." 2, record 2, English, - unperfected
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des sûretés
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- non parfait
1, record 2, French, non%20parfait
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'une sûreté qui n'a pas été enregistrée dans un registre public tenu en conformité avec la législation en vertu de laquelle la sûreté a été créée ou qui n'a pas été parfaite ou publiée d'une autre façon reconnue par cette législation de manière à la rendre opposable aux tiers ou à déterminer les droits de préférence dans le bien visé par la sûreté. 1, record 2, French, - non%20parfait
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Au titre de la «Loi sur les banques». 2, record 2, French, - non%20parfait
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho de cauciones
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- imperfecto
1, record 2, Spanish, imperfecto
proposal
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-07-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Bioengineering
- Biotechnology
- Biochemistry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ligase chain reaction
1, record 3, English, ligase%20chain%20reaction
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- LCR 1, record 3, English, LCR
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The ligase chain reaction (LCR) will use DNA ligase, the enzyme which joins two DNA molecules together, to link two oligonucleotides together if a target DNA is present. 1, record 3, English, - ligase%20chain%20reaction
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Technique biologique
- Biotechnologie
- Biochimie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ligation répétitive d'oligonucléotides
1, record 3, French, ligation%20r%C3%A9p%C3%A9titive%20d%27oligonucl%C3%A9otides
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- LCR 1, record 3, French, LCR
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- réaction de ligature en chaîne 2, record 3, French, r%C3%A9action%20de%20ligature%20en%20cha%C3%AEne
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Technique qui consiste à synthétiser deux oligonucléotides d'une vingtaine de paires de bases en s'hybridant au niveau de la séquence mutée avec l'ADN. 1, record 3, French, - ligation%20r%C3%A9p%C3%A9titive%20d%27oligonucl%C3%A9otides
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si la séquence à analyser est normale, les deux oligonucléotides sont exactement bout à bout, ce qui permet à la ligase ajoutée d'agir et donc de les ligaturer. Si la séquence est mutée, la première base du second oligonucléotide ne peut pas s'hybrider, les deux oligonucléotides ne sont pas bout à bout : la ligase ne peut pas agir et les deux nucléotides ne sont pas ligaturés. 1, record 3, French, - ligation%20r%C3%A9p%C3%A9titive%20d%27oligonucl%C3%A9otides
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bioingeniería
- Biotecnología
- Bioquímica
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- reacción en cadena de la ligasa
1, record 3, Spanish, reacci%C3%B3n%20en%20cadena%20de%20la%20ligasa
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
- LCR 1, record 3, Spanish, LCR
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Técnica para detectar y amplificar secuencias diana de ADN. 1, record 3, Spanish, - reacci%C3%B3n%20en%20cadena%20de%20la%20ligasa
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Primero se sintetizan dos oligonucleótidos, que sean complementarios a la secuencia diana completa, uno por el extremo 5’ y el otro por el 3’. Si la secuencia diana se encuentra en la muestra de ADN que se está examinando, los oligonucleótidos se fijan a ella reuniendo sus extremos en el centro y, mediante una ligasa termoestable, se unen para formar un polinucleótido completo. El ligamiento no se producirá si la muestra no contiene la secuencia diana o si el empalme entre la secuencia diana y los oligonucleótidos es imperfecto. Sometido a una temperatura elevada, el nuevo polinucleótido se disocia del molde de ADN original; después de bajar la temperatura, éste y el ADN original servirán de moldes para un segundo ciclo de hibridación, ligamiento y disociación térmica. En cada ciclo se duplica el número de nuevos polinucleótidos completos. 1, record 3, Spanish, - reacci%C3%B3n%20en%20cadena%20de%20la%20ligasa
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-04-13
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Optics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- spherical aberration
1, record 4, English, spherical%20aberration
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The aberration resulting from the fact that rays which are initially at different distances from the optical axis come to a focus at different distances along the axis when they are reflected from a spherical mirror or refracted by a lens with spherical surfaces. 2, record 4, English, - spherical%20aberration
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Optique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- aberration sphérique
1, record 4, French, aberration%20sph%C3%A9rique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- aberration de sphéricité 2, record 4, French, aberration%20de%20sph%C3%A9ricit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Défaut d'un système optique dû à une variation de la focalisation des rayons incidents parallèles à l'axe optique, selon qu'ils se trouvent ou non situés dans l'espace paraxial. 3, record 4, French, - aberration%20sph%C3%A9rique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Óptica
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- aberración esférica
1, record 4, Spanish, aberraci%C3%B3n%20esf%C3%A9rica
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Exceso de refracción de la parte periférica de una lente convexa lo que produce un foco imperfecto y una imagen confusa. 1, record 4, Spanish, - aberraci%C3%B3n%20esf%C3%A9rica
Record 5 - internal organization data 2008-02-25
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- micromastia
1, record 5, English, micromastia
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- breast hypoplasia 2, record 5, English, breast%20hypoplasia
correct
- mammary hypoplasia 3, record 5, English, mammary%20hypoplasia
correct
- breast hypoplasty 4, record 5, English, breast%20hypoplasty
correct
- hypoplasty of the breast 5, record 5, English, hypoplasty%20of%20the%20breast
correct
- mammary hypoplasty 6, record 5, English, mammary%20hypoplasty
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Abnormal smallness of the mamma. 7, record 5, English, - micromastia
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- micromastie
1, record 5, French, micromastie
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- hypoplasie mammaire 2, record 5, French, hypoplasie%20mammaire
correct, feminine noun
- hypoplasie des seins 3, record 5, French, hypoplasie%20des%20seins
correct, feminine noun
- hypoplastie mammaire 4, record 5, French, hypoplastie%20mammaire
correct, feminine noun
- hypoplastie des seins 5, record 5, French, hypoplastie%20des%20seins
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petitesse anormale des seins. 1, record 5, French, - micromastie
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Morfología y fisiología general
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- micromastia
1, record 5, Spanish, micromastia
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- hipomastia 2, record 5, Spanish, hipomastia
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Falta de desarrollo de una o ambas mamas. 3, record 5, Spanish, - micromastia
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La micromastia(o hipomastia) es el desarrollo imperfecto de las mamas que da lugar a unas mamas de tamaño menor al que corresponde a una mujer adulta. Suele acompañarse de deformaciones mamarias. 2, record 5, Spanish, - micromastia
Record 6 - internal organization data 2004-02-05
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- likely to 1, record 6, English, likely%20to
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Although all the matters likely to be of importance to welding technicians are ... 2, record 6, English, - likely%20to
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- susceptible de 1, record 6, French, susceptible%20de
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bien que tous les problèmes susceptibles de préoccuper les techniciens de la soudure [...] 1, record 6, French, - susceptible%20de
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Traducción (Generalidades)
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- con probabilidad de
1, record 6, Spanish, con%20probabilidad%20de
see observation
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- que es probable que 1, record 6, Spanish, que%20es%20probable%20que
see observation
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Si bien existen las frases "con probabilidad de" y "que es probable que" para traducir "likely to", el giro estilístico del español más apropiado en este caso sería el uso del verbo "poder" en el pretérito imperfecto del modo subjuntivo. Por ejemplo, "a situation likely to cause misunderstandings" : una situación que pudiera generar malentendidos. 2, record 6, Spanish, - con%20probabilidad%20de
Record 7 - internal organization data 2002-04-24
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- tricuspid valve insufficiency
1, record 7, English, tricuspid%20valve%20insufficiency
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- tricuspid valve incompetence 1, record 7, English, tricuspid%20valve%20incompetence
correct
- tricuspid incompetence 1, record 7, English, tricuspid%20incompetence
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Imperfect functioning of the tricuspid valve causing backflow of blood from the right ventricle into the right atrium. 2, record 7, English, - tricuspid%20valve%20insufficiency
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- insuffisance tricuspide
1, record 7, French, insuffisance%20tricuspide
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- insuffisance tricuspidienne 2, record 7, French, insuffisance%20tricuspidienne
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Passage rétrograde de sang du ventricule droit vers l'oreillette droite. 3, record 7, French, - insuffisance%20tricuspide
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Corazón
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- insuficiencia tricuspídea
1, record 7, Spanish, insuficiencia%20tricusp%C3%ADdea
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
- insuficiencia tricúspide 2, record 7, Spanish, insuficiencia%20tric%C3%BAspide
feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cierre imperfecto de la válvula tricuspídea, que provoca reflujo de sangre, desde el ventrículo hacia la aurícula derecha y dilatación e hipertrofia del corazón derecho. 3, record 7, Spanish, - insuficiencia%20tricusp%C3%ADdea
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La mayor parte de veces la insuficiencia tricúspide es funcional y secundaria a una intensa dilatación del ventrículo derecho y el anillo valvular tricúspide. 2, record 7, Spanish, - insuficiencia%20tricusp%C3%ADdea
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