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PARACAIDISTA [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Airborne Forces
  • Paradrop and Airdrop
OBS

An officer or non-commissioned member who is qualified to the standard established for a parachutist in orders or instructions issued by the Chief of the Defence Staff.

OBS

parachutist; para: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Forces aéroportées
  • Parachutage et largage
OBS

Militaire qui répond aux normes de qualification établies à l'égard des parachutistes dans les ordres ou directives publiés par le chef d'état-major de la défense.

OBS

para : abréviation uniformisée par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

OBS

parachutiste; para : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Fuerzas aerotransportadas
  • Lanzamiento aéreo y por paracaídas
CONT

Al tirar [del disparador] el paracaidista, la propia compresión del paracaídas basta para abrir la mochila y provocar la salida del paracaídas extractor, el cual, empujado por la fuerza del aire, tira del paracaídas principal que, dado el modo como ha sido plegado, se extiende y abre rápidamente y con toda seguridad.

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Record 2 2009-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Organization

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation sociale
OBS

squatteur : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organización social
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