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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2019-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Emergency Management
  • Risks and Threats (Security)
DEF

The systematic process of using administrative directives, organizations, and operational skills and capacities to implement strategies, policies and improved coping capacities in order to lessen the adverse impacts of hazards and the possibility of disaster.

OBS

Disaster risk management aims to avoid, lessen or transfer the adverse effects of hazards through activities and measures for prevention, mitigation and preparedness.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des urgences
  • Risques et menaces (Sécurité)
DEF

Processus de recours systématique aux directives, compétences opérationnelles, capacités et organisation administratives pour mettre en œuvre les politiques, stratégies et capacités de réponse appropriées en vue d'atténuer l'impact des aléas naturels et risques de catastrophes environnementales et technologiques qui leur sont liées.

OBS

La gestion des risques de catastrophes a pour but d'éviter, d'atténuer ou de transférer les effets néfastes des risques par le biais d'activités et de mesures de prévention, d'atténuation et de préparation.

Key term(s)
  • gestion de risque de catastrophe

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión de emergencias
  • Riesgos y amenazas (Seguridad)
DEF

Proceso sistemático de utilizar directrices administrativas, organizaciones, destrezas y capacidades operativas para ejecutar políticas y fortalecer las capacidades de afrontamiento, con el fin de de reducir el impacto adverso de las amenazas naturales y la posibilidad de que ocurra un desastre.

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Record 2 2017-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies)
GD
classification system code, see observation
GRD
classification system code, see observation
OBS

An island country of the West Indies.

OBS

Capital: Saint George's.

OBS

Inhabitant: Grenadian.

OBS

GD; GRD: codes recognized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
GD
classification system code, see observation
GRD
classification system code, see observation
OBS

État des Petites Antilles.

OBS

Capitale : Saint George's.

OBS

Habitant : Grenadien, Grenadienne.

OBS

GD; GRD : codes reconnus par l'ISO.

PHR

aller à la Grenade, visiter la Grenade

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
GD
classification system code, see observation
GRD
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Estado de las Pequeñas Antillas.

OBS

Capital: Saint George's.

OBS

Habitante: granadino, granadina.

OBS

GD; GRD: códigos reconocidos por la ISO.

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Record 3 2005-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidemiology
  • Medical and Hospital Organization

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épidémiologie
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
DEF

En administration des services de santé, classification des patients dans des groupes homogènes appelés «groupes isoressources» contenant des pathologies de même nature et des traitements équivalents en coût et en durée de séjour dans un établissement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Epidemiología
  • Organización médica y hospitalaria
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Record 4 2001-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
DEF

[A] monetary unit of modern Greece, equal to 100 lepta.

OBS

According to Currency Units: Unités monétaires, United Nations, 1991, Webster's Third New International Dictionary and The Random House Dictionary of the English Language, the plural form "drachmas" is the most common.

OBS

According to Webster's Third New International Dictionary, the plural forms "drachmae" and "drachmai" are also used. According to The Random House Dictionary of the English Language, "drachmae" is also used.

OBS

GRD: abbreviation standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • drachmas
  • drachmae
  • drachmai

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
OBS

Unité monétaire (Grèce).

OBS

Pluriel : drachmes.

OBS

GRD : code normalisé par l'ISO et l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
DEF

Unidad monetaria de Grecia [...] Se divide en 100 lepta.

OBS

GRD : Siglas en el sistema SWIFT del dracma griego.

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