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Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-02-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cognitive Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- worry
1, record 1, English, worry
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An unpleasant or uncomfortable thought that cannot be consciously controlled by trying to turn the attention to other subjects. 2, record 1, English, - worry
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The worrying is often persistent, repetitive, and out of proportion to the topic worried about (it can even be about a triviality). 2, record 1, English, - worry
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie cognitive
- Psychologie clinique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- souci
1, record 1, French, souci
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- inquiétude 2, record 1, French, inqui%C3%A9tude
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pensée désagréable ou inconfortable qui ne peut pas être contrôlée consciemment en essayant de porter son attention vers d’autres sujets. 3, record 1, French, - souci
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'inquiétude est souvent persistante, répétitive et hors de proportion avec le sujet source de soucis(il peut même s’agir d’une futilité). 3, record 1, French, - souci
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicología cognitiva
- Psicología clínica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- preocupación
1, record 1, Spanish, preocupaci%C3%B3n
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 preocupación es un estado mental en el que nos instalamos cuando anticipamos hechos o consecuencias desagradables e incluso imprevisibles. 1, record 1, Spanish, - preocupaci%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-10-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Phobias
- Clinical Psychology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- phobia
1, record 2, English, phobia
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A persistent fear of a specific object, activity or situation ... out of proportion to the actual danger posed by the specific object or situation that results in a compelling desire to avoid it. 2, record 2, English, - phobia
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
If it cannot be avoided, the phobic stimulus is endured with marked distress. 2, record 2, English, - phobia
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Not to be confused with fear, i.e. a response to recognized sources of danger. 3, record 2, English, - phobia
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Phobies
- Psychologie clinique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- phobie
1, record 2, French, phobie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Peur persistante d’un objet, d’une activité ou d’une situation spécifique [...] hors de proportion par rapport au danger réel représenté par l'objet ou la situation spécifique, qui débouche sur un désir irrésistible de l'éviter. 2, record 2, French, - phobie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
S’il ne peut être évité, le stimulus phobogène est supporté avec une détresse importante. 2, record 2, French, - phobie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
En dépit de l’usage courant, il faut savoir distinguer la phobie de la peur, celle-ci désignant plutôt un sentiment d’inquiétude motivé. 3, record 2, French, - phobie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fobias
- Psicología clínica
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- fobia
1, record 2, Spanish, fobia
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2018-09-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Human Behaviour
- Clinical Psychology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- emotional lability
1, record 3, English, emotional%20lability
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The instability of emotional experiences and mood ... 2, record 3, English, - emotional%20lability
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Emotional lability is a classic feature of BPD [borderline personality disorder]. Moods can shift rapidly - even minute to minute - with no obvious reason which the onlooker can understand. 3, record 3, English, - emotional%20lability
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Emotional lability refers to] emotions that are easily aroused, intense, and/or out of proportion to events and circumstances. 2, record 3, English, - emotional%20lability
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Comportement humain
- Psychologie clinique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- labilité émotionnelle
1, record 3, French, labilit%C3%A9%20%C3%A9motionnelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instabilité des émotions et de l’humeur [...] 2, record 3, French, - labilit%C3%A9%20%C3%A9motionnelle
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[La labilité émotionnelle désigne des] émotions facilement éveillées, intenses et/ou hors de proportion avec les événements et les circonstances. 2, record 3, French, - labilit%C3%A9%20%C3%A9motionnelle
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2015-10-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- wrongful intent
1, record 4, English, wrongful%20intent
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- wrongful intention 2, record 4, English, wrongful%20intention
less frequent
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Perhaps they [Canadian courts] should be reluctant to transfer intent from a minor wrong to a more serious one, for the wrongful intent may be trivial in comparison with the result achieved. 3, record 4, English, - wrongful%20intent
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term wrongful intention is also found. However its use is less frequent than that of wrongful intent. 4, record 4, English, - wrongful%20intent
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- intention délictueuse
1, record 4, French, intention%20d%C3%A9lictueuse
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ils [les tribunaux canadiens] devraient peut-être hésiter à transposer une intention d’un délit mineur à un délit plus grave, car l'intention délictueuse peut être hors de proportion avec le résultat obtenu. 2, record 4, French, - intention%20d%C3%A9lictueuse
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce terme [«intention délictueuse»] s’emploie uniquement dans le contexte de la responsabilité civil délictuelle. 3, record 4, French, - intention%20d%C3%A9lictueuse
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
intention délictueuse : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l’accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 4, record 4, French, - intention%20d%C3%A9lictueuse
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2012-02-16
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Landscape Architecture
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- wild landscape
1, record 5, English, wild%20landscape
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Landscape barely touched by the hand of man. 2, record 5, English, - wild%20landscape
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If time permits, stay an extra day and visit nearby Dartmoor National Park, with its truly beautiful wild landscape - a 365 sq mi/945 sq km dome of granite covered with heather and bracken. 1, record 5, English, - wild%20landscape
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Architecture paysagère
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- paysage sauvage
1, record 5, French, paysage%20sauvage
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l'erreur fréquente consiste à vouloir établir une trame rigide et régulière sur un terrain mouvementé ou inversement à créer sur une surface calme des irrégularités qui rappellent un paysage sauvage et tourmenté. Ces transformations sont possibles mais les dépenses qu'elles entraînent sont hors de proportion avec le résultat obtenu. 1, record 5, French, - paysage%20sauvage
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2007-10-26
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- News and Journalism (General)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- media circus
1, record 6, English, media%20circus
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A news event where the media coverage is perceived to be out of proportion to the event being covered, such as the number of reporters at the scene, the amount of news media published or broadcast, and the level of media hype. 1, record 6, English, - media%20circus
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Information et journalisme (Généralités)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- cirque médiatique
1, record 6, French, cirque%20m%C3%A9diatique
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Une nouvelle où la couverture médiatique est perçue comme hors de proportion, notamment par le nombre de journalistes sur place, la quantité de dépèches et d’émissions produites. 1, record 6, French, - cirque%20m%C3%A9diatique
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1998-03-03
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- asymmetric contact
1, record 7, English, asymmetric%20contact
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A large proportion of the spines of pyramidal cells - the major class of neuron that projects out of the cortex - receive asymmetric contacts from the axons of another cell whose point of origin has not yet been identified but which is thought to carry signals from other cortical areas. Those asymmetric contacts probably have an opposite, excitatory effect. 1, record 7, English, - asymmetric%20contact
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- contact asymétrique
1, record 7, French, contact%20asym%C3%A9trique
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une forte proportion des épines dendritiques des cellules pyramidales-le type principal de cellules se projetant hors du cortex-établit des contacts asymétriques avec les axones d’autres cellules dont l'origine est inconnue mais qui semblent apporter des informations issues d’autres aires corticales. Ces contacts asymétriques ont probablement un effet excitateur. 1, record 7, French, - contact%20asym%C3%A9trique
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1992-08-10
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Cytology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- submolecular
1, record 8, English, submolecular
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... living organisms are so immensely complex that the amount of genetic information transmitted seems out of all proportion to the minute size of the cell nucleus, which is the repository of genetic information.... We therefore come to another axiom in the molecular logic of life: Genetic information is encoded in units that are submolecular in dimensions ... 1, record 8, English, - submolecular
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Cytologie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- inframoléculaire
1, record 8, French, inframol%C3%A9culaire
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) les organismes vivants sont si complexes que la quantité d’information génétique transmise semble hors de proportion avec la taille limitée du noyau cellulaire dans lequel repose l'information génétique.(...) Nous voyons donc apparaître un autre axiome de la logique moléculaire de la vie : l'information génétique est codée dans des unités qui ont des dimensions inframoléculaires(...) 1, record 8, French, - inframol%C3%A9culaire
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1980-06-25
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Advertising
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- single-page ad
1, record 9, English, single%2Dpage%20ad
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... the cost of a single-page ad began to seem entirely out of line with its value. 1, record 9, English, - single%2Dpage%20ad
Record 9, Key term(s)
- single-page advertising
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Publicité
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- annonce simple 1, record 9, French, annonce%20simple
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] le coût d’une simple annonce devint tout à fait hors de proportion avec sa valeur réelle. 1, record 9, French, - annonce%20simple
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1980-06-20
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Advertising
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- advertising rate
1, record 10, English, advertising%20rate
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Advertising rates were forced upward as more copies were printed, so that, for an increasing number of advertisers, the cost of a single-page ad began to seem entirely out of line with its value. 1, record 10, English, - advertising%20rate
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Publicité
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- tarif de publicité 1, record 10, French, tarif%20de%20publicit%C3%A9
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les tarifs de publicité augmentaient à mesure que l'on imprimait un plus grand nombre d’exemplaires, de sorte que, pour un nombre croissant d’annonceurs, le coût d’une simple annonce devint tout à fait hors de proportion avec sa valeur réelle. 1, record 10, French, - tarif%20de%20publicit%C3%A9
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1979-02-09
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Regulations (Water Transport)
- Safety (Water Transport)
- Search and Rescue (Aircraft)
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- boats for all
1, record 11, English, boats%20for%20all
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Réglementation (Transport par eau)
- Sécurité (Transport par eau)
- Recherches et sauvetages (Aviation)
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- tout naufragé hors de l'eau
1, record 11, French, tout%20naufrag%C3%A9%20hors%20de%20l%27eau
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La Convention de 1960 a précisé, pour les différents types de navires, le nombre des embarcations à prévoir, la proportion admissible de radeaux, le nombre d’engins individuels : le principe :"tout naufragé hors de l'eau"(boats for all) a été généralisé. 1, record 11, French, - tout%20naufrag%C3%A9%20hors%20de%20l%27eau
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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