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ATTAQUE MASSIVE [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-08-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ice Hockey
- General Sports Regulations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- power-play attack
1, record 1, English, power%2Dplay%20attack
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- power play attack 2, record 1, English, power%20play%20attack
correct
- power play 3, record 1, English, power%20play
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Black Knights opened the scoring on the power play midway through the first period. 4, record 1, English, - power%2Dplay%20attack
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
During a hockey match, a "power-play attack" occurs when a team attemps an attack while one or two players from the opposing team are serving a penalty. 5, record 1, English, - power%2Dplay%20attack
Record 1, Key term(s)
- powerplay attack
- powerplay
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hockey sur glace
- Règlements généraux des sports
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- attaque massive
1, record 1, French, attaque%20massive
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- attaque en avantage numérique 2, record 1, French, attaque%20en%20avantage%20num%C3%A9rique
correct, feminine noun
- attaque en supériorité numérique 3, record 1, French, attaque%20en%20sup%C3%A9riorit%C3%A9%20num%C3%A9rique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les Black Knights ont marqué le premier but dans l’attaque en avantage numérique vers le milieu de la première période. 4, record 1, French, - attaque%20massive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Au cours d’un match de hockey, une «attaque massive» se produit lorsqu'un ou deux joueurs de l'équipe adverse commettent une infraction ou une pénalité et que l'équipe en supériorité numérique tente une attaque. 5, record 1, French, - attaque%20massive
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-07-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Ice Hockey
- Specialized Vocabulary and Phraseologism of Sports
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- kill a penalty
1, record 2, English, kill%20a%20penalty
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Once the clock starts after the offending player is removed from the ice surface, the penalized team tries to kill the penalty ... by preventing a goal by the team that's on the power play. If the penalty killers are successful and no goal is scored by the time the penalty is over, then the penalized player returns to the ice during play. 1, record 2, English, - kill%20a%20penalty
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Hockey sur glace
- Vocabulaire spécialisé et phraséologie des sports
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- résister à un avantage numérique
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9sister%20%C3%A0%20un%20avantage%20num%C3%A9rique
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- contrer une attaque massive 2, record 2, French, contrer%20une%20attaque%20massive
correct
- écouler une pénalité 3, record 2, French, %C3%A9couler%20une%20p%C3%A9nalit%C3%A9
- écouler une punition 4, record 2, French, %C3%A9couler%20une%20punition
Canada
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La Finlande a résisté à un avantage numérique en toute fin de match pour terrasser les États-Unis avec une courte victoire de 1-0. 1, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9sister%20%C3%A0%20un%20avantage%20num%C3%A9rique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les États-Unis ont toutefois renversé la vapeur après avoir écoulé une pénalité et ils sont rentrés au vestiaire avec une priorité de deux buts [...] 3, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9sister%20%C3%A0%20un%20avantage%20num%C3%A9rique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2017-02-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Fire-Fighting Techniques
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- full-scale attack
1, record 3, English, full%2Dscale%20attack
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- full force attack 2, record 3, English, full%20force%20attack
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Yet in actual fires in museums, heavy water damage has resulted from fire department operations with hose lines. Sprinkler protection avoids this, placing a small amount of water directly on the fire and alerting the fire department at the same time. This sprinkler system controls the fire and reduces the need for a full-scale attack by the fire service. 1, record 3, English, - full%2Dscale%20attack
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Attack: Vigorous assault on a fire by fire suppression forces. 3, record 3, English, - full%2Dscale%20attack
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Manœuvres d'intervention (incendies)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- attaque massive
1, record 3, French, attaque%20massive
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le délai d’intervention peut être trop long, ou encore le feu prendra une expansion plus rapide que prévue. Si les conditions dangereuses empêchent le service d’incendie d’entrer dans le bâtiment, le sapeur n’ a d’autre choix que de lancer une attaque massive depuis l'extérieur du bâtiment. C'est alors que l'eau cause de terribles dégâts. 1, record 3, French, - attaque%20massive
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Attaque : ensemble des opérations qui succèdent aux établissements et qui permettent la mise en œuvre simultanée de lances pour circonscrire d’aussi près que possible le foyer. 2, record 3, French, - attaque%20massive
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2017-02-13
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Fire-Fighting Techniques
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- undertake a full force attack
1, record 4, English, undertake%20a%20full%20force%20attack
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- undertake a full-scale attack 2, record 4, English, undertake%20a%20full%2Dscale%20attack
proposal
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If hazardous conditions prevent fire department access to the building, the firefighter has little choice but to undertake a full force attack from the exterior. This is when horrendous water damages occur. 1, record 4, English, - undertake%20a%20full%20force%20attack
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Manœuvres d'intervention (incendies)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- lancer une attaque massive
1, record 4, French, lancer%20une%20attaque%20massive
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si les conditions dangereuses empêchent le service d’incendie d’entrer dans le bâtiment, le sapeur n’ a d’autre choix que de lancer une attaque massive depuis l'extérieur du bâtiment. C'est alors que l'eau cause de terribles dégâts. 1, record 4, French, - lancer%20une%20attaque%20massive
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Attaque : Ensemble des opérations qui succèdent aux établissements et que permettent la mise en œuvre simultanée de lances pour circonscrire d’aussi près que possible le foyer. 2, record 4, French, - lancer%20une%20attaque%20massive
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2015-12-18
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Titles of International Programs
- National and International Security
- Weapon Systems
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction
1, record 5, English, Global%20Partnership%20Against%20the%20Spread%20of%20Weapons%20and%20Materials%20of%20Mass%20Destruction
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- G8 Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction 2, record 5, English, G8%20Global%20Partnership%20Against%20the%20Spread%20of%20Weapons%20and%20Materials%20of%20Mass%20Destruction
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction addresses one of the most serious security threats facing our world by preventing terrorist groups and countries of proliferation concern from obtaining weapons of mass destruction and related materials or knowledge. 1, record 5, English, - Global%20Partnership%20Against%20the%20Spread%20of%20Weapons%20and%20Materials%20of%20Mass%20Destruction
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Titres de programmes internationaux
- Sécurité nationale et internationale
- Systèmes d'armes
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Partenariat mondial contre la prolifération des armes de destruction massive et des matières connexes
1, record 5, French, Partenariat%20mondial%20contre%20la%20prolif%C3%A9ration%20des%20armes%20de%20destruction%20massive%20et%20des%20mati%C3%A8res%20connexes
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- Partenariat mondial du G8 contre la prolifération des armes de destruction massive et des matières connexes 2, record 5, French, Partenariat%20mondial%20du%20G8%20contre%20la%20prolif%C3%A9ration%20des%20armes%20de%20destruction%20massive%20et%20des%20mati%C3%A8res%20connexes
correct, masculine noun
- Partenariat mondial du G8 2, record 5, French, Partenariat%20mondial%20du%20G8
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le Partenariat mondial contre la prolifération des armes de destruction massive et des matières connexes s’attaque à l'une des plus graves menaces à la sécurité auxquelles notre monde est confronté. Ce faisant, le Programme empêche des groupes terroristes et des pays où l'on craint la prolifération, d’obtenir des armes de destruction massive ainsi que les matières ou les connaissances connexes. 1, record 5, French, - Partenariat%20mondial%20contre%20la%20prolif%C3%A9ration%20des%20armes%20de%20destruction%20massive%20et%20des%20mati%C3%A8res%20connexes
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Títulos de programas internacionales
- Seguridad nacional e internacional
- Sistemas de armas
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- Alianza Global contra la Proliferación de Armas de Destrucción Masiva
1, record 5, Spanish, Alianza%20Global%20contra%20la%20Proliferaci%C3%B3n%20de%20Armas%20de%20Destrucci%C3%B3n%20Masiva
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- Alianza Global del Grupo de los Ocho contra la Proliferación de Armas de Destrucción Masiva 2, record 5, Spanish, Alianza%20Global%20del%20Grupo%20de%20los%20Ocho%20contra%20la%20Proliferaci%C3%B3n%20de%20Armas%20de%20Destrucci%C3%B3n%20Masiva
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] mecanismo de cooperación para garantizar la seguridad internacional y para frenar la distribución de armas [...] 2, record 5, Spanish, - Alianza%20Global%20contra%20la%20Proliferaci%C3%B3n%20de%20Armas%20de%20Destrucci%C3%B3n%20Masiva
Record 5, Key term(s)
- Alianza Global del G8 contra la Proliferación de Armas de Destrucción Masiva
Record 6 - internal organization data 2012-09-26
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- National and International Security
- Agriculture - General
- Emergency Management
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- agroterrorism
1, record 6, English, agroterrorism
correct, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- agricultural terrorism 1, record 6, English, agricultural%20terrorism
correct, standardized
- agro-terrorism 2, record 6, English, agro%2Dterrorism
correct
- agriterrorism 1, record 6, English, agriterrorism
correct, less frequent
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A form of terrorism aimed at causing damage to the agricultural sector of a targeted area or destroying a given area by introducing pests or micro-organisms that can cause serious or fatal diseases to crops or livestock. 1, record 6, English, - agroterrorism
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Depending on the agent chosen, agro-terrorism can be used to cause mass socio-economic disruption by targeting agricultural or food production or to cause illness and possibly death in the human population. 2, record 6, English, - agroterrorism
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
agroterrorism; agricultural terrorism: terms and definition standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau. 3, record 6, English, - agroterrorism
Record 6, Key term(s)
- agri-terrorism
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité nationale et internationale
- Agriculture - Généralités
- Gestion des urgences
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- agroterrorisme
1, record 6, French, agroterrorisme
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- bioterrorisme agricole 1, record 6, French, bioterrorisme%20agricole
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forme de terrorisme qui vise à porter atteinte au secteur agricole d’une région visée ou àcauser la destruction d’une zone donnée par l’introduction de parasites ou de micro-organismes pouvant causer des maladies graves ou mortelles parmi les cultures ou le bétail. 1, record 6, French, - agroterrorisme
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Selon l'agent choisi, ce genre d’attaque peut provoquer une déstabilisation massive du secteur socio-économique en ciblant les productions agricoles ou alimentaires ou en provoquant des maladies, voire des décès au sein de la population. 2, record 6, French, - agroterrorisme
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
agroterrorisme; bioterrorisme agricole : termes et définition normalisés par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction. 3, record 6, French, - agroterrorisme
Record 6, Key term(s)
- agro-terrorisme
- bio-terrorisme agricole
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2007-05-03
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Phobias
- Social Movements
- Economics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- econophobia 1, record 7, English, econophobia
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
People stuff their mattresses with money and then hide gold in walls for a reason: the feeling of economic insecurity - I call it econophobia. 1, record 7, English, - econophobia
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Phobies
- Mouvements sociaux
- Économique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- éconophobie
1, record 7, French, %C3%A9conophobie
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- écophobie 2, record 7, French, %C3%A9cophobie
see observation, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les Français sont écophobes. En d’autres termes, ils détestent non l’écologie, mais l’économie. Ils lui attribuent des vices qu’elle n’a pas (surtout la finance), s’accrochent à des idées fausses (surtout à propos de l’État et de l’emploi) et se refusent aux indispensables changements (parce que le vieillissement et l’impôt vont étouffer notre économie), si bien que le déclin menace. Mais il n’est pas encore là, explique (laborieusement) l’auteur : l’écophobie se soigne, et certaines des réformes actuelles vont dans le bons sens. [Critique du livre «La Peur économique des Français» par Jean-paul Betbèze.] 2, record 7, French, - %C3%A9conophobie
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
En France, il [...] fallait [...] combattre une «éconophobie généralisée». Jacques Attali et Marc Guillaume s’y sont attaqué, mais pour passer à côté de la nouvelle économie américaine et pour s’interroger notamment sur «les gaspillages et l'aliénation provoqués par une société de consommation massive». 1, record 7, French, - %C3%A9conophobie
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
écophobie : Le mot «phobie» englobe la crainte maladive, la répugnance, la peur, le dégoût, l’horreur (p. ex. : «zoophobie», peur morbide de certains animaux). Il faut que le premier élément du terme représente l’objet de cette crainte ou de cette répugnance. «Éco» est ambigu : il peut vouloir dire «écologie» (habitat, environnement) ou «économie». Le terme «écophobie» peut aussi désigner la haine du mouvement écologique (aussi «écolophobie») ou la peur d’être chez soi (aussi «domophobie»). Il est à noter que les termes anglais «ecophobia» et français «écophobie» semblent être souvent de faux-amis. 3, record 7, French, - %C3%A9conophobie
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2005-11-25
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- National and International Security
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- mass destruction attack
1, record 8, English, mass%20destruction%20attack
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- mass attack 2, record 8, English, mass%20attack
correct
Record 8, Key term(s)
- mass-destruction attack
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité nationale et internationale
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- attentat de destruction massive
1, record 8, French, attentat%20de%20destruction%20massive
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- attaque massive 2, record 8, French, attaque%20massive
correct, feminine noun
- attaque de destruction massive 3, record 8, French, attaque%20de%20destruction%20massive
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2000-05-25
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Military Strategy
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- heavy attack
1, record 9, English, heavy%20attack
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Stratégie militaire
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- attaque massive
1, record 9, French, attaque%20massive
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Reproduit du lexique «Disarmament and Peace Keeping/Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l’autorisation de l’Office des Nations Unies à Genève. 2, record 9, French, - attaque%20massive
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1991-12-18
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Military Strategy
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- stable mutual deterrence 1, record 10, English, stable%20mutual%20deterrence
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A situation in which neither side could logically see any gain in attacking the other. Stability in this context has three dimensions: first, that it is unlikely that the balance could be altered to the point that one side believed a deliberate attack would be profitable; second, that massive nuclear exchange would not develop as a result of hasty, ill-founded or desperate decisions during a crisis; and third, that the maintenance of mutual deterrence does not require a competitive resource-consuming arms race. 2, record 10, English, - stable%20mutual%20deterrence
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
amm-1971 The White Paper on Defence, 1971. 3, record 10, English, - stable%20mutual%20deterrence
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Stratégie militaire
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- dissuasion réciproque stable
1, record 10, French, dissuasion%20r%C3%A9ciproque%20stable
feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Situation dans laquelle aucune des deux puissances en cause n’ a rien à gagner en attaquant l'autre. La stabilité qui résulte de cette situation comporte trois conditions : en premier lieu, il faut que l'équilibre ne puisse être modifié de telle façon qu'une des puissances devienne convaincue qu'une attaque nucléaire préméditée pourrait lui être profitable; en second lieu, il doit n’ exister aucun risque qu'en temps de crise internationale une guerre nucléaire massive puisse être déclenchée à la suite d’une décision précipitée, irréfléchie ou désespérée; enfin, le maintien de l'équilibre ne doit pas entraîner une course aux armements dont le coût serait mutuellement épuisant.(Livre blanc sur la défense dans les années 70). 2, record 10, French, - dissuasion%20r%C3%A9ciproque%20stable
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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