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DEPOLLUER [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-10-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Law
- Anti-pollution Measures
- Environmental Economics
- Environmental Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- depollute
1, record 1, English, depollute
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- remove pollution 1, record 1, English, remove%20pollution
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To remove the pollution from (depollute our rivers and streams). 2, record 1, English, - depollute
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This term is also loosely applied to mean: reduce pollution, control pollution. 3, record 1, English, - depollute
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit environnemental
- Mesures antipollution
- Économie environnementale
- Gestion environnementale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dépolluer
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9polluer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- éliminer la pollution 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9liminer%20la%20pollution
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dépolluer un lieu, quelque chose, en supprimer, en tout ou en partie, toutes les matières ou déchets pouvant le polluer : Il faut dépolluer les plages pour les estivants. 1, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9polluer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les Suédois dépolluent la Vistule. 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9polluer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le verbe «dépolluer», quand on le compare à des expressions comme «limiter la pollution, réduire la pollution, prévenir la pollution», est le seul qui signifie «éliminer complètement la pollution». Néanmoins dans la langue courante on l'emploie souvent au sens général de «lutter contre la pollution», «réduire la pollution». 4, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9polluer
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-12-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- decontaminate
1, record 2, English, decontaminate
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To remove contamination or the risk of contamination ... 2, record 2, English, - decontaminate
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If the hydraulic system fluid is lost to the point that the hydraulic pumps run dry or cavitate, you should change the defective pumps, check filter elements, and decontaminate the system as required. 3, record 2, English, - decontaminate
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Aérotechnique et maintenance
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- décontaminer
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9contaminer
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- dépolluer 2, record 2, French, d%C3%A9polluer
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Éliminer ou atténuer les effets d’une contamination sur quelque chose. 3, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9contaminer
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
décontaminer; dépolluer : termes uniformisés par le Comité d’uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique(CUTA)-Maintenance. 4, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9contaminer
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-10-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Law
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- environmental standard
1, record 3, English, environmental%20standard
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Environmental Standards. Differing national environmental policies, for example with regard to the tolerable amount of pollution and to quality and emission standards, are justified by a variety of factors including, among other things, different pollution assimilative capacities of the environment in its present state, different social objectives and priorities attached to environmental protection and different degrees of industrialization and population density. 2, record 3, English, - environmental%20standard
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit environnemental
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- norme environnementale
1, record 3, French, norme%20environnementale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- norme écologique 2, record 3, French, norme%20%C3%A9cologique
correct, feminine noun
- norme relative à l’environnement 3, record 3, French, norme%20relative%20%C3%A0%20l%26rsquo%3Benvironnement
correct, feminine noun
- norme d’environnement 4, record 3, French, norme%20d%26rsquo%3Benvironnement
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Toute norme qui vise à promouvoir la qualité de l'environnement, à protéger l'environnement de la pollution, à dépolluer les milieux dégradés. 5, record 3, French, - norme%20environnementale
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les gouvernements sont [...] sensibles aux répercussions de leurs mesures sur l’emploi, et craignent surtout la fermeture d’usines. Les industries bénéficient alors d’un avantage important : elles peuvent menacer de fermer si le gouvernement n’accepte pas de payer une plus grande partie de la facture ou d’abaisser les normes environnementales. 6, record 3, French, - norme%20environnementale
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho ambiental
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- norma ecológica
1, record 3, Spanish, norma%20ecol%C3%B3gica
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- norma ambiental 1, record 3, Spanish, norma%20ambiental
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-04-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Pollution (General)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- lead
1, record 4, English, lead
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On the basis of documented lead contamination of sediments and associated aquatic life and potential impacts on water fowl the State of Connecticut ordered ... to cease the discharge of lead shot and to perform remediation, including dredging and cleanup of affected sediments ... 2, record 4, English, - lead
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Lead contamination. 1, record 4, English, - lead
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pollution (Généralités)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- plombique
1, record 4, French, plombique
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- par le plomb 2, record 4, French, par%20le%20plomb
correct
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Compte tenu des preuves de contamination plombique des sédiments et de la vie aquatique associée, ainsi que des effets possibles de cette contamination sur les anatidés, l'État du Connecticut ordonna [...] de cesser de tirer de la grenaille de plomb et de prendre des mesures correctrices [pour] dépolluer [...] 3, record 4, French, - plombique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Contamination plombique, par le plomb. 4, record 4, French, - plombique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2002-03-08
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Concrete Facilities and Equipment
- Facilities and Equipment (Metal Joining)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- chipping hammer
1, record 5, English, chipping%20hammer
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- chipping gun 2, record 5, English, chipping%20gun
correct
- chipper 3, record 5, English, chipper
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Self-Shielded Flux Cored Welding. 1. Use a drag (pull) gun technique. 2. Keep the wire clean and dry for best weld results. 3. The weld is similar to Stick welding, in that a layer of slag must be removed from the weld after welding. Use a chipping hammer and a wire brush. 4, record 5, English, - chipping%20hammer
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
After several months, residual concrete inside the truck mixer drum hardens into a thick layer. This concrete must be removed periodically. Workers - drivers, laborers, or contract workers - enter the drum and use a pneumatic chipping hammer to break up the hardened concrete. 5, record 5, English, - chipping%20hammer
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 CONT
d.Power tools, portable. i.Grinder. ii.Chipper. iii.Impact wrench. iv.Drills. v.Boring and honing. [Source: Practical Skills for Marine Engineers, Training Course.] 3, record 5, English, - chipping%20hammer
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Outillage et installations (Bétonnage)
- Équipement pour l'assemblage des métaux
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- marteau burineur
1, record 5, French, marteau%20burineur
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dépolluer un véhicule, démonter ses éléments, séparer ses matériaux. A. 1 Emploi de l'outillage et des matériels. Utiliser correctement un cric roulant, [...] un pont élévateur, [...] une grue d’atelier [...], un palan [...], une clé à choc, [...] un marteau burineur [...] 2, record 5, French, - marteau%20burineur
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Outils électriques portatifs : i.Rectifieuse. ii.Marteau burineur. iii.Clé à chocs. iv.Perceuses. v.Machines à aléser et à polir. [Source : Cours sur les techniques d’entretien pour les mécaniciens de navire.] 3, record 5, French, - marteau%20burineur
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-11-29
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Demolition (Military)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- humanitarian demining
1, record 6, English, humanitarian%20demining
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- humanitarian mine clearance 2, record 6, English, humanitarian%20mine%20clearance
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Humanitarian mine clearance aims to achieve 100 per cent clearance of mines from the areas designated, and to reclaim the land for agriculture and for community development projects; such operations also commonly involve explosive ordnance disposal (EOD). 2, record 6, English, - humanitarian%20demining
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Destruction (Militaire)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- déminage humanitaire
1, record 6, French, d%C3%A9minage%20humanitaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Par opposition au déminage militaire, il vise à dépolluer les axes routiers, infrastructures et terres agricoles. 1, record 6, French, - d%C3%A9minage%20humanitaire
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Destrucción (Militar)
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- desminado humanitario
1, record 6, Spanish, desminado%20humanitario
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2001-10-25
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Anti-pollution Measures
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- control pollution
1, record 7, English, control%20pollution
correct, verb phrase
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To eliminate a pollution problem. 2, record 7, English, - control%20pollution
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The United States has made tremendous advances in the past 25 years to clean up the aquatic environment by controlling pollution from industries and sewage treatment plants. Unfortunately, we did not do enough to control pollution from diffuse, or nonpoint, sources. 3, record 7, English, - control%20pollution
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
add-on control device: An air pollution control device such as carbon absorber or incinerator which reduces the pollution in an exhaust gas. The control device usually does not affect the process being controlled and thus is "add-on" technology, as opposed to a scheme to control pollution through making some alteration to the basic process. 4, record 7, English, - control%20pollution
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Risk management is the process of taking information from various sources ... and using it to make regulatory (decisions) about what actions should or will be taken to control pollution or remediate waste sites. 5, record 7, English, - control%20pollution
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
to control pollution: this expression is loosely applied to the limitating, reducing or removing of pollution and is used when environmental quality objectives are met. See also "pollution abatement" and "pollution control" in TERMIUM. 2, record 7, English, - control%20pollution
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Mesures antipollution
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- maîtriser la pollution
1, record 7, French, ma%C3%AEtriser%20la%20pollution
correct, verb phrase
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- lutter contre la pollution 1, record 7, French, lutter%20contre%20la%20pollution
correct, verb phrase
- combattre la pollution 1, record 7, French, combattre%20la%20pollution
correct, verb phrase
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Rejets urbains par temps de pluie : pollutions et nuisances. Comment maîtriser la pollution des eaux pluviales. 2, record 7, French, - ma%C3%AEtriser%20la%20pollution
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L’amélioration radicale de l’environnement de l’usine de pâtes et papiers au Canada est [...] la manifestation de changement la plus évidente dans cette industrie. [...] tous les indicateurs importants de la qualité des effluents ont affiché une amélioration accrue. L’industrie récolte maintenant les fruits de ses efforts : occupée jusqu’à présent à maîtriser la pollution, elle passe à l’étape suivante, soit la mise au point de technologies de prévention. 3, record 7, French, - ma%C3%AEtriser%20la%20pollution
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Des mesures permettant de maîtriser la pollution à la source comprendront la fixation de valeurs limites d’émission ainsi que des normes de qualité écologique. 4, record 7, French, - ma%C3%AEtriser%20la%20pollution
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
maîtriser la pollution : Ce terme veut dire que l'on règle de façon satisfaisante un problème de pollution. «Lutter contre la pollution» et «combattre la pollution» se rapportent davantage aux actions entreprises pour en arriver à ce résultat. Des termes plus spécifiques comme «réduire la pollution» ou «dépolluer» peuvent être utilisés dans certains contextes, lorsque l'on désire décrire la solution envisagée pour régler le problème. Voir aussi «lutte contre la pollution», «réduction de la pollution», «dépollution» et «dépolluer» dans TERMIUM. 5, record 7, French, - ma%C3%AEtriser%20la%20pollution
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medidas contra la contaminación
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- luchar contra la contaminación
1, record 7, Spanish, luchar%20contra%20la%20contaminaci%C3%B3n
verb phrase
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2001-08-13
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Mine Warfare
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- clear a minefield
1, record 8, English, clear%20a%20minefield
correct, verb
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Guerre des mines
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- relever un champ de mines
1, record 8, French, relever%20un%20champ%20de%20mines
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- dépolluer un terrain miné 1, record 8, French, d%C3%A9polluer%20un%20terrain%20min%C3%A9
correct
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Guerra de minas
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- despejar un campo minado
1, record 8, Spanish, despejar%20un%20campo%20minado
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
- desminar 1, record 8, Spanish, desminar
correct
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1997-07-31
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Anti-pollution Measures
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- clean up
1, record 9, English, clean%20up
verb
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Mesures antipollution
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- nettoyer
1, record 9, French, nettoyer
proposal, verb
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- épurer 1, record 9, French, %C3%A9purer
proposal, verb
- assainir 1, record 9, French, assainir
proposal, verb
- dépolluer 1, record 9, French, d%C3%A9polluer
proposal, verb
- décontaminer 1, record 9, French, d%C3%A9contaminer
proposal, verb
- remettre en état 1, record 9, French, remettre%20en%20%C3%A9tat
proposal, verb
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les termes français ne sont pas des synonymes, mais des équivalents possibles parmi lesquels il faut choisir selon le contexte. «Nettoyer»(un sol, les lieux d’un déversement) est le terme le moins technique. «Remettre en état» se dit d’une décharge, par exemple. «Épurer» des eaux; «dépolluer» des plages; «décontaminer» des objets; «assainir» une région, l'air, etc. 1, record 9, French, - nettoyer
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1995-10-11
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- System Names
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- Artificial Wetlands Water Filtration System
1, record 10, English, Artificial%20Wetlands%20Water%20Filtration%20System
Quebec
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- Constructed Wetlands Water Filtration System 1, record 10, English, Constructed%20Wetlands%20Water%20Filtration%20System
Quebec
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record 10, Key term(s)
- Aquatic Plant Water Filtration System
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Noms de systèmes
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- Utilisation de marais artificiels dans le traitement des eaux usées
1, record 10, French, Utilisation%20de%20marais%20artificiels%20dans%20le%20traitement%20des%20eaux%20us%C3%A9es
Quebec
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Expérience menée par le Jardin botanique de Montréal. Pour dépolluer un petit lac situé sur l'île Notre-Dame, on a utilisé ce système. 1, record 10, French, - Utilisation%20de%20marais%20artificiels%20dans%20le%20traitement%20des%20eaux%20us%C3%A9es
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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