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Record 1 2013-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Horse Husbandry
CONT

[The pedal bone] is so porous in structure as to resemble pumice stone in appearance and density.

DEF

the terminal phalanx in the foot of a horse, enclosed in the hoof. Shaped rather like the hoof itself, it in fact occupies only a relatively small proportion of the interior, at the front and sides.

OBS

The plural of "phalanx" is "phalanxes" or "phalanges."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
  • Élevage des chevaux
CONT

[...] la troisième [phalange] forme l’os du pied, qui inclut la couronne et le sabot, et se complète par le petit sésamoïde. L’os du pied est très poreux, garni de nombreux vaisseaux sanguins et, partant, très délicat.

CONT

[...] l’os du pied [...] a la forme du sabot [...]

OBS

Criblé(e) de petits orifices laissant passer des vaisseaux sanguins et des filaments nerveux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Anatomía animal
  • Cría de ganado caballar
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Record 2 2003-12-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Citizenship and Immigration
  • Special-Language Phraseology
OBS

Terminology used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
OBS

Terminologie employée par Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
  • Industrial Techniques and Processes
DEF

Material approximating in size to the aperture in the screening surface, usually within [plus or minus] 25% of aperture size.

DEF

... grains close in cross section to a specified screening mesh, which tend to blind apertures and slow down sizing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
  • Techniques industrielles
DEF

Produit de dimensions approximativement égales à l’ouverture de maille.

DEF

[...] grain dont les dimensions lui permettent juste de passer au travers d’un crible.

Spanish

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Record 4 1996-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personnel Management

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion du personnel

Spanish

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Record 5 1993-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Police
OBS

GRU personnel and agents must be vetted by the KGB before being finally engaged.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Police

Spanish

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