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QUESTION DIRECTE [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Statistical Surveys
- Surveys (Public Relations)
- Continuing Education
- Military Training
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- multi-choice question
1, record 1, English, multi%2Dchoice%20question
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- multiple-choice question 2, record 1, English, multiple%2Dchoice%20question
correct
- multiple choice question 3, record 1, English, multiple%20choice%20question
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of objective test or questionnaire question in which the testee has to choose the correct answer from a number of alternatives supplied. 1, record 1, English, - multi%2Dchoice%20question
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Multiple-choice questions are the most common type of alternate-response question ... [They] may use letter keys, number keys, or a moving cursor to select the answer... 4, record 1, English, - multi%2Dchoice%20question
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
multiple choice question: term used in the context of military training. 5, record 1, English, - multi%2Dchoice%20question
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
- Enquêtes et sondages (Relations publiques)
- Éducation permanente
- Instruction du personnel militaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- question à choix multiple
1, record 1, French, question%20%C3%A0%20choix%20multiple
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- Q.C.M. 2, record 1, French, Q%2EC%2EM%2E
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- question à choix multiples 3, record 1, French, question%20%C3%A0%20choix%20multiples
correct, feminine noun
- question à choix de réponses 4, record 1, French, question%20%C3%A0%20choix%20de%20r%C3%A9ponses
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Question directe ou énoncé incomplet comprenant un certain nombre de réponses suggérées parmi lesquelles l'élève doit choisir. 5, record 1, French, - question%20%C3%A0%20choix%20multiple
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] celles qui offrent plus de deux solutions possibles; ce sont les questions à choix multiples ou à plusieurs voies, chacune des solutions possibles figurant sur le questionnaire lui-même. 6, record 1, French, - question%20%C3%A0%20choix%20multiple
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
question à choix multiples : terme utilisé dans le contexte de l’instruction militaire. 7, record 1, French, - question%20%C3%A0%20choix%20multiple
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Encuestas estadísticas
- Encuestas (Relaciones públicas)
- Educación permanente
- Instrucción del personal militar
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pregunta de elección múltiple
1, record 1, Spanish, pregunta%20de%20elecci%C3%B3n%20m%C3%BAltiple
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- PEM 1, record 1, Spanish, PEM
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-04-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- direct consequence
1, record 2, English, direct%20consequence
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"The presence or absence of reasonable anticipation of damage determines the legal quality of the act as negligent or innocent. If it be thus determined to be negligent or innocent, then the question whether particular damages are recoverable depends only on the answer to the question whether they are the direct consequence of the act..." 2, record 2, English, - direct%20consequence
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- conséquence directe
1, record 2, French, cons%C3%A9quence%20directe
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Le fait qu'on puisse ou non raisonnablement prévoir un dommage permet de déterminer si l'acte constitue ou non une négligence sur le plan juridique. Si l'on en vient à la conclusion qu'il y a eu négligence, le demandeur pourra obtenir réparation à l'égard de dommages donnés s’ils sont la conséquence directe de l'acte en question... " 2, record 2, French, - cons%C3%A9quence%20directe
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
conséquence directe : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l’accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 3, record 2, French, - cons%C3%A9quence%20directe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-03-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Trade
- Restrictive Practices (Law)
- Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- direct evidence of substitutability
1, record 3, English, direct%20evidence%20of%20substitutability
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Direct evidence of substitutability includes statistical evidence of whether buyers switch to another product in response to small changes in the price of the product at issue and anecdotal evidence of switching behaviour. 2, record 3, English, - direct%20evidence%20of%20substitutability
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Commerce
- Pratiques restrictives (Droit)
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- preuve directe de substituabilité
1, record 3, French, preuve%20directe%20de%20substituabilit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- preuve directe du caractère substitutif 2, record 3, French, preuve%20directe%20du%20caract%C3%A8re%20substitutif
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une preuve directe de substituabilité comprend des données statistiques qui montrent que les acheteurs adoptent un autre produit en réponse à de petites modifications du prix en question et des exemples de ce comportement. 1, record 3, French, - preuve%20directe%20de%20substituabilit%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-02-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- vibrocompaction process
1, record 4, English, vibrocompaction%20process
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- vibro-compaction process 2, record 4, English, vibro%2Dcompaction%20process
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Russia has both fast reactors and water reactors that can be used for burning MOX fuel. Fast reactors can use either pellet type fuel or vibro-compacted (vibro-packed) fuel. Vibro-packed fuel is made from plutonium oxide generated using a pyroelectrochemical conversion (molten salt) process. Both this conversion process and the vibro-compaction process for making fuel are relatively simple ... 1, record 4, English, - vibrocompaction%20process
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- vibrocompaction
1, record 4, French, vibrocompaction
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[…] les Russes envisagent l'utilisation directe de poudres d’UO2 et de PuO2 ou aussi de poudres obtenues par coprécipitation2(U, Pu) O2 pour le remplissage des crayons [combustibles] par vibrocompaction. La vibration imposée aux crayons combustibles emplis de poudres(de granulation convenable) permet de tasser(compacter) les poudres en question. 1, record 4, French, - vibrocompaction
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2007-08-14
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Leadership Techniques (Meetings)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- relay question 1, record 5, English, relay%20question
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Techniques d'animation des réunions
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- question de relais
1, record 5, French, question%20de%20relais
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- question-relais 2, record 5, French, question%2Drelais
correct, feminine noun
- question relais 3, record 5, French, question%20relais
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Question de relais. [...] Quand un participant pose une question à l'animateur, au lieu de répondre ou de retourner la question, il la renvoie soit au groupe(à la cantonade) soit à un autre participant(directe ou indirecte), ce qui relance la discussion dans le groupe. 4, record 5, French, - question%20de%20relais
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les questions de relais [...] sont celles que l’animateur [...] interrogé par un membre renvoie à un autre membre ou, plus souvent, au groupe tout entier [...] 5, record 5, French, - question%20de%20relais
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2004-06-29
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Trademarks (Law)
- Commercial Law
- Trade
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- counterfeit trademark
1, record 6, English, counterfeit%20trademark
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- counterfeit mark 2, record 6, English, counterfeit%20mark
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a spurious trademark that is identical to, or substantially indistinguishable from, a registered trademark. 1, record 6, English, - counterfeit%20trademark
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The general term "mark" is often used in texts as an elliptical variant of "trademark." 3, record 6, English, - counterfeit%20trademark
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
... Trademarks that describe the ingredients, qualities, features, purpose or characteristics of a product or service. These marks are not inherently distinctive, and thus do not receive trademark protection unless they acquire distinctiveness through secondary meaning. 4, record 6, English, - counterfeit%20trademark
Record 6, Key term(s)
- counterfeit trade-mark
- counterfeit trade mark
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Marques de commerce (Droit)
- Droit commercial
- Commerce
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- marque contrefaite
1, record 6, French, marque%20contrefaite
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- marque de commerce contrefaite 2, record 6, French, marque%20de%20commerce%20contrefaite
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le titulaire d’une marque doit ensuite produire une opposition ou intenter une action en annulation si la marque contrefaite a été enregistrée. 3, record 6, French, - marque%20contrefaite
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Il existe une incertitude au sujet de la question de savoir si d’autres personnes, qui facilitent simplement l'affichage ou la transmission de la marque de commerce contrefaite, peuvent aussi être tenues responsables de contrefaçon directe. 2, record 6, French, - marque%20contrefaite
Record 6, Key term(s)
- fausse marque
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1991-10-14
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Statistical Surveys
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- flashcard
1, record 7, English, flashcard
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- flash-card 2, record 7, English, flash%2Dcard
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- carte-questionnaire
1, record 7, French, carte%2Dquestionnaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La question est posée par l'intermédiaire d’une carte-questionnaire de manière à éviter toute intervention directe de l'enquêteur et à se replacer dans des conditions voisines de celles du recensement 2, record 7, French, - carte%2Dquestionnaire
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1991-07-15
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Statistical Surveys
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- direct question
1, record 8, English, direct%20question
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- question directe
1, record 8, French, question%20directe
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1990-01-16
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Leadership Techniques (Meetings)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- direct question
1, record 9, English, direct%20question
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[a] question addressed to a specific individual. 1, record 9, English, - direct%20question
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A chairman or moderator announces the subject, introduces the panel members, refers questions to individual members when directed to the panel at large, and helps to keep discussion centered on the issue. 2, record 9, English, - direct%20question
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Techniques d'animation des réunions
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- question directe
1, record 9, French, question%20directe
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les questions directes (...) s’adressent à un individu en particulier (...) 2, record 9, French, - question%20directe
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Question directe(de l'animateur à un participant). Elle aide le timide, évite le désordre, mais doit être utilisée avec modération afin de ne pas donner l'impression au sujet d’être la cible de l'animateur. 3, record 9, French, - question%20directe
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Questions directes. Elles s’adressent directement à quelqu’un, ou sollicite de lui une réponse précise. 4, record 9, French, - question%20directe
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1986-08-01
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Education Theory and Methods
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- direct method 1, record 10, English, direct%20method
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- méthode de la question directe
1, record 10, French, m%C3%A9thode%20de%20la%20question%20directe
feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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