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DURABLE [8 records]

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Record 1 2015-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environment
CONT

The adjective "sustainable" has been used in relation to wildlife conservation since the seventies; especially in the phrase "sustainable development," it became one of the environmental buzzwords of the eighties as the GREEN movement succeeded in focusing public attention on the long-term effects of energy use and industrial processes in Western societies.

PHR

Sustainable development, sustainable forestry management, sustainable harvesting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Environnement
CONT

Le rapport Brundtland définit ainsi le développement durable : «Le développement durable est un développement qui répond aux besoins du présent sans compromettre la capacité des générations futures de répondre aux leurs».

PHR

Agriculture durable, aménagement durable, développement durable.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medio ambiente
DEF

[Se dice del] modelo de desarrollo consciente de la necesidad de no agotar los recursos.

OBS

sostenible; sustentable: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que los adjetivos sostenible y sustentable (el primero más utilizado en España y el segundo más común en América) son válidos para referirse al modelo de desarrollo que trata de no comprometer a las próximas generaciones con un consumo excesivo de recursos. [...] Aunque sustentable aún no aparece en el Diccionario académico con el significado de ‘que se puede mantener durante largo tiempo sin agotar los recursos o causar grave daño al medio ambiente’, este adjetivo tiene un amplio uso con este sentido, sobre todo en Hispanoamérica.

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Record 2 2011-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
  • Scientific Research Equipment
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
  • Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 4 2009-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Trade Goods
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

Consumer goods with a relatively long life span such as books, automobiles and appliances.

CONT

Consumer goods, like capital goods, can be categorized as nondurable or soft goods, expected to last less than three years (food, clothing, tobacco, gasoline), and durable goods, expected to last longer than three years (books, automobiles, appliances, furniture). Some authorities also use a third category, semidurable goods, which last from six months to three years (clothing, shoes, etc.).

Key term(s)
  • durable good
  • durable consumer good
  • consumer durable good
  • consumer durable
  • durable consumers'good
  • hard good
  • remote goods

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'objets de commerce
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Biens mobiliers, ayant une durée d'utilisation assez prolongée, par exemple meubles et appareils électroménagers.

Key term(s)
  • article durable de consommation
  • articles durables de consommation
  • bien durable
  • produit durable
  • bien de consommation durable
  • bien non fongible
  • article de consommation durable
  • bien d'usage durable
  • durable
  • produits durables
  • biens non fongibles
  • articles de consommation durables
  • biens d'usage durables

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de bienes comerciales
  • Comercio exterior
DEF

Bienes de consumo con una vida relativamente larga tales como libros, automóviles y aparatos electrodomésticos.

Key term(s)
  • bien duradero
  • bien de consumo duradero
  • bien de uso durable
  • bien de uso duradero
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Record 5 1993-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nonwoven Textiles
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
  • Strength of Materials
CONT

The Witcoflex coating ... is a hydrophylic polyurethane which transmits vapour by molecular action thus making a coated fabric both breathable and waterproof ... This non-porous coating is resistant, long-lasting and does not present holes liable to be filled by dirt or detergent.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nontissés (Industries du textile)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
  • Résistance des matériaux
CONT

L'enduction Witcoflex (...) composée de polyuréthane hydrophile, transmet la vapeur d'eau par action moléculaire, permettant d'obtenir un tissu enduit à la fois imperméable à l'eau et respirant. (...) Cette enduction non-poreuse est résistante, durable et ne présente pas de trous qui risquent de se colmater par la salissure ou les détergents.

Spanish

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Record 6 1992-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
CONT

the word "durable" is finding favour as a neutral word that refers to the hoped-for end-point of breeding activity without implications as to biological mechanisms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
CONT

le qualificatif durable, terme neutre, convient pour décrire l'espoir de terminer un programme de sélection de gènes de résistance sans égard aux mécanismes biologiques.

Spanish

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Record 7 1991-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Concrete Construction

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bétonnage

Spanish

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Record 8 1986-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Industries

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du bois
DEF

Se dit du bois qui conserve longtemps ses propriétés.

Spanish

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