TERMIUM Plus®

From: Translation Bureau

On social media

Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.

MAE [9 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

Filter results by subject field

Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2025-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies)
TH-58
classification system code, see observation
OBS

A province of Thailand.

OBS

TH-58: code recognized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
TH-58
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Province de la Thaïlande.

OBS

TH-58 : code reconnu par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
TH-58
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Provincia de Tailandia

OBS

TH-58: código reconocido por ISO.

Save record 1

Record 2 2025-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
  • Epidemiology
OBS

A disease can be considered "emerging" if it is newly identified or previously unknown, causes disease, infection or infestation in animals, and has the potential to result in significant animal or public health impacts. It might also be a previously known disease that has changed in some way, either by an increased ability to cause disease, an expanded host range, a change in geography, and/or causing unexpected sickness and death.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
  • Épidémiologie
CONT

Une maladie animale émergente est une maladie animale dont l'incidence (c'est-à-dire le nombre de nouveaux cas d'animaux malades) augmente de manière significative dans une région donnée, dans une population (animale ou humaine) donnée, et pendant une période donnée, ceci indépendamment des fluctuations saisonnières habituelles de la maladie.

Spanish

Save record 2

Record 3 2019-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
DEF

A manufactured product undergoing testing, either at first manufacture or later during its life cycle as part of ongoing functional testing and calibration checks.

CONT

The item under test (IUT) therefore must be effectively discharged before it is touched at the completion of a test.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
CONT

Les tests sont exécutés en stimulant le matériel à l'essai (MAE) à partir d'interfaces externes normalisées avec des instruments adaptés émulant les protocoles ou effectuant des mesures physiques.

Spanish

Save record 3

Record 4 2012-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
  • Emergency Management
  • Risks and Threats (Security)
DEF

A transmissible disease that is believed to be absent or not native to Canada and that must be immediately reported to a district veterinarian from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency because it constitutes a biological threat to livestock, poultry and wildlife.

OBS

A foreign animal disease can be introduced accidentally or intentionally in many ways, such as through live animals, animal products and by-products, inanimatecontaminated items, other vectors (insects, rodents, etc.) and people. Each diseasepresents substantial risk to animal and human health.

OBS

foreign animal disease; FAD: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
  • Gestion des urgences
  • Risques et menaces (Sécurité)
DEF

Maladie transmissible qui, étant considérée comme inexistante ou étrangère au Canada, doit être immédiatement signalée au vétérinaire de district de l'Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments puisqu'elle constitue une menace biologique pour le bétail, la volaille et la faune.

OBS

Une maladie animale exotique peut être introduite accidentellement ou intentionnellement au pays de diverses façons, notamment par l'intermédiaire d'animaux vivants, de produits ou de sous-produits animaux, d'objets inanimés contaminés, d'autres vecteurs (insectes, rongeurs, etc.) et d'êtres humains. Chaquemaladie présente des risques importants pour la santé animale et humaine.

OBS

maladie animale exotique; MAE : terme, abréviation et définition normalisés par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de los animales
  • Gestión de emergencias
  • Riesgos y amenazas (Seguridad)
Save record 4

Record 5 2010-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Loans
  • Urban Housing
OBS

Ginnie Mae, a wholy-owned government corporation within the Department of Housing and Urban Development, helps establish secondary markets for residential mortgages, making mortgage investments attractive to all types of investors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Prêts et emprunts
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)

Spanish

Save record 5

Record 6 2002-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Financial Institutions
  • Loans
OBS

Fannie Mae is a private corporation sponsored by the United States Government to provide funds for housing. It provides assistance to the secondary market for home mortgages through the purchase of mortgages and the issuance or guarantee of various debt instruments secured by mortgage loans.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Institutions financières
  • Prêts et emprunts

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités nacionales no canadienses
  • Instituciones financieras
  • Préstamos
DEF

Agencia federal creada por el gobierno de EE.UU. en 1938 para comprar hipotecas a los prestamistas y venderlas a los inversores.

Key term(s)
  • Federal National Mortgage Association
Save record 6

Record 7 1997-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Programs and Courses
  • Labour and Employment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes et de cours
  • Travail et emploi
OBS

Programme à l'intention des travailleurs touchés par les modifications apportées à l'assurance-chômage (projet de loi C-17). Sera mis en application à l'automne 1994.

OBS

Source : Note de service de la directrice générale des Opérations de l'emploi (6 juin 1994).

Spanish

Save record 7

Record 8 1994-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux

Spanish

Save record 8

Record 9 1989-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Position Titles

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de postes

Spanish

Save record 9

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2026
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Display options

Change the order of display of the official languages of Canada
Option to display the non-official languages (Spanish or Portuguese)
Display definitions, contexts, etc., on records

Features

GCtranslate (available on the Government of Canada network only)

Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: