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Record 1 1992-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
OBS

Service correctionnel du Canada

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports (General)
  • Cycling
CONT

The first rider to cross the finish line is the winner.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports (Généralités)
  • Cyclisme
CONT

Le coureur doit parcourir une distance donnée le plus rapidement possible, son objectif principal étant de franchir la ligne d'arrivée devant les autres concurrents.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes (Generalidades)
  • Ciclismo
CONT

El corredor puede franquear la línea de llegada a pie, con la condición de que lleve o empuje su bicicleta.

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Record 3 2011-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Chemical Engineering
OBS

The term rate-limiting does not imply that such a step imposes an upper limit on the rate of reaction (as under conditions of saturation in Michaellis-Menten kinetics). For this reason, the synonym rate-controlling step, although not widely used at present, is preferable where there is a possibility of such confusion.

Key term(s)
  • rate determining step
  • rate controlling step
  • rate limiting step

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique
  • Génie chimique
DEF

Étape la plus lente d'une réaction chimique comportant plusieurs étapes et qui limite [...] la vitesse de la réaction globale.

OBS

étape cinétiquement limitante; étape cinétiquement déterminante : termes et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 18 avril 2001.

Spanish

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Record 4 1988-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Accounting
  • Financial and Budgetary Management

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
CONT

[La] politique de recours à l'endettement a laissé des traces. Il en résulte en effet pour certaines entreprises une double fragilité : - des difficultés pour assurer le service de la dette, - des problèmes de structure de bilan.

Spanish

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Record 5 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
OBS

Bill C-49, 1975 Art. 53(1)

Spanish

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Record 6 2012-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cancers and Oncology
  • Liver and Biliary Ducts
DEF

A malignant tumor that arises in the liver.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cancers et oncologie
  • Foie et voies biliaires
DEF

Tumeur maligne qui se développe aux dépens du foie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de cáncer y oncología
  • Hígado y conductos biliares
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Record 7 2001-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paddle Sports

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de pagaie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de remo
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Record 8 2017-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compressors
DEF

A device that raises the pressure of a compressible fluid, such as air or gas.

CONT

Compressors create a pressure differential in order to move or compress a vapor or a gas, consuming power in the process. They may be broadly classified as positive-displacement or non-positive displacement machines according to whether or not there is incorporated in the compressor a mechanism functioning in the manner of a check valve to separate the high-pressure discharge from the low-pressure suction.

CONT

Every assembly of pipes, pipe fittings, valves, safety devices, rumps, compressors and other fixed equipment that is used for transferring a dangerous substance from one location to another shall be ... fitted with ... control and safety devices to ensure its safe operation ...

OBS

compressor: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Compresseurs
DEF

Appareil servant à comprimer un fluide, l'air notamment, à une pression voulue.

OBS

compresseur : terme uniformisé par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et Maintenance.

OBS

compresseur : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Compresores
DEF

Máquina utilizada para elevar la presión de un gas al que comunica la energía necesaria para ello.

CONT

Las compresoras se utilizan para conseguir el desplazamiento de gases por conducciones.

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Record 9 - external organization data 2022-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 10 1999-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Programs and Courses
  • Military Administration
OBS

The aim of the reserve integrated information project (RIIP) was to improve the operational effectiveness of the reserves by minimizing time spent on administrative tasks while maximizing time available for training.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes et de cours
  • Administration militaire
OBS

Visite à améliorer l'efficacité opérationnelle de la réserve en réduisant au minimum le temps consacré aux tâches administratives tout en maximisant le temps réservé à l'instruction.

Spanish

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