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Record 1 1999-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Zoology
CONT

This approach is often reserved for high-profile species (game and threatened species).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Zoologie
CONT

Cette approche n'est souvent réservée qu'aux espèces vedettes (espèces gibiers, espèces menacées).

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Problems
OBS

(substance abuse)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Problèmes sociaux
OBS

(abus de l'alcool ou d'autres drogues)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Problemas sociales
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Record 3 1987-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances
DEF

Autorisation devant être obtenue d'un bureau régional afin de confirmer la disponibilité de fonds suffisants pour couvrir, par exemple, l'émission de chèques d'allocations par ASX.

Spanish

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Record 4 - external organization data 2023-01-20

English

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

French

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

Spanish

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Record 5 2001-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Military Administration
  • Accommodation (Military)
OBS

Term found in the HAMIS Rents Module User Guide. HAMIS stands for Housing Agency Management Information System.

OBS

HAMIS transaction code.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Administration militaire
  • Logement (Militaire)
OBS

Terme figurant dans le Manuel d'utilisation du module des loyers du SIGAL. SIGAL signifie Système d'information de gestion de l'Agence e logement.

OBS

Code de transaction SIGAL.

Spanish

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Record 6 2020-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Living Matter - General Properties
DEF

The amount of carbon fixed by the autotrophs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propriétés générales de la matière vivante
DEF

Quantité de carbone fixé par les organismes autotrophes.

OBS

La production (ou productivité) primaire est celle des végétaux autotrophes, source unique de création véritable de matière vivante.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Propiedades generales de la materia viva
DEF

Cantidad total de materia orgánica generada por los vegetales por fotosíntesis.

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Record 7 2006-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Stars (Astronomy)
DEF

two stars revolving about their common centre of mass in an orbit whose plane passes through or very near the Earth. An observer on the Earth thus sees one star pass periodically over the face of another and diminish its light through an eclipse. The star Algol was the first eclipsing binary to be discovered.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Étoiles (Astronomie)
DEF

Étoile qui se révèle double par l'existence d'une courbe de lumière périodique particulière due à des effets géométriques.

CONT

La plupart des binaires, telle Algol, dites à éclipse ont de courtes périodes de révolution, souvent moins de dix jours. On connaît cependant des exceptions: il existe des systèmes dont les périodes sont supérieures à un an. La binaire à éclipse VV Cephei a quant à elle une période de plus de vingt ans.

Key term(s)
  • binaire à éclipses
  • étoile double à éclipses
  • système binaire à éclipses

Spanish

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Record 8 2000-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Handball
OBS

Technique/tactics.

Key term(s)
  • three man figure eight

French

Domaine(s)
  • Handball
OBS

Technique/tactique.

Spanish

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Record 9 1988-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
CONT

[SI metric thread system.] Tolerance positions establish the maximum material limits of the pitch and crest diameters for both internal and external threads. The series of tolerance-position symbols to reflect varying amounts of allowance are: For external threads: "e" = large allowance; "g" = small allowance; "h" = no allowance. [And] For internal threads: "G: = small allowance; "H" = no allowance.

CONT

M6 X1 -5g 6g: M= metric; 6= nominal size; 1=pitch; 5g 6g= tolerance-class designation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)

Spanish

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Record 10 2006-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environment
  • Sports (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Environnement
  • Sports (Généralités)

Spanish

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