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Record 1 2003-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • School and School-Related Administration
DEF

The practice whereby a student registers in a university or college course as an auditor. Such a student receives no grade or credit for any course audited. (Unesco study of higher education terminology)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration scolaire et parascolaire

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Administración escolar y paraescolar
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Record 2 1985-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Occupational Codes - Officers
Universal entry(ies)
32.P5
occupation code
OBS

32.P5: classification specialty qualification code.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Groupes professionnels militaires des officiers
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
32.P5
occupation code
OBS

32.P5 : code de qualification de spécialiste (classifications).

Spanish

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Record 3 2018-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupational Bodies and Committees
  • Construction
OBS

Mission: To provide professional designation to construction inspectors; education & marketing information to members.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités professionnels
  • Construction

Spanish

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Record 4 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Facilities (Recreation)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Loisirs)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
OBS

Jouets

Spanish

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Record 5 1996-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
  • Respiratory System
CONT

The discussion between intensivist and inhalation therapist on the issue of respirator weaning is noted with approval as a healthy interdisciplinary process.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
  • Appareil respiratoire
DEF

[...] période de transition entre la période où la totalité de la ventilation est accomplie par le respirateur, et celle où le patient respire spontanément de façon permanente. [...] On peut en fait séparer deux modes de sevrage essentiels : d'une part le débranchement du respirateur, effectué de façon intermittente en augmentant progressivement le temps de maintien de la ventilation spontanée; d'autre part les techniques consistant à diminuer progressivement l'assistance ventilatoire apportée par le respirateur [...]

Spanish

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Record 6 2011-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Design
DEF

The second phase of the architect's basic services, in which the architect prepares for approval by the owner, the design development documents to fix and describe the size and character of the entire project as to structural, mechanical and electrical systems, etc.

CONT

During the design-development stage, the architect ... collaborates with other consultants.... Also during this stage, outline specifications are prepared ... [as well as] a more detailed cost estimate....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conception architecturale
CONT

[...] les avant-projets sont établis en deux stades : l'avant-projet sommaire [...] [et] l'avant-projet détaillé [...]

OBS

études d'avant-projets : [...] les études d'avant-projets, sommaires et détaillés, permettent de préciser les caractéristiques des ouvrages ainsi que leurs coûts [...]

OBS

stade de l'avant-projet détaillé : Au stade de l'avant-projet détaillé, le tracé de l'autoroute et la plupart de ses ponts sont calculés [...]

OBS

L'avant projet est, en matière de bâtiment, l'ensemble des dessins [...] servant de base aux calculs, à l'estimation sommaire du coût des travaux et enfin à l'exécution du projet d'exécution.

OBS

La mise au singulier de «avant-projet» n'est pas approprié car il y en a au moins deux avant-projets.

Spanish

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Record 7 1987-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
CONT

Some of the orb-weavers strengthen their webs by spinning a zigzag ribbon across the centre or below the hub. ... This ribbon has been termed the stabilimentum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • stabilimentum
DEF

traînée de débris de proie que l'araignée fixe verticalement à son piège, vers le bas, en partant du centre et parfois d'un peu plus haut. (...) Si la nature se montre avare et ne lui procure aucun matériel, [l'araignée] file un ruban de soie.

Spanish

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Record 8 1996-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Positions
  • Penal Administration

French

Domaine(s)
  • Postes gouvernementaux
  • Administration pénitentiaire

Spanish

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Record 9 1996-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien

Spanish

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