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Record 1 2000-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
  • Shooting (Sports)
DEF

A pistol having a mechanism which utilizes the pressure of the exploding propellent powder to eject the used case, insert a new cartridge and prepare the pistol for the next shot. ... many so called "automatic" pistols are in fact "self-loading" or "semi automatic".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
  • Tir (Sports)
DEF

Arme à chargeur, qui fonctionne par recul du canon sous la pression des gaz : la culasse avec le percuteur coulisse d'avant en arrière en encaissant la réaction du coup. (ENQUI, LGRAN)

OBS

La dénomination de «pistolet automatique» constitue une exception. (MAGRA 1968, 1-5/60)

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Peace-Keeping Operations
  • Arms Control

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations de maintien de la paix
  • Contrôle des armements
OBS

Reproduit du lexique «Disarmament and Peace Keeping/Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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Record 3 1992-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 4 1996-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Research Equipment
  • Equipment (Chemistry)
OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
  • Équipement (Chimie)
OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 6 1997-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Transport
  • Ship Maintenance
Key term(s)
  • big end bearing removal and fitting check

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport par eau
  • Entretien des navires

Spanish

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Record 7 1987-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
OBS

Renseignement obtenu de l'organisme.

Spanish

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Record 8 2015-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Family Law (common law)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
OBS

dommage au consortium; préjudice au consortium : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 9 2019-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour and Employment
DEF

[A person] who is hired or paid by the day.

OBS

... usually applied to a farm laborer, or to a workman who does not work at any particular trade.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail et emploi
DEF

Personne engagée pour un travail [...] rémunéré à la journée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trabajo y empleo
DEF

Persona que trabaja a jornal o por un salario diario.

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Record 10 1996-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations
  • Propulsion of Water-Craft

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements
  • Propulsion des bateaux
Key term(s)
  • Règle de calcul de la puissance nominale en horse-power

Spanish

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