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Record 1 1999-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
CONT

The Penrose drainage tube is inserted into the body after an operation for drainage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
OBS

Le drain de Penrose est un drain plat tubulaire, généralement de latex, qui sert à réaliser le drainge de Penrose. Il complète l'élimination des liquides par capillarité.

OBS

Penrose, Charles (1862-1925) : gynécologue américain.

Spanish

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Record 3 1991-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Quantum Statistics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Statistique quantique

Spanish

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Record 4 2018-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Domestic Trade
  • Special Water Transport
CONT

Short sea ships, when trading outside home trade limits, are required to employ certificated officers and to maintain higher standards of safety equipment than [those that] are currently laid down for home trade ships.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Commerce intérieur
  • Transports par bateaux spéciaux

Spanish

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Record 5 2007-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
OBS

simulate; sim: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
OBS

simuler; sim : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 6 1990-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien

Spanish

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Record 7 1995-10-01

English

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

French

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

Spanish

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Record 8 1996-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archery

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tir à l'arc

Spanish

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Record 9 2010-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry
DEF

In blazon, referring to a figure emerging from another figure.

OBS

In English, the term "issuant" covers both inanimate and human or animal figures. In French, the term "naissant" is used for human or animal figures and the term "mouvant" for inanimate figures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Héraldique
DEF

Dans le blason, se dit d'un animal ou d'un être humain qui semble sortir d'une autre figure.

OBS

En français, on emploie le terme «naissant» lorsque la figure est un animal ou un humain et le terme «mouvant» pour les figures inanimées. Par contre, en anglais, on ne fait pas de distinction; le terme «issuant» est employé pour tous les types de figures.

Spanish

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Record 10 2017-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
CONT

The Prairies support the highest density of breeding waterfowl in Canada and provide critical stopover sites for migrating waterfowl and shorebirds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
CONT

Les Prairies soutiennent la densité la plus élevée de sauvagine reproductrice au Canada et fournissent des aires de repos essentielles à la sauvagine migratrice et aux oiseaux de rivage.

Spanish

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