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Record 1 2023-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of NATO Bodies
  • Military Logistics
  • Combined Forces (Military)
OBS

ACO: Allied Command Operations.

OBS

ACE: Allied Command Europe.

OBS

ACO Logistic Centre; ALC: designations to be used by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • ACO Logistic Center
  • ACE Logistic Center
  • Allied Command Operations Logistic Centre
  • Allied Command Operations Center
  • Allied Command Europe Logistic Centre
  • Allied Command Europe Center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres d'organismes de l'OTAN
  • Logistique militaire
  • Interarmées
OBS

ACO : Commandement allié Opérations.

OBS

CAE : Commandement allié en Europe.

OBS

Centre logistique de l'ACO; ALC : désignations d'usage obligatoire à l'OTAN.

Key term(s)
  • Centre logistique du Commandement allié Opérations
  • Centre logistique du Commandement allié en Europe

Spanish

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Record 2 1984-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prosthetic Dentistry
Key term(s)
  • lower partial denture

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie prothétique

Spanish

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Record 3 2009-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

An occurrence of strata in contact with the undersurface of a stratigraphic unit that succeeds an unconformity on which overstep is conspicuous ...

CONT

These formations [Bluesky and Gething] comprise a clastic sequence lying unconformably on subcropping strata of Jurassic, Permian and Mississippian ages.

Key term(s)
  • suboutcropping strata
  • subcropping stratum
  • suboutcropping stratum

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
Key term(s)
  • strate subaffleurante

Spanish

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Record 4 2004-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
DEF

A mechanical finishing process of lifting fibers to the fabric surface and orienting the raised fiber in the machine direction of the fabric.

CONT

Textile finishing processes: ... Treatments enhancing appearance include such processes as napping and shearing, brushing ... Brushing: This process, applied to a wide variety of fabrics, is usually accomplished by bristle-covered rollers. The process is used to remove loose threads and short fibre ends from smooth-surfaced fabrics ... Brushing is frequently applied to fabrics after shearing, removing the cut fibres that have fallen into the nap.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
DEF

Procédé de finissage mécanique qui soulève les fibres de surface et les oriente dans le sens machine.

OBS

Dans ce contexte, le terme «brossage» n'est pas employé dans le sens de «duvetage». Il s'agit du brossage effectué par des brosseuses ou machines à brosser composées de brosses cylindriques rotatives, pour brosser les tissus après le grattage et le tondage.

Spanish

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Record 5 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

bathing cap: an item in the "Clothing" class of the "Personal Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

bonnet de bain : objet de la classe «Vêtements» de la catégorie «Objets personnels».

Spanish

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Record 6 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques

Spanish

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Record 7 2015-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Field Engineering (Military)
OBS

airfield engineering; AE: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel and the Defence Terminology Standardization Board.

OBS

airfield engineering: term officially approved by the Engineering Terminology Working Group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie (Militaire)
OBS

génie de l'air; GA : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées, par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie et par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la défense.

Spanish

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Record 8 2001-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Legal Documents
CONT

A Heads of Agreements (HOA) was signed by the Prime Minister ... and Mr. Don Reed ... at Jamaica House establishing the process for a competitive marketplace for Jamaica's Communication sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Documents juridiques
CONT

Cette expression [Heads of Agreement] introduit généralement un document qui énumère les principaux éléments d'un accord. Son équivalent français le plus proche est «protocole d'accord» et non «accord-cadre», qui correspond plutôt en anglais à «framework agreement».

Spanish

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Record 9 2018-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Reports
  • Food Safety
  • Regulations and Standards (Food)
OBS

FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

OBS

WHO: World Health Organization.

Key term(s)
  • Application of Risk Analysis to Food Standards Issues
  • Report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation
  • Application of Risk Analysis to Food Standards Issues: Report of the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/World Health Organization Expert Consultation
  • Report of the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/World Health Organization Expert Consultation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de rapports
  • Salubrité alimentaire
  • Réglementation et normalisation (Alimentation)
OBS

FAO : Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'Alimentation et l'Agriculture.

OBS

OMS : Organisation mondiale de la Santé.

Key term(s)
  • Application de l'analyse des risques dans le domaine des normes alimentaires
  • Rapport de la Consultation mixte d'experts FAO/OMS
  • Application de l'analyse des risques dans le domaine des normes alimentaires : Rapport de la Consultation mixte d'experts Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'Alimentation et l'Agriculture/Organisation mondiale de la Santé
  • Rapport de la Consultation mixte d'experts Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'Alimentation et l'Agriculture/Organisation mondiale de la Santé

Spanish

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Record 10 2004-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
DEF

A tail assembly with surfaces at a pronounced dihedral forming a V, each side serving both as horizontal and vertical surfaces.

OBS

V-tail unit; butterfly-type tail unit: terms standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
DEF

Empennage ne comportant que deux surfaces dotées d'un fort dièdre et d'aucune surface verticale.

CONT

Une action concomitante des volets portés par un empennage papillon assure la commande en profondeur de l'aéronef, tandis que leur braquage différentiel en assure la direction.

OBS

empennage papillon : terme normalisé par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

PHR

Empennage en V inversé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Célula de aeronaves
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