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Record 1 2022-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An insect (order Coleoptera) of the family Leiodidae.

Key term(s)
  • long footed round fungus beetle
  • longfooted round fungus beetle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Insecte (ordre des coléoptères) de la famille des Leiodidae.

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
  • Negotiable Instruments (Commercial Law)
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

The legal entity to whom the sums appearing on a financial instrument are to be paid.

OBS

payee: term standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 1993.

PHR

Payee of a bill of exchange.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
  • Effets de commerce (Droit)
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Personne physique ou morale en faveur de laquelle un effet de commerce ou un chèque est émis.

OBS

bénéficiaire : terme normalisé par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO) en 1993.

PHR

Bénéficiaire d'une lettre de change.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operaciones bancarias
  • Instrumentos negociables (Derecho mercantil)
  • Comercio exterior
DEF

La parte que se beneficia del pago de un instrumento.

CONT

Beneficiario de una letra de cambio

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Record 3 1990-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • River and Sea Navigation
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne

Spanish

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Record 4 1994-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
  • Transport aérien

Spanish

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Record 5 2013-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
OBS

Rents are also termed "variable" where the "quantum" reserved is fixed by reference to a factor (usually in relation to the tenant's trade, such as his turnover, his net profits, his gross profits, etc.), which itself is likely to vary from one rental period to another. (Evans, 1974, pp. 111-2)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

loyer variable : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 6 1992-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Public Sector Budgeting

French

Domaine(s)
  • Budget des collectivités publiques

Spanish

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Record 7 2019-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Hardware
DEF

To selectively activate a device or function.

OBS

When a number of devices are connected in parallel, selective operation can be achieved by an enabling action ... that will set only the desired device into a state in which it can receive further signals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel informatique
OBS

Permettre la prise en considération ou l'exécution d'une instruction, d'une fonction programmée [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo físico de computadora (Hardware)
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Record 8 2016-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Circuits and Circuit Breakers
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
Key term(s)
  • auto-pilot disengagement switch
  • auto-pilot release switch
  • auto-pilot disengage switch
  • auto-pilot disconnect switch
  • autopilot disengagement switch

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits électriques et coupe-circuits
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
OBS

poussoir de débrayage pilote automatique; poussoir de débrayage PA : termes uniformisés par le Comité d’uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) – Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 9 2004-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metals Mining
  • Economic Geology
DEF

An ore deposit or coal bed worked by surface excavations or drifts above water-level.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines métalliques
  • Géologie économique
DEF

Couche de matières minérales homogènes, d'une faible épaisseur mais d'une certaine étendue.

PHR

Banc de calcaire, de charbon, de pierres, de schiste.

PHR

Banc continu, vertical.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Minas metálicas
  • Geología económica
DEF

Cada una de las capas espesas y sobrepuestas en las que se presenta la roca de las canteras, lo cual permite beneficiarlas en forma de gradas.

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Record 10 2004-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Photography
  • Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
  • Computer Graphics
OBS

One of the three properties of a color (the other two being saturation and hue).

CONT

Darkness can be thought of as the black content of a color. It is this characteristic which is referred to by the use of such descriptive modifiers as "prussian" blue and "forest" green.

Key term(s)
  • luminosity

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Photographie
  • Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
  • Infographie
DEF

L'une des trois caractéristiques d'une couleur (les deux autres étant la teinte et la pureté). Cette caractéristique exprime la quantité de lumière reçue qui est d'autant plus faible que la couleur contient du noir.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Óptica
  • Fotografía
  • Tintas y colores (Artes gráficas)
  • Gráficos de computadora
DEF

Cantidad de luz u oscuridad presente en determinado color.

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