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Record 1 1992-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A manifestation of hip disease in children characterized by a relative iliac flare and an apparent widening of the sacrosciatic notch. [From EISER, 1984, p. 368.]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Signe d'une coxopathie chez l'enfant se manifestant par l'élargissement du bassin et de la grande échancrure sciatique.

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Working Practices and Conditions
  • Labour and Employment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Régimes et conditions de travail
  • Travail et emploi

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 4 1986-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

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Record 6 1991-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sales (Marketing)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vente
DEF

Vente à l'étranger dans laquelle le vendeur met la marchandise à la disposition de l'acheteur au lieu de destination convenu dans le pays d'importation et acquitte les droits et taxes de douane ainsi que les frais de dédouanement, tant à l'exportation de son pays qu'à l'importation dans le pays de destination.

OBS

L'expression "vente rendu droits acquittés" peut être utilisée quelque soit le mode de transport.

Spanish

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Record 7 2006-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Volleyball
DEF

A pass performed with both hands, normally by the setter, for the purpose of placing the ball in position for another player to spike.

OBS

The set is a pass intended for one specific purpose, to place the ball above and near the net so that a front row player can jump and attack it. Although the set can be performed on the first or second contact by any player, it is generally made on the second play by one of two players specifically designated by the team to perform this task. This specialist is called a setter.

Key term(s)
  • two-hand set-up
  • two hand set
  • 2-hand set
  • two-handed set-up
  • two-handed set pass
  • two-handed setup
  • two-handed set

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volleyball
DEF

Transfert du ballon en jeu, au moyen des deux mains, d'un coéquipier (généralement le passeur) à un autre coéquipier qui tentera de smasher le ballon dans le camp adverse.

OBS

Pluriel : des smashs, des smashes.

OBS

smashs (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006).

OBS

La passe au volleyball signifie réception et transmission de la balle.

Key term(s)
  • passe d'attaque à 2 mains
  • passe de smash à 2 mains

Spanish

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Record 8 2001-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveying
  • Plane Geometry
DEF

A portion of space partly enclosed by three or more planes whose intersections meet in a vertex.

CONT

A polyhedral angle is a special type of solid angle for which the curve is a polygon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arpentage
  • Géométrie plane
DEF

Portion de l'espace partiellement enfermée par la rencontre de trois plans ou plus en un sommet.

CONT

Angle polyèdre de sommet O : Angle solide de sommet O dont une section plane est un polygone [...]

Spanish

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Record 9 2003-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
  • Market Prices

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Prix (Commercialisation)

Spanish

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Record 10 2002-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Airfields
  • Commercial Aviation
  • Air Freight
DEF

A three letter station indicator.

OBS

Each station/airport in the system has a designator, e.g., Paris-CDG.

OBS

For aircraft operating agencies, aeronautical authorities and services.

OBS

designator: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérodromes
  • Aviation commerciale
  • Fret aérien
DEF

Groupe de trois lettres servant à désigner une escale.

OBS

indicatif : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI) et par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aeródromos
  • Aviación comercial
  • Carga aérea
OBS

designador: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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