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Record 1 2018-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
  • Sociology
CONT

Our residence will offer supportive care and attention, comfort and intimacy to people in need of end-of-life accompaniment and their families.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
  • Sociologie
CONT

Notre maison offrira une réponse aux besoins d'accompagnement, de confort et d'intimité des personnes en fin de vie et de leurs proches.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organización médica y hospitalaria
  • Sociología
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Record 2 2001-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
OBS

Abbreviation for Automatic Colt Pistol, used with the calibre designation of cartridges originally developed for use with Colt automatic pistols to differentiate them from other cartridges of similar calibre but of different dimensions, e.g. 25 ACP, 32 ACP, 380 ACP and 45 ACP.

Key term(s)
  • Automatic Colt Pistol

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
OBS

Abréviation de «Automatic Colt Pistol», ajoutée à l'appellation des cartouches conçues à l'origine pour les pistolets automatiques Colt. Elle sert à les identifier par rapport à d'autres cartouches du même calibre mais de dimensions différentes, par ex. 25 ACP, 32 ACP, 380 ACP et 45 ACP.

OBS

ACP : abréviation uniformisée par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Key term(s)
  • Automatic Colt Pistol

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation and Interpretation
  • Telecommunications

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction et interprétation
  • Télécommunications
OBS

Vocabulaire de l'interprétation simultanée

Spanish

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Record 4 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

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

tieback: an item in the "Window and Door Coverings" class of the "Furnishings" category.

French

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

retenue; embrasse : objets de la classe «Revêtements de fenêtres et de portes» de la catégorie «Ameublement et accessoires».

Spanish

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Record 5 2002-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
DEF

Work concerned with the systematic collection, description, processing, and presentation of concepts and their designations, for the purpose of documenting and promoting correct usage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lexicología, lexicografía y terminología
DEF

Trabajo consistente en la recopilación, descripción, tratamiento y presentación sistemática de conceptos y sus designaciones con objeto de documentar y promover su uso correcto.

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Record 6 2004-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Team Sports
OBS

Title and abbreviation confirmed by the association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Sports d'équipe
OBS

Appellation et abréviation confirmées par l'organisme.

Spanish

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Record 7 1985-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Tidal Power Stations
  • Wave-Energy Power Plants
DEF

... a wave rectifier in which a structure composed of a series of high level and low level reservoirs is exposed to waves.

OBS

Developed by the Hydraulics Research Station, Wallingford, Oxfordshire.

Key term(s)
  • Hydraulic Research Station Rectifier

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Centrales marémotrices
  • Centrales houlomotrices

Spanish

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Record 8 2011-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacology
DEF

A preparation (used medicinally and as a sweetmeat) made from the evaporated juice of the rhizome of the plant Glycyrrhiza glabra, commonly sold in black cylindrical sticks.

OBS

Licorice extract is obtained by boiling the coarsely ground roots, filtering the mixture, and concentrating it by evaporation.

Key term(s)
  • licorice extract
  • extract of licorice
  • stick licorice
  • Spanish licorice

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacologie
DEF

Préparation se présentant sous la forme d'une masse molle brune, à saveur sucrée, soluble dans l'eau, obtenue par macération du bois de réglisse dans l'eau, utilisée comme thérapeutique (édulcorant).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Farmacología
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Record 9 2015-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Administration

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration militaire

Spanish

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Record 10 1981-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Music (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Musique (Généralités)

Spanish

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