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Record 1 1987-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Leather Industry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du cuir

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Endocrine System and Metabolism
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
CONT

People with a history of heavy drinking may develop dangerously high levels of ketones. This usually happens after binge drinking and vomiting, which prevents [the person] from getting enough nutrition. Like DKA [diabetes-related ketoacidosis], alcohol-related ketoacidosis is a medical emergency that requires immediate treatment.

Key term(s)
  • alcohol-induced keto-acidosis
  • alcohol-related keto-acidosis
  • alcoholic keto-acidosis

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Systèmes endocrinien et métabolique
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
Key term(s)
  • acido-cétose liée à l'alcool
  • acido-cétose induite par l'alcool
  • céto-acidose liée à l'alcool
  • céto-acidose induite par l'alcool
  • acido-cétose alcoolique
  • céto-acidose alcoolique

Spanish

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Record 3 - external organization data 2014-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Key term(s)
  • Corporate Technical Architecture
  • Business Model

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)
Key term(s)
  • Architecture technique de l'information
  • Modèle de gestion

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Accounting
  • Loans
  • Education (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité
  • Prêts et emprunts
  • Pédagogie (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 5 2003-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
  • Plant Biology
DEF

A water-conducting tube in the xylem.

DEF

Wood cells of comparatively large diameter that have open ends and are set one above the other so as to form continuous tubes.

OBS

The openings of the vessels on the surface of a piece of wood are usually referred to as pores.

OBS

Usually used in the plural form.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Chacun des petits tubes où s'effectue la circulation de la sève [des plantes].

DEF

File de cellules du tissu ligneux dans lesquelles circule la sève ascendante et dont les cloisons transversales, séparant deux cellules superposées, se résorbent pour faciliter cette circulation.

OBS

Terme généralement exprimé au pluriel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Xilología (Estudio de la madera)
  • Biología vegetal
DEF

Conducto por donde circula un líquido [...] en los vegetales.

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Record 6 1997-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maneuvering of Ships
  • River and Sea Navigation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvre des navires
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime

Spanish

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Record 7 1993-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metal and Wire Drawing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Étirage et tréfilage

Spanish

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Record 8 1996-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Foreign Trade

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Commerce extérieur

Spanish

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Record 9 2001-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
DEF

A white spot on a printed character usually caused by the lack of ink and resulting in broken type.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
DEF

Tache blanche dans un caractère; souvent causée par un manque d'encre.

OBS

Incident d'impression.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Composición (Imprenta)
DEF

En el reconocimiento de caracteres, es la ausencia inadvertida de tinta dentro de una silueta de carácter.

OBS

Defecto de tintaje (sin tinta).

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Record 10 1993-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
  • Soil Pollution
CONT

The problem is not restricted to active sites, since gases can also escape to the atmosphere through the layers of soil covering former landfill sites.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Pollution du sol
OBS

Par opposition à un site d'enfouissement ancien ou abandonné.

Spanish

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