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Record 1 1990-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien

Spanish

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Record 2 1995-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archery

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tir à l'arc

Spanish

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Record 4 2010-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry
DEF

In blazon, referring to a figure emerging from another figure.

OBS

In English, the term "issuant" covers both inanimate and human or animal figures. In French, the term "naissant" is used for human or animal figures and the term "mouvant" for inanimate figures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Héraldique
DEF

Dans le blason, se dit d'un animal ou d'un être humain qui semble sortir d'une autre figure.

OBS

En français, on emploie le terme «naissant» lorsque la figure est un animal ou un humain et le terme «mouvant» pour les figures inanimées. Par contre, en anglais, on ne fait pas de distinction; le terme «issuant» est employé pour tous les types de figures.

Spanish

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Record 5 2017-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
CONT

The Prairies support the highest density of breeding waterfowl in Canada and provide critical stopover sites for migrating waterfowl and shorebirds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
CONT

Les Prairies soutiennent la densité la plus élevée de sauvagine reproductrice au Canada et fournissent des aires de repos essentielles à la sauvagine migratrice et aux oiseaux de rivage.

Spanish

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Record 6 2017-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

A sound or murmur heard in auscultation, especially an abnormal one.

OBS

The term is now used primarily to describe murmurs over peripheral vessels.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Son perçu lors de l'auscultation du cœur, des poumons, des grandes artères, des veines, ou de tout autre grande cavité de l'organisme [...] avec un stéthoscope.

OBS

Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
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Record 7 1987-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Kitchen Utensils
CONT

But the round bottom is incompatible with a flat electric element. You can get around this problem by using a cooking ring that holds the wok steady above the element.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Batterie de cuisine
CONT

Vous pouvez même utiliser [un wok à fond arrondi] sur une cuisinière électrique en le posant sur un anneau qui le maintient au-dessus de l'élément chauffant.

Spanish

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Record 8 2011-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Scientific Research Facilities
  • Chemistry
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Installations de recherche scientifique
  • Chimie
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 9 2002-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 10 2001-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bedding
DEF

[Linen that] includes bed sheets, pillow cases, valances and removable, washable quilt or duvet covers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Literie
DEF

[Literie qui] comprend les draps, taies d'oreillers, tours-de-lit, housses d'édredons ou de couettes lavables.

Spanish

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