TERMIUM Plus®

The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.

Saved records

Record 1 1999-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Provincial and Territorial Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
  • Dentistry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements provinciaux et territoriaux canadiens
  • Dentisterie
Key term(s)
  • Ordonnance sur la profession de dentiste

Spanish

Delete saved record 1

Record 2 2023-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Commercial Fishing
  • Environment
CONT

The term "super trawler" generally refers to large trawlers that stay at sea for several weeks for the purposes of commercial fishing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Pêche commerciale
  • Environnement

Spanish

Delete saved record 2

Record 3 2002-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport Personnel and Services
  • Radiotelephony
OBS

flight radiotelephone operator: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Personnel et services (Transport aérien)
  • Radiotéléphonie
OBS

opérateur radiotéléphoniste navigant : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Personal y servicios (Transporte aéreo)
  • Radiotelefonía
OBS

operador radiotelefonista de a bordo: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

Delete saved record 3

Record 4 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Facilities
OBS

D.telecommunication plant, dedicated between user location and the serving central office location, consisting of transmission and switching instrumentalities

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations (Téléphonie)

Spanish

Delete saved record 4

Record 5 1988-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Reinsurance and Coinsurance
DEF

The ceding company's premiums (written or earned) to which the reinsurance premium rate is applied to produce the reinsurance premium.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réassurance et coassurance

Spanish

Delete saved record 5

Record 6 2004-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
  • Management Control
OBS

A Core/Non-Core Assessment Checklist. To determine whether the identified service continues to be one that is core to the department's objectives and whether or not it must continue to be delivered by the department rather than another provider.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
  • Contrôle de gestion
CONT

Une liste d'évaluation de composante essentielle/non essentielle: en vue de déterminer si le service en question est toujours essentiel aux objectives du ministère et s'il doit continuer ou non d'être fourni par le ministère plutôt que par un autre fournisseur.

Spanish

Delete saved record 6

Record 7 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finish Carpentry
  • Joints and Connections (Construction)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Menuiserie
  • Joints et assemblages (Construction)
DEF

Préparation d'un tenon à la longueur de la mortaise afin que le tenon ne paraisse pas à l'extrémité du montant

Spanish

Delete saved record 7

Record 8 1986-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Position Titles

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de postes

Spanish

Delete saved record 8

Record 9 2004-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

Town in Kazakhstan.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Ville du Kazakhstan.

Spanish

Delete saved record 9

Record 10 2016-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organized Recreation (General)
  • Equipment and Facilities (Recreation)
  • Social Games
DEF

A game for 2 or 4 players in which each in turn tosses 2 horseshoes underhand to a metal stake 40 feet away (30 feet in women's play) in an attempt to ring the stake or to come closer to it than one's opponent.

OBS

A side scores one point for each shoe closer to the stake than an opponent's and 3 points for a ringer - a horseshoe that encircles the stake. Matches are normally played to 50 points in singles games and 21 points in doubles.

OBS

"Horseshoes" meaning the game, is plural in form and singular in use.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Loisirs organisés (Généralités)
  • Installations et équipement (Loisirs)
  • Jeux de société
DEF

Jeu pour 2 ou 4 joueurs consistant à lancer, à tour de rôle, 2 fers en vue de les placer autour ou à proximité des piquets à 40 pieds de distance l'un de l'autre.

OBS

Un encerclement vaut 3 points et un appuyé, 1 point. On accorde 1 point pour chaque fer plus près du piquet que celui de l'adversaire.

OBS

«Jeu de fers» désigne d'abord le jeu lui-même. Cependant, il s'emploie aussi pour désigner le terrain où l'on pratique ce jeu.

OBS

jeu de fers à cheval: Appellation populaire. On dit, de même, «jouer aux fers» ou «jouer aux fers à cheval».

OBS

Dans certaines régions du Québec, comme en Abitibi, on nomme cette discipline le «tir au crochet».

Key term(s)
  • jeu de fer à cheval
  • tir au crocher

Spanish

Delete saved record 10
Delete all saved records

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2024
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Display options

Change the order of display of the official languages of Canada
Option to display the non-official languages (Spanish or Portuguese)
Display definitions, contexts, etc., on records

Features

Language Portal of Canada

Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: