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Record 1 1991-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
Key term(s)
  • Association des bureaux de créance du Canada

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Telephone Switching
DEF

The ability of the user to speak over the voice response prompt, thereby cancelling it, and still be recognized correctly. (ISO/IEC, JTC1/SC1, N1609, 1994).

OBS

Usually, experienced users do not need to listen to voice prompts in order to respond to the system and improve its throughput. (ISO/IEC, JTC1/SC1, N1609, 1994).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
  • Commutation téléphonique
DEF

Fonction permettant [...] d'interrompre une communication.

OBS

Les utilisateurs expérimentés n'ont généralement pas besoin d'écouter le guide parlé pour savoir que dire au système et améliorer aussi leur rendement. (ISO/CEI, 2382-29, 1996).

Spanish

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Record 3 1986-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pricing (Rail Transport)
  • Tourist Activities

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tarification (Transport par rail)
  • Activités touristiques
DEF

Billet à prix réduit délivré une fois par an à un bénéficiaire d'allocations pour un voyage aller-retour ou circulaire.

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
CONT

Burning torch: A flame-generating device (e.g. a fount containing diesel oil or kerosene and a wick; or a backpack pump serving a flame-jet) used for many purposes, e.g. scorching seed-beds, paths etc. to reduce weed growth or for starting slash-disposal fires, counter-fires (when termed a backfire torch USA) or any prescribed burning operations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)

Spanish

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Record 5 1988-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation Insurance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurance transport

Spanish

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Record 6 2001-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hospital Furniture
CONT

Reverse lock system (bed on legs fitted with anti-slip pads and casters on the frame to move the bed in the low position only) or one-step locking system (on the bed equipped with casters). Nursing controls on the footboard with concealed main switch and elevating controls for the sleeping surface and bed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mobilier d'hôpital
CONT

Système de blocage inversé (lit sur pattes avec bande antidérapante et roulettes sur le châssis permettant le déplacement du lit à hauteur basse seulement) ou système de blocage à un seul mouvement (lit sur roulettes).

Spanish

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Record 7 2016-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
Universal entry(ies)
Anthracothorax viridigula
Latin
OBS

A bird of the family Trochilidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Anthracothorax viridigula
Latin
OBS

Oiseau de la famille des Trochilidae.

OBS

mango à cravate verte : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux.

Spanish

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Record 8 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général

Spanish

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Record 9 2022-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
Melanophila occidentalis
Latin
OBS

An insect (order Coleoptera) of the family Buprestidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Melanophila occidentalis
Latin
OBS

Insecte (ordre des coléoptères) de la famille des Buprestidae.

Spanish

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Record 10 2008-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation
CONT

The federal government taxes the capital of all large corporations (large corporations tax) and of large financial institutions (financial institutions capital tax). The financial institutions capital tax acts as a minimum tax and ensures that large financial institutions pay tax every year. All provinces levy capital taxes on financial institutions and seven provinces levy a capital tax on other corporations.

OBS

tax on capital: Income Tax Act, S. 190.1.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité
DEF

Impôt prélevé par certaines provinces sur le capital permanent des sociétés par actions.

OBS

impôt sur le capital : Loi de l'impôt sur le revenu, art. 190.1.

Key term(s)
  • impôt sur capital

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema tributario
OBS

impuesto sobre el capital: término extraído del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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