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Record 1 2003-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Plant Biology
DEF

Like a thread.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Fin et allongé comme un fil [...].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Biología vegetal
DEF

En forma de hilo.

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Record 2 2016-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A bird of the family Otididae.

OBS

In English scientific usage, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Oiseau de la famille des Otididae.

OBS

outarde arabe : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux.

OBS

En français, les noms des espèces d'oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor.

Spanish

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Record 3 1995-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Food Industries
Key term(s)
  • Allante Foods
  • Allante Foods Ltd.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
Key term(s)
  • Allante Foods
  • Allante Foods Ltd.

Spanish

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Record 4 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
OBS

gouverne profondeur

Spanish

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Record 5 2013-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Evidence
DEF

A witness who gives evidence on a material matter prejudicial to the party then examining him.

CONT

[Adverse witness] commonly used to describe a witness whose testimony is prejudicial or unfavorable to the party who called him and as a result, such witness may be impeached.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit de la preuve
OBS

témoin opposé : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 6 2015-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Machines and Equipment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
DEF

Imprimante numérique servant à la production d'épreuves.

Spanish

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Record 7 2006-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Operations
CONT

Mining thicknesses have been between 1.2 and 7 m ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière
CONT

L'épaisseur des zones exploitées a varié entre 1,2 et 7 m [...]

Spanish

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Record 8 2003-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial Accounting
OBS

The word [value] is commonly employed in accounting to describe the figure at which an asset or liability is carried in the accounts, even though the amount may be determined by a process which is not one of valuation in any ordinary sense. ... Value as used in accounts signifies the amount at which an item is stated, in accordance with the accounting principles related to that item. ... The word value should seldom if ever be used in accounting statements without a qualifying adjective.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité générale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contabilidad general
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Record 9 2014-06-09

English

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
DEF

Perte d'un droit soit à titre de sanction, soit en raison du non-respect des conditions d'exercice de ce droit ou de l'expiration d'un délai.

Spanish

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Record 10 2001-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special-Language Phraseology
  • Commercial Law
CONT

Be held, beneficially owned or controlled.

OBS

Voting shares.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
  • Droit commercial

Spanish

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