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Record 1 1992-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

A member of a processing team who is responsible for refurbishing scaifes by removing the used surface, then scouring the surface with carborundum stones or sandblasting the work surface, and finally balancing it so it can be reused for polishing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Membre de l'équipe de production chargé de la remise en état des meules.

CONT

Préposé à l'entretien des disques de polissage : Procède à la remise à neuf des disques.

OBS

Ce travail consiste à resurfacer la meule, la rayer à l'aide d'une pierre de carborundum ou par sablage et, finalement à l'équilibrer.

Spanish

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Record 3 2010-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plans and Specifications (Construction)
  • Execution of Work (Construction)
DEF

An obligation by means of which funds are pledged for some future project activities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Devis, cahiers des charges et plans (Construction)
  • Exécution des travaux de construction
DEF

Acte par lequel on affecte des fonds en vue de l'exécution ultérieure d'une activité liée à un projet.

OBS

engagement : terme et définition approuvés par le comité chargé par le Centre international GP d'étudier les termes de la gestion des grands projets.

Spanish

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Record 4 1994-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Occupational Codes - Non-commissionned Members
OBS

Hull Technician and H TECH : Terminology officially approved by the Naval Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Groupes professionnels militaires pour les militaires du rang
OBS

Technicien de coque and TEC COQUE : Terminologie adoptée par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

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Record 5 2022-07-27

English

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

An insect (order Coleoptera) of the family Carabidae.

Key term(s)
  • large-head sandy ground beetle

French

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

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

Spanish

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Record 6 2007-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Police
  • Intelligence (Military)
  • Citizenship and Immigration
DEF

An espionage network headed by an illegal resident.

OBS

Ideally, it has no contact with the legal residency in the host country, but this may not be the case in practice.

Key term(s)
  • deep-cover network

French

Domaine(s)
  • Police
  • Renseignement (Militaire)
  • Citoyenneté et immigration

Spanish

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Record 7 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

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Record 8 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications

Spanish

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Record 9 2000-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Demography
DEF

The people of a city or a country.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Démographie
DEF

Ensemble des personnes qui habitent un espace.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Demografía
DEF

Conjunto de habitantes de una comunidad administrativa y políticamente delimitable, ya sea barrio, distrito, municipio, provincia, región, o Estado.

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Record 10 2009-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Brassicaceae.

Key term(s)
  • Porsild's whitlow-grass
  • Porsild's whitlow grass

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Brassicaceae.

Spanish

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