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Record 1 1992-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Hardware
  • Furniture Industries
OBS

Standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Quincaillerie générale
  • Industrie du meuble
OBS

Terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 1992-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
OBS

Les abréviations de ce genre ne se traduisent généralement pas.

OBS

Mission des Nations Unies en Yougoslavie.

Spanish

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Record 3 - external organization data 1994-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Atomic Physics
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Physique atomique
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire

Spanish

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Record 4 1984-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Footwear and Shoe Repair

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chaussures et cordonnerie

Spanish

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Record 5 2014-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
  • Geochemistry
DEF

A subaqueous shrinkage [crack] in argillaceous sediments caused by earthquake-induced dewatering.

CONT

... syneresis cracks ... are common in shallow water with slightly mixed salinities.

OBS

syneresis: The gradual expulsion of water from the floc.

OBS

syneresis crack: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
  • Géochimie
CONT

[...] on obtient des structures typiques de fentes de retrait lorsque le volume de sédiment baisse. Sous l'eau, ces fentes se nomment fente de synérèse, ou fente de dessiccation si elles se forment sur terre.

OBS

[Ce type de fissures] s'observe dans certains minéraux argileux.

OBS

craquelure de synérèse; figure de rétraction sous-aquatique : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 6 1986-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Opening and Closing Devices (Packaging)
OBS

These terms were taken from the technical documentation supplied in 1986 by REMY, a processing, filling and packaging company located in Dreux, near Paris, France.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Modes d'ouverture et de fermeture (Emball.)
OBS

opercule : Découpe en aluminium mince, film plastique ou complexe servant à la fermeture de petits contenants (pots de yaourt, petits suisses, etc.).

Spanish

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Record 7 2005-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
  • Epidemiology
CONT

Infection is often asymptomatic ... but a wide variety of notable syndromes may also occur...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Épidémiologie
CONT

On pensait jadis que les femmes surtout pouvaient avoir des infections asymptomatiques; en réalité; les hommes partagent le risque.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas
  • Epidemiología
DEF

[Condición] que puede durar hasta varios años durante los cuales la persona infectada [...] no presenta ningún déficit en su salud [...]

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Record 8 2019-11-27

English

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

A bird of the family Zosteropidae.

OBS

According to some authors, 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 Zosteropidae.

OBS

Selon certains auteurs, 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 9 1991-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie
OBS

(L'Action, édition Didier, p. 16)

Spanish

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Record 10 - external organization data 2022-10-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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