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Record 1 - internal organization data 1988-05-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Air Communications (Air Forces)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- PIGEONS
1, record 1, English, PIGEONS
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Magnetic bearing and range to home plate/specified location. 1, record 1, English, - PIGEONS
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Communications aériennes (Forces aériennes)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pigeon
1, record 1, French, pigeon
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Orientation magnétique et distance d'avec l'aérodrome d'appartenance ou d'un endroit spécifié. 1, record 1, French, - pigeon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Jargon des aviateurs. Il n'existe pas d'équivalent français connu. 1, record 1, French, - pigeon
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-06-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Military Organization
- Submarines (Naval Forces)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- aircraft carrier battle group
1, record 2, English, aircraft%20carrier%20battle%20group
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- CVBG 2, record 2, English, CVBG
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- carrier battle group 3, record 2, English, carrier%20battle%20group
correct
- CVBG 4, record 2, English, CVBG
correct
- CVBG 4, record 2, English, CVBG
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A carrier battle group is a composite group of ships (including an aircraft carrier and submarines) ... it brings huge capability to bear influence out at sea. 5, record 2, English, - aircraft%20carrier%20battle%20group
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
aircraft carrier battle group; CVBG: designations standardized by NATO. 6, record 2, English, - aircraft%20carrier%20battle%20group
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Organisation militaire
- Sous-marins (Forces navales)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- groupe aéronaval
1, record 2, French, groupe%20a%C3%A9ronaval
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- GAN 2, record 2, French, GAN
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
groupe aéronaval; GAN : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN. 3, record 2, French, - groupe%20a%C3%A9ronaval
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1991-09-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
- Labour and Employment
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Manpower Service Commission
1, record 3, English, Manpower%20Service%20Commission
correct, Great Britain
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- MSC 1, record 3, English, MSC
correct, Great Britain
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Organismes, unités administratives et comités
- Travail et emploi
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Manpower Service Commission
1, record 3, French, Manpower%20Service%20Commission
correct, Great Britain
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- MSC 1, record 3, French, MSC
correct, Great Britain
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lexique de l'emploi. Emploi et Immigration Canada, 1990. 2, record 3, French, - Manpower%20Service%20Commission
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-11-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- stoss-and-lee topography
1, record 4, English, stoss%2Dand%2Dlee%20topography
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- stoss-and-lee features 2, record 4, English, stoss%2Dand%2Dlee%20features
correct, plural
- stoss-and-lee terrain 3, record 4, English, stoss%2Dand%2Dlee%20terrain
- onset-and-lee topography 4, record 4, English, onset%2Dand%2Dlee%20topography
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The persistently asymmetric arrangement of bedrock bosses and small hills in a strongly glaciated district, each hill having a comparatively gentle abraded slope on the upstream (stoss) side and a somewhat steeper and rougher quarried slope on the lee side, has been termed stoss-and-lee topography. 5, record 4, English, - stoss%2Dand%2Dlee%20topography
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- formes dissymétriques
1, record 4, French, formes%20dissym%C3%A9triques
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- topographie en formes dissymétriques 1, record 4, French, topographie%20en%20formes%20dissym%C3%A9triques
correct, feminine noun
- topographie glaciaire dissymétrique 2, record 4, French, topographie%20glaciaire%20dissym%C3%A9trique
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
À une échelle plus petite [que les vallées glaciaires], l'abrasion claire et nette d'une des faces d'un affleurement et le débitage de l'autre face produisent de multiples surfaces bosselées auxquelles on donne le nom de formes dissymétriques 1, record 4, French, - formes%20dissym%C3%A9triques
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2015-01-13
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Meats and Meat Industries
- Recipes
- Restaurant Menus
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- pork tenderloin
1, record 5, English, pork%20tenderloin
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tenderloin: A long, cylindrical, boneless cut of meat from the loin section of beef, pork, veal, and lamb [which] extends from the rib cage to the pelvis. 2, record 5, English, - pork%20tenderloin
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
- Recettes de cuisine
- Menus (Restauration)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- filet de porc
1, record 5, French, filet%20de%20porc
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Pièce de viande] très tendre et dotée d'un grain très fin [constituée] du long muscle étroit qui court de part et d'autre de l'échine, sur le dessus de la longe [du porc]. 2, record 5, French, - filet%20de%20porc
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Industria cárnica, de fiambres y embutidos
- Recetas de cocina
- Menú (Restaurantes)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- solomillo de cerdo
1, record 5, Spanish, solomillo%20de%20cerdo
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1995-05-16
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Federal Administration
- Phraseology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- on a contract-for-service basis 1, record 6, English, on%20a%20contract%2Dfor%2Dservice%20basis
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Administration fédérale
- Phraséologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- en vertu d'un marché de services 1, record 6, French, en%20vertu%20d%27un%20march%C3%A9%20de%20services
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Expression tirée du Manuel du Conseil du Trésor - Ressources humaines. 2, record 6, French, - en%20vertu%20d%27un%20march%C3%A9%20de%20services
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2017-02-16
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Trade
- Political Systems
- Political Theories and Doctrines
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- preferential practice
1, record 7, English, preferential%20practice
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Results show that in general the public supported merit selection and opposed the preferential practice and that their reactions to the justifications for a selection practice determined the level of support for (or opposition to) that practice. 2, record 7, English, - preferential%20practice
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Commerce
- Régimes politiques
- Théories et doctrines politiques
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- pratique préférentielle
1, record 7, French, pratique%20pr%C3%A9f%C3%A9rentielle
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La mise en œuvre d'un dispositif de fumigation, associée à un système de conditionnement d'air constitue une application pratique préférentielle de l'invention. On s'assure ainsi que la totalité du local est parfaitement traitée. 2, record 7, French, - pratique%20pr%C3%A9f%C3%A9rentielle
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1999-03-17
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Cardiovascular System
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- steal of blood
1, record 8, English, steal%20of%20blood
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Shift of blood supply through abnormal anastomosis to an area other than that normally irrigated, thus resulting in inadequate supply of blood in the original site. 1, record 8, English, - steal%20of%20blood
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Système cardio-vasculaire
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- vol de sang
1, record 8, French, vol%20de%20sang
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dérivation, par une anastomose anormale, de l'irrigation sanguine vers une zone autre que celle qui est normalement irriguée, provoquant ainsi une insuffisance d'irrigation dans la zone de prélèvement. 1, record 8, French, - vol%20de%20sang
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistema cardiovascular
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- robo
1, record 8, Spanish, robo
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Diversión o desvío de sangre por vías alternadas o flujo revertido, desde un tejido vascularizado a otro privado por obstrucción arterial proximal. 1, record 8, Spanish, - robo
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Robo de la subclavia: obstrucción de la arteria subclavia proximal al origen de la arteria vertebral; el flujo sanguíneo a través de ésta se revierte y la arteria subclavia "roba" sangre cerebral causando síntomas de insuficiencia cerebrovascular. 1, record 8, Spanish, - robo
Record 9 - internal organization data 2004-02-10
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Visual Disorders
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- xerophthalmia
1, record 9, English, xerophthalmia
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea due to vitamin A deficiency. 2, record 9, English, - xerophthalmia
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The condition begins with night blindness and conjunctival exerosis and progresses to corneal xerosis and, in the late stages, to keratomalacia. 2, record 9, English, - xerophthalmia
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Troubles de la vision
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- xérophtalmie
1, record 9, French, x%C3%A9rophtalmie
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sécheresse extrême de la conjonctive et de la cornée due à un défaut de la sécrétion des cellules calciformes de la conjonctive qui sécrètent de la mucine. 2, record 9, French, - x%C3%A9rophtalmie
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997. 3, record 9, French, - x%C3%A9rophtalmie
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Trastornos de la visión
Record 9, Main entry term, Spanish
- xeroftalmía
1, record 9, Spanish, xeroftalm%C3%ADa
feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 9, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1992-01-08
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Committees and Boards (Admin.)
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- committee assessment
1, record 10, English, committee%20assessment
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Comités et commissions (Admin.)
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- évaluation du comité
1, record 10, French, %C3%A9valuation%20du%20comit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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