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Record 1 1978-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Botany
OBS

(...) pertaining to ivy; resembling ivy in habit (...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Botanique
OBS

ressemblant au lierre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Curling
DEF

The movement of a rock already on the sheet to another position on the play after being hit by a delivered rock.

OBS

Distinguish from the expression "removal of a rock" meaning the putting-out of play of the hit rock.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Curling
DEF

Mouvement d'une pierre déjà en jeu vers une autre position sur la piste après avoir été frappée par une pierre lancée.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec un déplacement de pierre qui la retire entièrement du jeu.

Spanish

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Record 3 - external organization data 2006-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • Protection of Life
  • Respiratory System
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

Except in the case of temporary and unforeseen situations, no licensee shall rely on the use of personal respiratory protective devices by a worker to comply with the radiation dose limits specified in the Atomic Energy Control Regulations ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Sécurité des personnes
  • Appareil respiratoire
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Sauf en cas de situations temporaires et imprévues, nul titulaire de permis ne peut faire dépendre la sécurité des travailleurs de l'utilisation d'appareils respiratoires individuels de protection pour respecter les limites de dose de rayonnement prévues au Règlement sur le contrôle de l'énergie atomique [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Land Forces
DEF

To get from one side of an obstacle to the other.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces terrestres
DEF

Effectuer le passage d'un côté à l'autre d'un obstacle.

OBS

franchir : terme et définition uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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Record 5 1996-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Economics
  • Waste Management
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
CONT

Tricil (Sarnia) Limited ... was required by the Ontario Environmental Assessment Board in 1986 to provide the following financial guarantees among others: an immediate response fund, in the sum of $25,000 on deposit with the Township of Moore and to be held in trust by the Township for emergency water supply if necessary; closure and post-closure financial security in the amount of $500,000 to ensure completion of required closure activities, and security in the amount of $1,000,000 to guarantee that appropriate contingency and remedial action measures will be implemented if and when required.

OBS

See also "post-closure trust fund".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie environnementale
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Déchets nucléaires
OBS

Voir aussi «post-closure trust fund».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía del medio ambiente
  • Gestión de los desechos
  • Desechos nucleares
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Record 6 1995-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Wool Industry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Industrie lainière

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industrias textiles
  • Industria lanera
DEF

Es la expresión del contenido de lana limpia, con o sin materia vegetal, de la lana sucia.

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Record 7 2015-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Breadmaking
DEF

(...) a single-step process in which all the ingredients are mixed together into a single batch. Mixing in this case is continued until the dough assumes a smooth appearance and acquires an optimum elastic character. (...) Fermentation is conducted for two to four hours (...) after which the dough is divided and made up (...)

OBS

for "straight dough" : The term "straight dough" is a short form for "straight dough method".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boulangerie
CONT

Le travail direct. Cette expression peut s'appliquer à tous les procédés dans lesquels les divers ingrédients sont mélangés et malaxés pour former une pâte en une seule opération. On laisse ensuite cette pâte reposer et fermenter pendant une durée variable d'une à plusieurs heures avant de la diviser ou de la peser. On peut lui faire subir une ou deux ruptures pendant la fermentation (...)

Spanish

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Record 8 1986-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names
OBS

(bituminous coal mining)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois
OBS

extraction de la houille grasse)

Spanish

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Record 9 2017-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Problems
DEF

... an evidence-based collaborative problem solving approach that draws on the combined expertise of relevant community agencies to address complex human and social problems before they become policing problems.

CONT

Situation tables represent a "whole of community" approach to supporting individuals who are at high risk of harm – e.g. crime, mental health crisis, victimization, homelessness. The proactive multi-sector interventions conducted by situation table teams seek to prevent negative outcomes before they require an emergency response.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Problèmes sociaux
DEF

[...] méthode de résolution de problèmes par la collaboration, qui repose sur des observations factuelles et qui fait intervenir les experts des organismes communautaires pertinents dans le but d'agir sur des problèmes humains et sociaux complexes avant qu'ils nécessitent l'intervention de la police.

Spanish

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Record 10 1988-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
CONT

It is incumbent upon the committee that it bargains effectively to carry out its obligations and that, in doing so it establishes its own bottom lines, strategy and fall back positions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

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