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Record 1 1993-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Relations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Relations internationales

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organization Planning
  • Management Operations (General)
DEF

A key area where satisfactory performance is required for the organization to achieve its goal.

OBS

Term and abbreviation used by Public Works and Government Services Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification d'organisation
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
DEF

Ensemble d'aspects concrets et mesurables des conditions nécessaires pour la réussite d'une organisation.

OBS

Terme et abréviation en usage à Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux Canada.

Spanish

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Record 3 2023-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
OBS

Yarn Conditioner: A device for steaming or moistening filling yarn so it will not kink during subsequent processes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Filature (Textiles)

Spanish

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Record 4 1986-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geophysics
CONT

The most obvious and practical predictions of importance are the locations of promising drilling sites for gaining access to hot exploitable geothermal fluids.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géophysique

Spanish

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Record 5 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
OBS

éclairage extérieur

Spanish

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Record 6 2016-06-01

English

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

A bird of the family Tyrannidae.

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 Tyrannidae.

OBS

moucherolle beige : 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 7 2017-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique

Spanish

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Record 8 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Customs and Excise
  • Ports
OBS

UNDP [United Nations Development Programme]/ESCAP [Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Douanes et accise
  • Ports

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aduana e impuestos internos
  • Puertos
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Record 9 1989-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meetings

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réunions
OBS

Communautés européennes.

Spanish

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Record 10 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Parks and Botanical Gardens
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A tree of the family Rosaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Parcs et jardins botaniques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Arbre de la famille des Rosacées

Spanish

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