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Record 1 2021-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiation Protection
  • Radioactive Contamination
CONT

The perception of environmental radioactivity has evolved over the past century, starting with an extended period of scientific exploration until the detonation of the first atomic bomb. … Some countries are decreasing their weapons arsenal, but this still requires a safe method to dispose of the radioactive materials, especially to stop nuclear proliferation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radioprotection
  • Pollution par radioactivité

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Names
  • Real Estate
OBS

Harmony House is a second stage shelter for women and their children who are survivors of violence. We provide a transition period from crisis shelter services to independent living in the community. At Harmony House we provide safe, affordable housing for up to a year, along with a programme of individual and group support, accompaniment, advocacy and referral. Harmony House promotes the creation of a world where women and their children are safe and free from all forms of violence and oppression.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d'édifices et de bâtiments
  • Immobilier

Spanish

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Record 3 2010-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Paddle Sports
CONT

... a flatwater canoe will have fine entry lines and a white water canoe will have buoyant ends.

CONT

This sixteen-foot flat-water canoe is the workhorse of the canoes that I use and it has proven to be a very dependable and safe craft for a period of many years.

OBS

The terms "canoe" and "kayak" refer to the equipment as well as the sport.

Key term(s)
  • flat water canoe

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Sports de pagaie
CONT

Canoë-kayak (ICF) Slalom : La commission a reconnu les efforts réels déployés par l'ICF pour modifier le quota d'athlètes dans le canoë en eaux calmes afin de permettre la réintroduction de la discipline du canoë-slalom.

OBS

Les termes «canoë» et «kayak» s'appliquent autant à la discipline qu'à l'équipement.

Spanish

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Record 4 2010-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Waste Materials

French

Domaine(s)
  • Déchets nucléaires

Spanish

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Record 5 2006-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Training of Personnel
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Education Theory and Methods
OBS

A major challenge we faced in attempting to redefine the company's performance management and review training was that its managers are very busy. They don’t want to take two weeks out of any business quarter to practice giving reviews. Since they don’t need to use these skills every day, mastering them seems of secondary importance to their daily work. Besides, if they take a training course and then wait three months before giving their first review, they’ll probably forget everything they learned anyway. This is excatly why we felt it was so important to give managers the opportunity to practice these skills in a safe, simulated environment just before giving employee reviews. With quality computer-based training, managers could use e-learning a week before the review period to begin to brush up on their skills and prepare for the reviews.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
  • Internet et télématique
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
CONT

La formation en amélioration du rendement pour les personnes et les équipes est une initiative visant à renforcer les équipes de service de la CSPAAT en mettant l'accent sur de meilleurs résultats internes, la simplification des procédés, la prise de décisions en première ligne et l'amélioration du service à la clientèle.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Capacitación del personal
  • Internet y telemática
  • Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
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Record 6 2004-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Reproduction (Medicine)
OBS

The sympto-thermal method of birth control is a combination of temperature taking and observation of the minor physical symptoms of ovulation to discover the safe period each month.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Reproduction (Médecine)
OBS

On donne le nom de méthode sympto-thermique à l'utilisation d'une technique qui permet de découvrir les jours de fertilité et les jours de stérilité féminine. Elle repose sur l'observation de la température et des symptômes accompagnant l'ovulation.

Spanish

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Record 7 2004-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Reproduction (Medicine)
CONT

Since the time when the egg is available for fertilization is a relatively short period in the reproductive cycle, intercourse during any other time is considered safe... Illustration 48 shows such a safe period.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reproduction (Médecine)
DEF

Période où les rapports peuvent avoir lieu sans aucune précaution.

Spanish

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Record 8 2002-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance Law
  • Life Insurance
DEF

Clause by virtue of which an assurance company renounces its right to dispute the validity of a policy after a prudent time period has elapsed, despite the fact that there may be inaccuracies, hidden facts or even fraudulent declarations in the insured's proposal form. The aim is to make life assurance policies absolutely safe, reducing the possibility that the assurer delay payment of insured sums to an absolute minimum.

OBS

incontestability clause: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des assurances
  • Assurance sur la vie
DEF

Clause aux termes de laquelle l'assureur renonce à invoquer [...] l'irrégularité dans la déclaration du risque [...] à l'expiration d'un délai de deux ans.

OBS

clause d'incontestabilité : terme extrait du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduit avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguros (Derecho)
  • Seguro de vida
DEF

Cláusula en virtud de la cual, transcurrido un plazo prudencial de tiempo, el asegurador renuncia a discutir la validez de la póliza, a pesar de que existan declaraciones inexactas, ocultación de hechos materiales y en algunos contratos incluso declaraciones fraudulentas. Su finalidad es la de hacer que las pólizas de seguros de vida sean consideradas como absolutamente seguras, reduciendo al mínimo la posibilidad de que la compañía aseguradora pueda retrasar el pago de los capitales asegurados.

OBS

cláusula de indisputabilidad: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 9 2001-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
  • Astronautics
CONT

However, the small percentage of cosmic rays that are heavy primaries do pose a serious risk even over a period of time as short as months, or perhaps weeks... As a result, for a mission of more than a few hours to be reasonably safe there is no escaping the need for some sort of radiation shielding.

OBS

heavy primary: term normaly used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • heavy primaries

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
  • Astronautique
OBS

rayon cosmique primaire lourd : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • rayons cosmiques primaires lourds

Spanish

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Record 10 1995-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
DEF

The state of the EUC when the specified hazard no longer exists.

OBS

In going from a potentially hazardous condition to the final safe state the EUC may have to go through a number of intermediate safe-states. For some situations a safe state exists only so long as the EUC is continuously controlled. Such continuous control may be for a short or an indefinite period of use.

OBS

Draft International Standard 1508, IEC-TC 65, Functional Safety, 1995.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
OBS

Projet de norme internationale 1508, CEI-TC65, Sûreté fonctionnelle, 1995.

Spanish

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Record 11 1988-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacodynamics
CONT

A reduced rate of release may be desirable for several reasons. Where a prolonged action is required it is desirable that the dosage form provides a slow and constant supply of the drug. The active component is given in a larger dose and released at a rate which is safe and which maintains therapeutic blood concentrations for a prolonged period. Where a high local concentration of an irritant drug causes tissue necrosis and ulceration of the mucosal wall, damage can largely be prevented by reducing the rate of drug release. Many dose forms have been developed to achieve these aims. They are variously described as 'sustained-release’, ’prolonged-action’, ’timed-release’, or other similar terms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacodynamie
CONT

Formes à libération prolongée: Si l'action rapide d'un médicament, même de courte durée, est souvent recherchée, il est quelquefois utile de la prolonger. Par des procédés technologiques très nombreux, le galéniste peut différer, freiner et contrôler la vitesse de libération, donc modifier les conditions d'absorption et, par conséquent, les concentrations plasmatiques.

Spanish

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Record 12 1988-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
  • Petroleum Deposits
CONT

... the bloom often occurs during the period of spring break up of ice, the most difficult time during the Arctic marine field season from a logistics point of view. The ice is often too weathered to be a safe study platform but may be sufficiently dense in some areas to inhibit navigation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Études et analyses environnementales
  • Gisements pétrolifères

Spanish

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Record 13 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Demography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Démographie

Spanish

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