GC: n S: Met Office – https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/weather/types-of-weather/fog/8-facts (last access: 10 April 2019); NatGeo – https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/fog/ (last access: 23 November 2024). N: 1. “thick, obscuring mist,” 1540s, a back-formation from foggy (which appeared about the same time) or from a Scandinavian source akin to Danish fog “spray, shower, snowdrift,” Old Norse
GC: n S: FAO – https://www.fao.org/economic/est/international-trade/agreements/food-aid/en/ (last access: 2 July 2024); OECD – https://data.oecd.org/oda/food-aid.htm (last access: 2 July 2024). N: 1. – food (n): Middle English foode, fode, from Old English foda “food, nourishment; fuel,” also figurative, from Proto-Germanic *fodon (source also of Swedish föda, Danish föde, Gothic fodeins), from
GC: n S: FAO – http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/y5401e/y5401e00.htm (last access: 26 April 2013); http://www.fns.usda.gov/fdd/food-distribution-programs (last access: 3 September 2014). N: Enough food is produced worldwide to feed all the people in the world (Leathers, p. 133). However, despite this alarming truth, nearly 1 billion people are suffering from chronic hunger today. There
GC: n S: http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/food-poisoning/food-poisoning (last access: 7 December 2015); http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Food-poisoning/Pages/Introduction.aspx (last access: 7 December 2015). N: 1. food (n): Middle English foode, fode, from Old English foda “food, nourishment; fuel,” also figurative, from Proto-Germanic *fodon, from Germanic *fod- “food,” from PIE *pat-, extended form of root *pa- “to tend, keep,
GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/foodsafety/en/ (last access: 3 September 2014); NAVARRO p. 386; UNTERM – http://unterm.un.org/DGAACS/unterm.nsf/WebView/CDCFBC3C5DC71040852569FD0003716E?OpenDocument (last access: 25 April 2013). N: Unsafe food causes many diseases, ranging from diarrhoeal diseases to various forms of cancer. A safe food supply supports economy, trade and tourism, contributes to food and
GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/89/12/11-089243/en/ (last access: 12 March 2013); WHO – http://www.who.int/trade/glossary/story028/en/ (last access: 3 September 2014). N: Food security is built on three pillars: Food availability: sufficient quantities of food available on a consistent basis. Food access: having sufficient resources to obtain appropriate foods for a nutritious
GC: n S: FAO – https://www.fao.org/family-farming/detail/es/c/877809/ (last access: 20 January 2024); IFAD – https://www.ifad.org/en/web/latest/-/the-importance-of-food-sovereignty-for-indigenous-peoples-a-conversation-with-dr.-elifuraha-laltaika (last access: 13 January 2024) N: 1. – food (n): Middle English foode, fode, from Old English foda “food, nourishment; fuel,” also figurative, from Proto-Germanic *fodon, from Germanic *fod- “food,” from PIE *pat-, extended form of
GC: n S: http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2012/oct/05/sudan-dragging-feet-humanitarian-aid-access (last access: 12 March 2013); http://www.imgc-global.com/humanitarian.html (last access: 3 september 2014). N: Food obtained for a household or for a country, an expedition, etc. S: http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/food-supplies (last access: 28 July 2015) SYN: S: CR: humanitarian aid
GC: n S: WFP – http://www.wfp.org/how-to-help/individuals/food-force/ (last access: 16 July 2012); DFCSCA – http://foodsuppb.nic.in/ (last access: 8 December 2013). N: 1. – food (n): Middle English foode, fode, from Old English foda “food, nourishment; fuel,” also figurative, from Proto-Germanic *fodon, from Germanic *fod- “food,” from PIE *pat-, extended form of
GC: n S: FoodGov – https://www.food.gov.uk/science/microbiology/fds (last access: 7 December 2015); NIAID – https://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/foodborne/Pages/default.aspx (last access: 7 December 2015); OSHA – https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/foodbornedisease/ (last access: 7 December 2015). N: 1. – foodborne (adj): The first known use of foodborne was in 1898. Caused by food contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms or toxic
GC: n S: TAM – https://goo.gl/5QCmLX (page 211) (last access: 7 November 2018); IOM – https://www.iom.int/key-migration-terms (last access: 7 November 2018). N: 1. – forced (adj): “not spontaneous or voluntary, strained, unnatural,” 1570s. The past-participle adjective from verb force (c. 1300, forcen, also forsen, “exert force upon (an adversary),” from
GC: n S: IOM – https://publications.iom.int/system/files/pdf/uamas_synthesis_report2012.pdf (last access: 3 May 2021); UNCHR – https://www.unhcr.org/50aa01c310.pdf (last access: 3 May 2021). N: 1. – foreign (adj): c. 1300, ferren, foran, foreyne, in reference to places, “outside the boundaries of a country;” of persons, “born in another country,” from Old French forain “strange, foreign; outer, external, outdoor; remote,
GC: n S: MPI – https://bit.ly/2Bb91zy (last access: 4 March 2017); TheHill – https://bit.ly/2MJNGBZ (last access: 4 March 2017). N: 1. early 15c., foreyner; see foreign (c. 1300, ferren, foran, foreyne, in reference to places, “outside the boundaries of a country;” of persons, “born in another country,” from Old French
GC: n S: SDir – https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/forensic-medicine (last access: 5 February 2021); NIH – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4890849/ (last access: 5 February 2021). N: 1. – forensic (adj): “pertaining to or suitable for courts of law,” 1650s, with -ic + stem of Latin forensis “of a forum, place of assembly,” related to forum “public place”. Later used especially in
GC: n S: CSFS – https://www.csfs.ca/student-zone/student-zone/ (last access: 4 February 2021); SDir – https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/forensic-sciences (last access: 4 February 2021). N: 1. – forensic (adj): “pertaining to or suitable for courts of law,” 1650s, with -ic + stem of Latin forensis “of a forum, place of assembly,” related to forum “public place”. Later used especially in
GC: n S: Interpol – https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Forensics (last access: 5 February 2021); Westmidl – https://west-midlands.police.uk/specialist-teams/forensics (last access: 5 February 2021). N: 1. Latin forensis public, forensic, from forum forum. First Known Use of forensic: 1659 (as an adjective) and 1814 (as a noun). 2. Definition of forensic: 1: an argumentative exercise. 2: forensics plural in form
GC: n S: EC – http://ec.europa.eu/echo/what-we-do/civil-protection/forest-fires_en (last access: 25 October 2017); The Guardian – https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/25/spain-forest-fire-forces-more-than-1500-from-homes-and-campsites (last access: 25 October 2017). N: 1. – forest (n): late 13c., “extensive tree-covered district,” especially one set aside for royal hunting and under the protection of the king, from Old French forest “forest, wood,
GC: n S: EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/721819/law-of-war/52928/Lawful-combatants (last access: 26 March 2015) N: 1. French, from franc free + tireur shooter. First Known Use: 1808. A civilian and especially a guerrilla fighter or sniper. 2. Very often the armed forces of belligerents consist throughout the war of their regular armies only;
GC: n S: https://archive.org/details/historyofbuccane00exqu (last access: 21 February 2014); http://www.pirates-privateers.com/definitions.htm (last access: 21 February 2014). N: 1. 1560s, loan-translation of Dutch vrijbuiter “plunderer, robber,” from vrijbuiten “to rob, plunder,” from vrijbuit “plunder,” literally “free booty,” from vrij “free” + buit “booty,” from buiten “to exchange or plunder,” from Middle Dutch
GC: n S: http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/climate-weather/stories/what-is-freezing-fog (last access: 15 July 2015); http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-freezing-fog.htm (last access: 15 July 2015). N: 1. A fog formed of supercooled water droplets which freeze on contact with objects, covering them with a coating of rime. 2. freezing fog; FZFG: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Civil
GC: n S: http://www.ec.gc.ca/meteo-weather/default.asp?lang=En&n=d9553ab5-1 (last access: 15 July 2015); http://www.bbc.com/weather/2640729 (last access: 15 July 2015). N: 1. Old English forst, frost “frost, a freezing, frozen precipitation, extreme cold,” from Proto-Germanic *frustaz- “frost”, related to freosan “to freeze,” from suffixed form of PIE *preus– “to freeze; burn”. Both forms of the
MENA: Acronym of Middle East and North Africa. MENA: Acronym used in Spanish, it means Foreign Unaccompanied Minors (FUM). See “Foreign Unaccompanied Minors”: https://www.humantermuem.es/content/foreign-unaccompanied-minor/?lang=en
GC: n S: UNESCO – https://uis.unesco.org/en/blog/measuring-functional-literacy-and-numeracy-lifelong-learning (last access: 2 July 2024); Springer – https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-011-4540-4_14 (last access: 2 July 2024). N: 1. – functional (adj): 1630s, “pertaining to function or office,” from function (n.) + –al (1), or from Medieval Latin functionalis. Meaning “utilitarian” is by 1864; specific use in architecture