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Record 1 1993-11-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
CONT

Out of gas: If the engine begins to miss or sputter, check the fuel gauge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes
CONT

Panne d'essence: Si le moteur tousse ou a des ratés, vérifiez le niveau d'essence.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stamp and Postmark Collecting
  • Postage Stamps and Stamp Cancelling
  • Offences and crimes
DEF

A fraudulent imitation of a genuine stamp made to be sold as such.

CONT

Philatelic forgeries or counterfeits are unauthorized imitations of stamps designed to deceive and defraud stamps collectors. (Scott 1992 - Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, Volume 2, 1992, p. 21A).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Philatélie et marcophilie
  • Timbres et oblitération
  • Infractions et crimes
DEF

Copie d'un timbre, conçue dans l'intention de tromper.

CONT

[...] des contrefaçons ont été réalisées [...] pour frauder l'administration postale, tromper les collectionneurs (de timbres) [...] (Le livre Guiness des timbres, 1983, page 136).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Filatelia y matasellos
  • Sellos postales y obliteración
  • Infracciones y crímenes
OBS

falsificación: término extraído del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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