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Record 1 1995-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • War and Peace (International Law)
DEF

tending to appall [i.e.] to overcome with consternation or horror....

CONT

Goya captures the appalling, machine-like process of the slaughter, implied by the piled-up bodies and the waiting line....

CONT

appalling loss of life.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Guerre et paix (Droit international)
DEF

qui laisse une impression de consternation

DEF

Se dit de ce qui cause de l'effroi; horrible, repoussant, épouvantable [...]

CONT

(Organisation des mesures d'urgence du Canada) : nombre effroyable de pertes de vie.

Spanish

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