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Record 1 2010-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phraseology
  • Cycling
CONT

Those from the inner city were often expected to come at the back of the bunch.

OBS

Expression frequently used in sports.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie
  • Cyclisme
CONT

Ce qui, actuellement, n'est le cas, puisqu'elle se situe en queue du peloton mondial pour la part du budget national consacrée à l'éducation et qu'un Chinois sur quatre est illettré. Les bonnes performances des régions côtières, ouvertes sur l'étranger, ne sauraient masquer le fait qu'elles traînent le fardeau de 350 millions de pauvres de l'intérieur du pays.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fraseología
  • Ciclismo
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