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circus [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Variety Shows and Circuses
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- circus
1, record 1, English, circus
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A travelling show of acrobats, clowns, horses, riders and wild animals. 1, record 1, English, - circus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Spectacles de variétés et Cirque
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cirque
1, record 1, French, cirque
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Troupe d'artistes, traditionnellement itinérante, qui comporte le plus souvent des acrobates, des numéros de dressage et de domptage d’animaux, des spectacles de clowns, des tours de magie. 2, record 1, French, - cirque
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Espectáculos de variedades y Circo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- circo
1, record 1, Spanish, circo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Espectáculo en un recinto cubierto por una carpa, con gradería para los espectadores, que tiene en medio una o varias pistas donde actúan malabaristas, payasos, equilibristas, animales amaestrados, etc. 1, record 1, Spanish, - circo
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-04-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Banking
- Stock Exchange
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- circus
1, record 2, English, circus
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- circus swap 2, record 2, English, circus%20swap
correct
- combined interest rate and currency swap 3, record 2, English, combined%20interest%20rate%20and%20currency%20swap
correct
- double-hedge swap 4, record 2, English, double%2Dhedge%20swap
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Technique that combines shift from a floating to a fixed rate of interest, together with a shift from liability in one currency to liability in another. 4, record 2, English, - circus
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
circus: term reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 5, record 2, English, - circus
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Banque
- Bourse
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- circus
1, record 2, French, circus
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- swap circus 1, record 2, French, swap%20circus
correct, masculine noun
- swap de taux d'intérêt dans deux monnaies 2, record 2, French, swap%20de%20taux%20d%27int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20dans%20deux%20monnaies
masculine noun
- swap de taux d'intérêts dans deux monnaies différentes 3, record 2, French, swap%20de%20taux%20d%27int%C3%A9r%C3%AAts%20dans%20deux%20monnaies%20diff%C3%A9rentes
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Combinaison d'un swap de devises et d'un swap de taux d'intérêt. 1, record 2, French, - circus
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] il existe d'autres formes de swap de taux d'intérêts - Le swap de taux d'intérêts dans deux monnaies différentes [...] où l'on échange des taux d'intérêts et des devises, comme par exemple swap US$ indexé sur le Libor [London Interbank Offered Rate] (variable) contre des [livres] sterling à taux fixe. 3, record 2, French, - circus
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Operaciones bancarias
- Bolsa de valores
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- circo
1, record 2, Spanish, circo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Combinación de una permuta de divisas y de tipos de interés. 1, record 2, Spanish, - circo
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
circo: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 2, Spanish, - circo
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-12-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Urban Furnishings and Equipment
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- whirling square
1, record 3, English, whirling%20square
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- windmill 2, record 3, English, windmill
correct
- circus 3, record 3, English, circus
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A town square in which four (or more) streets radiate from the square's corners in a pinwheel-like fashion. Essentially medieval. 2, record 3, English, - whirling%20square
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not to be confused with "traffic circle". 4, record 3, English, - whirling%20square
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Équipements urbains
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- rond-point
1, record 3, French, rond%2Dpoint
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nom de certaines places circulaires où aboutissent plusieurs rues, plusieurs avenues, dans une ville. 2, record 3, French, - rond%2Dpoint
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec «carrefour giratoire» qui, lui, est un aménagement urbain. Le rond-point est un reliquat des villes anciennes où les rues convergeaient vers une place unique. Au Canada, on utilise le terme «rond-point» à la place du générique «carrefour», ce qui est une source de confusion. 3, record 3, French, - rond%2Dpoint
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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