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SUCCINCT [4 records]

Record 1 2023-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An insect (order Coleoptera) of the family Carabidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Insecte (ordre des coléoptères) de la famille des Carabidae.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An insect (order Coleoptera) of the family Carabidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Insecte (ordre des coléoptères) de la famille des Carabidae.

Spanish

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Record 3 2018-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
OBS

Something that is succinct expresses facts or ideas clearly and in few words.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
DEF

Qui est dit, écrit [clairement et] en peu de mots.

Spanish

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Record 4 1985-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rhetoric
CONT

succinct implies clarity but compactness in the briefest possible number of words (he spoke in succinct phrases).

OBS

phrase: a short, colorful or forceful expression.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Art de dire (Rhétorique)
CONT

L'usage d'un tableau noir. (...) le style télégraphique est recommandé (...) Eviter les phrases et préférer les formules lapidaires et les mots qui frappent (...)

OBS

lapidaire. adj. Se dit d'une formule, d'une expression, etc., composées d'un minimum de mots, d'une concision brutale, expressive.

Spanish

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