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Record 1 2007-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
DEF

A cause of privation or suffering.

CONT

hardship: Something that obstructs progress and requires great effort to overcome.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
  • Language Problems (General)
OBS

he had difficulty in doing his work

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
  • Problèmes de langue (Généralités)
OBS

il avait beaucoup de peine, de mal, de difficulté à accomplir son travail (et non: de misère) J. Poisson Le Droit 6 juin/63

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Traducción (Generalidades)
  • Problemas de idioma (Generalidades)
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Record 3 2000-12-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gymnastics and Trampoline
OBS

Artistic gymnastics term.

OBS

Rules/refereeing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gymnastique et trampoline
OBS

Terme de gymnastique artistique.

OBS

Règlements/arbitrage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gimnasia y acrobacias sobre cama elástica
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Record 4 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Proverbs and Maxims
OBS

or on account of unforeseen difficulties of any kind

French

Domaine(s)
  • Proverbes et dictons
OBS

ni à cause de contretemps imprévus quelconque

Spanish

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Record 5 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
  • Language Problems
OBS

Difficulty,In great-En mauvaise passe. Difficulty,That is the- . C'est là le hic; C'est là le noeud de la question. Voilà le hic. Voilà le chiendent. (Larousse, aux mots hic et chiendent) Go create difficulties: mettre des bâtons dans les roues. (between neighbours, etc).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
  • Problèmes de langue
OBS

et non difficulté.

Spanish

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