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MAKE KILLING [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-01-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Stock Exchange
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- make a killing in the stock market
1, record 1, English, make%20a%20killing%20in%20the%20stock%20market
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- make a killing on the stock market 2, record 1, English, make%20a%20killing%20on%20the%20stock%20market
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Keeping [the] costs down and buying more shares when the stock market is low are two ways to maximize ... profits and make a killing in the stock market. 3, record 1, English, - make%20a%20killing%20in%20the%20stock%20market
Record 1, Key term(s)
- make a killing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Bourse
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coup de bourse
1, record 1, French, coup%20de%20bourse
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Spéculation boursière réussie. 1, record 1, French, - coup%20de%20bourse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bolsa de valores
- Fraseología de los lenguajes especializados
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- enriquecerse en la bolsa
1, record 1, Spanish, enriquecerse%20en%20la%20bolsa
proposal
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- hacer fortuna en la bolsa 1, record 1, Spanish, hacer%20fortuna%20en%20la%20bolsa
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-05-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Idiomatic Expressions
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- make a packet
1, record 2, English, make%20a%20packet
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- make one's pile 1, record 2, English, make%20one%27s%20pile
correct
- feather one's nest 1, record 2, English, feather%20one%27s%20nest
correct
- make a killing 2, record 2, English, make%20a%20killing
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Expressions idiomatiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- faire son beurre
1, record 2, French, faire%20son%20beurre
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- faire sa pelote 2, record 2, French, faire%20sa%20pelote
- mettre du foin dans ses bottes 3, record 2, French, mettre%20du%20foin%20dans%20ses%20bottes
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Se dit péjorativement d'une personne qui fait des profits, qui gagne beaucoup d'argent. 4, record 2, French, - faire%20son%20beurre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Expresiones idiomáticas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- ponerse las botas
1, record 2, Spanish, ponerse%20las%20botas
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[traduction littérale française :] Enfiler les bottes. 1, record 2, Spanish, - ponerse%20las%20botas
Record 3 - internal organization data 1994-06-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Translation
- Language Problems
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- make a killing
1, record 3, English, make%20a%20killing
correct, verb
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
If you make a killing, you make a large profit very quickly and easily; an informal expression. 2, record 3, English, - make%20a%20killing
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Traduction
- Problèmes de langue
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- faire de gros profits 1, record 3, French, faire%20de%20gros%20profits
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- faire une affaire d'or 2, record 3, French, faire%20une%20affaire%20d%27or
- réussir un beau coup 3, record 3, French, r%C3%A9ussir%20un%20beau%20coup
see observation
- réussir une opération lucrative ou sensationnelle 4, record 3, French, r%C3%A9ussir%20une%20op%C3%A9ration%20lucrative%20ou%20sensationnelle
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il a fait une affaire d'or récemment à la Bourse. 2, record 3, French, - faire%20de%20gros%20profits
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
beau coup : action particulièrement réussie. 5, record 3, French, - faire%20de%20gros%20profits
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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