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PAPARAZZI [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-08-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- stalkerazzi 1, record 1, English, stalkerazzi
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- scummerazzi 1, record 1, English, scummerazzi
- scumarazzi 1, record 1, English, scumarazzi
- scum-erazzi 1, record 1, English, scum%2Derazzi
- scum-arazzi 1, record 1, English, scum%2Darazzi
- paparazzi 1, record 1, English, paparazzi
- videorazzi 1, record 1, English, videorazzi
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Photographers or videotapers who seek out celebrities in such an aggressive fashion as to be offensive, especially in recording the private side of their lives. 1, record 1, English, - stalkerazzi
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Used disparagingly in publicity slang contexts. 2, record 1, English, - stalkerazzi
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- paparazzi 1, record 1, French, paparazzi
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-03-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- News and Journalism (General)
- Sociology of Human Relations
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- paparazzo
1, record 2, English, paparazzo
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It was Italian film director Federico Fellini who first coined the expression back in the 1950s. The word he used was an Italian expression meaning mosquitoes. And, just like the insects they were named after, the photographer - or paparazzi - who swarm around the celebrities of the world are always ready to pounce on any bit of famous flesh. 1, record 2, English, - paparazzo
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plural is paparazzi. 2, record 2, English, - paparazzo
Record 2, Key term(s)
- paparazzi
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Information et journalisme (Généralités)
- Sociologie des relations humaines
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- paparazzo
1, record 2, French, paparazzo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme italien employé péjorativement pour désigner un photographe de presse. 1, record 2, French, - paparazzo
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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