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SQUARE PEG [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Personnel Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- square peg
1, record 1, English, square%20peg
officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Square peg: A misfit. 1, record 1, English, - square%20peg
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
1930: They were square pegs who weren't succeeding in their respective positions. 1, record 1, English, - square%20peg
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
He is a square peg in a round hole. 1, record 1, English, - square%20peg
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
square peg: term officially approved by CN. 1, record 1, English, - square%20peg
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion du personnel
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- employé inapte
1, record 1, French, employ%C3%A9%20inapte
masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
d'être inapte à qch et inapte : 1) en parlant d'une personne, qui n'a pas les aptitudes ou les dispositions pour quelque chose; 2) qui n'a pas les aptitudes pour remplir une fonction déterminée. 1, record 1, French, - employ%C3%A9%20inapte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
employé inapte : terme uniformisé par le CN. 1, record 1, French, - employ%C3%A9%20inapte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Personnel and Job Evaluation
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- square peg 1, record 2, English, square%20peg
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Évaluation du personnel et des emplois
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- employé inadapté
1, record 2, French, employ%C3%A9%20inadapt%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Employé qui n'est pas à sa place, dont les fonctions ne lui conviennent pas. 1, record 2, French, - employ%C3%A9%20inadapt%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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