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BATTERED [2 records]

Record 1 2019-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Culinary Techniques
  • Collaboration with the FAO
DEF

Covered in a mixture of milk, flour, and egg and then cooked.

PHR

battered chicken, battered cod, battered fish

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Techniques culinaires
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
PHR

morue en pâte à frire, poisson en pâte à frire

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of the Family
  • Social Problems
DEF

Very severely beaten as to leave permanent or long-lasting effects.

OBS

Both "beaten" and "battered" evoke the idea of having received repeated blows, but unlike "beaten", "battered" underscores the bruising, disfigurement and injuries which result from such viciousness.

PHR

battered woman, wife, children

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de la famille
  • Problèmes sociaux
CONT

Marqué physiquement après avoir subi des sévices corporels.

PHR

enfant, parent battu; femme battue.

Spanish

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