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BURY ONES HEAD SAND [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bury one's head in the sand
1, record 1, English, bury%20one%27s%20head%20in%20the%20sand
verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Refuse to recognize the real facts of a situation. 1, record 1, English, - bury%20one%27s%20head%20in%20the%20sand
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pratiquer une politique d'autruche 1, record 1, French, pratiquer%20une%20politique%20d%27autruche
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pratiquer la politique d'autruche 2, record 1, French, pratiquer%20la%20politique%20d%27autruche
- faire l'autruche 3, record 1, French, faire%20l%27autruche
- se cacher la tête comme une autruche 3, record 1, French, se%20cacher%20la%20t%C3%AAte%20comme%20une%20autruche
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
S'imaginer qu'un danger est supprimé quand on s'abstient de le regarder, à la manière de l'autruche qui, selon la légende, croit supprimer le danger en enfouissant sa tête dans la sable. 1, record 1, French, - pratiquer%20une%20politique%20d%27autruche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Refuser de voir le danger (comme l'autruche qui se cache la tête pour échapper au péril). 2, record 1, French, - pratiquer%20une%20politique%20d%27autruche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 DEF
Ne pas vouloir se rendre à l'évidence ou chercher à se dissimuler un danger pressant, par allusion au fait que les autruches, sur le point d'être rejointes [...] se cacheraient la tête dans le sable 3, record 1, French, - pratiquer%20une%20politique%20d%27autruche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-01-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Proverbs and Maxims
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- bury one's head in the sand
1, record 2, English, bury%20one%27s%20head%20in%20the%20sand
verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Proverbes et dictons
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pratiquer une politique d'autruche 1, record 2, French, pratiquer%20une%20politique%20d%27autruche
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Phraseology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- bury one's head in the sand 1, record 3, English, bury%20one%27s%20head%20in%20the%20sand
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Phraséologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cacher la tête dans le sable 1, record 3, French, cacher%20la%20t%C3%AAte%20dans%20le%20sable
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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