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HOWL [5 records]

Record 1 2004-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
  • Dog and Cat Breeding
OBS

Group : a bench(show dogs), brace, gang, kennel, legion, litterpack, pack or stud of dogs; a doggery; a huddle or litter of puppies. Male : dog, hound. Female : bitch. Young : pup, whelp. Cry : yelp, bark, whine, growl, howl.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
  • Élevage des chiens et chats
OBS

Groupe : meute, harde. Mâle : chien. Femelle : chienne, lice. Petit : chiot. Cri : aboyer, hurler, clabauder, clatir, grogner, gronder, glapir (chiot), haleter, japper.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mamíferos
  • Cría de perros y gatos
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Record 2 2003-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dog and Cat Breeding
OBS

Most dogs accept comings and goings with a sigh, but others might have a hard time understanding why their owners are there one moment and gone the next. The dog may feel insecure and worry that his owner won’t come back. And while he is gone, the dog may bark, whine or howl in fear.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chiens et chats
OBS

Cet état d'anxiété est provoqué par la solitude dans laquelle se trouve l'animal une fois que son maître est parti. Très fréquent chez le chiot, il se traduit par la fugue, l'aboiement, le grattage de porte, la destruction d'objet... Le traitement de ce trouble nécessite la participation active du maître.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cría de perros y gatos
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Record 3 1995-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Political Institutions
DEF

Undue increase of direct and participatory democracy criticized by technophobic elites.

CONT

Voters are more discerning than the critics of hyperdemocracy. Technology's new challenge ideally at least, is to re-empower voters and revitalize democracy through more direct popular representation. Pitfalls do abound. The same technology able to identify and link citizens and political institutions will also necessarily facilitate nationwide identification systems and increased governmental surveillance. This will undoubtedly prompt a second neo-Orwellian howl to accompany an elitist shudder over entrusting the people-the booboisie as a 21st century cybermob. But overall, the favorable balance that should result is compelling. Here are five critical circumstances and developments that we should all monitor carefully in the future : putting politics on line, creating virtual Washington, expanding individual voting, creating national referendums, and increasing choice of parties.

Key term(s)
  • booboisie

French

Domaine(s)
  • Institutions politiques

Spanish

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Record 4 1981-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Fluctuations
OBS

The worker whose livelyhood depends on how the market prices his labor may be the first to howl when competition threatens to depress wages.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fluctuations économiques

Spanish

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Record 5 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
  • Language Problems
OBS

The worker who... may be the first to howl when competition threatens to depress wages.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
  • Problèmes de langue
OBS

L'ouvrier [...] est le premier à protester quand la concurrence menace de déprimer les salaires. (SAM 38)

Spanish

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