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early bird [2 records]

Record 1 2019-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anthropology
  • Human Biological Requirements
CONT

There is also individual variability in melatonin secretion, with "morning types" or "larks" and "evening types" or "owls" having correspondingly varied onset and offset of melatonin secretion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anthropologie
  • Besoins biologiques de l'homme
CONT

L'heure du début et de la fin de la sécrétion de mélatonine varie aussi d'une personne à l'autre, ce qui explique que certaines personnes soient les lève-tôt et d'autres, des couche-tard.

Spanish

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Record 2 1984-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lotteries
DEF

One that arrives beforehand especially before possible competitors.

OBS

Used also to describe people buying a lottery ticket before a definite date and thus entitled to an early birds draw, or people arriving early at a bingo and for which special games are held.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Loteries
OBS

Le terme variera selon les formules de concours possible. Dans le cas des joueurs de bingo se présentant tôt, le langage populaire recourt à l'expression "oiseau matinal" pour les désigner.

Key term(s)
  • oiseau matinal

Spanish

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