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empêcheur de tourner en rond [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-04-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Group Dynamics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spoilsport
1, record 1, English, spoilsport
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- killjoy 1, record 1, English, killjoy
correct
- kill-joy 2, record 1, English, kill%2Djoy
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A person who behaves in such a way as to ruin the pleasures of others. 2, record 1, English, - spoilsport
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Dynamique des groupes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- empêcheur de tourner en rond
1, record 1, French, emp%C3%AAcheur%20de%20tourner%20en%20rond
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- empêcheuse de tourner en rond 2, record 1, French, emp%C3%AAcheuse%20de%20tourner%20en%20rond
correct, feminine noun
- empêcheur de danser en rond 2, record 1, French, emp%C3%AAcheur%20de%20danser%20en%20rond
correct, masculine noun
- empêcheuse de danser en rond 2, record 1, French, emp%C3%AAcheuse%20de%20danser%20en%20rond
correct, feminine noun
- rabat-joie 3, record 1, French, rabat%2Djoie
correct, masculine and feminine noun, invariable
- trouble-fête 3, record 1, French, trouble%2Df%C3%AAte
correct, masculine and feminine noun, invariable
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne qui vient troubler la joie, le plaisir des autres. 4, record 1, French, - emp%C3%AAcheur%20de%20tourner%20en%20rond
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il arrive parfois que dans certains groupes, une personne n'arrive pas à être assimilée, par suite de son comportement asocial [...]. La réaction du groupe, pour conserver sa cohésion serait de rejeter cet empêcheur de tourner en rond, qui provoque des tensions assez fortes dans le groupe et entrave la cohésion. 5, record 1, French, - emp%C3%AAcheur%20de%20tourner%20en%20rond
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rabat-joie : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006). 6, record 1, French, - emp%C3%AAcheur%20de%20tourner%20en%20rond
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1990-07-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Regional Dialects and Expressions
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dog in the manger
1, record 2, English, dog%20in%20the%20manger
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a person who keeps others from using something which he has but cannot or will not use from the fable of the dog that kept the ox from eating the hay. 2, record 2, English, - dog%20in%20the%20manger
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Régionalismes et usages particuliers
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- empêcheur de tourner en rond
1, record 2, French, emp%C3%AAcheur%20de%20tourner%20en%20rond
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- le chien du jardinier 2, record 2, French, le%20chien%20du%20jardinier
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il fait comme le chien du jardinier (qui ne mange pas de choux et ne laisse pas les autres en manger). 2, record 2, French, - emp%C3%AAcheur%20de%20tourner%20en%20rond
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'expression "le chien du jardinier" bien que donnée comme équivalent dans le HARRAP'S est très obscure en français. 2, record 2, French, - emp%C3%AAcheur%20de%20tourner%20en%20rond
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1986-05-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Parliamentary Language
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- muckraker
1, record 3, English, muckraker
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire parlementaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- remueur de boue
1, record 3, French, remueur%20de%20boue
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- empêcheur de tourner en rond 1, record 3, French, emp%C3%AAcheur%20de%20tourner%20en%20rond
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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