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tout-petit [3 records]

Record 1 2016-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • School and School-Related Administration
DEF

The child up to 5 years of age.

CONT

You'll be amazed at how quickly even your preschooler starts speaking the language...

Key term(s)
  • pre-school child

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration scolaire et parascolaire
CONT

Dans l'environnement LOGO, [...] c'est l'enfant, même d'âge préscolaire, qui maîtrise la machine; il programme l'ordinateur.

OBS

éducation préscolaire : Éducation précédant l'enseignement primaire.

OBS

Voir la rubrique numérotée 526 et intitulée «preschool age child».

Key term(s)
  • jeune enfant

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

A child who has just recently learned to walk, usually between the ages of a year and a half and three years.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
DEF

Enfant âgé entre 18 mois et 3 ans.

OBS

Au pluriel : les tout-petits.

OBS

Il n'existe pas d'équivalent exact imagé de l'anglais «toddler» : les termes français de cette fiche constituent néanmoins des solutions de traduction.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vocabulario general
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Record 3 1991-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phraseology
  • Language Problems
OBS

Americanism.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie
  • Problèmes de langue

Spanish

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