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Record 1 - internal organization data 1995-09-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- far-fetched
1, record 1, English, far%2Dfetched
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Resulting or introduced in a forced, or unnatural way; strained. 2, record 1, English, - far%2Dfetched
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The vision of 250 million people corralled passively by a thousand scientists or so is certainly unattractive. But it is also far-fetched, as unreal as the rosy forecasts of genetically engineered utopias. 3, record 1, English, - far%2Dfetched
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tiré par les cheveux 1, record 1, French, tir%C3%A9%20par%20les%20cheveux
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- exagéré 2, record 1, French, exag%C3%A9r%C3%A9
- outré 2, record 1, French, outr%C3%A9
- forcé 2, record 1, French, forc%C3%A9
- inutilement compliqué 2, record 1, French, inutilement%20compliqu%C3%A9
- utopique 2, record 1, French, utopique
- peu réaliste 2, record 1, French, peu%20r%C3%A9aliste
- peu vraisemblable 2, record 1, French, peu%20vraisemblable
- peu convaincant 2, record 1, French, peu%20convaincant
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Translation
- Language Problems
Record 2, Main entry term, English
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
undue clearance 1, record 2, English, - undue
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traduction
- Problèmes de langue
Record 2, Main entry term, French
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
un jeu exagéré 1, record 2, French, - exag%C3%A9r%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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