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ORADOR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-10-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oral Presentations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- speaker
1, record 1, English, speaker
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A person who gives a talk or makes a speech. 2, record 1, English, - speaker
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Exposés et communications orales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- orateur
1, record 1, French, orateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- oratrice 2, record 1, French, oratrice
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne qui parle en public, qui prononce des discours. 3, record 1, French, - orateur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Presentaciones orales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- orador
1, record 1, Spanish, orador
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- speaker 2, record 1, Spanish, speaker
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Persona que habla en público, pronuncia discursos [...] 3, record 1, Spanish, - orador
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
orador; speaker: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la voz inglesa "speaker" es un anglicismo innecesario que es preferible sustituir por alternativas españolas como "portavoz" o "vocero", de un partido político, por ejemplo; "ponente" o "conferenciante"; o "interlocutor", "orador", "presentador", "animador" o "locutor", en la prensa deportiva. 2, record 1, Spanish, - orador
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-03-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Conferences and Colloquia: Organization
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lecturer
1, record 2, English, lecturer
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One who reads or delivers a discourse before an audience, especially for instruction or to set forth some subject. 2, record 2, English, - lecturer
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term in use at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). 3, record 2, English, - lecturer
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Organisation de congrès et de conférences
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- conférencier
1, record 2, French, conf%C3%A9rencier
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- conférencière 2, record 2, French, conf%C3%A9renci%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne qui parle dans une réunion sur des sujets propres à instruire l'auditoire. 3, record 2, French, - conf%C3%A9rencier
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il est évident que la conduite et les techniques d'un orateur au cours d'un meeting sur la place publique ne seront pas identiques à celles d'un conférencier parlant à un public choisi, venu sur invitations [...] 4, record 2, French, - conf%C3%A9rencier
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
conférencier; conférencière : termes en usage aux Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada (IRSC). 5, record 2, French, - conf%C3%A9rencier
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organización de conferencias y coloquios
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- ponente
1, record 2, Spanish, ponente
correct, common gender
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- orador 1, record 2, Spanish, orador
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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