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WHEELER-DEALER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
- Occupation Names (General)
- Trade
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wheeler-dealer
1, record 1, English, wheeler%2Ddealer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- wheeler and dealer 2, record 1, English, wheeler%20and%20dealer
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A person who operates shrewdly and often unscrupulously, as in big business negotiations. 1, record 1, English, - wheeler%2Ddealer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The word "wheeler-dealer" is considered general vocabulary. 3, record 1, English, - wheeler%2Ddealer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Commerce
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- combinard
1, record 1, French, combinard
correct, masculine and feminine noun, pejorative
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- affairiste 1, record 1, French, affairiste
correct, masculine and feminine noun, pejorative
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Celui] qui emploie des moyens souvent plus ingénieux qu'honnêtes pour parvenir à ses fins. 1, record 1, French, - combinard
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
combinard : Le féminin est «combinarde». 2, record 1, French, - combinard
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le mot «combinard» est du langage courant. 3, record 1, French, - combinard
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
«affairiste» : Homme ou femme d'affaires sans scrupule. 1, record 1, French, - combinard
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
«affairiste» : C'est seulement en parlant des affaires qu'on peut remplacer «combinard» par «affairiste». 2, record 1, French, - combinard
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vocabulario general
- Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
- Comercio
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- arribista
1, record 1, Spanish, arribista
proposal, common gender
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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