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FULL BROTHER [2 records]

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Record 1 2013-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anthropology
DEF

A brother through both father and mother : a full brother.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anthropologie
DEF

Né des mêmes père et mère.

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grammar
DEF

A form of the verb "do" used to avoid repetition of a full verb(as "do" in "My brother smokes and I do too").

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grammaire
CONT

On appelle pro-verbe un substitut verbal qui joue, relativement aux verbes, le même rôle que le pronom de troisième personne relativement aux noms: il remplace le verbe ou le syntagme verbal pour en éviter la répétition.

Spanish

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