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PAY LIP SERVICE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-12-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lip service
1, record 1, English, lip%20service
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
To pay lip service to the cause of peace. 2, record 1, English, - lip%20service
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Although lip service is paid to the need to ensure equality in a pluralistic society, in reality individuals, organizations and institutions are far more committed to maintaining the status quo in order to stabilize or increase their power. 3, record 1, English, - lip%20service
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hommage respectueux
1, record 1, French, hommage%20respectueux
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- éloge stérile 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9loge%20st%C3%A9rile
masculine noun
- simple parole 2, record 1, French, simple%20parole
feminine noun
- assistance déclamatoire 3, record 1, French, assistance%20d%C3%A9clamatoire
feminine noun
- vœu pieux 3, record 1, French, v%26oelig%3Bu%20pieux
masculine noun
- service pour la forme 2, record 1, French, service%20pour%20la%20forme
masculine noun
- profession de foi factice 1, record 1, French, profession%20de%20foi%20factice
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Servir en paroles la cause de la paix 1, record 1, French, - hommage%20respectueux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-11-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Ecology (General)
- Neology and Linguistic Borrowing
- General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- eco-pornography
1, record 2, English, eco%2Dpornography
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- eco-porn 2, record 2, English, eco%2Dporn
correct
- green wash 2, record 2, English, green%20wash
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Advertising or publicity that exploits and profits from public interest in ecology and pollution control. 1, record 2, English, - eco%2Dpornography
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Environmentalist groups still abound, the advertising industry is still cashing in on the bandwagon by presenting companies and products as ecology-conscious(eco-pornography is the word that has been coined for such practices) and politicians still pay plenty of lip service to the issue. 1, record 2, English, - eco%2Dpornography
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Eco- is a prefix meaning: of the ecology, esp. relating to pollution. 3, record 2, English, - eco%2Dpornography
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Écologie (Généralités)
- Néologie et emprunts
- Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- écopornographie
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9copornographie
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1987-01-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Translation
- Language Problems
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- pay lip service
1, record 3, English, pay%20lip%20service
verb
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Instruments set up to cope with or pay lip service to the very real privately expressed needs : des mécanismes mis en place par les gouvernements pour répondre scrupuleusement ou superficiellement aux besoins très réels que chacun a exprimés personnellement.(fighting cheesecake and male chauvinism, S. Plowman, G. T. 75) 30/10/74 1, record 3, English, - pay%20lip%20service
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
some are rebels who pay lip-service to parental demands 2, record 3, English, - pay%20lip%20service
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Traduction
- Problèmes de langue
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- répondre superficiellement 1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9pondre%20superficiellement
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- souscrire verbalement 1, record 3, French, souscrire%20verbalement
- obéir extérieurement 2, record 3, French, ob%C3%A9ir%20ext%C3%A9rieurement
- servir en paroles 3, record 3, French, servir%20en%20paroles
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
certains d'entre eux sont des révoltés qui obéissent extérieurement aux ordres de leurs parents 2, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9pondre%20superficiellement
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
servir en paroles la cause de la paix 3, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9pondre%20superficiellement
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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