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BALAKLAVA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-11-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Clothing Accessories
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- balaclava
1, record 1, English, balaclava
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- balaclava helmet 1, record 1, English, balaclava%20helmet
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A knitted cap for the head and neck. 1, record 1, English, - balaclava
Record 1, Key term(s)
- balaklava
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Accessoires vestimentaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- passe-montagne
1, record 1, French, passe%2Dmontagne
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Coiffure de tricot qui enveloppe complètement la tête et le cou, ne laissant que le visage découvert. 1, record 1, French, - passe%2Dmontagne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des passe-montagnes. 1, record 1, French, - passe%2Dmontagne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
passe-montagnes (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 2, record 1, French, - passe%2Dmontagne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Accesorios indumentarios
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pasamontañas
1, record 1, Spanish, pasamonta%C3%B1as
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- verdugo 1, record 1, Spanish, verdugo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Prenda de abrigo, de tejido suave y caliente, que cubre completamente la cabeza y el cuello con una abertura para la cara. 2, record 1, Spanish, - pasamonta%C3%B1as
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-04-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Military (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cavalry charge of the Light Brigade
1, record 2, English, cavalry%20charge%20of%20the%20Light%20Brigade
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Balaklava, battle of, an engagement fought on Oct. 25 1854, during the Crimean War, when British, French and Turkish forces resisted a Russian Attack on Balaklava, their supply port on the Black Sea... The cavalry charge of the Light Brigade, which made the action famous, took place in a valley running in an east-west direction... 1, record 2, English, - cavalry%20charge%20of%20the%20Light%20Brigade
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Militaire (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- charge de la brigade de cavalerie légère
1, record 2, French, charge%20de%20la%20brigade%20de%20cavalerie%20l%C3%A9g%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Balaklava (Bataille de), bataille livrée le 25 octobre 1854 par des troupes russes du général Liprandi [...], pour tenter de rejeter à la mer les 10 000 Anglo-Turcs participant à l'investissement de Sébastopol. L'attaque russe, stoppée par les Highlanders, tourna au repli général devant la charge, devenue légendaire, de la brigade de cavalerie légère de lord Cardigan [...] (LGRAN, 1960, volume 1 voir la rubrique Balaklava). 1, record 2, French, - charge%20de%20la%20brigade%20de%20cavalerie%20l%C3%A9g%C3%A8re
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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