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CHICKEN SPREAD [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-09-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chicken hawk
1, record 1, English, chicken%20hawk
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- chickenhawk 2, record 1, English, chickenhawk
correct
- chicken-hawk 1, record 1, English, chicken%2Dhawk
correct
- war wimp 1, record 1, English, war%20wimp
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A public person who advocates or fervently supports military solutions to political problems and who has personally declined to take advantage of a significant opportunity to serve in uniform during wartime. 2, record 1, English, - chicken%20hawk
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... it looks like the "chicken-hawks" are at it again. These people who were too chicken to go to war (or even serve in the military) become middle-aged hawks looking for an opportunity to send others to kill and be killed. 1, record 1, English, - chicken%20hawk
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
In England during World War I, as thousands were dying pointlessly in the trenches, pretty girls went around handing white feathers--a symbol of cowardice--to men who weren’t in uniform. The one group currently being handed white feathers who may deserve them are the so-called "war wimps" or "chicken hawks"--prominent Americans helping to spread war fever today who avoided service during Vietnam. 1, record 1, English, - chicken%20hawk
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
The general trump-it-all insult that the antiwar crowd aims at the pro-war crowd these days is a neat little portmanteau term that manages to impute, at once, cowardice, ignorance, selfishness, bloodlust (as long as the blood spills from others’ veins) and hypocrisy: "chicken hawk. 3, record 1, English, - chicken%20hawk
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- faucon de salon
1, record 1, French, faucon%20de%20salon
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-04-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Recipes
- Meats and Meat Industries
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- chicken spread 1, record 2, English, chicken%20spread
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Recettes de cuisine
- Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tartinade au poulet 1, record 2, French, tartinade%20au%20poulet
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- poulet à tartiner 2, record 2, French, poulet%20%C3%A0%20tartiner
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-11-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Animal Diseases
- Viral Diseases
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- H5N1 avian influenza virus
1, record 3, English, H5N1%20avian%20influenza%20virus
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- H5N1 avian flu virus 2, record 3, English, H5N1%20avian%20flu%20virus
correct
- H5N1 bird flu virus 3, record 3, English, H5N1%20bird%20flu%20virus
correct
- H5N1 virus 4, record 3, English, H5N1%20virus
correct
- H5N1 4, record 3, English, H5N1
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A strain of influenza virus, highly virulent in birds, first discovered in South Africa ... in 1961. 5, record 3, English, - H5N1%20avian%20influenza%20virus
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The H5N1 virus has infected humans directly, through chicken, without going through wild birds. Scientists fear that it will change into a form that can spread from person to person, triggering an epidemic. 5, record 3, English, - H5N1%20avian%20influenza%20virus
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
- Maladies des animaux
- Maladies virales
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- virus aviaire H5N1
1, record 3, French, virus%20aviaire%20H5N1
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- virus de la grippe aviaire H5N1 2, record 3, French, virus%20de%20la%20grippe%20aviaire%20H5N1
correct, masculine noun
- virus grippal aviaire H5N1 3, record 3, French, virus%20grippal%20aviaire%20H5N1
correct, masculine noun
- virus grippal H5N1 4, record 3, French, virus%20grippal%20H5N1
correct, masculine noun
- virus H5N1 5, record 3, French, virus%20H5N1
correct, masculine noun
- H5N1 4, record 3, French, H5N1
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un vaccin a été développé à partir d'une souche du virus H5N1 apparu à Hong Kong en 1987 et isolée début 2005 sur une personne en Asie du Sud-est par l'Organisation mondiale de la santé. 6, record 3, French, - virus%20aviaire%20H5N1
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le nom H5N1 fait référence à deux sous-types d'antigènes présents à la surface du virus : l'hémagglutinine de type 5, et la neuraminidase de type 1. Chez les oiseaux, il existe 15 sous-types de virus grippal mais seul les sous-types H5 et H7 sont pathogènes. 6, record 3, French, - virus%20aviaire%20H5N1
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Microbiología y parasitología
- Enfermedades de los animales
- Enfermedades víricas
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- virus H5N1
1, record 3, Spanish, virus%20H5N1
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
- H5N1 2, record 3, Spanish, H5N1
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- virus de gripe aviar 3, record 3, Spanish, virus%20de%20gripe%20aviar
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Virus altamente patógeno de la gripe aviar. 4, record 3, Spanish, - virus%20H5N1
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El virus H5N1 detectado en Asia ha causado más preocupación que otros virus de gripe aviar porque: Ha habido una cantidad inusualmente grande de casos en seres humanos. [...] El virus ha causado la enfermedad y la muerte de aves salvajes, pero también parece que aún las aves salvajes que no están enfermas están infectadas y están propagando la enfermedad [...] El virus H5N1 se encuentra en la saliva, la secreción nasal y las heces de las aves infectadas. 5, record 3, Spanish, - virus%20H5N1
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El nombre H5N1 se refiere a los subtipos de los antígenos de superficie presentes en el virus: hemaglutinina tipo 5 y neuroaminidasa tipo 1. 4, record 3, Spanish, - virus%20H5N1
Record 4 - internal organization data 1994-12-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- taste-and-spit test
1, record 4, English, taste%2Dand%2Dspit%20test
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The research of Lucas and Bellisle(1987) with sweetened yogurts, Helleman and Tuorila(1991) with rye breads with fat spread, and Poper et al.(1989) with chicken à la king, found lower acceptability scores in taste-and-spit tests than following consumption of larger portions. 1, record 4, English, - taste%2Dand%2Dspit%20test
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- test du déguster-cracher
1, record 4, French, test%20du%20d%C3%A9guster%2Dcracher
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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