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Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Theatre and Opera
- Showplaces and Facilities (Performing Arts)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- backdrop 1, record 1, English, backdrop
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- backcloth 1, record 1, English, backcloth
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A backcloth or backdrop, is a large sheet of canvas, usually somewhat larger than the proscenium opening, battened at top and bottom and suspended on the upstage side of the acting area to form a general background to the setting; it is frequently painted to represent the sky or a distant view. 1, record 1, English, - backdrop
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Théâtre et Opéra
- Salles et installations de spectacles
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- toile de fond
1, record 1, French, toile%20de%20fond
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parmi les rideaux, le plus important est la toile de fond, qui garnit tout l'espace du fond de la scène compris entre les éléments latéraux du décor, et qui doit monter assez haut pour que les spectateurs des premiers rangs n'en voient pas la limite. Cette toile est peinte en trompe-l'œil pour donner l'illusion d'une perspective lointaine, dans le cas d'un paysage, d'une rue qui s'enfonce, d'une place importante, ou pour figurer des bâtiments au relief accentué. Parfois la toile de fond doit laisser voir un paysage, des maisons, qui seraient situées derrière elle. 1, record 1, French, - toile%20de%20fond
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-02-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Landscape Architecture
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- open view
1, record 2, English, open%20view
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- open vista 2, record 2, English, open%20vista
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A scenic view stretching to the distant landscape as opposed to one limited within a garden. 3, record 2, English, - open%20view
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Freedom, with open view of fields, woods, and sky, is the essential landscape quality. We may logically orient our plan outward to embrace the total site’s best features and to command the best view. 4, record 2, English, - open%20view
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Architecture paysagère
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- horizon dégagé
1, record 2, French, horizon%20d%C3%A9gag%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Abordons [...] le domaine du citadin évadé ou celui du villageois. [...] L'un comme l'autre se trouvent [...] en face d'une donnée commune qui, elle, modifie la conception du jardin. Cette donnée est la campagne, venant souvent au contact même de la propriété et parfois y pénétrant sous l'aspect d'espèces végétales spontanées ou qui caractérisent une région. Une telle situation offre le plus souvent des horizons dégagés vers les champs, les bois, la rivière, etc. 1, record 2, French, - horizon%20d%C3%A9gag%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-02-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Landscape Architecture
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- closed vista
1, record 3, English, closed%20vista
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- closed view 2, record 3, English, closed%20view
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A scenic view limited within a garden as opposed to one stretching to the distant landscape. 2, record 3, English, - closed%20vista
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Architecture paysagère
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- perspective bornée
1, record 3, French, perspective%20born%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- horizon bouché 2, record 3, French, horizon%20bouch%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tandis que le jardin à la française est fini, à l'intérieur d'une perspective bornée, le jardin anglais se poursuit à l'infini, et se fond insensiblement dans la campagne. 1, record 3, French, - perspective%20born%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2008-10-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- man-animal chimera
1, record 4, English, man%2Danimal%20chimera
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- man-animal chimaera 2, record 4, English, man%2Danimal%20chimaera
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Legal systems cannot refrain from working out some governing principles when the specter of a man-animal chimera slowly begins to rise to view on the distant horizon. 1, record 4, English, - man%2Danimal%20chimera
Record 4, Key term(s)
- man/animal chimera
- man/animal chimaera
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- chimère homme-animal
1, record 4, French, chim%C3%A8re%20homme%2Danimal
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l'office américain des brevets a estimé que les techniques permettant de créer des embryons chimères homme-animal n'étaient pas brevetables. 2, record 4, French, - chim%C3%A8re%20homme%2Danimal
Record 4, Key term(s)
- chimère homme/animal
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- híbrido hombre-animal
1, record 4, Spanish, h%C3%ADbrido%20hombre%2Danimal
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Organismo vivo que resulta de la mezcla genética de un hombre con la mezcla genética de un animal. 2, record 4, Spanish, - h%C3%ADbrido%20hombre%2Danimal
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Consideración aparte merece la hipótesis de híbridos hombre-animal. Desde hace años ya se están produciendo cerdos y ratones con genes humanos por motivos de investigación, pero también para una eventual producción en serie, mediante clonación, para obtener órganos de recambio para trasplantar. 3, record 4, Spanish, - h%C3%ADbrido%20hombre%2Danimal
Record 5 - internal organization data 2006-04-03
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Photography
- Cinematography
- Optics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- UV filter
1, record 5, English, UV%20filter
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- ultraviolet filter 2, record 5, English, ultraviolet%20filter
correct
- ultra-violet filter 3, record 5, English, ultra%2Dviolet%20filter
correct
- ultraviolet-absorbing filter 4, record 5, English, ultraviolet%2Dabsorbing%20filter
correct
- esculin filter 5, record 5, English, esculin%20filter
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When you take a picture at the seashore or in the highlands or of a distant view, the photograph is on the whole rendered indistinct with a bluish veil added to the entire picture under the influence of ultraviolet rays, which are invisible to the naked eye. In such cases, the proper choice is the UV filter, which is colorless and cuts off only the ultraviolet rays and does not necessitate an increase of exposure. 1, record 5, English, - UV%20filter
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
- Cinématographie
- Optique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- filtre UV
1, record 5, French, filtre%20UV
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- filtre U.V. 2, record 5, French, filtre%20U%2EV%2E
correct
- filtre anti-ultraviolet 3, record 5, French, filtre%20anti%2Dultraviolet
correct
- filtre à l'esculine 4, record 5, French, filtre%20%C3%A0%20l%27esculine
correct
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Filtre UV. Ce filtre incolore élimine les ultraviolets, atténue voile atmosphérique et dominante bleue et améliore légèrement le rendu des verts. Il est conseillé de l'utiliser à la mer, en montagne, par ciel couvert et lointain. Il réduit l'excès de bleu à l'extérieur par ombre découverte sous ciel bleu. Il s'emploie sans modifier le temps de pose. 1, record 5, French, - filtre%20UV
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ultraviolet : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006). 5, record 5, French, - filtre%20UV
Record 5, Key term(s)
- filtre ultraviolet
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1992-06-30
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Landscape Architecture
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- distant view
1, record 6, English, distant%20view
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Composite three-dimensional spatial form results from the delineation of a block of air by physical elements, which enclose and frame the space and establish its relations with neighbouring spaces, distant views, and so on. 2, record 6, English, - distant%20view
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Architecture paysagère
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- vue lointaine
1, record 6, French, vue%20lointaine
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La ligne générale des massifs sera étudiée en fonction de leur position dans la propriété, du fond sur lequel ils viendront se détacher, du relief, des vues lointaines. 1, record 6, French, - vue%20lointaine
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1992-05-29
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Landscape Architecture
- Illumination Engineering
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- landscape lighting
1, record 7, English, landscape%20lighting
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Landscape lighting does not usually attempt to duplicate the effect of daylight. Instead, the lighting should capture the nighttime mood; trees retire into mystery; the surface of a pool becomes calm. The lighting designer should consider how the lighting will affect both close-up and distant views of the scene. He or she should decide what landscape features and relationships should be emphasized and which ones should be permitted to fade into the darkness. The topography of the area should be studied, since the relative elevations of the features in view can have a profound effect on their visual importance and may result in their being viewed from above as well as from ground level. 2, record 7, English, - landscape%20lighting
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Architecture paysagère
- Éclairagisme
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- éclairage des espaces verts
1, record 7, French, %C3%A9clairage%20des%20espaces%20verts
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] ces éclairages d'espaces verts seront réservés : soit aux espaces utilitaires (terrains de sport, par exemple); soit aux espaces décoratifs [...] Ceci retenu, nous insistons sur le côté esthétique de l'éclairage d'un jardin [...] 1, record 7, French, - %C3%A9clairage%20des%20espaces%20verts
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1986-10-20
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Showplaces and Facilities (Performing Arts)
- Theatre and Opera
- Scenic Design
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- groundrow 1, record 8, English, groundrow
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- ground row 2, record 8, English, ground%20row
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a long, low set piece... used to simulate a more or less distant view as of a landscape, buildings or a wall. 1, record 8, English, - groundrow
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Salles et installations de spectacles
- Théâtre et Opéra
- Scénographie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- terrain
1, record 8, French, terrain
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Châssis long et de peu de hauteur représentant des mouvements de sol : montagnes, herbes, rochers, etc. 2, record 8, French, - terrain
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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