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FRANKFURT MAIN [4 records]

Record 1 2022-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

A city on the Main River in western Germany.

OBS

Inhabitant: Frankfurter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Ville d'Allemagne (Hesse), sur le Main.

OBS

Habitant : Francfortois, Francfortoise.

OBS

Lorsque l'on parle de Francfort tout court, on désigne normalement Francfort-sur-le-Main en Allemagne [...] Francfort-sur-le-Main est la capitale financière de l'Allemagne. Ne pas confondre avec Francfort-sur-l'Oder qui est cette ville d'Allemagne située sur la rive gauche de l'Oder à la frontière de la Pologne.

OBS

Le nom d'une entité habitée adopte le genre de son générique, par exemple ville, village.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
DEF

Ciudad de Alemania a orillas del río Meno.

OBS

Habitante: francfortés, francfortesa.

OBS

El nombre de un lugar habitado adopta, en general, el género de su genérico, por ejemplo, "ciudad".

OBS

Fráncfort: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recuerda que el nombre apropiado en español es "Fráncfort" y no "Frankfurt" ni "Francfort".

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Record 2 2019-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Conference Titles
  • Economics
OBS

Theme of a OECD "Forum for the Future" Conference held on 2-3 December 1998, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The conference discussed long-term prospects for the global economy as the new millennium approaches, and what needs to be done to create the foundations for sustained dynamic progress in the world economy in the coming twenty years or so.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de conférences
  • Économique
OBS

Thème d'une conférence organisée les 2 et 3 décembre 1998 à Francfort sur le Main (Allemagne), dans le cadre du «Forum sur l'avenir» de l'OCDE. Cette conférence était consacrée aux perspectives à long terme de l'économie mondiale à l'approche du nouveau millénaire et aux mesures à prendre pour jeter les bases d'une économie mondiale qui allie progrès et dynamisme ces vingt prochaines années.

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Military (General)
OBS

Background : The International Concentration Camp Committee was founded in 1963 in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, on the initiative of the International Union of Resistance and Deportee Movements. Objectives : Its aims are :(1) to encourage, regardless of political, philosophical, religious or national considerations, remembrance of concentration camps;(2) to compile objective history of the Hitlerian crime;(3) to secure just punishment of war criminals;(4) to defend victims of Nazism; and(5) to promote respect for liberty and human dignity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Militaire (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 4 2007-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Restaurant Menus
DEF

A sandwich consisting of a frankfurter in a split roll, usually eaten with mustard, sauerkraut, or relish.

CONT

A hot dog is classified as a type of sausage or, alternatively, a sandwich on a suitably shaped bun with the sausage and condiments on it. Also called a frankfurter(named after the city of Frankfurt am Main, Germany) or a frank, a wiener(named after the city of Wien, Austria known as Vienna in English), or(with tongue in cheek) a tube steak. Hot dogs are eaten with a wide variety of condiments, most common of which are mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, sauerkraut, pickle relish, chopped onion, chopped lettuce, tomato(chopped, sliced, or in wedges), pickle spear, and chilli pepper. A hot dog served with all available condiments is known as a hot dog with "the works", or "everything. "

OBS

Other variations are found. A hot dog served with the addition of cheese is known as a "cheese hotdog" or simply a "cheese dog" ... A hot dog served with the addition of chili is known as a "chili dog". A hot dog served with both of these would be a "chili cheese dog"... A hot dog on a stick fried in corn batter is commonly called a corn dog ... A hot dog which is split down the center, stuffed with cheese, wrapped in bacon and deep-fried is known as a francheesie or alternately a francheezie.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Menus (Restauration)
DEF

Mot anglo-amér., composé de dog «chien» et hot «chaud» et attesté dep. 1900 comme appellation d'une saucisse chaude placée dans un petit pain allongé.

OBS

Ce mot emprunté à l'anglais n'a pas d'équivalent en français.

OBS

La forme francisée chien-chaud est parfois utilisée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Menú (Restaurantes)
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