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HANGMAN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sentencing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hangman 1, record 1, English, hangman
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A person who hangs those condemned to death. 1, record 1, English, - hangman
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Peines
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bourreau
1, record 1, French, bourreau
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Penas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- verdugo
1, record 1, Spanish, verdugo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-04-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Word Games
- Board Games
- Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- word game
1, record 2, English, word%20game
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A game in which players compete in forming, thinking of, or guessing words according to a set of rules. 2, record 2, English, - word%20game
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In a word game, like Four-Letter Words, the rules dictate that as many words as possible have to be made from a given pool of letters. 3, record 2, English, - word%20game
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Word games either teach about words or use words as the basis of the game. Many games that teach foreign vocabulary fall into this category, as do Four-Letter Words and Ordeal of the Hangman... Ordeal of the Hangman is often used, in fact, in foreign language instruction as a vocabulary exercise. 3, record 2, English, - word%20game
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Jeux de mots
- Jeux sur plateaux
- Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- jeu de vocabulaire
1, record 2, French, jeu%20de%20vocabulaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- jeu avec les mots 2, record 2, French, jeu%20avec%20les%20mots
correct
- jeu avec des mots 3, record 2, French, jeu%20avec%20des%20mots
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- jeu de mots 2, record 2, French, jeu%20de%20mots
avoid, see observation
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Jeu dont le but est, soit de former des mots avec les lettres pigées, soit de retrouver des mots en ordre ou en désordre sur un damier de lettres, soit de trouver le mot correspondant à une série de cases données. 2, record 2, French, - jeu%20de%20vocabulaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les jeux de vocabulaire [...].- Sur le principe des jeux tels que [...] «Le mot le plus long», quantité de jeux éducatifs existent. On peut jouer seul contre l'ordinateur ou à plusieurs par l'intermédiaire du nano-réseau. On joue au scrabble, aux mots croisés, on résout des énigmes [...] 1, record 2, French, - jeu%20de%20vocabulaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«jeu avec les mots» : D'après l'expression «jouer avec les mots». Il faut éviter de dire «jeu de mots» qui signifie une «plaisanterie fondée sur la ressemblance des mots». Les mots croisés, les mots cachés et le Scrabble sont les jeux avec les mots les plus populaires. 2, record 2, French, - jeu%20de%20vocabulaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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