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Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-11-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Personality Development
- Clinical Psychology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- depressivity
1, record 1, English, depressivity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Feelings of being down, miserable, and/or hopeless; difficulty recovering from such moods; pessimism about the future; pervasive shame and/or guilt; feelings of inferior self-worth; thoughts of suicide and suicidal behavior. 1, record 1, English, - depressivity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Développement de la personnalité
- Psychologie clinique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dépressivité
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9pressivit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Desarrollo de la personalidad
- Psicología clínica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- depresividad
1, record 1, Spanish, depresividad
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un área relevante de la investigación psicométrica está representada por el estudio cuantitativo de la intensidad de la sintomatología depresiva (depresividad). 1, record 1, Spanish, - depresividad
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-09-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Neuroses
- Clinical Psychology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dysphoric mood
1, record 2, English, dysphoric%20mood
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The major depressive episode] involves a dysphoric mood characterized as being depressed, sad, blue, hopeless, low, down in the dumps, or irritable. 1, record 2, English, - dysphoric%20mood
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Névroses
- Psychologie clinique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- humeur dysphorique
1, record 2, French, humeur%20dysphorique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les différents types d'humeurs sont les suivants : [...] l'humeur dysphorique : humeur à tonalité désagréable, telle que tristesse, anxiété ou irritabilité [...] 1, record 2, French, - humeur%20dysphorique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-12-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Economic Planning
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- macro manager
1, record 3, English, macro%20manager
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- macro-economic manager 1, record 3, English, macro%2Deconomic%20manager
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The macro managers] are neither in the easy world of simple demand-pull nor the hopeless world of simple cost-push where they can do nothing about the rate of inflation. 1, record 3, English, - macro%20manager
Record 3, Key term(s)
- macroeconomic manager
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Planification économique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- macrodirigeant
1, record 3, French, macrodirigeant
masculine and feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- dirigeant macroéconomique 1, record 3, French, dirigeant%20macro%C3%A9conomique
masculine and feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
macroéconomique : 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 3, French, - macrodirigeant
Record 3, Key term(s)
- dirigeant macro-économique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-10-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- futile 1, record 4, English, futile
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- otiose 2, record 4, English, otiose
- useless 2, record 4, English, useless
- hopeless 2, record 4, English, hopeless
- vain 2, record 4, English, vain
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
That could not succeed. 2, record 4, English, - futile
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- inutile 1, record 4, French, inutile
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- en pure perte 2, record 4, French, en%20pure%20perte
adjective phrase
- stérile 2, record 4, French, st%C3%A9rile
- sans intérêt 2, record 4, French, sans%20int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt
- inefficace 2, record 4, French, inefficace
- inopérant 2, record 4, French, inop%C3%A9rant
- vain 2, record 4, French, vain
- oiseux 2, record 4, French, oiseux
- superflu 3, record 4, French, superflu
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1977-07-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Economic Co-operation and Development
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- self-contained economy
1, record 5, English, self%2Dcontained%20economy
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) it is the difficulty of this situation that has led some economists to the theory of balanced growth which(...) gives up the existing economy of the underdeveloped country as hopeless and proposes to set up a new self-contained economy next to it. 1, record 5, English, - self%2Dcontained%20economy
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Coopération et développement économiques
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- économie autonome 1, record 5, French, %C3%A9conomie%20autonome
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) c'est la difficulté même de cette situation qui a conduit certains économistes à la théorie de la croissance équilibrée, laquelle abandonne à son sort, l'économie actuelle du pays sous-développé et propose d'y juxtaposer une économie moderne autonome. 1, record 5, French, - %C3%A9conomie%20autonome
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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