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ILL-TIMED [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-07-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ill-timed
1, record 1, English, ill%2Dtimed
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- untimely 1, record 1, English, untimely
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Done or happening at a time that is not good or suitable 1, record 1, English, - ill%2Dtimed
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mal à propos
1, record 1, French, mal%20%C3%A0%20propos
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- déplacé 1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9plac%C3%A9
correct
- inopportun 1, record 1, French, inopportun
correct
- malencontreux 1, record 1, French, malencontreux
correct
- intempestif 1, record 1, French, intempestif
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui est fait ou qui survient au mauvais moment. 2, record 1, French, - mal%20%C3%A0%20propos
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-01-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Diplomacy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- open mouth diplomacy
1, record 2, English, open%20mouth%20diplomacy
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
So said Ambassador to the United Nations... early in 1977, as he embarked on a policy of open mouth diplomacy that featured a number of ill-timed and poorly conceived outbursts. 1, record 2, English, - open%20mouth%20diplomacy
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Diplomatie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- diplomatie bavarde
1, record 2, French, diplomatie%20bavarde
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[La révolution tunésienne] devait refermer la séquence de la diplomatie bavarde, de l'émotion [...] et c'est elle qui incarne une diplomatie quasi muette et inaudible. 1, record 2, French, - diplomatie%20bavarde
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-02-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Medication
- Cancers and Oncology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- cisplatin
1, record 3, English, cisplatin
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- cis-platinum 2, record 3, English, cis%2Dplatinum
correct
- platinum diamminodichloride 2, record 3, English, platinum%20diamminodichloride
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An antineoplastic ..., used in the treatment of metastatic testicular and ovarian cancer. 2, record 3, English, - cisplatin
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Often taken in conjunction with a platinum-based [anticancer] drug called cisplatin, doxorubicin significantly depresses the body's concentration of white blood cells.... Women with ovarian cancer who receive optimally timed doses of doxorubicin and cisplatin are four times more likely to survive for five years than are women who receive the same drugs in ill-timed doses. 3, record 3, English, - cisplatin
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Médicaments
- Cancers et oncologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cisplatine
1, record 3, French, cisplatine
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- cis-diamine-dichloro-platinum 2, record 3, French, cis%2Ddiamine%2Ddichloro%2Dplatinum
correct, masculine noun
- cis-platinum 2, record 3, French, cis%2Dplatinum
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Composé inorganique du platine, utilisé en thérapeutique, comme anticancéreux, sous forme de diamine dichloro-platine-cis. (Le médicament est employé en perfusion pour le traitement des tumeurs de la sphère génitale, de la vessie et de la prostate. Il est contre-indiqué en cas d'atteinte de la fonction rénale, et il est également toxique pour la moelle osseuse, l'oreille et le tube digestif.) 3, record 3, French, - cisplatine
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le cis-diamine-dichloro-platinum (sel de platinum) a eu bien du mal à trouver sa place en clinique : sa toxicité rénale a semblé longtemps le disqualifier. Ce handicap, non pas supprimé, mais surmonté par son administration au milieu d'une cure de diurèse, ses indications semblent le rapprocher des agents alkylants. 2, record 3, French, - cisplatine
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medicamentos
- Tipos de cáncer y oncología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- cisplatino
1, record 3, Spanish, cisplatino
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- Platinol 2, record 3, Spanish, Platinol
correct, trademark, masculine noun, Spain
- Cisplatino Funk 2, record 3, Spanish, Cisplatino%20Funk
correct, trademark, masculine noun, Spain
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fármaco alquilante antineoplásico. 2, record 3, Spanish, - cisplatino
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Utilizado para el tratamiento germinal de testículo, carcinoma de ovario y en otros tumores genitourinarios: cérvix, endometrio, carcinoma de pulmón microcítico y no microcítico, carcinoma de cabeza y cuello, sarcoma de tejidos blandos. 2, record 3, Spanish, - cisplatino
Record 4 - internal organization data 1996-06-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Phraseology
- International Relations
- Foreign Trade
- International Law
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- ill-timed policy 1, record 4, English, ill%2Dtimed%20policy
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Key term(s)
- ill timed policy
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Phraséologie
- Relations internationales
- Commerce extérieur
- Droit international
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- politique appliquée mal à propos
1, record 4, French, politique%20appliqu%C3%A9e%20mal%20%C3%A0%20propos
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- politique à contretemps 1, record 4, French, politique%20%C3%A0%20contretemps
feminine noun
- politique inopportune 1, record 4, French, politique%20inopportune
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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