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IMMEDIATE THINKING [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- thinking
1, record 1, English, thinking
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the setting-up of original processes, often originate from the exploitation of ideas which might well be very different from the immediate thinking of the firm. 1, record 1, English, - thinking
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- préoccupation
1, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9occupation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la mise en œuvre de procédés originaux proviennent souvent de l'exploitation d'idées parfois très différentes des préoccupations immédiates de l'entreprise. 1, record 1, French, - pr%C3%A9occupation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-01-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
- Textile Industries
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- immediate thinking
1, record 2, English, immediate%20thinking
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the setting-up of original processes, often originate from the exploitation of ideas which might well be very different from the immediate thinking of the firm. Technical textiles and their applications are here to prove this point. 1, record 2, English, - immediate%20thinking
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
- Industries du textile
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- préoccupation immédiate
1, record 2, French, pr%C3%A9occupation%20imm%C3%A9diate
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 mise en œuvre de procédés originaux proviennent souvent de l'exploitation d'idées parfois très différentes des préoccupations immédiates de l'entreprise. Les textiles à usages techniques et leurs applications sont là pour le prouver. 1, record 2, French, - pr%C3%A9occupation%20imm%C3%A9diate
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-08-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
- Textile Industries
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- setting-up
1, record 3, English, setting%2Dup
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... innovations, defined as new products offered on the market or the setting-up of original processes, often originate from the exploitation of ideas which might well be very different from the immediate thinking of the firm. 1, record 3, English, - setting%2Dup
Record 3, Key term(s)
- setting up
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
- Industries du textile
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mise en œuvre
1, record 3, French, mise%20en%20%26oelig%3Buvre
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les innovations, c'est-à-dire la mise sur le marché de produits nouveaux ou la mise en œuvre de procédés originaux, proviennent souvent de l'exploitation d'idées parfois très différentes des préoccupations immédiates de l'entreprise. 1, record 3, French, - mise%20en%20%26oelig%3Buvre
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-02-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
- Human Behaviour
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- reality principle
1, record 4, English, reality%20principle
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tendency to take into account in an adaptive way, in perception, thinking, and action, whatever we consider the "real" features of an object or a situation. [It] represents a tendency to wrest our activities from the immediate need for discharge inherent in the pleasure principle. 1, record 4, English, - reality%20principle
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
- Comportement humain
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- principe de réalité
1, record 4, French, principe%20de%20r%C3%A9alit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
L'un des deux principes (l'autre étant le principe de plaisir) qui commandent la vie psychique. Le principe de réalité vise à limiter le principe de plaisir en introduisant, dans la recherche du plaisir, le respect des conditions imposées par le réel: temporisation, détour, ajournement de la satisfaction et conformité aux lois du monde extérieur. 2, record 4, French, - principe%20de%20r%C3%A9alit%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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