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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

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For some the experience of riding up a hill will be one of elation but for most, the pain of climbing has been enough to see the bike sent to the darkest recesses of the shed or garage and the reintroduction of tiddly-winks to the daily activities.  4, record 1, English, - hill

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You will get buckets of water thrown over you, you will get balloons from every corner thrown at you and they also have these huge bicycle pump looking things that throw a spout of water several meters. If you are cycling up a steep gradient you might be said to be a captive audience to them. They have no mercy.  5, record 1, English, - hill

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You turn in the dirt road to your right and after a short slope you find a rocky climb, with fairly wide hairpin bends offering a beautiful view of the surrounding valleys. Just before the church of Cigno the tarmac road starts again and after cycling through this small village you get to a crossroads (the highest point this route) where you turn left along a beautiful slope leading to Civorio.  6, record 1, English, - hill

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The term "gradient" may also be used to mean the "grade of a hill", in which case it is usually expressed as a percentage. "Hill" and "slope" are also polysemic.  7, record 1, English, - hill

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Route en pente.  1, record 1, French, - c%C3%B4te

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

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Terreno en pendiente.  2, record 1, Spanish, - cuesta

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

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Said of a word or phrase which has two or more meanings.  3, record 2, English, - polysemous

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The term is sometimes restricted to cases where the term or phrase has two or more etymologically or logically related meanings.  3, record 2, English, - polysemous

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

On appelle «polysémie» la propriété d'un signe linguistique qui a plusieurs sens. L'unité linguistique est alors dite «polysémique». Le concept de polysémie s'inscrit dans un double système d'oppositions : l'opposition entre polysémie et homonymie et l'opposition entre polysémie et monosémie.  2, record 2, French, - polys%C3%A9mique

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

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A term having two or more meanings.  3, record 3, English, - polysemous%20term

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For example, "book" is a polysemous term with at least two meanings: a bound volume with a size, weight, position, and so forth; an abstract entity with an author, title, and possibly many manifestations.  4, record 3, English, - polysemous%20term

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

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Terme ayant plusieurs sens.  2, record 3, French, - terme%20polys%C3%A9mique

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Le mot «pompe», par exemple, est un terme polysémique. En effet, il peut désigner un appareil (pompe à vélo) comme il peut exprimer le mot «chaussure» en argot.  3, record 3, French, - terme%20polys%C3%A9mique

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish