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POPEMOBILE [1 record]

Record 1 2022-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Religion (General)
DEF

A specially designed vehicle with a raised viewing platform surrounded by bulletproof glass, used by the Pope in processions or parades, especially on official visits to a foreign country.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
  • Religion (Généralités)
CONT

La célèbre «papemobile», le véhicule officiel servant au transport du pape, est arrivé à Québec en vue de [sa visite] à la basilique Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de vehículos automotores y bicicletas
  • Religión (Generalidades)
OBS

La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la forma correcta de escribir el nombre del vehículo que utiliza el papa para recorrer las ciudades que visita es papamóvil. Esta palabra debe escribirse sin guión, sin cursiva y sin inicial mayúscula, dado que se trata de un nombre común.

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